About

Nurul Liyana (b. 1999) is an aspiring young artist based in Singapore. Graduating with a diploma in Fine Arts at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Art, the nature of her works explore themes of the self and cultural beliefs through mixed-media installations.

 

At Art Speaks Studio, Liyana currently conducts studio classes with children as an art teacher. She has gained experience and new insights after completing an internship at Muzart Singapore in 2021 as a creative educator. In 2022, Liyana was apart of a graduate-led exhibition; Terra Incognita: The Alt-Show which was showcased at Artspace @ Helutrans. She has also participated in a student-led collaborative showcase titled

‘A City of Kamu’, as an art producer. Liyana was also a recipient of NAFA’s Most Improved GPA Award of 2022.

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Liyana’s artistic practice revolves around themes of spirituality and metaphysical interrogation through a cultural lens. As a Malay-Muslim female artist, her research is deeply rooted in rituals and taboos which is executed by means of textiles and videography installations. Recently, she has been delving into the explorations of embroidery as a form of feminist expression and a therapeutic form of solitude as her work investigates the topic of mental illness in an Asian family.

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