Susie Lingham

Susie Lingham
Born1965 (age 58–59)
Singapore
NationalitySingaporean
EducationDiploma in Fine Art (Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, 1990);

MFA (University of Western Sydney, 2000);

PgD (National Institute of Education, 2001);

PhD (University of Sussex, 2008)
MovementContemporary art

Susie Lingham (born 1965) is a Singaporean contemporary artist, writer, curator, art theorist, and educator.[1][2][3] Her practice often incorporates writing, sound, performance, and installation, synthesising interdisciplinary ideas related to the nature of the mind across different fields, from the humanities to the sciences.[4]

From 1991 to 1994, Lingham was the co-founder and co-artistic director of the Singaporean artist-run initiative and space, 5th Passage, alongside artist Suzann Victor.[5] In August 2013, Lingham was appointed as the Director of the Singapore Art Museum, becoming the institution's third Director and the first woman to helm the role since its opening in 1996.[4][6] She would step down from the position in March 2016, moving on to take the role of Creative Director for the 5th Singapore Biennale in 2016.[7]

She is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Technology for the Arts, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore.[8]

  1. ^ Huang, Lijie (1 December 2015). "Wahyuni Hadi and Dr Susie Lingham talk women, power and culture". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. ^ Lum, Chee-Hoo (2013). Contextualized Practices in Arts Education: An International Dialogue on Singapore. Singapore: Springer. pp. xxxii. ISBN 978-981-10-1165-8.
  3. ^ Huang, Lijie (20 January 2014). "A heart for the arts" (PDF). The Straits Times. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Dr. Susie Lingham". Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. 2014. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. ^ Legaspi-Ramirez, Eileen (March 2019). "Art on the Back Burner: Gender as the Elephant in the Room of Southeast Asian Art Histories". Southeast of Now: Directions in Contemporary and Modern Art in Asia. 3 (1): 25–48. doi:10.1353/sen.2019.0002. S2CID 166232952. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  6. ^ Martin, Mayo (3 July 2013). "New director for SAM". No. 2. TODAY. p. 52. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  7. ^ Huang, Lijie (19 December 2015). "Susie Lingham to leave SAM". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. ^ Lingham, Susie (2021). "A Larger Reality" (PDF). Cultural Connections. 6: 120.