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Born in Korea. Lives and works in between Hong Kong and Singapore.
EDUCATION
2006 Master of Fine Art (Painting), The Open University, UK
2003 Bachelor of Fine Art (Painting) with High Distinction, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Australia
2002 Diploma in Fine Art (Painting) with Distinction, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore
AWARDS/GRANTS
2019 Highly Commended, The 38th UOB Painting of the Year Competition, Singapore
2017 Finalist Awards (General Category), Art Olympia 2017, Tokyo Japan
2014
Painting of the Year Award, The 33rd UOB Painting of the Year Competition, Singapore
The 2013/2014 Sovereign Asian Art Prize Finalists, Sovereign Art Foundation, Hong Kong
2011 The 2011 Sovereign Asian Art Prize Singapore Finalists, Sovereign Art Foundation, Hong Kong
2010 The 2010 Sovereign Asian Art Prize Singapore Finalists, Sovereign Art Foundation, Hong Kong
2009 Platinum Award, The 28th UOB Painting of the Year Competition, Singapore
2008 The 2008 Sovereign Asian Art Prize Finalists, Sovereign Art Foundation, Hong Kong
2007
Winner of the Abstract Category, The 26th UOB Painting of the Year Competition, Singapore
The 2007 Sovereign Asian Art Prize Finalists, Sovereign Art Foundation, Hong Kong
2006 Winner of the Abstract Category, The 25th UOB Painting of the Year Competition, Singapore
2005 Honourable Mention, Philip Morris Singapore Arts Awards 2005, Singapore
2004
NAC Emerging Artist Grant (Visual Arts), National Art Council, Singapore
Certificate of Recognition, Philip Morris ASEAN Art Awards 2004, Thailand
Highly-Commended, The 23rd UOB Painting of the Year Competition, Singapore
2003
Juror's Choice, Philip Morris Singapore-ASEAN Art Awards 2003, Singapore
Winner of the Abstract Category, The 22nd UOB Painting of the Year Competition, Singapore
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 PIN-21220, Hong Kong Visual Art Centre, Hong Kong2017 PIN-9200118, Hong Kong Visual Art Centre, Hong Kong
2016 Warp and Woof, mini exhibition at Opera Gallery, Hong Kong
2015
Colour of Mind, UOB Art Gallery, Singapore
2014 Quadrade: Solo EXhibition by Om Mee Ai, Hong Kong Visual Art Center, Hong Kong
2013 Om Mee Ai, The Luxe Art Museum, Singapore
2012
PARALELL UNIVERSES by Om Mee Ai, Art Projects Gallery, Hong Kong
Om Mee Ai, Chan Hampe Galleries, Singapore
2011
IDYLLS, Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Art, Wine &Otsumami, OMMEEAIStudio, Milan, Italy
2010
Om Mee Ai, Chan Hampe Galleries, Singapore
Om Mee Ai Open Studio in Milan, OMMEEAIStudio, Milan, Italy
2009 Nebula, Chapel Gallery, Sculpture Square, Singapore
2008 Abstract Abstract, Taksu Gallery, Singapore
2007 Abstract Beauty, Artist Residence@157 Tembeling, Singapore
2006
Making the Grid,Taksu Gallery, Singapore
Om Mee Ai: Solo 2, Red Dot Gallery, Singapore
2004 Grids & Intarsia, SG Gallery, Alliance Francaise, Singapore
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 The 38th UOB Painting of the Year, UOB Art Gallery, Singapore
2018
2018 World Korean Grand Art Festival, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul. Korea
Asia Abstract, Opera Gallery, Hong Kong
2017
Art Olympia 2017, Toshima City Government Office, Tokyo Japan
Modern Southeast Asian Art, UOB Art Space at 7th Art Stage Singapore
2015 Land before our time: a vernacular in Southeast Asian art making, NAFA Galleries 1 & 2, Singapore
2014
The 33rd UOB Painting of the Year, UOB Art Gallery, UOB Plaza 1, Singapore
2014 MARKET FORCES, Erasure: From Conceptualism to Abstraction, Osage Art Foundation, Hong Kong
2013/2014 Sovereign Asian Art Prize Finalists, Rotunda, Exchange Square, Hong Kong
2012
ENCOUNTER: The Royal Academy in Asia, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Singapore
galleryseoul 12, GALLERIA FORET Convention Hall, Seoul, Korea
PANORAMA: Recent art from Contemporary Asia, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
The 2011 Sovereign Asian Art Prize Finalists, The Sands Expo and Convention Center, Singapore
2011
Ueno Fukutoshi, Kaori Kato & Om Mee Ai, Spiro Grace Art Rooms, Australia
Women Artists in Singapore, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
Sabbie & Nebula, OMMEEAIStudio, Milan, Italy
2010
Dis/placement:6, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Singapore
The 2010 Sovereign Asian Art Prize Finalists, ARTSPACE@Helutrans, Singapore
2009 The 28th UOB Painting of the Year, Jendela, Esplanade, Singapore
2008
The 2008 Sovereign Asian Art Prize Finalists, Landmark Atrium, Hong Kong
The 2008 Sovereign Asian Art Prize Finalists, NAFA Galleries I & II, Singapore
2007
Hopscotched, Jendela, Esplanade, Singapore
The 2007 Sovereign Asian Art Prize Finalists, Landmark Atrium, Hong Kong
The 26th UOB Painting of the Year, Jendela, Esplanade, Singapore
2006
The 25th UOB Painting of the Year, Jendela, Esplanade, Singapore
MA Fine Arts Degree Show 2006, Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore
2005 Philip Morris Singapore Arts Awards 2005, NAFA Galleries I & II, Singapore
2004
Philip Morris ASEAN Art Awards 2004, National Art Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
The 23rd UOB Painting of the Year, Tunnel, Esplanade, Singapore
THE LASALLE SCHOOL: 20 Years of Fine Arts from LASALLE College of the Arts, Earl Lu Gallery I & II & Alumni Centre, Singapore
2003
Philip Morris Singapore-ASEAN Art Awards 2003, Atrium, MICA, Singapore
Bilateral Bonds, Taksu Gallery, Malaysia & Singapore
The 22nd UOB Painting of the Year, Jendela, Esplanade, Singapore
Taksu Singapore grand opening Group Exhibition 2003, Taksu Gallery, Singapore
No Apologies: 10th RMIT University Bachelor of Fine Art Graduation Exhibition, Earl Lu Gallery I, Singapore
2002
NewWorks by 7 Contemporary Artists, Art Motion Gallery, Singapore
Complementary, Earl Lu Gallery II, Singapore
ARTillery: 26th LASALLE Diploma in Fine Art Graduation Exhibition, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore