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Max Tan Shu Lin
Part-Time Lecturer, Fashion Studies

Max Tan is one of Singapore’s most renowned fashion designers.
Max’s label, MAX.TAN was the first Asian brand to be featured at the prestigious
Modefabriek show in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 2017, Max’s design for the production
Manifesto by Drama Box and The Necessary Stage, won the Best Costume Design at
Image Courtesy of www.max-tan.com
the M1-The Straits Times Life Theatre Awards.

Mark Suter
Part-time Lecturer, Music (Head of Percussion)

Mark was an Associate Producer and Performer for Sing Me Home, a music album
by Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble, which won the Best World Music Album
at the 2017 Grammy Awards. He appears internationally as a chamber musician
and collaborative artist, who has worked with an eclectic array of musicians and
ensembles. Mark has been Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s Associate Principal
Percussionist since 2007.

STAR ALUMNI

Ho Seok Kee
Diploma in Fine Art, 2016

One of two valedictorians at NAFA Convocation 2016, Seok Kee joined NAFA in 2012,
at the age of 49, to pursue two part-time certificate courses. This re-ignited her interest in
Chinese ink, which led her to embark on a learning journey for a Diploma in Fine Art at the
age of 50. Affably known as Kee, she was involved in various group exhibitions in 2016 and
2017 including Nine Feet (an Artist-in-Residence programme) at the NAFA ON AIR Gallery;
Savour The Arts at The Connoisseur Concerto Bugis Junction; NAFA Alumni Show 2016 at
Merlin Gallery; and Ink and Mind: Works by NAFA Alumni and Hui Chun Calligraphy at NAFA’s
Lim Hak Tai Gallery. In August 2016, Kee was invited to conduct a two-hour workshop, Appreciating
Chinese Ink Painting, to Chinese language teachers at the National Institute of Education, on a pro bono basis.

Muhammad Nhawfal Bin Juma’at
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Fine Art, 2016

Influenced by aspects of his environment, Nhawfal’s art-making has always been
driven by the spirit of bricolage. Nhawfal’s graduating project was showcased at
NAFA’s Best of Best Show 2016, which presented top works by the graduating
diploma and degree cohorts from the School of Art & Design. In 2016 and 2017, he
participated in group exhibitions, including the finalist group exhibition as part of the
seventh France + Singapore Photographic Arts Award at the Société Générale Gallery;
APAD’S 45th Art Exhibition – Contemporary 2016 at Visual Arts Centre;
Noise Art Mentorship Showcase: Proposals for Waterloo at Waterloo Centre;
and Undescribed #2 at DECK.

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