Chng Seok Tin

Chng Seok Tin (; 6 October 1946 – 6 September 2019) was a visually-impaired printmaker, sculptor and multi-media artist from Singapore. She was often inspired by the i-Ching and Buddhism. Her work has been shown internationally; Chng had over 26 solo shows and 100 group shows. In addition to her art, she was also a prolific writer and has published 11 collections of her writing, mostly in Chinese. She also advocated for artists with disabilities.

Biography

Early life and education Chng grew up poor in Katong, in a "leaky attap house in Kampung Chai Chee." Later, in 1966, she attended the Teachers' Training College.

Visual impairment In June 1988, Chng and a group of her students were visiting art museums of Europe. after she had surgery on the brain abscess caused by the fall. For about a year after becoming nearly blind, she felt "tormented" but then she became "philosophical about it." She said of her work, "I had all the basics in my mind and I had to slowly start using them." Chng taught at Lasalle until 1997. In 2001, she was named Woman of the Year by Singapore's magazine, Her World. The work that resulted from her experience range from landscapes of Vermont to prints inspired by the Iraq War. Chng explored the opportunity of showing her work at the UN after she heard about a Chinese artist showing work there.

Chng had a retrospective exhibition at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 2011.

Chng died of cancer at the age of 73 on 6 September 2019.