Mary B.

Experience

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  Hai Sing Catholic School

  Jan 2004 - May 2004

  Relief Art Teacher

  Planned lessons and effectively handled 16 Secondary One and Two Express, Normal Academic and Technical classes.

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  Gifted Artist Studio

  Jan 2006 - Dec 2017

  Art Teacher

  Taught children aged 4 to 10 years old according to a curriculum planned by the main teacher. Responsibilities includes contributing to the lesson plan, preparing art materials and conduct the lesson in a way that encourages play, experimentation and intent simultaneously.

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  Ulu Pandan Community Club, People's Association

  Sept 2007 - May 2008

  Assistant Constituency Manager

  Planned and managed events at Grassroots and Inter-divisional level for the community.Cultivated people-management and communication skills as officer in-charge of Zone B ResidentCommittee, Farrer Holland Neighbourhood Committee, Constituency Sports Club, Integration &Naturalization Committee, Our Ulu Pandan Newsletter & Ulu Pandan Website.

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  Sirius Art Ptd Ltd

  Oct 2008 - Jul 2009

  Associate Public Relations Executive

  Crafted media pitches and press releases, handled media enquiries and liaised directly with media forcoverage for clients – Drama Box, W!ld Rice, The Necessary Stage and Gateway Entertainment. Garnered PR investment returns of approximately a million dollars worth of advertisement space perproduction for theatre group, W!ld Rice.

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  2902 Gallery

  Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

  Publicist

  Crafted media pitches and press releases, handled media enquiries and liaised directly with media forcoverage.

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  Design For

  Nov 2011 - Mar 2012

  Exploring Bamboo as a Material for Accessories

  Worked closely with the team from Design For to generate ideas, designs and products, which was used to collaborate with the indigenous people from Laos. Provided various sketches of statement necklaces for consideration. Also spent a week in Laos to research and worked through various prototypes.

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  Mrydette

  Jan 2014 - now

  Her practice is a phenomenological approach to understanding the relationship between exterior topography of body, architecture and place, and the interior tapestry of psychological states. This relational dialectics between the physiological and the psychological is expressed through her paintings and sculptures that foreground the architecture of her as a person and an artist.Lee is also interested in the way shared experiences creates connection through Art and art-making. She often works with people to gather information and resources in her research for ideas pertaining to Home, Identity and Self; She is curious to explore how the relationship between these three entities be presented differently. Her work seeks to empower the individual through collective identification.Her work thrives on the spontaneity of individual autonomy in art making. She works mainly with traditional mediums such as graphite, acrylic, ink and clay. She believes Art should be accessible and as such, uses Art as a medium to work with children and the underprivileged to encourage expression and creation. Show less Creates content and facilitates workshops with a variety of community types with focus on social engagement, critical thinking, experimental play and ways of expression. The content of her workshops centres largely on notions of Home, Self and Identity. Some of her clients and working partners includes Lien Foundation, Rainbow Centre, MINDS MeToo Club, National University Hospital, Singapore Cancer Society, My First Skool @ Holland Drive, National Library Board, Objectifs, National Gallery Singapore, Singapore Art Museum and Esplanade. Show less

  • Independent Artist

    Jan 2014 - now

  • Educator

    Jan 2014 - now

  • Freelance Illustrator

    Jan 2014 - now
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  2902 Gallery

  Aug 2014 - Nov 2014

  Festival (Programmes) Coordinator for Singapore International Photography Festival (SIPF) 2014

  Responsibilities involved event planning for festival openings, coordination of programmes and facilitation of volunteer engagement for the festival.

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  Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

  Jan 2020 - now

  Adjunct Lecturer