Biography
Zhao Renhui was awarded The Young Artist Award in 2010, the highest national accolade awarded to young artists in Singapore by the National Arts Council. In the same year he received a Post-graduate Scholarship from The University of the Arts London.
Renhui has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions including at The Singapore Art Museum, Jendela (Singapore), The Substation (Singapore), Fukouka Asian Art Museum (Japan), Michel Foley Gallery (New York), Photo Levallois (Paris), Seoul Arts Center (Korea), Pickford House Museum (Derby, UK), PhotoIreland, Flash Forward Festival (Toronto, Canada) and Flowers East Gallery(London).
Renhui’s work is based on the concept of doubt and uncertainty and in his creation, The Institute of Critical Zoologists (ICZ), he tests to the limit the principles behind the dissemination of knowledge and acceptance of truths. The ICZ was selected by Pauline J Yao for her ‘Best of 2010’ in the publication Art Forum.
Zhao Renhui was awarded The Young Artist Award in 2010, the highest national accolade awarded to young artists in Singapore by the National Arts Council. In the same year he received a Post-graduate Scholarship from The University of the Arts London.Renhui has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions including at The Singapore Art Museum, Jendela (Singapore), The Substation (Singapore), Fukouka Asian Art Museum (Japan), Michel Foley Gallery (New York), Photo Levallois (Paris), Seoul Arts Center (Korea), Pickford House Museum (Derby, UK), PhotoIreland, Flash Forward Festival (Toronto, Canada) and Flowers East Gallery(London).
Renhui’s work is based on the concept of doubt and uncertainty and in his creation, The Institute of Critical Zoologists (ICZ), he tests to the limit the principles behind the dissemination of knowledge and acceptance of truths. The ICZ was selected by Pauline J Yao for her ‘Best of 2010’ in the publication Art Forum.
Studies, Master, Phd
2006-2008: Camberwell College of the Arts, University of the Arts London, United Kingdom, BA (1st Class Honours) Photography
2010: London College of Communication (Graduate Scholarship Program), United Kingdom, Masters (with Distinction) in Photography
Prizes and awards
2008: Singapore International Photography Festival : Winner : Emerging Artist Award 08
2009: Sotiri International Prize for Young Photographers : Winner
2009: United Overseas Bank Prize : Painting of the Year Award : Winner : Singapore
2010: Sony World Photography Awards at Cannes : Winner : Constructed and Conceptual
2010: Prix Voies Off : Arles, France : Nomination
2010: Young Artist Award : 2010 : Singapore
2011: Sony World Photography Awards : Still-life : Winner Residences
2010: Fukuoka Asian Art Museum - Japan
2011: Bangkok University Gallery - Thailand
2011: The Arctic Circle Expedition - Arctic
2006-2008: Camberwell College of the Arts, University of the Arts London, United Kingdom, BA (1st Class Honours) Photography2010: London College of Communication (Graduate Scholarship Program), United Kingdom, Masters (with Distinction) in Photography
Prizes and awards
2008: Singapore International Photography Festival : Winner : Emerging Artist Award 082009: Sotiri International Prize for Young Photographers : Winner
2009: United Overseas Bank Prize : Painting of the Year Award : Winner : Singapore
2010: Sony World Photography Awards at Cannes : Winner : Constructed and Conceptual
2010: Prix Voies Off : Arles, France : Nomination
2010: Young Artist Award : 2010 : Singapore
2011: Sony World Photography Awards : Still-life : Winner Residences
2010: Fukuoka Asian Art Museum - Japan2011: Bangkok University Gallery - Thailand
2011: The Arctic Circle Expedition - Arctic
Works
Job description
Photography
Photography
Main personal expositions
If a tree falls in the forest
Singapore
2009
The Substation, Gallery
M1 Fringe Festival Commission
Singapore
2009
Jendela Gallery
The Whiteness of Whales
Japan
2010
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
The whiteness of a whale
Singapore
2010
Jendela Gallery
If a tree falls in the forestSingapore
2009
The Substation, Gallery
M1 Fringe Festival Commission
Singapore
2009
Jendela Gallery
The Whiteness of Whales
Japan
2010
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
The whiteness of a whale
Singapore
2010
Jendela Gallery
Main collective expositions
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