Mixedmedia representational painting titled Look Up by Jillian Cheong
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JILLIAN CHEONG

CELEBRATING BEAUTY IN THE MUNDANE

ARTIST STATEMENT

I create art to inspire hope and celebrate beauty. The impetus to paint is the desire to capture a truth or something that sparked joy. Nature is often my source of inspiration. Even in my spiritual musings, I find that nature speaks both imagery and metaphor. My artworks are mostly figurative. I love working with colour, and have recently been adding fabric collage and texture to my paintings. I am now exploring abstraction and adding this to my work.

BIOGRAPHY

Jillian is an emerging self-taught Singaporean artist. She has been battling Long Covid since 2022. Motherhood and Long Covid have taught her to be present in the moment, to be rooted in God and to value people over productivity. These themes feature prominently in her artworks. A member of the Society of Singapore Chinese Artists, the Art Appreciation Club and Mama on Palette, she actively participates in Singapore’s art community and women’s mental health causes. Her artworks are published in “Site.Ma”, a book that explores Singapore through the eyes of mother artists.

You can view Jillian’s works on Instagram at @jilliancheongart. If you are interested in any artworks or commission, Jillian can be reached at jilliancheongart@gmail.com.

Acrylic and fabric collage canvas representational art titled Tranquility 5 by Jillian Cheong

TRANQUILITY 5

ACRYLIC AND FABRIC COLLAGE ON CANVAS

91 CM X 122CM

2024

In the dappled light

Creation speaks

A symphony of birdsong

Gentle breeze, rustles the leaves

Light dances on the water

And peeks through the trees

A balm for the soul

Acrylic and fabric collage canvas representational art titled Peacock by Jillian Cheong

PEACOCK

ACRYLIC AND FABRIC COLLAGE ON CANVAS

61 CM X 121 CM

2024

A beauty often seen at labrador park. The artist uses batik cloth for collage in this painting to emphasize that this bird is found locally in Singapore.

Acrylic and fabric collage canvas representational art titled Look Up by Jillian Cheong

LOOK UP

ACRYLIC AND FABRIC COLLAGE ON CANVAS

76 CM X 101 CM

2024

Beauty and wonder await us in many places if we only take time to look. When you are feeling down, look up.

Acrylic and fabric collage canvas representational art titled Hidden by Jillian Cheong

HIDDEN

ACRYLIC AND FABRIC COLLAGE ON CANVAS

60 CM ROUND

2024

Beauty and wonder await us in many places if we only take time to look. You may be surprised by what you find. This female scarlet-backed flower pecker was merrily feeding amongst the branches of a shrub at the botanic gardens, almost within arms reach.

Acrylic and fabric collage canvas representational art titled Going For A Dip by Jillian Cheong

GOING FOR A DIP

ACRYLIC AND FABRIC COLLAGE ON CANVAS

60 CM ROUND

2024

Beauty and wonder await us in many places if we only take time to look. You may be surprised by what you find. At the botanic gardens, a monitor lizard takes a dip.

EXHIBITIONS

2024

December: Group Exhibition, DrawEtc Year End Exhibition 2nd Edition, organized by DrawEtc, DrawEtc, Singapore

September: Group Exhibition, Singapore Tales, The Art House, Singapore

August: Group Exhibition, Together as one united people – artist showcase for national day 2024, LivingwithArt Singapore, Singapore

Oct-Nov: Group Exhibition, Tales of Lion City, organized by the Art Appreciation Club, Canopy @ Esplanade, Singapore

Aug-Sept: Group Exhibition, Art for Celebration, organized by the Art Appreciation Club, Canopy @ Esplanade, Singapore

June- July: Group Exhibition, Art at the Village, organized by the Art Appreciation Club, Canopy @ Changi, Singapore

May: Group Exhibition, Mothers’ Day Art Exhibition 2024 – The Unseen of Motherhood, organized by Mama on Palette, South Beach Tower, Singapore

January: Group Exhibition, Making waves 2024, organized by Home with Art in conjunction with Singapore Art Week 2024, Visual arts centre, Singapore

2023

December: Group Exhibition, DrawEtc year-end exhibition 1st Edition, organised by DrawEtc, DrawEtc, Singapore

November: Group Exhibition, Invisible to Visible, organised by Art Appreciation club, The Art House, Singapore

November: Group Exhibition, Strictly Singapore, organised by Singapore Sketchers, Selegie Arts Centre, Singapore

September-November: Group Exhibition, Superwoman, organised by Sound of Art, Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore

August-December: Group Exhibition, An Ode to the Lion City II, co-organised by Far East Hospitality and Sound of Art, Hotel Rendezvous Bras Basah, Singapore

January-July: Group Exhibition, An Ode to the Lion City, co-organised by Far East Hospitality and Sound of Art, Hotel Rendezvous Orchard, Singapore

2022

December: Group Exhibition, The art of Christmas, Sound of Art in I12Katong mall, Singapore

June: Group Exhibition, ArtWord Project Exhibition, Visual Arts Center, Dhoby Ghaut Green, Singapore

EDUCATION

Certificate in Western Abstract Painting (Basic) from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (in progress)



PUBLICATIONS

Alice Yu Yuebao (2024) Site.ma – Singapore in the Eyes of Mother Artists (M, Candrasaputra & A R, Flynn, Ed. Copyright © 2024 Mama on Palette



AFFILIATIONS

Canvas Connections, Women’s Art Collective, Singapore