Tiffany Loy is a Singaporean textile artist, trained in industrial design in Singapore, and textile-weaving in Kyoto. Loy graduated from the Royal College of Art with an MA in Textiles, specialising in weaving, and was a recipient of the DesignSingapore Scholarship.
Since the start of her practice in 2014, Loy’s experimental works have been exhibited internationally, at venues such as Singapore Art Museum, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, and La Triennale di Milano.
Loy’s background in product and textile design has led to her unique approach in creating materials with minute details, while keeping in mind their impact in the spatial context.
Employing a weaver’s approach to sculpture, Loy explores fundamental relationships between elements of materiality such as colour, structure, and tension. Minuscule details invite viewers to take a closer look and indulge in the act of observing.
Since the start of her practice in 2014, Loy’s experimental works have been exhibited internationally, at venues such as Singapore Art Museum, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, and La Triennale di Milano.
Loy’s background in product and textile design has led to her unique approach in creating materials with minute details, while keeping in mind their impact in the spatial context.
Employing a weaver’s approach to sculpture, Loy explores fundamental relationships between elements of materiality such as colour, structure, and tension. Minuscule details invite viewers to take a closer look and indulge in the act of observing.
Site-specific Installation
2023 Natural Colour, The Macallan House, Singapore
2020 The Weaverly Way, citizenM Hotel, Bankside, London
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Lines in Space, Singapore
2018 Is This Fabric, Singapore
2017 Expanding Rectangles, Singapore
2013 Textile Embossing Instruments, Singapore
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 Future Impact, Milan
2022 Stranger('s) Touch, Singapore
2022 EMERGE at FIND design fair Asia, Singapore
2022 RCA2020, London
2022 Three Sketches for a Lost Year, Singapore
2021 ASYAAF (foreign artists section), Seoul
2021 R for Repair, Singapore
2020 Alternative Futures, Tokyo and Kyoto
2019 1% for Art, Designart Tokyo, Tokyo
2019 Wallpaper* Handmade X, Milan and Singapore
2016 川島テキスタイルスク一ル修了展”, Kyoto
2015 The Alchemists, Milan and Singapore
2014 30 Life Stories, Singapore
Residencies
2021 Artist-in-residence, Straits Clan and The Artling
2012 Designer-in-residence, Division of Industrial Design, National University of Singapore
Academia
2021 (till present) Adjunct Assistant Professor, Division of Industrial Design, National University of Singapore
Awards
2019 Royal Ruyi Print Design Competition
2019 Design Anthology Award (Textiles)
2018 DesignSingapore Scholarship
2017 Honourable Mention, Sangetsu Wallpaper Design Awards
2009 Bombay Sapphire Designer Glass (Singapore Winner)
2023 Natural Colour, The Macallan House, Singapore
2020 The Weaverly Way, citizenM Hotel, Bankside, London
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Lines in Space, Singapore
2018 Is This Fabric, Singapore
2017 Expanding Rectangles, Singapore
2013 Textile Embossing Instruments, Singapore
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 Future Impact, Milan
2022 Stranger('s) Touch, Singapore
2022 EMERGE at FIND design fair Asia, Singapore
2022 RCA2020, London
2022 Three Sketches for a Lost Year, Singapore
2021 ASYAAF (foreign artists section), Seoul
2021 R for Repair, Singapore
2020 Alternative Futures, Tokyo and Kyoto
2019 1% for Art, Designart Tokyo, Tokyo
2019 Wallpaper* Handmade X, Milan and Singapore
2016 川島テキスタイルスク一ル修了展”, Kyoto
2015 The Alchemists, Milan and Singapore
2014 30 Life Stories, Singapore
Residencies
2021 Artist-in-residence, Straits Clan and The Artling
2012 Designer-in-residence, Division of Industrial Design, National University of Singapore
Academia
2021 (till present) Adjunct Assistant Professor, Division of Industrial Design, National University of Singapore
Awards
2019 Royal Ruyi Print Design Competition
2019 Design Anthology Award (Textiles)
2018 DesignSingapore Scholarship
2017 Honourable Mention, Sangetsu Wallpaper Design Awards
2009 Bombay Sapphire Designer Glass (Singapore Winner)
Photo credit: Fabian Ong
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