Saraswati Gramich
Born
in 1967 in Colombo / Née 1967 à Colombo
Nationality
German /
Nationalité allemande
Address: 81, rue de la République, 93200 Saint-Denis, France.
Telephone: 33 (0)1 48 41 66 61 / 33 (0)6 84 59 70 43
E-mail: saraswati.gramich@orange.com
FORMATION / EDUCATION
| 1999 |
Master of
Arts in Fine Art Maîtrise
en Arts Plastiques " Master of Arts in Fine Art " |
| 1996 |
Bachelor
of Arts in Fine Art (Painting) with Distinction Licenciée
avec distinction en Arts Plastiques (peinture) |
| 1993 - 1995 |
Diploma
in Fine Art (Painting) Diplômée
en Arts Plastiques (peinture) " Diploma in Fine Art (Painting) " |
PRIX / AWARD
| 2003 | 'Prix de Sculpture'. 48ème Salon de Montrouge, France. |
| 2002 | the cyber-kitchen http://www.the-cyber-kitchen.com/ was nominated for an award at the 2002 (6th) Agency for Cultural Affairs Media Arts Festival (cgarts) in Japan for interactive art. |
EXPOSITIONS INDIVIDUELLES / SOLO EXHIBITION
| 2006 |
Le musee
d'histoire peu naturelle. |
| 2001 | Shift,
Flex, Listen, Feel. Société Générale Gallery, Alliance Française de Singapour |
| 2000 | Installation
art in a public space. at the official opening of the new Piaget Boutique. Takashimaya Shopping Centre, Ngee Ann City Tower B, Singapore. |
EXPOSITIONS COLLECTIVES / GROUP EXHIBITION
| 2007 |
10 saisons
expositions personelles, octobre 1996 - novembre 2006. |
| De rendez-vous en rendez-vous. Galerie du Haut Pavé, Paris, France. | |
| L'ovale de la Croupe du Monde. Adada, Saint-Denis, France. | |
| Excroissance 4. Une autre imMONdice est possible. Adada, Saint-Denis, France. | |
| 2006 | 7ème Triennale de Chamalières Mondiale de L'estampe et de la Gravure Originale, Chamalières, France. |
| 2004 |
Sculptures en Plein Air. Installation à l'hôpital Corentin-Celton, Issy-les-moulineaux, France. |
|
Accrochage de Printemps. L'Atelier KP5, Ivry-Sur-Seine, France. |
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| 49ème salon de Montrouge. Salon européen des jeunes créateurs, Montrouge, France. | |
| Pattern and Noise. iPreciation Gallery, Singapore. | |
| 2003 | 6ème Triennale Mondiale de L'estampe Petit Format, Chamalières, France. |
| 48ème Salon de Montrouge. Salon européen des jeunes créateurs, Montrouge, France. http://www.sejc.com | |
| http://urbangs.be.tf Urban Anguishes / Angoisses Urbaines : fear in town / peur dans la ville. Net Art project by tamara laï. | |
| 2002 | Plunge! at Rhizome Artbase, http://rhizome.org/object.rhiz?10492 |
| One. http://www.codedpixels.org/ | |
|
Postgraduate
exhibition |
|
| Here! An art project by Space For Artists foundation, Amsterdam. |
|
| the
cyber-Kitchen. A collaborative net.art project. Curated by Jess Loseby (London) http://www.the-cyber-kitchen.com/ |
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|
The
Anthology of Art. Jochen Gerz. An Internet-based platform for |
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| 2001 | Nokia
Singapore Art 2001 Nokia Singapore Art 2001 in the City. Art works in public spaces, Suntec City Fountain, Singapore |
| Codedpixels//:morris.exe
(Saraswati Gramich remix) Worm Festival 3. The third annual multidisciplinary Art Event featuring artists from Asia. Plastic Kinetic Worms, Singapore |
|
| Drawing
Matters A group exhibition by members of Plastic Kinetic Worms. |
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Singapore
International Film Festival |
|
| Plastic
Works Plastic Kinetic Worms, Singapore. |
|
| too2 An exhibition of works by full-time and part-time staff from the School of Fine Art, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore. G@llery Evason hotel, Singapore |
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| Women
Beyond Borders Singapore Sculpture Square, Singapore. |
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| 2000 | Worm
Festival II Plastic Kinetic Worms, Singapore. |
| Art
in Alternative Spaces, Space D: Hotel Gallery Evason Hotel, Singapore. |
|
| Installation
art at the launch of wwlegal.com Supreme Court, Singapore. |
|
| Images
of Thought: Relationship, Cyber Art. A collaboration project with immersiveart.com and wwlegal.com |
|
| International
Artists Collective Exhibition Ireland. An international artist run groups exhibition by representations from Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, South America, Britain, Estonia, Thailand, Ireland and Singapore (Plastic Kinetic Worms). |
|
| Project
2: Between An exhibition of works by full-time and part-time staff of the School of Fine Art, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts. Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore. |
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| Interpretations Installation art responding to idea of hair - as interpreted by 7 persons from various creative disciplines. Zouk, Singapore. |
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| 1999 | MFA exhibition at 200 Gertrude Street, Melbourne. |
| Master
of Fine Art Graduate exhibition LASALLE Gallery, Singapore. |
|
| Art
in Alternative Spaces. Space C: Window Front. Raffles City Shopping Centre, Singapore. |
|
| A
Self of One's Own Feminist Art Workshop and exhibition. BA Gallery, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore. |
|
|
Suara IV |
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| Praxis The Fourth School of Fine Art Exhibition Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore. |
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| Encounters Art Forum, Singapore |
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| Carte
Blanche 'Drawing' exhibition of 15 full-time practicing artists from School of Fine Art. Société Générale Gallery, Alliance Française de Singapour. |
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| Topographies Exhibition resulted from a residency in the bush country of Braidwood, Australia. Artworks in response to the notion of landscape, environment and mapping. LASALLE Gallery, Singapore |
|
| Womanifesto
II International Women Art Exchange & Workshop a site-specific art exhibition in Saranrom Park, Bangkok, Thailand. |
|
|
Work
in Progress |
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| After
Graduation Art Forum, Singapore. |
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| 1998 | The
Sixth Australian Contemporary Art Fair Travelling exhibition organized by Wetterling Teo Gallery. Melbourne and Sydney, Australia. |
| Work
in Progress Master of Fine Art Work in Progress Exhibition. LASALLE Gallery, Singapore |
|
| Drawing
& Diagrams. Ideas Personified. An affiliated project of Singapore Festival of Arts '98. Caldwell House, Chijmes, Singapore |
|
|
New
Generation Art |
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| Semiosis The 3rd Faculty Show, Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore |
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| A
Refusal to be Aware of All Options: Thinking about Contemporary Painting.
The Substation, Singapore |
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| Della
Butcher Art Award Regent Hotel, Singapore |
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| Art
in Alternative Spaces. Space B: Platform. ESPRIT, Crown Prince Hotel, Singapore |
|
| Suara
three, Alumni of LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, Caldwell House, CHIJMES, Singapore |
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| Visual
+ Installation by 5 artists, LASALLE Gallery, Singapore |
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| 1997 | President's
1997 Charity Art Exhibition Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore |
| New
Criteria 5 Installation Art at The Substation, Singapore |
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| Look Recent Works from Staff of the Department of Fine Art Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore. |
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| 1996 | Graduate
& Honours RMIT Fine Art Show, Melbourne, Australia. |
| Baobab! 3rd RMIT degree show, LASALLE Gallery, Singapore. |
|
| Perspective
and Chance Connections Collaborative works exhibition conducted by Helen Geier. LASALLE Gallery, Singapore. |
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| 1996
Singapore Youth Festival Art & Crafts Exhibition Singapore Art Museum, Singapore. |
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| Exploration
Works on Paper Canberra School of Art, Australia. |
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| Art
on Cards LASALLE Gallery, Singapore. |
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| 1995 | The
Wetterling Teo Gallery Scholarship Exhibition Wetterling Teo Gallery, Singapore. |
| Ferment 16th Fine Art Diploma Show, LASALLE Gallery, Singapore |
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| Swatch
Street Painting Competition '95 Parco Bugis Junction, Singapore. |
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| Reconstruction Mixed Media Exhibition LASALLE Gallery, Singapore. |
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| 1994 | Art
Fair of LASALLE-SIA Civic Plaza, Singapore. |
| 1993 | First
Inter-Tertiary Cultural Festival Gallery One, Nanyang Academy of Fine Art, Singapore. |
ARTIST GROUPE / ARTIST GROUP
| 2007 - present | Member of Adada, Saint-Denis, France. |
| 2000-2002 | Member
of Plastic Kinetic Worms A contemporary art space organized and managed by artists. Singapore. |
PRESSE / PUBLICITY
| 2003 | Liberation,
France. "Montrouge Servi Frais". |
| The
Straits Times - Life! Singapore " Barbarians at the gate. Is the tendency for people to vandalise public art works something to worry about?" |
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| 2002 | AN (Artists Newsletter), UK. "The Cyber Kitchen". |
| Ish
issue 3.3, Singapore "Understanding Controversy Observation on two Visual Arts Episodes" |
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| 14 January 2002 | The
Straits Times - Life! Singapore "Public Participation. Vanishing Art. Is it Interactive art, Postmodernism or plain theft and Vandalism? At Least Three Nokia Singapore Art 2001 Exhibits were Meddled with or Stolen." Article on Nokia Singapore Art 2001. |
| 14 January 2002 | Zb
Now, Singapore Article on Nokia Singapore Art 2001 |
| 17 March 2001 | The
Business Times Artbeat. Reviews Shift Flex, Listen, Feel |
| March 2001 | JUICE,
Singapore Shift, Flex, Listen, Feel One Lecturer's solo exhibition… |
| March - April 2001 | LIEN,
Singapore "Please Feel Free to Shift, Flex, Listen, Feel" Article on 'Shift, Flex, Listen, Feel' solo exhibition at Société Générale Gallery, Alliance Française de Singapour. |
| 14 March 2001 | zbNow,
Singapore Gramich's Installation Solo Exhibition - "Shift, Flex, Listen, Feel" |
| 12 March 2001 | The
Straits Times - Life! Singapore Shift, Flex, Listen, Feel |
| 7 March 2001 | The
Straits Times - Life! Singapore Shift, Flex, Listen, Feel |
| 6 March 2001 | The
Straits Times - What's On, Singapore Listing on 'Shift, Flex, Listen, Feel' solo exhibition at Société Générale Gallery, Alliance Française de Singapour. |
| 3 March 2001 | The
Business Times - Spotlight, Singapore Shift, Flex, Listen, Feel |
| 29 January 2001 | The
Straits Times - Life! Singapore View Site-specific Art |
| 6 December 2000 | Project
Eye Ball, Singapore "Be Art Guest". on Art in alternative Space. Space D: Hotel. |
| 2 December 2000 | The
Straits Times, Singapore "Ambushing You into Loving Art". On Art in alternative Space. Space D: Hotel. |
| November 2000 | TCS 8 - Citybeat, Singapore. Thursday, 30 November 2000, at 8 PM. Interview on Art in Alternative Space, Space D: Hotel. |
| March 2000 | Art
on the Web www.emergeasia.com |
| Feb 2000 | Art
Beat, Television Central, Singapore An interview on Interpretation 'hair' exhibition. |
| 1999 | One
Small Island. Television Art programme on Installation. An interview on installation based artists. |
| 2000 | Singapore
Architect #204:99, pp.154-157. "Shopping & Art: Space C: Window Front." |
| 14/10/1999 | FM
99.5, Singapore An interview about Art in Alternative Spaces - Raffles City Shopping Centre |
| 27/09/1999 | The
Straits Times, Singapore "Window shop for Art's sake" an article on Art in Alternative Spaces, Raffles City Shopping Centre |
| 21/09/1999 | The
Straits Times, Singapore "A Self of One's Own" |
| 1999 |
Trigger. Issue 004, Singapore |
| 30/09/1998 | The
Straits Times, Singapore "Singapore Artists in Melbourne" |
| 05/06/1998 | Berita
Harian, Singapore "Paduan Karya Serumpun", on "Drawing and Diagram" exhibition at Chijmes, Singapore |
| 01/05/1998 | The
Straits Times, Singapore "How much is that cow in the window?" on Art in the shopping centres. |
| 24/04/1998 | City
Weekly. "Pills bring dance of Energy" on "Art in Alternative Space - ESPRIT, Crown Prince Hotel" |
| 24/04/1998 | Weekend
East. "Saras' Pills are not What the Doctor Ordered" |
| 09/03/1998 | The
Business Times "A Show to Touch, Smell and Eat", on "Visual+" exhibition. |
| 27/02/1998 | The
Straits Times, Singapore "You are welcome to smell, taste, touch, even listen" on "Visual+" exhibition. |
| 25/02/1998 | Zb
Now. Chinese Newspaper, Singapore on "Visual +" exhibition |
| 20/02/1998 | The
Straits Times, Singapore "Thread and nails weave a magic web" on "Visual+" exhibition at LASALLE Gallery, Singapore |
| 08/05/1997 | The
Straits Times, Singapore on "New Criteria V" exhibition at The Substation, Singapore. |
ENSEIGNEMENT ARTISTIQUE / WORK EXPERIENCE
1997
- 2002
Lectured at the Department of Degree Studies, School of Fine Art,
LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, 90 Goodman Road, Singapore 439053.
Professeur
de dessin, peinture, et elaboration de projets aux beaux-arts de Singapour "the
Department of Degree Studies, School of Fine Arts, LASALLE-SIA College of the
Arts, 90 Goodman Road, Singapore 439053".