May  CHUA

1991

• Born in Singapore

2011

• Diploma in Visual Communication with Merit from Temasek Polytechnic School of Design, Singapore

2011 – 2018

• Worked in Illustration and Graphic Design for Singaporean design studios such as Parable Studio, Ong&Ong Pte Ltd, Somewhere Else Studio, Relay Room and Foreign Policy Design Group.

2018 – 2020

• Toyama Institute of Glass Art, Glass Certification Studies Program, Toyama, Japan

• Part-time Studio Assistant, Toyama Glass Studio, Toyama, Japan

2018

• Niijima Scholarship from the 31st Niijima International Glass Festival, Niijima, Japan

2019 

• Art & Cultural Grant, The Nomura Cultural Foundation, Tokyo, Japan

• Richard Allen Merritt Fellowship, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Maine, United States

• Interview on HereNow: Japan Art Trip, by Japan National Tourism, Organization ( JNTO), Tokyo, Japan

• Selected for the Metamorphosis: Czech Centre Tokyo x TIGA Exhibition, Toyama Glass Art Museum, Toyama, Japan