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.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Holidays (!=) holidays
After my thesis prep submission and crit yesterday.... I felt depressed, really depressed.... think I done so badly that..... my tutor was pretty fixed up and frustrated trying to help hahaha....
graphite prize ceremony was memorable. Thanks to my anime frens for shouting my name while i got on stage haaha~ so paiseh and I got so nervous and cold.... Some photos are up at facebook forom WY~ thanks for being the photographer~ I will post mine soon... but i dun have much leh.. anyway, the prizes are pretty good~ i love the artbooks from Imaginary Friends Studios. They are juz soooooo pro.
The artworks of participants and winners are uploaded into deviant art at:
http://graphite2008.deviantart.com/^^
Right, Holidays are starting but I have no hols... I am still having studio sessions every week. T__T
Monday, November 17, 2008
I dun believe in Love
I had been watching animes/dramas such as Nodame Cantabile and It started with a Kiss: Season 2..... and all the lovey things.... the more they are happy the more I felt hurt somewhere in me. I feel that all these things are juz fairy tales and in real life they can never ever happen. Suddenly I cant imagine how they are feeling and I do not know how it is like to feel happiness and fortunate. I totally cant relate to these shows anymore. I feel more disbelieved and discouraged and a little bit of disgusted....
Unless someone really like them appear then I will say i will believe in love.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Gd news! Graphite 08
I've received an email from Graphite 08. :P good news~~~
hehe I am glad~~~ so the exhibition and prize ceremony are held with Anime Festival Asia 08. I will have to go~~ here are the details.
Venue: Suntec Halls 403-404
Date: 22nd November
Time: 4.30pm
For details about AFA, visit http://www.afa08.com
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Juz cant
i juz feel i still have the fear.
it makes me feel that in the end, I am not one who can take up the commitment for feelings. Or maybe in the end, I really dun have any feelings for that. everything is mistake maybe...
i am such hopeless case in this. I dun even dare to think a Mr Right will happen one day. All my beliefs are deemed so naive and childish to me now. All i have now is back to those anime plots where anything nice can happen. i wish i live in that world. so much idealistic....
Saturday, November 08, 2008
MIAing
yes yes I know I have been MIAing... cos too much work .....
thesis, freelance, etc etc... and I'm struggling.
During this period of time many things have happened and many thoughts have been running in my head and i am back to the nocturnal timing.
Firstly, I've decided that I am not suitable to be anyone's partner at this period of time. Or rather both not suitable... and timings are always wrong and I find that I am struggling and suffocating in trying... so for everyone's sake and fairness, it will be better for us to remain as friends, at least no feelings will be hurt and more room for forgiving. No more expectations will also mean no more unpleasantness. So maybe things will be better that way.
Secondly, I've been yearning to go overseas such as Japan to work.... But I guess that is still daydreaming... but as "The Fool", I'm always very serious in my daydreaming...
Thirdly, I've been engrossing in animes.... and mangas.... they are my drugs or ecstasy pills. shucks how to spell... anyway. I'm "drugged" in that sense but I feel happy then... and when back to reality it's so painful. I am rebelling the reality. I am rebelling it in my mind and in the things I am doing... i think in the end I will end up hurt.
Last sat (or issit last last sat), I went to watch an animation film "Freedom Project" organised by Animation Nation at Fusionpolis with my alumni anime frens. The movie is damn nice. I love the effects and the opening song until they stuck in my head for several days. But the thing that disturb me is that the lead character guy looks like a client of mine.... it makes me very pissed, cos reminded me of the mannerism. ha ha ha~
ok back to work again.... haiz.....I feel like I am sleeping 24/7....
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
