International Artist Inspiration:  Maureen Drdak

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• Artist from the USA and a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.

• Recipient of numerous honors, including the 2011-2012 U.S. Fulbright Senior Scholar Award for Nepal; her Fulbright work, The Prakriti Project, pioneered the first synthesis of repoussé metalwork and contemporary painting; many of the works presented on this site feature this groundbreaking synthesis.  

• Drdak’s work is found in numerous public, private, and university collections within the US and abroad.

Local Artist Inspiration:  Vincent Hoisington 

Vincent Hoisington was a key figure in the Singaporean art community during the country's critical nation-building years. 

Vincent Hoisington was born in Singapore in 1924 (Died in 1972 at age 48)

He was a major force in the Singapore art scene in the 1960s

• Recognised by his peers as the pioneer of aluminium art in Singapore

Hoisington was also a painter. Hoisington's murals decorated the walls of buildings across Singapore, namely the Raffles Hotel, Singapore Polytechnic and Cathay Building.

Source: https://www.bonhams.com/auction/25162/lot/28/vincent-hoisington-singaporean-1924-1972-passacaglia-1972/

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