LAVENDER CHANG
Lives and works in Singapore
Education
2007-2011 Nanyang Technological University, School of Art. Design and Media, BFA.HON Degree in Photography and Digital Imaging, Singapore
2003-2006 Temasek Polytechnic Design School, Diploma in Visual Communication, Singapore
Professional Talk/ Workshop
2024 Pureness Leads to Insight, TEDx MacauUST, China
2023 National Taipei University of Education, Taiwan
2023 Living Legacies: One for the Road, Singapore Heritage Fest with the National Heritage Board and Plural Art Mag
2022 Pause to Progress, TEDx NTU, Singapore
2022 Artist & Curator's Talk 'A Glimpse of Radiance from Under', FOST Gallery, Singapore
2021 Today everything exists to end in a photograph, Nanyang Technological University, School of Art. Design and Media, Singapore
2021 Walking with Photographers: Lavender Chang with Singapore International Photography Festival
2019 Behind the scene of Diverse Oneness with Lavender Chang, Alliance française de Singapour, Singapore
2019 Floating Rays of a Wanderer: A conversation with Lavender Chang, Art Porters Gallery, Singapore
2019 A series of Seenthesis Artist Talks-Staging for the Camera, Deck, Singapore
2019 An Insight into Female Photographers' Creative Journey, Societe Generale Gallery, Alliance française de Singapour, Singapore
2019 Eternal struggles- The Winning Of Nature & Technology in Art-Making, Aloft Art Space at Hermes, Singapore
2019 Reunite 2019 YTP Artist Talk: Where I've Been, ION Art Gallery, Singapore
2019 Ecopsychology Artist Talk, Objectifs-Center of Photography and Film, Singapore
2018 Duration of indeterminacy, Peranakan Museum, Singapore
2018 Young Takent Programme: Reunite Artist Talk, Affordable Art Fair, Singapore
2018 Platform 18.8, Objectifs-Centre for Photography and Film, Singapore
2017 In Praise Of Shadows, School of Art, Design and Media, Singapore
2017 Rendezvous- A dialogue between image makers and wordsmith, Lavender and You Jin, The Arts House, Singapore
2016 The University of Sunderland, UK
2016 The Movingly Minute Scale of a Restricted Life, Societe Generale Gallery, Alliance française de Singapour, Singapore
2016 The Art Week Conversations: Considering Artists, Goodman Arts Centre, Singapore.
2015 Observation, Action and Anticipation, Nanyang Technological University, School of Art. Design and Media, Singapore
2008 1st Singapore International Photography Festival workshop
Museum Commission
2023 Sheltered Dreams, Peranakan Museum
2014 Transcendence, Singapore Art Museum
Public Collections
National Museum of Singapore, Singapore
Peranakan Museum, Singapore
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, Singapore
Selected Awards/ Achievements
2024 Mentor of Young Photographers’ Mentorship Programme(YPMP), Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film
2024 Absent Smile, debut feature film, Off the Catalogue: June, Asian Film Archive
2023 Absent Smile, debut feature film, Reciprocal 2023: Asian Film Archive x Eye Filmmuseum
2023 Commissioned by the Peranakan Museum for Sheltered Dreams series
2022 Absent Smile, debut feature film, premiered at 33rd Singapore International Film Festival, Singapore Panorama
2022 Pre-Selection Jury of National Youth Film Awards 2022 by SCAPE and Objectifs Centre
2021 Korea Research Fellow 10 x 10, Me Culture/ We Society, The Korean Culture and Information Service
2021 Cinematographer for John Clang’s feature film, A Love Unknown, Singular Screens at Singapore International Festival of Arts
2020 Cinematographer for John Clang’s feature film, A Love Unknown, Asian premiered at the 12th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival
2020 Cinematographer for John Clang’s feature film, A Love Unknown, premiered at 2020 International Film Festival Rotterdam
2019 Jury of 10th France+ Singapore Photographic Art Awards
2018 Cinematographer and the second unit director for John Clang’s debut feature film, Their Remaining Journey, opening film for Painting with Light: Festival of International Films on Art, National Gallery Singapore
2018 Cinematographer and the second unit director for John Clang’s debut feature film, Their Remaining Journey, selected by Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival 2018
2018 Cinematographer and the second unit director for John Clang’s debut feature film, Their Remaining Journey, nominated for Bright Future Award, premiered at 2018 International Film Festival Rotterdam
2017 In Praise Of Shadows, 2017 Review-10 Best Shows in Asia, selected by CoBo Social
2016 President’s Design Award 2016, Design of the year
2015 6th France+ Singapore Photographic Art Awards
2014 ICON de Martell Cordon Bleu, shortlisted
2012 & 13 Young Talent Programme
2011 The Crowbar Awards 2011 Gold, Fashion and Portrait Photography
2011 The Crowbar Awards 2011 Silver, Experimental/Conceptual Photography
2011 Kuala Lumpur international photo awards finalist
2011 Noise Singapore Prize
2010 Nominee of Platform Ten, Documentary Photography and Photojournalism
2010 The Crowbar Awards 2010 Silver, Still life Nature and Landscape Photography
2010 Noise Singapore 2010 featured artist
2006 Paprika Global Course Bronze Medal
Selected Exhibition
Solo & Duo
2022 A Glimpse of Radiance from Under, FOST Gallery, Singapore
2019 Floating Rays of a Wanderer, Art Porters Gallery, Singapore
2019 Diverse Oneness, Solo exhibition, Alliance Française de Singapour, Singapore
2017 I Am a Seed Though a Different One From You, The Arts House, Singapore
2017 Pet Me, Pet Me, Look at Me, Love Me, Duo Exhibition, The Arts House, Singapore
2016 Desire. Need 欲望与需求, Duo Exhibition, ARK Gallery, Shanghai China
2016 The Moving Minute Scale of a Restricted Life, Society Generale, Alliance française de Singapour, Singapore
2015 I am a seed though a different one from you, Galerie Sogan & Art, Singapore
2013 A room of One's own, Duo Exhibition, Galerie Sogan & Art, Singapore
2013 Unconsciousness: Consciousness, Young Talent Programme 2012/13 Winners' Solo Exhibition, ION Art Gallery, Singapore
Group
2025 Elemental: Highlights from ADM Photography Alumni, ADM Gallery, Singapore
2025 Cabinet of Curiosities, feature documentary film, Singapore Art Week, Singapore
2025 Now Now, New Bahru, Singapore
2024 Serial and Massively Parallel, S.E.A FOCUS, Singapore
2023 The Lie Of The Land: Real, FOST Gallery, Singapore
2023 Sheltered Dreams, The Peranakan Museum, Singapore
2022 Echoes Of Anticipation, FOST Gallery, Singapore
2022 Bandung Photography Triennale- Future is now, Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Indonesia
2022 The Lie Of The Land, FOST Gallery, Singapore
2021 Road to Bandung Photography Triennale-Welcome To The Machine, Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Indonesia
2021 All is not as it was, nothing as it will be, Art Agenda, Singapore
2021 The Call Of The Sea, Selegie Arts Centre, Singapore
2019 Reunite 2019, ION Art Gallery, Singapore
2019 Ecopsychology, Objectifs, Singapore
2017 In Praise of Shadows, ADM Gallery, Singapore
2017 Super/ Natural, Gajah Gallery, Yogyakarta Indonesia
2016 The Singapore Art Show, Artspace@Helutrans, Singapore
2016 Liminal State, Mizuma Gallery, Singapore
2015 Urban:ness: Encountering the City, DUCTAC, Gallery of Light, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2015 6th France + Singapore Photographic Artist Award, Societe Generale Gallery, Singapore
2015 Photo Speaks, The 7th International Festival for Photography and Video, Art Space, Korea
2014 ANTHROPOS NEW YORK, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York
2014 ICON de Martell Cordon Bleu, Stamford Gallery, National Museum of Singapore, Singapore
2014 Sensorium 360°, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
2012 Young Talent Programme, Affordable Art Fair, Supported by ION Art Gallery, Singapore
2012 Time, Through the Eye of Art, ION ART Gallery, Singapore
2012 VIDEOvoiddeck, minimART, The Substation, Singapore
2012 OH! Open House, Occupy Tiong Bahru, Evil Empire, Singapore
2011 The Really Contemporary exhibition, Light Edition Gallery, Singapore
2011 ADM Show, 2902 Gallery, Singapore
2011 KL International Photoawards, The Annexe Gallery, Malaysia
2011 The Noise Singapore Showcase, ION Orchard, Singapore
2011 The Year in Pictures @Platform 11.1, National Museum of Singapore, Singapore
2010 Orange International Photo Festival, Changsha, China
2009 The Photographers’ stories, National Library, Singapore
Publication Review
book
2022 From the House; Against The House: Life Imitates Art, ISBN:9789811843006, published by OH! Open house, Singapore
2019 Seenthesis: Visual Literacy Through Singapore Photography, ISBN: 9789811414596, published by DECK, Singapore
2017 Lapham's Quarterly, States of Mind, Volume XI, pp. 90, ISSN 1935-7494, Published by American Agora Foundation, New York, USA
2016 Singapore’s Visual Artists, pp.55-56, ISBN: 978-981-09-7605-7, Published by National Arts Council, Singapore
2015 爱 Love, pp.121-127, Published by 品 Pin Prestige Burda Singapore, ISBN: 978-981-09-4294-6, Singapore
2015 The 7th International Festival for Photography and Video, Published by The Society of Korean Photography, Korea
2014 ANTHROPOS NEW YORK, 2014, pp.42-45, Published by Sundaram Tagore Gallery, ISBN: 978-0-692-23865-3, NYC, USA
2011 KL international photoawards 2011, Published by exlorenation.net, ISBN: 978-0-9559424-4-0, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2011 Noise!, Published by National Arts Council, ISBN: 17939356, Singapore
2010 International Orange Photo Festival, Published by 橘子洲國際攝影文化節組委會, ChangSha, China
2011 What Noise Do You Wanna make?, Published by National Arts Council, ISBN: 17939356, Singapore
2006 Dummy’s guide to a creative interview, Published by Association of Accredited Advertising Agents Singapore, Singapore
2005 Crowbar Exercise book, Published by Association of Accredited Advertising Agents Singapore, Singapore
2004 Eye e city, A Visual Account of the Last 24 Hours of 2003, Published by Firstfruits, ISBN: 981-05-1817-X, Singapore
magazine
2023 MUSE SG, National Heritage Board, Special issue commemorate the 30th anniversary of NHB, pp 66, Singapore
2020 品 Pin Prestige, We are the world, Jun issue, back cover, Singapore
2019 Art Monthly Australasia, "Notes From The Field", Nov issue, pp. 16, Australia
2019 Esquire, "Silent Knight", The Sleep Issue, pp.103-109, Singapore
2016 LIEN magazine, July to Sep issue, "Interview with Lavender Chang artist", pp. 12-15, Singapore
2016 Female magazine, Art & Design Jan issue, Singapore
2015 LIEN magazine, Nov/Dec issue, "Interview with Lavender Chang artist", pp. 24-25, Singapore
2015 Harper's Bazaar Art, Aug issue, "Art in tribute: The Tree", Singapore
2015 SG magazine cover story, March issue, pp. 1 & 5, Singapore
2015 The Design Society Journal No.9, "Capturing Duality", pp. 18-27, Singapore
2014 藝術收藏+設計 Art Collection+ Design, Feb issue, pp. 80-83 Taiwan
2013 品 Pin Prestige, April issue, Singapore
2012 NUYOU Time, 10 years issue, Singapore
2012 WERK no.19: CLUB 21 x COMME des GARCONS, "9 Female artist's interpret what it means to be like boys: Eldest Daughter ", Singapore
2011 Teenage, April 2011 Issue, Youth Watch section, Singapore
2006 PHOTOVIDEO, Publisher Hardware Zone PTE LTD, "Feature on emerging talents-7 budding amateur photographers ", Singapore
newspaper
2022 The Straits Time, Photography exhibition featuring breast cancer survivors opens at ION Orchard, by Dominic Low, June 17
2022 联合早报 Lianhe Zaobao, 摄影展致敬抗癌女斗士吁及早关注健康, by 刘钰铃, June 17
2022 The Straits Times, A Glimpse Of Radiance From Under, written by Toh Wen Li, Mar 18
2021 The Straits Times, Shooting Stars: How four photographers and directors juggle art and the need to pay bills, written by Suzanne Sng, Dec 31
2021 联合早报 Lianhe Zaobao, 四独立艺术人疫中遇见艺域新风景，written by Wang Yiming 王一鳴，July 19
2020 The Sunday Times, Making Sense of Covid-19 throughart, words, food, written by Prisca Ang, May 24
2020 联合早报 Lianhe Zaobao，生活艺术，written by Lavender Chang, May 12
2019 联合早报 Lianhe Zaobao, 漫游者的流离光影－记录与陌生人共度的路程, written by Wang Yiming 王一鳴, Dec 21
2019 The Straits Times, Bean sprouts and dreamy visions of old Singapore-New exhibition tracks the careers of eight young artists, written by Toh Wen Li, Jan 08
2018 The Straits Times, Singaporean film-maker gets mod at film festival, written by Benson Ang, Jan 08
2018 联合早报 Lianhe Zaobao, 知名摄影师汪春龙新片入围鹿特丹影展, written by 李亦筠, Jan 07
2017 联合早报 Lianhe Zaobao, 看见照片里的“声音”, written by Wang Yiming 王一鳴, Nov 02
2017 联合早报 Lianhe Zaobao, 捕捉一个个不见光的秘密, written by Wang Yiming 王一鳴, April 08
2017 The Business Times, Looking at Singapore through foreign eyes, written by Cheah Ui-Hoon, March 24
2017 The Straits Times, House Party to mark Arts House turning 13, written by Aaron Chan, March 24
2016 The Straits Times, Sowing seeds of thought, written by Huang Lijie, July 19
2016 联合早报 Lianhe Zaobao, 把芽苗从外面种进心里, written by Wang Yiming 王一鳴, July 07
2016 The Business Times, Art of sprouting roots overseas, written by Cheah Ui-Hoon, July 01
2015 联合早报 Lianhe Zaobao, 艺术让我兴奋，忘记肉体的累, written by Wang Yiming 王一鳴, Dec 27
2015 联合早报 Lianhe Zaobao, 张时薰摄影个展，人生如种, written by Wang Yiming 王一鳴, March 21
2014 Today, Sensorium 360°, written by Mayo Uno Martin, Aug 04
2014 联合早报 Lianhe Zaobao, 艺术摄影解剖新加坡故事, written by Wang Yiming 王一鳴, July 28
2013 联合早报 Lianhe Zaobao, 鏡頭中看本地人文潮流, written by Wang Yiming 王一鳴, Dec 09
2013 联合早报 Lianhe Zaobao, 解剖食物 张时薰人文摄影展, written by Wang Yiming 王一鳴, Nov 14
2012 联合早报 Lianhe Zaobao, “私人”導師班，傳才藝也教人生道理, written by Wang Yiming 王一鳴 , Feb 15
2012 The Business Times, Lifestyle executive, Art at the Grassroots, written by Cheah UiHoon/ Rachel Loi, March 16
2012 The Straits Times, Open House of fun, written by Corrie Tan, Feb 11
2011 My Paper/ 我报, 让年轻人一起“闹”艺术, Written by 欧倩慧, Feb 21
2011 联合早报 Lianhe Zaobao, 更多年轻人以艺术形式关心社会, written by 王舒杨, Feb 16
2011 联合早报 Lianhe Zaobao, 現在zbnow, written by Wang Yiming 王一鳴
online
2025 新加坡舊校舍凝聚瞬間 尋找作品共同「時間感」, Ming Pao News, 28 Feb
2024 Artist Voices: Lavender Chang, 25 years of Affordable Art Fair, 19 Jun
2023 Reciprocal 2023: Asian Film Archive x Eye Filmmuseum, Asian Film Archive
2023 One For The Road: Unravelling the intricacies of Singapore’s public transport system through art and history, Plural, 1 May
2023 Living Legacies: Lavender Chang Floating Rays of a Wanderer, Singapore Heritage Fest, 1 May
2023 The Peranakan Museum reopens after four years: Behind the scenes of its refreshed look, Marketing-Interactive, 12 Apr
2023 100 Best Asian Films from 2022 (Part1), Asian Film Festivals, 9 Apr
2023 Catching up on Singaporean visual artist John Clang and his state of mind, Robb Report, Feb 28
2023 The Historic Peranakan Museum Finally Reopens After Four Years, Secret Singapore, Feb 20
2023 Peranakan Museum Singapore, Singapore Motherhood, Feb 17
2023 Peranakan Museum Singapore Opening: Here's What You Should Look Forward To, Have Halal, Will Travel (HHWT) , Feb 17
2023 Refreshed Peranakan Museum Celebrates Diversity of Peranakan Culture and Communities, Expat Choice, Feb 16
2023 Revamped Peranakan Museum balances tradition with contemporary ideas, Yahoo!, Feb 16
2023 The Peranakan Museum to open on 17 February 2023, Plural Art, Feb 15
2023 Peranakan Museum: Discovering Straits-Born Culture & Identity In Singapore, Little Day Out, Feb 15
2022 Jeremy Chua, Lavender Chang, John Clang Reteam on Singapore Documentary ‘Absent Smile’, Variety, Nov 24
2022 Documentary Review: Absent Smile (2022) by Lavender Chang and John Clang, Asian Movie Pulse, Nov 21
2022 15 Feature films you shouldn’t miss at the 33rd Singapore International Film Festival, Asian Film Festival, Nov 20
2022 33rd Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) Continues to Drive New Agenda for Change, Asian Movie Pulse, Oct 28
2022 Who are South East Asian collectors championing now?, Art Basel
2022 ION Art Gallery presents ‘Ahead of Time’, a photo exhibition organised by Breast Cancer Foundation featuring stories of 25 breast cancer survivors, NYLON, June 22
2022 摄影展致敬抗癌女斗士吁及早关注健康, 联合早报 Lianhe Zaobao, June 17
2022 Photography exhibition featuring breast cancer survivors opens at ION Orchard, The Straits Times, Jun 17
2022 那些看得见的, 那些看不见的 Lavender Chang’s Solo Exhibition: A Glimpse of Radiance from Under, Pin Prestige, April 5
2022 A Glimpse Of Radiance From Under, The Straits Times, , Mar 17
2021 Shooting Stars: How four photographers and directors juggle art and the need to pay bills, The Straits Times, Dec 31
2021 Local cinematographer Lavender Chang shares her journey to the big screen, Vogue Singapore, May 31
2021 A Love Unknown (2020), Singapore International Festival of Arts, May
2021 The Call Of The Sea: Lavender Chang Captures The Subtle Nuances Of Everyday Life, Luxuo, Jan 04
2020 Walking with Photographers: Lavender Chang Singapore International Photography Festival
2020 The Call Of The Sea: An Exhibition By Female Artists to Foster Art Without Borders, Dec 31
2020 A Love Unknown, Asia Premiere with DMZ Docs
2020 Making sense of Covid-19 through art, words, food, The Straits Times, May 24
2019 Still Happening: Gender Inequality in Art, the Artling, Oct 25
2019 70 portraits pour les 70 ans de l’Alliance Française de Singapour, Le Petit Journal, Oct 16
2019 Bean sprouts and dreamy visions of old Singapore-New exhibition tracks the careers of eight young artists, The Straits Times, Jan 08
2018 S’porean director’s debut film hits the bright lights in Rotterdam, Today, Feb 16
2018 知名摄影师汪春龙新片入围鹿特丹影展, Zaobao, Jan 07
2018 Singapore film-maker John Clang in the running for prestigious Rotterdam film festival award, Jan 06
2017 2017 Reviews-10 Best Shows in Asia, CoBo Social, Dec 29
2017 In Praise of Shadows: Celebrating AUnique Dimension Between Dark & Light, The Artling, Nov 18
2017 'In Praise Of Shadows' exhibition at ADM Gallery, NTU, Art Republik, Nov 17
2017 SUPER/NATURAL: Possibilities for Singaporean Artists in Indonesia, GoBo Social, July 07
2017 PET ME, PET ME, LOOK AT ME, LOVE ME张时薰与杨淑芬摄影展, Pin Prestige, Mar 30
2017 Looking at Singapore through foreign eyes, Asia One, Mar 25
2016 Sowing the seeds of love, seeds of love. And anything is possible when you're sowing. The seeds of love-tears for fears, Mr. Sound & Vision, July 08
2016, 把芽苗从外面种进心里, Zaobao, July 07
2016 Art of sprouting roots overseas,The Business Times, July 01
2016 Improving the lives of the elderly, Gone Adeventurin, Feb 24
2015 From beaches to beans:Time and material in 4 shows, TODAY, April 09
2015 A look inside the homes of Singapore's senior citizens, SG Magazine, Mar 13
2014 Curator Loredana Pazzini-Paracciani on Anthropos New York, Blouin Art Info, Aug 11
2014 Sensorium 360°, TODAY, Aug 02
2013 解剖食物 张时薰人文摄影个展, ZaoBao.sg, Nov 14
2013 Interview: Lavender Chang, SG Magazine, Sep 08
2013 Conversation with Lavender Chang, THEARTISTANDHISMODEL, April 03
2011 Learning from the best of the best through Noise Singapore, Youth. SG, Feb 19
2011 Congratulations to Lavender Chang, CLANG, Feb 28
2011 Mentorship Program Finalists, CLANG, Jan 31
2009 Spotted! Lavender Chang, Culturepush, Sep 15