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5 unusual facts about Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts


Ding Yi Music Company

The ensemble consists of 20 musicians currently, most having attended professional training at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.

Group 90

Neither Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts nor the Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts offerd life drawing classes, and the conservative Singapore art market did not favour nude-themed art for fear of offending those with an aversion for nudity.

On March 15 1991, the art group opened their first public artshow Figurama, organized by the Nrityalaya Aesthetics Society at the gallery of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.

Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

On his return to China, he approached Mr Lim Hak Tai and persuaded him to establish the first arts school in Singapore.

Nelson Chia

He briefly headed the Department of Theatre in Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, but later left the post in order to devote more time to his craft.



see also

Henri Huet

« Remembering Henri Huet, the Young Veteran », by Raphaël Millet, catalogue of the exhibition Requiem, Singapore, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), in partnership with Month of Photography Asia, July 2011, pp.

Raphaël Millet

« Remembering Henri Huet, the Young Veteran », catalogue of the exhibition Requiem, Singapore, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), in partnership with Month of Photography Asia, July 2011, pp.