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.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Disaster!!!
shucks shucks shucks shucks shucks shucks shucks shucks shucks shucks shucks shucks
I think i am in disaster mode liao. My thesis!! in such a unspeakable state... undescribable state... unbelievable state... horrifying state.....
wat is chinese new year manz... when u have to go back for class and studio right on the 3rd day of new year...... and piles of work to do.
Sorry peeps, think i am going MIA soon.... oh no..... i need help~ i need to SCREAM "help me!! somebody!! goodness gracious me!!"
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Weird dreams
Past 2 nights, I had one weird but very saddening dream.....
I dreamt I was a healthy kid in some school, enjoying some normal sports activities with frens and all.... ok, I forgot what happened in between but afterwards, this is what happened.
I got some kind of health problem, and need to rely on pills that supply me blood. The funny thing is... it is literally a big pill that will hang at the throat and drip the blood down to the rest of my body.... and thus I cannot move much, no more upside down gymnastics etc etc cos it will spill out. Anyway, each pill can last me only 1-2 hours. That means every 1-2 hours I need to eat a pill (or rather hanging the new pill in my throat) for the REST OF MY LIFE else I will die immediate.
The whole scene was pretty real, and so were my feelings of sadness that I cried and I knew that I was crying in real life too. I woke up with dried tears and the feeling of fear... fear of having such illness for the rest of my life and also that I can die anytime if I am out of pills for juz a few seconds. This will be just too depressing, just too sad, just too tiring to keep urself alive....
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Weddings and more weddings!
Woohoo this year many couples are getting married!
2009 started with my coursemate (gosh that's really early!)on fri and then yesterday went for my cousin's wedding.... There will be 4 colleagues' wedding dinners coming this year. woa really power...
Yesterday as I was watching the couple and other couples ard, I feel something. Dunno how to describe. I already lose the confidence and the hope in what love is. And I already feel that it wont be possible for me to get married. The whole process is so difficult, so complicated, hence I cant understand how these people can do it and lasted for years. I really cant understand.
Though I am pretty determined not to be attached so soon or in the few coming years, but during the dinner, I feel that certain part of me is still wishing that somehow I will meet my Mr Right. But what is considered Right? This is so much more difficult to grasp then doing art. And what I think I would like are something that seem impossible to happen in real life or that I wont be so lucky enough to experience it. Seriously I really hope I can turn one eye away from all these. Somehow I feel awkward and I cant take in too much of such happy occasions when I juz cant feel that happy. Anyway, I will still feel sincerely happy for the couples and the married ones. I wish them blissful marriage. I hope to believe in possibility of blissful.... maybe there is, but just cant imagine to have that happen to me.
Maybe like what I've said when I was a kid, "I'm married to the arts." Already attached to the virtual, the spiritual, the fantasy. Cause they kept me alive.
Maybe the person/thing that I can attach to are those who can give a sense of sincere caring and 心灵上的安慰。Something so heavenly, something so gentle, something that make me float in the world of endless inspiration.
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I felt totally not close to my relatives... cause I simply cant converse with them in Cantonese... it sucks. All of them use canto. why!!!! except me!!
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Personality Forecast
My fren Xenorealm sent me this link. It's really really accurate for me. At least 98%
You shld try it:
http://world.doubutsu-uranai.com/I am a ....
- You are Yellow Pegasus, who is charming but short tempered woman.
- You posses charms and well liked personality.
- You tend to be rather too emotional and over reactive, in that you can cry your eye out on nothing, or be impressed by small things.
- From others you look very sociable, and likes being with people.
- But inside, you are sensitive and nervous, you are extremely cautious, and are only acting to look sociable.
- Nevertheless, you can easily trust people, and tend to be soft hearted.
- You should be careful not to be deceived.
- You have great talent and intelligence.
- You are very active person and are always busy.
- Your emotions and actions are combined and you can work on great speed.
- You don't let other people come near you, and therefore tend to work on your own.
- You are also able to manipulate others to help you do your work.
- Someone who can understand your sensitivity and someone who can bring out your talent like a big sister will be a great help for you.
- You have too many likes and dislikes.
- You are temperamental tom-boy type of woman.
- You possess good speculative talent, and may be able to make huge amount of money.
- Although you are not a great spender, sometimes you easily spend great amount on impulse.
- You will experience grand passion when young.
- A lot of this type of people tends to get remarried as well.
- Health wise, you should be careful about your stomach and liver.
- Having sunshine may do you good.
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
