Experience

DECK Photography Art Centre Ltd.
• Singapore
• Photography
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Programme Manager (Education)

  • Apr 2023 - Present


Freelance Photographer

• United Kingdom
• Photography
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Photographer

  • Feb 2014 - Present

  Commercial and editoral photography for organisations, institutions and media publications. Selected clientele includes British Red Cross, Cornish Spirits, Monocle Magazine, Collective Minds Asia, Currency Design, Singapore Tourism Board, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) To view my commissions, please visit: isaiahcheng.com/commissions-1 Commercial and editoral photography for organisations, institutions and media publications. Selected clientele includes British Red Cross, Cornish Spirits, Monocle Magazine, Collective Minds Asia, Currency Design, Singapore Tourism Board, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) To view my commissions, please visit: isaiahcheng.com/commissions-1



VOID

• India
• Retail Apparel and Fashion

• Co—founder

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  —self-initiated arts platform that specialises in photography, time-based media installation & performance —Managed, conceptualised, and delivered 3 exhibitions (a Sense of Being; A Visual Flow; Of Meadows) and a Digital Symposium (Rollback 22), that involved the likes of Jem Southam, Alexander Mourant, and Clara Peh —Management and delivery of logistical and technical deliverables, exhibition setup, risk assessment, health & safety, and marketing. VOID is a arts platform specialising in photography, installation & performance, with an eclectic programme of exhibitions, artworks and conversational podcast. The collective was established in 2019 around the keen interest of developing new methods of the exhibition experience, facilitating discursive discourse within photography and discovering emerging talents on the fringe. www.voidvoidvoid.space Show less



National Arts Council

• Singapore
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Project Manager (Public Art Trust)

  • Feb 2022 - Mar 2023

  —Project management and grant administration of 5 new public artworks, as part of As You Were, from open call, commissioning, installation, maintenance, to deinstallation—Responsible for drafting contracts and ensuring that artworks are delivered in a timely fashion and within prevailing regulatory guidelines—Stakeholder management across Artists, Site–owners, Public Agencies, and the general Public —Produced and delivered a series of 4 public programmes, in–coordination with Artists and Venue Owners, and engaged over 100 participants across 2 weekends—Conceptualised, managed, and delivered a marketing campaign for the commission, in-coordination with internal Corp Comms team and external PR, design & creative agencies—Working with both internal Research team and external Research agency to track footfall towards the public art commissions and benchmark attendance against previous public art projects Show less

• Digital Producer (Singapore Art Week)

  • Oct 2021 - Mar 2023

  —Supporting the day–to–day operations of the SAW team for the 2022 and 2023 editions through project and stakeholder management of local partners, grant administration, marketing, events management and procurement—Synergising the digital initiatives of the Open Call Projects and partners through SAW Digital and across marketing platforms—Produced SAW in Dubai (2022) to deliver a range of digital offerings from SAW’s past and present programming at World Expo 2020 Dubai, and Urban Screens (2023) that showcased experiments at thefrontier of new technologies through the works of 6 digital & new media artists on SAW Digital and a physical billboard activation—Supported the functions of SAW's thought leadership initiatives: SAW Dialogues (2022), Art Thought Leadership Forum (2023)—Content Management and site maintenance of Artweek.sg, in-coordination with web developers, partners, and relevant stakeholders Show less



Nanyang Technological University

• Singapore
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2021 - Oct 2021

  School of Arts, Design & Media (ADM), Nanyang Technological University. —Assisted Asst. Prof. Ella Raidel with her research project, Performing the City —Assisted with producing, research, site recees, and project management of film shoots —Transcribing, editing and organising of artist interviews School of Arts, Design & Media (ADM), Nanyang Technological University. —Assisted Asst. Prof. Ella Raidel with her research project, Performing the City —Assisted with producing, research, site recees, and project management of film shoots —Transcribing, editing and organising of artist interviews



Dinu Li

• United Kingdom
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

• Art Assistant

  • Mar 2020 - May 2021

  —Assisting Dinu Li’s upcoming solo show —Assisted in project research and building of artwork as directed by the artist’s specifications —Producing and designing of exhibition catalogue —Miscellaneous tasks as directed by the artist —Assisting Dinu Li’s upcoming solo show —Assisted in project research and building of artwork as directed by the artist’s specifications —Producing and designing of exhibition catalogue —Miscellaneous tasks as directed by the artist



Cornwall Film Festival

• Programme Manager

  • Jun 2019 - Jan 2021

  —Initiated and managed the inaugural Young People’s Jury Programme as part of Cornwall Film Festival 2019 and subsequently on to AMPLIFY! Film Festival 2020 which saw over 29 young jurors, both nationally and internationally, participating in the programme —Management of Administrative related matters – Open Calls, Participant Selection, Scheduling, Liaising and Procuring Guest Speakers for Masterclasses —Overseeing logistical and technical setup for both physical and online programmes —Writing and curation of workshops that the Young Jurors undertake during the run of the programme – selection of workshop Syllabus, writing of workshop slides, organizing masterclasses, moderating Q&A sessions ensured that programme ran in alignment with the festival’s strategic goals of diversity, sustainability, community engagement and young talent Show less