Constance Sheares

Constance Sheares
Born (1941-10-04) 4 October 1941 (age 83)
Singapore
OccupationArt curator
Parent(s)Benjamin Sheares (father)
Yeo Seh Geok Sheares (mother)

Constance Sheares (born 4 October 1941) is a Singaporean arts administrator, curator, and writer.[1][2][3] Sheares helped establish the National Museum Art Gallery in 1976, curating its inaugural exhibition and other major exhibitions.[1][4] Through exhibitions, publications, and acquisitions initiated at the Museum, Sheares helped to shape the basis of art institutions and art historical discourse in Singapore.[2][3]

She was a curator at the National Museum of Singapore between 1971 and 1976, and 1982 to 1988, and later an independent curator and consultant for various organisations.[2][3][5][6]

  1. ^ a b Low, Sze Wee; Hussain Mustafa, Shabbir (2015). "Some Introductory Remarks". In Low, Sze Wee (ed.). Siapa Nama Kamu? Art in Singapore Since the 19th Century. Singapore: National Gallery Singapore. pp. 8–29. ISBN 978-9810973520.
  2. ^ a b c Sabapathy, T. K. (2016). "Constance Sheares". Oral History Project. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference :5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Sheares, Constance (1976). "Art 76 Inaugural Exhibition". National Museum Art Gallery official opening, 21 Aug. 76. Singapore: National Museum.
  5. ^ Lo, Tien Yin (22 August 1988). "Local artists gain respect". The New Paper. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Museum's curator quits". The Straits Times. 14 May 1988. Retrieved 18 November 2020.