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
Clothing Brand Hurley Is Collaborating with Keith Haring Estate on Capsule Collection
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New York’s Neue Galerie to Merge with Metropolitan Museum of Art in Major Expansion
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The Met Teams Up with Band-Aid on Art-Themed Adhesive Bandages
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Rothko Leads Sotheby’s $433.1 M. Contemporary Art Sale, UK Returns Artifacts to Ethiopia, and More: Morning Links for May 15, 2026
Sotheby’s sold an $85.8 million Rothko painting from dealer Robert Mnuchin’s holdings on Thursday. Julian Cassady Photography/Alive Coverage/Courtesy Sotheby’s Good Morning! Sotheby’s kicked off the
Valie Export, Groundbreaking Feminist Artist Who Questioned the Nature of Art, Dies at 85
Valie Export, 2025. Photo Nicole Toferer Valie Export, whose groundbreaking work questioned the very nature of art and cinema, all through an explicitly feminist lens,
The Best Booths at NADA New York, From Quietly Ominous Ceramics to Ecstatic Jazz Paintings
A booth at NADA New York, 2026. Kevin Czopek/BFA.com The New Art Dealers Alliance opened the 12th edition of NADA New York on Wednesday, coinciding
At Independent, Joel Mesler’s ‘Death Wish’ Is Part Art Exhibit, Part Market Experiment
Joel Mesler, On the Couch, (2026) on sale at his booth titled Interiors at Independent. Courtesy Joel Mesler. Photo by Jessica Dalene Weber. At a
The Founders of Open Restitution Africa (ORA) on Their New Open Data Platform
Molemo Moiloa (left) and Chao Tayiana Maina (right), founders of Open Restitution Africa (ORA) Mekbib Tadesse, 2025. On March 31, the research initiative Open Restitution