Betty Susiarjo is a mixed-media artist based in Singapore, whose work engages concepts of temporality, materiality and beauty. She received her MA (Fine Arts) with Distinction from Winchester School of Art, England and her BA (Fine Arts) from Surrey Institute of Arts and Design, England.
Inspired by observations and experiences of the everyday, her works seek for an awareness of a moment presented in a particular time and space, thus providing a poetic realm for contemplation. Recently, she has been interested in the study of light and shadow and how their qualities and connotations affect our encounter with beauty. Employing some element of craft to her work, she juxtaposes methods such as sewing, embroidery, beading etc. to create visual sensations that lie between the perceptible and the illusioned.
Education
2006 Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Art and Design), Goldsmith College University of London, England
2005 Master of Arts (Fine Art) with Distinction, Winchester School of Art, Southampton University, England
2004 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Fine Art, Surrey Institute of Art and Design, England
2002 Diploma in Fine Art (President Distinction), Lasalle SIA College of the Arts, Singapore
Solo Exhibitions
2012 Ruang Untuk Sesuatu Yang Indah, IAM (Independent Art-Space & Management), Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2011 Morning Day Evening, a video installation, Kartestudio Gallery, Orchard Central, Singapore
2009 Someday We Will Know, a site-specific installation, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore
Group Exhibitions / Other Projects
2017 The Calm before the Storm, Element Art Space, Singapore
2014 Temenggong Gallery/Sebastian Foundation Artists-in- Residence, Mexico
Transparent Substance, Artist-in-Residence with Sarang Art Space, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Artist Talk – Konseptual Kriya , Faculty of Fine Arts, Institute of Art Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2013 100% Linen, Brother Joseph McNally Gallery, Singapore
2013 Sovereign Asian Art Prize, Louis Vuitton Island Maison, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Have You Eaten? – Video Exhibition, Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore
Etiquette – Truth or Dare, The Substation, Singapore
Buku Mini, Mi Casa Su Casa, Singapore
Artist Talk – Practice As Research, LASALLE College of The Arts, Singapore
2012 ART STAGE – Island Allegories, Singapore Platform, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
KLUNG!, Grapheme Zine Lab, Goodman Arts Centre, Singapore
Nine - + 1, FASSART Gallery, Sabanchi University, Turkey
Artist Talk – Re-Introducing Craft and Indigenous Art Materials in Contemporary Art of South East Asia, FASSART Gallery, Sabanchi University, Turkey
Instinctively, The Pigeonhole Book Cafe, Singapore
The Love Letters Project – The Taste of Me Before You Go, The Substation, Singapore
MRT Rochor Downtown Line Art Project – Land Transport Authority, with LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore
2011 The Infinite Supply Of, Praxis Space and Telok Blangah Community Centre, Singapore
Artist Talk – The Use of Craft and Technology in Contemporary Art, Kartestudio Gallery, Singapore
Nine, Brother Joseph McNally Gallery, Singapore
2010 Minutes of Meeting, Praxis Space, Singapore
Etiquette, The Substation, Singapore
Edgeworthia Gardneri, Praxis Space, Singapore
LASALLE NAFA Show, ICA Gallery and Lim Hak Tai Gallery, Singapore
The Sustainable Shop, Li Ka Shing Library, Singapore Management University, Singapore
Project Sikkim, Borong Polok, Sikkim, India
2009 Manifold, The Substation, Singapore
D-Minor: A Drawing Exhibition, Post Museum, Singapore
The Longest Distance-10th Anniversary of the Winston Oh Travel Award, Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore
2008 Lights Out!, The Tunnel, Esplanade Theatre, Singapore
2007 Sama Sama, Notthatbalai Art Festival, Lost Generation Space, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Artist Talk – Artist Research: Methods and Processes, Postgraduate Seminar 2007, Faculty of Fine Art, Postgraduate Studies, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore
2006 CUT, a collaboration work with students from Langley Park School for Girls, Goldsmith College of the Arts, London, England
2005 Master of Arts Degree Show, Winchester School of Arts, England
Recent Graduates, New Ashgate Gallery, Surrey, England This exhibition toured to Cranleigh Arts Centre and Riverhouse Art Centre, Walton-on-Thames, England
2004 Site Specific Installation, Farnham Library Garden, Surrey, England (Awarded by Farnham Public Art Trust)
Sold, BA Degree Show, James Hockney and The Foyer Gallery, Surrey, England
2003 Site Specific Installation (Awarded Audiences’ Choice), Farnham Library Garden, Surrey, England
2002 Group Painting Show, Art Folio Space Gallery, Singapore
ARTillery, Diploma Graduation Show, Lasalle SIA College of the Arts, Singapore
Travelogue 2002, Winners of The Winston Oh Travel Award Exhibition, Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore
2001 Imaginary Observation – Drawing Exhibition, Alliance Francaise, Singapore