Minstrel Kuik

After earning a Bachelor of Fine Art degree in Taiwan, Minstrel Kuik obtained her master’s degree in photography in Arles, France. Her engagement with the tensions created by differing ideologies, social bounds, identities, and interests in Malaysia shapes her artistic practice. She explores art as a historical trajectory where the personal mutation through the process of reading, thinking, making and revisiting is traceable and reflective, and hopefully, transformative.  She has exhibited widely in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, France, Taiwan, and the USA.  She was the winner of the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum residency in 2015. She was also awarded the UOB Painting of the Year, Established Artist Category, Malaysia in 2014 and the International Photographer Award at the Higashikawa Photo Festival Japan in 2013. Her works are included in various private and public collections including the Singapore Art Museum, Singapore; Higashikawa International Photo Festival, Japan; and United Overseas Bank, Singapore.