william sim address: 280B MacPherson Road, Singapore 348605 tel: 63920985 mobile: 98710863 email: [email protected] 1988 to 1991 - Diploma in Applied Arts / Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts 2000 - award in “image 2000 painting competition” 2007 - chosen artwork by STAMP / STAMP is a citywide project that celebrates the city, city-life and you / supported by SingPost and URA. 2010 - commissioned artwork for World Aid’s Day event, HIV - Show Me The Love / collaboration with Health Promotion Board, Singapore 2011 - commissioned artwork for Elephant Parade Singapore 2013 - commissioned artwork for Elephant Parade Hong Kong 2014 - collaborated with Marshall Cavendish to publish colouring book “Colouring The Lion City” - collaborated with Marshall Cavendish to publish colouring book “Colouring The World” 2015 - collaborated with Marshall Cavendish to publish colouring book “Colouring Chinoiserie” - commissioned 16 murals works by Ng Teng Feng Hospital commissioned 15 watercolour works by Estadia Hotel Melaka, Malaysia 2016 - commissioned 10 watercolour works by The Fullerton Hotel Singapore - collaborated with Marshall Cavendish to publish watercolour book “Botanical Singapore” Solo Exhibition 2009 - “happiness pte ltd” “The Attic” Singapore - “merchant of happiness” National Cancer Center, Singapore 2010 - solo showcase “Happiness Pte Ltd” - Art Solution, Taiwan Taipei - “happiness pte ltd 2010” Chan Hampe Gallery Singapore 2011 - “happiness pte ltd 2011-Back in Season” Utterly Art Gallery Singapore - solo showcase “merchant of happiness” MICA Building, Singapore 2012 - “happiness pte ltd 2012-Fun for me” Utterly Art Gallery Singapore 2013 - “happiness pte ltd 2013-Garden of Perennial Delights” Utterly Art Gallery Singapore 2014 - “happiness pte ltd 2014-Whispers of The Nightshade” Utterly Art Gallery Singapore 2015 - “happiness pte ltd 2015-Reorient” Utterly Art Gallery Singapore 2016 - “happiness pte ltd 2016-Peculiar Botany” Utterly Art Space Singapore 2016 - “happiness pte ltd 2016-Peculiar Botany” Utterly Art Space Singapore 2017 - “happiness pte ltd 2016-Memory Houses” Utterly Art Space Singapore William started painting under the guidance of pioneer artist Tan Puay Tee at the age of 10. Through his mentorship, William studied colour and form. William first started out painting and observing nature through watercolour. Over the years he experimented with various media, but nature as a thematic study has never left his canvas. It appears in various guises. The worlds William create find their roots in happiness. The sub- jects of his paintings are a blend of nature and mechanical ob- jects: they depict, singly and as collectives, dreamscapes where positivity reigns.