Name : Juliana S.Y. Chan
Known as : North Swallow / Hoku Tsubameko. Currently renamed to NS Chan Studio
Occupation:
- Current: Architect
- Others: Freelance graphics designer and Illustrator
Societies:
- Alumni of NUS Students' Comics and Animation Society
- Artists Society of Singapore (ASOS)- Secretary
[Profile in ASOS can be view
here.]
Hobbies:
- Painting
- Drawing
[More Introduction can be viewed at my Official Website
here.]
: Achievements :
Year 2015
- Pencil Drawing “Young Memories” featured in American art magazine, “Strokes of Genius 8”. Oil Painting “Simple. Happiness” exhibited at “SG50 National Day Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition 2015”, organized by Ngee Ann Cultural Centre Ngee Ann Kongsi. Oil Painting “Sri Mariamman Temple in Chinatown, Singapore” selected for “Arising Star” FASS Artists Grand Art SG50 Exhibition, organized by the Federation of Art Societies (Singapore). Oil Paintings "Her Family" and "Still Life No.3 - Together with Joy" selected for "Blossom and Flourish" Singapore National Women's Art Exhibition 2015 (in conjunction with the celebration of SG50), organized by the Federation of Art Societies (Singapore).
Year 2014
- Pencil Drawing “Honesty of Time” featured in American art magazine, “Strokes of Genius 7”.
Year 2012
- Assistant Treasurer of Artists Society of Singapore. Works featured in art publication of Artists Society of Singapore.
Year 2010
- 2nd Prize Winner for Open Character Design Digital Category in Extravaganza - Graphite 2010 competition. Exhibition and Prize Ceremony held with Anime Festival Asia 2010 at Suntec Hall, 14 Nov.
Year 2009
- 2nd Prize Winner for Open Character Design Digital Category in Extravaganza - Graphite 2009 competition. Exhibition and Prize Ceremony held with Anime Festival Asia 09 at Suntec Hall, 21 Nov.
- Thesis project selected for City Exhibition (NUS Architecture Graduation Exhibition- "How does your garden grow?") held at Iluma Urban Entertainment Centre, 13 Jun.
Year 2008
- 2nd Prize Winner for Open Character Design Digital Category in Graphite 2008 competition. Exhibition and Prize Ceremony held with Anime Festival Asia 08 at Suntec Hall, 22 Nov.
- Exhibited individual installation for team exhibition “Site, Situation, Spectator” collaborated among Department of Architecture, University Scholar Programme and NUS Museum. Installation is exhibited in NUS Museum.
Year 2006
- Selected for Student’s Exchange Programme (SEP) to Lund, Sweden.
- Design Projects (Year 3 semester 1 and semester 2) selected for Department exhibition.
Year 2003-4
- Head of Manga Sub-Committee in NUS Students’ Comics and Animation Society.
- Pioneer as Head of 2004 “Graphite” Organising Committee to organise first TERTIARY manga drawing competition for 3 universities: NUS, NTU and SMU.
- Design Project (Year 1 semester 2) selected for Department exhibition.
Year 2001-2
- Assistant Secretary and Head of Publicity of Hwa Chong Junior College Chinese Orchestra (HCCO).
- Won gold medal in team competition (HCCO) in Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) 2001.
- Performed duet in HCCO concert at Victoria Concert Hall 2002.
- Awarded First in comic illustration for competition organised by HCJC’s Comics Club 2002.
Year 1997-2000
- Awarded Best in Art Elective Programme (AEP) subject in 1997, 1998 and 2000.
- GCE O’ Levels: 9 distinctions, includes Higher Art Distinction in AEP, 1997-2000.
- Selected by school NYGH and Ministry of Education to represent Singapore in 1999 to Atlanta, Georgia, USA for overseas summer programme in Atlanta College of Fine Arts.
- 3rd prize winner in Singapore Story – Youth Edition Art competition organised by National Youth Council in 1998.
- Merit Prize winner in Care-for-Nature Spot-Art competition at Sungei Buloh Nature Park in 1998.
Year 1996
- Awarded 2nd position for Lions International Peace Poster Contest in Southeast Asia.
: Career History :
Associate at DP Architects, 2014-Current
Architectural Executive at DP Architects, 2012-2014
Architectural Assistant at DP Architects, 2009-2012
Freelance Graphics Designer, 2008-2011
Internship at K2LD Architects, 2007-2008
- Completed interior project for renovation of apartment at Hillington Green, Singapore.
- Completed interior project for creation of wedding banquet showroom at G-Hotel, Penang.
Internship at DP Architects Pte Ltd, 2006
- Participated in A&A works for Saint Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore.
Internship at The Design Studio of Colin K. Okashimo and Associates, 2005
- Model-making
Freelance Graphics Designer, 2004 - Current
- T-shirt design for NUS Students’ Comics and Animation Society.
- 2 Website Interface designs for NUS Students’ Comics and Animation Society, working with programmer.
- Poster Design for Graphite 2005 Competition.
- Costume designs for University Scholar Programme Rag Day 2004.
- Banner and nametag design for 3rd Great Asian Streets Symposium held in NUS, Department of Architecture.
- Logo and T-shirt design for Hall XI, FOC 2004 “Ignixion”, in Nanyang Technological University.
Multimedia Artist (contract-based), and Graphics Designer (freelance) at AsknLearn.com Pte Ltd, 2003-2004
- Participated in website competition.
- Developed illustrations and digital graphics for website layout or interface design, character design, stories illustrations, logos and icons, brochures, product covers, banners, posters, and simple computer-based animations.
- Participated in computer animated e-Learning softwares for educational uses.
: Qualifications/Education :
- Registered Architect - Qualified Person (QP) from 2012 - current.
- University Scholar's Programme, NUS, Singapore, 2009.
- Master Degree in Architecture, NUS, Singapore, 2009.
- Bachelor (Honours) Degree in Architecture, NUS, Singapore, 2003-2007.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Cold
Sweden getting cold.. and I haf to wear 4 layers...I would be complaining if i wear 2 layers in sg.now, days get dark after 4:30pm.... n daylight savings has started... i cant get much work done when the sky is dark n weather is cold. brain n body freeze ... slow down.... n stone. n here are all dim orange lights... i cant see properly the lines n words lor. crap...
Last Sat night, something terrible happened. I think the grp of swedish corridor mates who went for halloween party juz came back. And there is this guy who was living here last time came back and wanna say hi to us. It was a freaking 4 o'clock in the MORNING and he juz went banging on everyone else's door to wake us up to have a meet up or gathering. The first time he banged on my door, I was deeply asleep and tot I heard wrongly. After some time, the banging started again and I was shocked, and jumped out of my bed really fast, thinking if something bad happened. I opened the door and saw this swedish guy who intro himself as Simon... I tink I got up too fast before my blood circulation could adjust itself. and so after a few seconds talking to him, I felt my heart thumping weirdly and I began to feel really dizzy with the world swaying before me. Yellow and green stars appeared and they blurred out my vision. I could barely stand straight and told him that I need to lie down
fast. A word of apology and ran back to my bed. 5-10 mins and I felt better. however once I got up from my bed again, I had this terrible stomache pain that made me scurrying to the toilet and spent like 20 min there. The pain was so different and so intense that I was squirming and gripping on my stomache, almost shrivelled up. So much in pain that I tried to bang my head on the wall but i controlled myself from banging too hard though. I was like screaming weakly for help or somebody to save me but I know this would be impossible. After a long time when I think I could stand up a while, I grabbed this chance and frantically searched for this tiny bottle of powder meant for stomache pains. I was peeling off the paper on the floor and grabbed a ladle (cos this is the nearest to sight) and knocking the powder out from the bottle. And the last lap was to rush to toilet and get water to dissolve
the power. after that was throwing everything aside and laid down on bed til the sun rises. A few hours later when I got up, things seemed to be back to normal. this whole episode seemed to last like ages then. And I am as good as new. I know I drank alot of milk added with choco powder that day. And I only had 2 sandwiches for brunch. hmm wat caused the pain i wonder. but still, the whole thing started off with the 4am knocking on my door. Was the stomache pain juz so happen to coincide with the whole incident of dizziness or was it somehow linked to it?
I think my dreams are reflecting signs of me hurting myself in a way... Last night, I dreamt I was in this chaotic era which is darn violent. I was one of the victims being killed. How was I killed? I was being stabbed to death and blood was everywhere. The worse thing is, I was trying to wake up from this dream but the weather was so cold that it gribbed me and sent me back to sleep and continue the dream. And this happened multiple times and each time I went back to the dream, I took on a different role but all were victim roles. So basically I have to go through many different ways of death. and once, I had to face this guy where he
threw a long knife onto me from afar and it stabbed on my upper left chest. Of course the cut is deadly and I bleed profusely but there is no pain. Crap. why do I have to dream of such and I have to 'die' so many times.... when I am not dreaming abt architecture, I got this kinda dreams? eeek...
before this I was actually thinking if one would bleed internally if one got too work up or angry over something...
wah man...seems like the cold is causing a lot of trouble for ur body system :P
Dreams of being murdered. Scary
yes i really really cannot stand cold and it will make me feel sad, depressed, watever.
haha such genre of dreams are not stranger to me but this is one of the more extreme ones i had... :(
yah when its cold its hard to do anything too...sometimes i can't understand my own dreams, but I don't think I ever had such dreams before either, maybe it's to do with the strange/unfamiliar environment?
Argh =D u have so much fun! =D