Tiffany Singh

Tiffany Singh (born 1978) is a New Zealand artist.

Background

Singh was born in 1978 in Auckland, New Zealand and is of Indian and Pacific descent. She graduated from the Elam School of Fine Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2008.

Career

Singh is an installation artist that explores community outreach and cultural preservation. Her work, Fly Me Up To Where You Are, received an award in 2013 from the Human Rights Commission.

In 2017, Singh received the New Generation Award from the Arts Foundation of New Zealand.

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).

Singh is represented by the Melanie Roger Gallery.

Singh is a founding member of The Kshetra Collective.

Exhibitions

2017, The Journey of a Million Miles Begins with One Step, Headland Sculpture on the Gulf, Waiheke Island
2017, The Singing Raintree, Splore Festival, Auckland
2012, The Chinese Horoscope Show, Enjoy Public Art Gallery, Wellington (group show)
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
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)

References

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: