STPI - Creative Workshop & Gallery

STPI is part of the national Visual Arts Cluster, comprising the National Gallery Singapore and the Singapore Art Museum. To date, STPI has collaborated with over 90 artists from all over the world.

• Name — STPI • Established — 2002 • Location — 41 Robertson Quay Singapore 238236 • Type — Art gallery and creative workshop • Director — Emi Eu • Public Transit — Clarke Quay Fort Canning • Website — www.stpi.com.sg

On 9 March 2000, the Renaissance City Report, also known as the Renaissance City Plan (RCP), was accepted by the government and unveiled in parliament by Minister for Information and the Arts Lee Yock Suan. Founding director of the RCP Liu Thai Ker persuaded American master printmaker Kenneth E. Tyler’s workshop equipment and expertise into Singapore. Tyler’s presses and equipment were shipped from his New York studio to 41 Robertson Quay and a paper mill was installed. On 10 April 2002, the Singapore Tyler Print Institute was officially opened by Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Tony Tan. In 2017, on its 15th anniversary, Singapore Tyler Print Institute was rebranded from a print institute to a creative workshop, STPI - Creative Workshop & Gallery. S.E.A. Focus is a showcase of contemporary art from Southeast Asia, an initiative led by STPI since its inaugural edition in 2019.

Visiting artists live in the guest apartments at STPI, with access to the artist’s studio and workshop. They are also invited to give public talks to introduce their practice and studio work, and share their collaboration experience. At the end of each collaboration, works produced are exhibited and catalogued. • Aaron Curry (2018) • Adeline Kueh (2021) • Agus Swage (2009) • Ahmad Zakii Anwar (2005) • Alfredo and Isabel Aquilizan (2017, 2022) • Amanda Heng (2017, 2021) • Anri Sala (2017, 2020) • Ashley Bickerton (2006, 2014, 2016, 2020) • Atul Dodiya (2006) • BenCab (2006, 2011) • Brent Harris (2005) • Carsten Holler (2017) • Chang Fee Ming (2009) • Charles Lim Yi Yong (2021) • Christine Ay Tjoe (2006, 2009) • Chua Ek Kay (2007, 2010) • Chun Kwang-Yong (2006, 2009) • David Chan (2009) • Dinh Q. Lê (2018, 2020) • Do Ho Suh (2015, 2016, 2022) • Donald Sultan (2004) • Donna Ong (2009) • Eko Nugroho (2013, 2016, 2020, 2021) • Entang Wiharso (2015, 2020, 2021) • Eric Chan (2007) • Genevieve Chua (2011, 2020, 2021, 2022) • Geraldine Javier (2012) • Ghada Amer (2008, 2021) • Goh Beng Kwan (2007, 2020, 2022) • Haegue Yang (2013, 2016, 2021) • Han Sai Por (2014, 2016, 2022) • Handiwirman Saputra (2012, 2016, 2021, 2022) • Hema Upadhyay (2008, 2014,2020, 2021) • Heman Chong (2007, 2014, 2021) • Heri Dono (2016, 2020, 2021) • Hong Zhu An (2012, 2014, 2020, 2022) • Ian Woo (2021) • Inga Svala Thorsdottir (2014, 2016, 2020) • Jane Lee (2016, 2021) • Jason Lim (2021) • Jason Martin (2015, 2019, 2020) • Jimmy Ong (2010) • Jorinde Voigt (2015) • Jumaldi Alfi (2011, 2021) • Kim Beom (2017, 2021) • Kim Lim (2020) • Lieko Shiga (2007) • Lin Tian Miao (2007, 2014, 2021) • Lyra Garcellano (2011) • Manuel Ocampo (2019, 2020, 2021) • Melati Suryodarmo (2019, 2021, 2022) • Nataraj Sharma (2007) • Natee Utarit (2007) • Ong Kim Seng (2004) • Pacita Abad (2003) • Pae White (2021) • Phunk Studio (2009) • Pinaree Sanpitak (2019, 2020, 2021) • Prabhavathi Meppayil (2021) • Qiu Zhijie (2008, 2014, 2020) • R.E. Hartanto (2011) • Reza Farkhondeh (2008, 2021) • Richard Deacon (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020) • Rirkrit Tiravanija (2014, 2017, 2020, 2022) • Ronald Ventura (2014, 2017, 2020, 2022) • Russel Wong (2005, 2021) • Ryan Gander (2015, 2016) • Shambhavi Singh (2011, 2016, 2020, 2021) • Shinro Ohtake (2016, 2020) • Shirazeh Houshiary (2015, 2016, 2020, 2021) • Soo Pieng (2019) • Srihardi Soedarsono (2005, 2021) • Sun Xinping (2006) • Sun Xun (2014) • Sunaryo Soetono (2008, 2021) • Suzann Victor (2015, 2016, 2020, 2021) • Tabaimo (2010) • Takashi Murakami (2019) • Teppei Kaneuji (2014, 2016, 2020, 2022) • Teresita Fernandez (2011) • Thukral & Tagra (2011, 2014, 2021) • Tobias Rehberger (2017) • Trenton Doyle Hancock (2010) • Wilson Shieh (2009) • Wu Shanzhuan (2014, 2016, 2020) • Yim Ja-Hyuk (2007, 2022) • Zhan Wang (2012) • Zhu Wei (2005, 2014) • Zul Mahmod (2021)

STPI hosts exhibitions of works produced in the Creative Workshop and regularly participates in local and international art fairs. The gallery holds 6-8 exhibitions a year, following successive artist collaborations, artist talks, panel discussions, regular docent-led tours, film screenings, performances and coffee & conversations. STPI organises print and papermaking workshops, guided tours, and an annual open house. The STPI Workshop comprises facilities such with industry-grade print presses and a paper mill, as well as a team of print and papermakers. Techniques offered include: lithography, screen print. intaglio, and relief print.

The annual special exhibition is a yearly segment that presents works from the Singapore Art Museum Collection that were previously under the ownership of Kenneth E. Tyler, as well as various private collections and artist estates.

Art fair participations include: S.E.A. Focus (Singapore), Art Stage Singapore (Singapore), Art Basel (Basel, Hong Kong and Miami Beach), The Armory Show (New York), FIAC Paris (Paris), Frieze Art Fair (London, Seoul), IFPDA Fine Art Print Fair (New York), Art Fair Philippines (Philippines), Korean International Art Fair (South Korea), Art Paris Art Fair (Paris), Print Basel (Basel), Pulse (New York) and SH Contemporary (Shanghai).

• Year — Biennale — Artist • 2021 — 10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art — Genevieve Chua • Asian Art Biennial — Genevieve Chua • 2018 — Le Locle Triennial of Contemporary Prints 2018 — Alfredo and Isabel Aquilizan, Carsten Höller, Kim Beom, Dinh Q. Lê, Tobias Rehberger, Anri Sala, Tabaimo, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Suzann Victor, Haegue Yang • 2017 — Yokohama Triennale — Carsten Höller, Tobias Rehberger, Anri Sala, Rirkrit Tiravanija • 2016 — 3rd Shenzhen Independent Animation Biennale — Sun Xun • 2015 — Holland Animation Film Festival — Sun Xun • Asian Art Biennale, Taichung, Taiwan — Sun Xun • Venice Biennale — Carsten Höller