b. 2002, Singapore
Based in London
Education
2025
BA (Hons) Fine Art: Painting, University of the Arts, London
2020
International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme, School of the Arts, Singapore
Solo Exhibitions:
2022
For The Time Being, Cuturi Gallery, Singapore
2021
I Cried Bizarre, Cuturi Gallery, Singapore
Group Exhibitions:
2025
Sixty Summers Here, Cuturi Gallery, Singapore
Camberwell Painting Degree Show 2025, University of the Arts, London
The Body Speaks, Guts Gallery, London
What Now, Southwark Park Galleries, London
Auction in support of Insulate Ukraine, Art on a Postcard, London
2024
Camberwell College of Arts: Fine Art Presents, Copeland Gallery, London
Softer, Softest, Guts Gallery, London
Art SG, Sands and Expo Convention Centre, Singapore
2023
Cardboard Radiator, Lot Projects, Hackney, London
Before Now, After Then, Bargehouse Gallery, London
Summer Group Show, Cuturi Gallery, Singapore
Art SG, Sands and Expo Convention Centre, Singapore
2022
Little Red Dot – London Edition, Cromwell Place, London
Little Red Dot – Singapore Edition, Cuturi Gallery, Singapore
Collecting Bodies : A short story about art and nudities in Asia, The Culture Story, Singapore
Past. Future. Present., Gallery Benefit Auction, National Gallery Singapore
2021
ANOTHER FIGURE, Silvis Contemporary, Online
Transcendental Group Show, Cuturi Gallery, Singapore
Singapore Fresh Take Group Show, Cuturi Gallery, Singapore
2020
Curator for You may Enter Exhibition, School of the Arts, Singapore
Year 6 Graduation showcase 2020, School of the Arts, Singapore
2019
Penultimate Year 5 Visual Arts Showcase, School of the Arts Singapore
SARBICA Project in Collaboration with National Library Board, Singapore
2019 UOB Painting of the Year Regional Winning Paintings’ showcase, UOB Art Gallery, Singapore
Co-Curated and Exhibited in Sensational IBCP Showcase, School of the Arts Singapore
eDitOn, Supernormal Space Daimler Showcase, Singapore
2017
3Quarters, School of the Arts Singapore
2016
Drawing Out V, School of the Arts Singapore
2015
Drawing Out IV, School of the Arts Singapore
Press
2024
“Meet three emerging female artists from Singapore making their voices heard in the global art scene”, Vogue Singapore, 2 July
“Prestige 40 under 40”, Prestige, April 17
2023
“10 Emerging Painters Born in the 2000s to Watch Now”, Artsy, August 10
“Get To Know These Emerging Artists In Singapore”, FEMALE Magazine, January 30
2022
“Collecting Bodies : A short story about art and nudities in Asia”, Dr Yanyun Chen, pp 87-88, December 2022
“Cuturi Gallery's Exhibition Celebrates Singaporean Artists Who Tanked Through Covid”, Alien Space Crab, August 22
“Water bodies in ‘For the Time Being’”, Art and Market, June 24
“Young Singaporean Artist Vanessa Liem Opens Solo Exhibition At Cuturi Gallery”, Alien Space Crab, June 21
“Artist spotlight: Vanessa Liem lays herself bare with haunting surrealist paintings”, Timeout Singapore, June 21
“17 June 2022 – Vanessa Liem’s solo show For The Time Being at Cuturi Gallery”, Plural Art Mag, June 17
“Arts Picks: Paintings by pioneer Chen Wen Hsi and newcomer Vanessa Liem”, The Straits Times, June 16
“For The Time Being”, Timeout Singapore, June 15
“Her Surreal World”, CATCH online, June 9
Mentions
“Arts Picks: Andreas Scholl concert, Cuturi’s SG60 show and Singapore Ballet Festival”, The Straits Times, July 17 2025
“The Body speaks”, Art Plugged, January 16 2025
“Viewing ‘The Body Speaks’ at Guts Gallery”, The Wick, 2025
“Things To Do In Singapore: Emerging Artist Faris Heizer’s New Solo Exhibition Opens”, FEMALE Magazine, September 9 2024
“Softer, Softest”, Art Plugged, April 17 2024
“The best contemporary art galleries and spaces in Singapore”, Timeout Singapore, October 27 2023
“Growing global demand for Singaporean artists' works, but more needs to be done to draw youngsters into sector”, Channel News Asia, July 26 2023
“14 July 2023 — Cuturi Gallery to open its Summer Group Show”, Plural Art Mag, July 14 2023
“Things To Do In Singapore: A Group Show For Emerging Artists, The Return Of Enclave Bar & More”, FEMALE Magazine, July 13 2023
‘Arts Picks: 29 Singapore artists in 3 group exhibitions show new work”, The Straits Times, August 19 2022
“What to do this weekend (July 1 to 3)”, Asiaone, June 30 2022
“Things To Do In Singapore: Pink Dot 2022, A Show On Batik & More”, Female Magazine, June 16 2022
“The Best Things to do in Singapore This Week: 13th June to 19th June 2022”, June 12 2022
“Past. Future. Present. Auction Benefiting National Gallery Singapore”, Philips, June 11 2022
“At Cuturi Gallery, Singapore’s emerging artists share the spotlight”, Lifestyle Asia, March 25 2021
Honours
2024
Selected to be in Prestige 40 under 40
2019
Winner of UOB 38th Painting of the Year, Emerging Artist Category, Gold
