Chen Shitong

Born 1985 in Singapore
Graduated with Diploma in Fine Arts (Western Painting), Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, 2006
Graduated with Bachelor of Art (Honours) in Fine Arts, LASALLE College of the Arts, 2013

Utilising the printmaking medium, Chen Shitong weaves subtle narratives that explore the intersection between people and places. Much of his work features the motif of a weathered rock formation – its form and texture inspired by the artist’s daily observations of natural found objects. Vast, solid yet ethereal in presence, the rock formation – created through an exquisite print method – reveals both weight and weightlessness. The tiny, delicate human figures portrayed in various states and postures generate a vibrant sense of life and motion, pointing to the interconnectedness between people and places, and the multitude of stories unveiled through the most ordinary of interactions.

Though Shitong employs printmaking extensively in his aesthetic expressions, his work consists only of unique original editions.

Awards & Notable Commissions

2014 Commission for Farrer Park Medical Centre

2013 Commission for Art in Transit for Downtown Line - Roch0r Station

2012 Winston Oh Travel Award, Practice Award Recipient

2011 LASALLE Scholarship

2009 NAFA Fine Arts Award, Wood Award

Selected Solo & Group Exhibitions

2018 BON á TIRER: Original Prints by Chen Shitong, April Ng, Tan Seow Wei & Zhang Fuming, AC43 Gallery, Singapore

2018 Shop Mix, Tamarind Institute Gallery, Albuquerque, USA

2017 On Common Ground, Mulan Gallery, Singapore

2017 Contemporary Printmaking Festival, Capitol Piazza, Singapore