Vanessa Liem (b. 2002, Singapore) graduated under the International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme (IBCP) in Visual Arts at School of the Arts, Singapore (SOTA) in 2020.
Liem delves into the themes of voyeurism and power dynamics inherent in the relationship between the viewer and painting. Through figuration, Liem explores performativity in the depiction of self, and the reclaiming of our agency through the choreography of her figures.
Vanessa Liem has participated and curated several SOTA art exhibitions. For her work, she won Gold for the 2019 UOB Painting of the Year, Emerging Category. Liem is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s Degree at the University of the Arts, London.
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Sixty Summers Here
Aisha Rosli, Anna Du Toit, Casey Tan, Faris Heizer, Joel Seow, Marla Bendini, Oneal Parbo, Shen Jiaqi, Vanessa Liem, Yom Bo Sung 12 Juillet - 8 Août 2025 SingaporeCuturi Gallery is proud to present Sixty Summers Here celebrates a generation of ten young Singaporean artists, in their 20s and 30s, whose practices reflect the vitality and resilience of art-making today. Marking Singapore’s 60th year of independence, the exhibition brings together works across painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, and more—foregrounding process, experimentation, and everyday life. Rooted in care, attentiveness, and creative rigour, these practices offer quiet but powerful propositions for how art can persist, connect, and evolve. Together, they signal not just what’s emerging, but what’s already here—and here to stay.Lire plus -
Summer Group Show 2024
Group Exhibition 17 Août - 7 Septembre 2024 SingaporeLire plus -
ART SG 2024
Aisha Rosli, Casey Tan, Faris Heizer, Israfil Ridhwan, Khairulddin Wahab, Marla Bendini, Shen Jiaqi and Vanessa Liem 19 - 21 Janvier 2024 Art Fairs, SingaporeLire plus -
Summer Group Show 2023
Group Exhibition 15 Juillet - 27 Août 2023 SingaporeLire plus -
Little Red Dot - London Edition
Group Exhibition 26 Octobre - 6 Novembre 2022 LondonLire plus -
Little Red Dot - Singapore Edition
Group Exhibition 20 Août - 4 Septembre 2022 SingaporeLire plus -
For The Time Being
Vanessa Liem 18 Juin - 10 Juillet 2022 SingaporeLire plus -
Transcendental
Group Exhibition 10 - 25 Avril 2021 SingaporeLire plus -
I Cried Bizarre
Vanessa Liem 20 Mars - 4 Avril 2021 SingaporeLire plus
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