Tiffany Singh Explained
Tiffany Singh (born 1978) is a New Zealand artist.
Background
Singh was born in 1978 in Auckland, New Zealand[1] and is of Indian and Pacific descent. She graduated from the Elam School of Fine Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2008.[2]
Career
Singh is an installation artist that explores community outreach and cultural preservation.[3] Her work, Fly Me Up To Where You Are, received an award in 2013 from the Human Rights Commission.[4]
In 2017 Singh received the New Generation Award from the Arts Foundation of New Zealand.[5] [6]
Singh has received residencies at the Taiwan Artists Village (2017, from Asia New Zealand Foundation), Montalvo Arts Centre (2013, California), and McCahon House Residency (2014, Titirangi).[7]
Singh is represented by the Melanie Roger Gallery.[8]
Singh is a founding member of The Kshetra Collective.[9]
Exhibitions
- 2017, The Journey of a Million Miles Begins with One Step,[10] Headland Sculpture on the Gulf, Waiheke Island
- 2017, The Singing Raintree, Splore Festival, Auckland[11]
- 2012, The Chinese Horoscope Show, Enjoy Public Art Gallery, Wellington (group show)[12]
- 2012, 18th Biennale of Sydney (group show)
- 2011, Medi(t)ation: Contemporary Asian Art Biennial, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (group show)
- 2011, Know on the Sky Listen to the Sound, Enjoy Public Art Gallery, Wellington[13]
- 2011, Preserve, Papakura Art Gallery (group show)
- 2011, Stealing the Senses, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth (group show)
- 2010, Knowing Me, Knowing You, Artspace, Auckland (group show)
Further reading
Artist files for Tiffany Singh are held at:
Contribution to education
The partnership project between Singh and the Auckland Resettled Community Coalition (ARCC), The Journey of a Million Miles Begins with One Step (exhibited as part of Headland Sculpture on the Gulf, 2017) contributed to a research project on learning 'in' intense environments and less distinct educational settings led by Dr Sarah Healy from The University of Melbourne, Australia. The following peer-reviewed publications feature the significant contribution to knowledge about response-able pedagogy made possible by Tiffany Singh's involvement:
- Sarah Healy & Dianne Mulcahy (2021) Pedagogic affect: assembling an affirming ethics, Pedagogy, Culture & Society, 29:4, 555-572, https://doi.org/10.1080/14681366.2020.1768581
- Dianne Mulcahy & Sarah Healy (2021) Ordinary affect and its powers: assembling pedagogies of response-ability, Pedagogy, Culture & Society, https://doi.org/10.1080/14681366.2021.1950201
- Sarah Healy (2019) Cracking open pedagogy: Learning 'in' intense environments [PhD Thesis, The University of Melbourne] http://hdl.handle.net/11343/230614
Notes and References
- Web site: Tiffany Singh. Sculpture On The Gulf. en-US. 12 December 2017.
- Web site: Melanie Roger Gallery: Tiffany Singh . 2024-01-26 . melanierogergallery.com.
- News: 24 August 2017 . Tiffany Singh . 12 December 2017 . The Arts Foundation.
- News: Rituals and wellbeing: Tiffany Singh in conversation. 15 November 2017. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. 13 December 2017. en.
- Web site: Tiffany Singh. Melanie Roger Gallery. 12 December 2017.
- News: New Generation Awards. 26 September 2015. The Arts Foundation. 12 December 2017.
- News: Tiffany Singh. Tautai. 12 December 2017. en-US.
- Web site: Artists. Melanie Roger Gallery. 12 December 2017.
- Web site: A Place To Stand . 2024-01-16 . Tiffany Singh Artist . en-NZ.
- Web site: The Journey Of A Million Miles Begin With One Step . 2022-05-30 . Tiffany Singh Artist . en-NZ.
- News: Auckland artist Tiffany Singh's artwork stolen after Splore Festival at Tapapakanga Park. 21 February 2017. NZ Herald. 12 December 2017. en-NZ. 1170-0777.
- Web site: The Chinese Horoscope Show. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050019/http://www.enjoy.org.nz/node/2117. 4 March 2016. dead. 12 December 2017. dmy-all.
- Web site: Knock On The Sky Listen To The Sound. 2 March 2016. Enjoy Public Art Gallery. https://web.archive.org/web/20160302184703/http://www.enjoy.org.nz/node/2041. 2 March 2016. dead. 12 December 2017. dmy-all.