Joshua Yang is a painter and educator. He has been teaching in schools and institutes of higher education since 2007. He was awarded 1st prize in the UOB Painting of the Year Abstract Category in 2005 and won the President’s Young Talents in 2009. His works have been featured in public institutions and private collections for his work. These include the Bishop’s quarters in MAJODI Centre in Johor, Malaysia, Marymount MRT station in Singapore and the Dojima Performing Arts Theatre in Osaka, Japan. He has worked in various educational institutions teaching various subjects, from art history and theory to drawing and painting. He has worked with persons with autism at Pathlight School’s The Art Faculty store and taught oil painting at Yale-NUS College. He has completed projects in Spain, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, The Philippines, Mexico City, Australia and Germany.
Master of Fine Arts,
LASALLE-SIA College Of the Arts
Jan 2015 – present Lecturer, Republic Polytechnic
Jan 2017 – Jun 2018 Academic Faculty, Yale-NUS College, Singapore
Jun 2014 – Jun 2018 Artist Development Coach, Pathlight School
Jul 2009 – Nov 2016 Lecturer, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Part-time)
Jan 2007 – Nov 2009 Teacher, NUS High School of Math and Science (Full-time)
May 2005 – Dec 2006 Teacher, Pathlight School (Full-time)
Jul 1998 – Jul 2003 Senior Civil Engineer, Jurong Town Corporation (Full-time)