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.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Eye Contact and Body Language
Sometimes one misleads another due to different views/definition of body gestures by different person.
It is like how one may avoid the other person's eye contact and etc.... so the other party tot you are feeling nervous and shy, ie. he/she thinks that u are feeling something for him/her. But in some cases and some reasons, it may be otherwise....
It may mean simply that I dun wan to mislead u, or rather i dun really wan to be in the sight of urs and vice versa, and maybe dun wish to look at the person so as to keep a distance.
Misleading.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Exhibition is given green light~!!
I wonder if u guys still remember me saying I have this USP FYP going on as an exhibition project with a team of archi-usp students. There are two year5, one year out (me), two year4 and one year3 students in this team. For the past weeks it had been under intense procrastination, uncertainty, doubful and the drive. After which we got a super big scolding, we were set on the path of determination, preparing for the mock up to show NUS museum ppl to see if they are going to give us the green light to continue for this exhibition. Last Fri, the meeting was held and after our presentation, our commitment was recognised and everyone has done a good job! Brillant and well done team!!! Yay!!! We can now be certain of ourselves and proceed to do the final piece.
SO the
date for our exhibition is on 6th March. Hopefully it will be successful!!!
Yea, so my MIAing mode is taken off for now. But i will have to continue working on it though.... and I am trying to do up a new manga poster for the upcoming
NUS Anime Society's Graphite compeition this year. Yea, how i wish i can participate in it instead... hehehehhehehe~~~~~ i havent been in a manga competition for a while ever since my JC one..... muahaha... their first prize i think was juz 10 or 20 bucks? cant remember, so little.... anyway i think at that time, that amount last me a week's meals.
:p Itching to take part in the competition leh.... then maybe poor qianhao will be grumbling over the loss of one poster... but there are so many other artists in the club doing posters mah~ hehe
Monday, January 14, 2008
Late nights/ Morning @ Office
Ever since 2008, i was staying in office til super late. All becos of this china project. I dun mind helping out in it, juz that the notice came too short. Now my latest record is til 7am in the office. And this weekend was totally spent @ office, yes sat and sun. Look at the time now when i writing this... 5:42am...!!!.
Well i got off from office at 2 plus am.... bathed and watched naruto and started reading blogs.... and i SUPPOSE to work on my usp stuff as i am meeting my usp-archi tutor tml morning at 10am. wat to do wat to do?? SHUCKS! I havent start on anything yet!! DEAD
wat happened to my 2008 resolutions of being concentrated on work, and working efficiently so that i can have better rest and time management? totally all depends on MOOD and DETERMINATION sia. this is the source of all resolutions...
Sunday, January 06, 2008
New Year!
Yep, I received the New Year with great anticipation due to the fact that I want to be a better person at managing my time as I have been totally messed up after I started working. I also need to change my mindset at some issues so as to live better, feel better and work better.
Anyway the last few days of 07 and beginning days of 08 is a pile of work and mad rush of submissions for office. Just friday, I stayed in office all the way to saturday morning 7am. It is a record breaking and becos of that I was not able to turn up for an archi fren's bdae dinner gathering with my studiomates.
On the same Fri, the new secretary (rather happening lady) organised a mini drinking session with a self-made mini bar counter at our courtyard during the evening ard 6pm. She loves to entertain her guests at home with her self made drinks. Quite pro I must say and each of us can order up to 2 drinks. I only ordered one and after that 1 glass, I dunno what happened and I turned super super red in all parts of my body like huge patches of redness/rashes without those reddots. quite scary until ppl ask if i am allergic to some kind of alcohol which i do not think so. Then later I see stars again and spent some time in the toilet.... I could not work for a few hours. But later I recovered... hahaha I have recovery mode inbuilt in my system. WHAHAHA!
Anyway that's how i worked til the next morning with my archi frens Brenda and Hon who had come to help out with making models for the past 2 days. Thanks gals~
Here a photo taken at Irene's house on 31st dec 07 (photo taken from cw's blog). I went there with my archi frens for the countdown together. :) Alot of food and drinks we had haha!
03:
The NUS Architecture Graduation Exhibition- "How does your garden grow?"
I am grateful and honoured that my Thesis Project is selected for this exhibition. Honestly speaking, the process had went through multiple changes, and many horrible late nights, stayovers in the computer studios, having Macs for almost every day towards submission period... Much worse is the physical tiredness, mental tireness and depression and all.... Every bit of progress is difficult, full of obstacles and never a smooth path. I won't be able to pull through without encouragement and help from friends and family. Thank you so much!
Opening Day
Date: Saturday, 13 Jun '09
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Iluma Urban Entertainment Centre
201 Victoria Street Singapore 188067, Level 7 (@Sky garden for the opening ceremony)
02:
My Exhibition Installation @ NUS Museum, UCC - from 7 March to 7 May "Site, Spectator, Situation"
This exhibition project is collaborated among NUS Dept. of Architecture, University Scholar Programme(USP) and NUS Museum for my USP Final Year Project. The opening ceremony and presentation on 6 March was a success! Thanks to Noora (NUS Museum), Lilian Chee (Supervisor from Archi) and the departments for their support and those who turn up and those who visited my installation! :)
My installation is a collage of maps collected during my travels. It is a "Mind" map that existed in my mind based on experiences and memories of places. Hence, it's a cognitive map that is subjective to everyone. Hopefully, this installation will be placed somewhere else later and I'll inform you if it happens. If you drop by UCC, feel free to take a look!
3 other students' works are at NUS Arts Canteen, Kampong Glam and lastly in Museum (level 1).
01:
Kaleidoscope 2007 Exhibition 27-28th Oct 2007
@ Suntec-MY. PLAYGr0und
It was kinda rush as I only had a sunday to colour up the whole thing. Thanks to my anime friend who encouraged me all the way as I felt like giving up halfway several times then. There are other students and studios participating in this exhibition, such as Imaginary Friends Studios (IFS). Many wonderful artworks. Hopefully more NUS ppl take part!!
Photograph with courtesy from NUS Students' Comics and Animation Society
