ABOUT
PRESIDENT
GRACE JONES
GRACE JONES displayed a unique perspective and talent for art at a young age. He attended the National University of Singapore, majoring in Art and Design. During his university years, he actively participated in various art activities and clubs, winning numerous awards for his distinctive artistic style, including the Singapore Youth Artist Award and the Asian Artist Award.
Art is a part of life, making our world richer and more colorful. We should cherish and inherit this unique cultural heritage, allowing more people to experience the charm of art.
MISSION
The mission of SGFARA includes promoting the innovative development of local art, providing a platform for exchange and cooperation, popularizing art knowledge, and cooperating with international art institutions. To achieve this mission, SGFARA actively collaborates with governments, enterprises, academic institutions, and art groups to obtain more resources and support. At the same time, SGFARA actively participates in international art exchanges, establishes cooperative relationships with artists and art institutions worldwide, and provides more international exhibition opportunities for Singaporean artists.
ART NEWS
Painter Cynthia Hawkins Makes Her Own Rules Through Her Abstractions
Cynthia Hawkins in her studio in Poughkeepsie, New York, 2025. Photo Christopher Garcia Valle for ARTnews Throughout recent art history, grids have remained a constant.
Jennifer Packer and Marie Watt Win $250,000 Heinz Awards
Artist Jennifer Packer. Photo Joshua Franzos American artists Jennifer Packer and Marie Watt were named on Tuesday the winners of this year’s Heinz Awards for the Arts. Now in
KAWS Named Uniqlo’s First Artist-in-Residence
Uniqlo executive creative director John C Jay and National Gallery of Victoria director Tony Ellwood attend a KAWS show in 2019. Photo Graham Denholm/Getty Images
Cuban Museum Won’t Lend Wifredo Lam Works to MoMA Due to U.S. Customs Laws
Wifredo Lam: The Jungle, 1942–43. ©Wifredo Lam Estate, ADAGP, Paris, and Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York The Museum of Modern Art’s Wifredo Lam retrospective,
David Lynch’s Daughter Urges Artists to Buy Her Dad’s Starry LA Compound
David Lynch at his studio in 2002. Chris Weeks/WireImage “An artist or artists should be there,” David Lynch’s daughter wrote of the newly on-the-market Los
Florida Art History Professor Suspended Over Charlie Kirk Comments, Controversial Bayeux Tapestry Transfer Is Delayed and More: Morning Links for September 18, 2025
(From L) Britain’s Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Lisa Nandy, Director of the British Museum Nicholas Cullinan, and France’s Minister of Culture Rachida Dati sign
Helen Frankenthaler Inspires Designer Ulla Johnson’s Spring Collection
A look from Ulla Johnson’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection show at Cooper Hewitt, September 14, 2025. Photo Giovanni Giannoni/WWD Ulla Johnson looked to Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler
What Made Monet’s “Water Lilies” So Radical?
Claude Monet, Water Lily Pond, 1917–1919 Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Claude Monet’s iconic renderings of water lilies were born of a monumental