Amanda Heng
| Amanda Heng | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 王良吟 |
| Born | 1951 (age 65–66) |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Alma mater | LASALLE College of the Arts |
| Occupation | Artist, curator and speaker |
| Known for | Feminist art |
Amanda Heng (Chinese: 王良吟; pinyin: Wáng Liáng Yín; born 1951) is a female contemporary artist, curator and speaker from Singapore, who works in Singapore and internationally. As an artist she has a multidisciplinary practice, working collaboratively in contemporary art exhibitions, performance, forums, workshops and art interventions. Her practice explores themes of national identity, collective memory and social relationships, gender politics and other social issues in urban, contemporary Singaporean society.
Heng graduated from LASALLE College of the Arts with a Diploma in printmaking. In Singapore she helped to establish The Artists Village, the first artist-run space in Singapore in 1988, then left Singapore to pursue further studies in art at UK's Central Central St Martins of Arts and Design, UK and Australia's Curtin University of Technology where she attained a Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art). Amanda has lectured in Nanyang Technology University and the National Institute of Education. She also supervises MA students in LaSalle College of the Arts. She sat on the selection and curatorial committee for the President's Young Talents Exhibition 2009 in Singapore. In 2010, she was presented with the Cultural Medallion and had her first solo retrospective show at the Singapore Art Museum (SAM) in 2011, titled "Amanda Heng: Speak To Me, Walk With Me". In 2014 Heng appeared in the TV series A Journey Through Asian Art.
Heng introduced feminist discourse to the local art scene with provocative performance works that discussed gender inequality and social identity. This was despite performance art gaining notoriety in 1994, following a performance by Josef Ng, in which he snipped his pubic hair at the Parkway Parade Shopping Centre. Following the outcry, the National Arts Council of Singapore suspended all funding for performance art. When Amanda moved into the NAC's newly converted studios in 1997, she was asked to sign an agreement that she would not use the studio for performance.
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