About Mona Choo


Mona Choo is a visual artist and prober. Her work is grounded in fifteen years of research into consciousness and the nature of reality. Her abstract work sits in the same space where science and metaphysics occasionally share a coffee and have a chat.

Her creative practice embraces exploration of techniques and materials which contribute to the development of a unique visual language, one that connects scientific theories with spiritual, consciousness-centered themes.

Her latest work employs geometry as a language through which consciousness organises matter. Her work suggests that the patterns of our thoughts might possess their own geometric structures—invisible architectures that, when made visible through artistic expression, offer new perspectives on how consciousness interfaces with physical reality.

Over time, Choo has been deeply influenced by luminaries and pioneering thinkers such as David Bohm, Ervin Laszlo, Rudolf Steiner, Fritjof Capra, Gregg Braden, Nassim Haramein to name a few, as well as lesser known but no less impactful scientists such as Dan A. Davidson and Dr Ibrahim Karim.

Black and white portrait of a woman with short hair, smiling softly, wearing a turtleneck, in front of a bright background.

Biographical Highlights


Choo holds a Master in Art & Science from Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. She was awarded the International Print Artist-in-Residence at the Victoria & Albert Museum, UK, in 2009.

In Australia, she was a finalist in both the 2018 Tom Bass Figurative Sculpture Prize and the 2023 Urunga Small Sculpture Prize. She has been commissioned by The Financial Times (Asia), the iL Lido Restaurant Group (Singapore) and Tanglin Trust School (Singapore).

Her work has been exhibited internationally including Art Stage Singapore, the Korean International Art Fair and in private collections in the UK, US, Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia. It is in the permanent collection of the Singapore Art Museum and the Printmaking Research Centre of Macau.

Her work will be exhibited at South East Asia’s largest art fair, Art SG, in January 2026 where she is represented by Intersections Gallery in Singapore. She is also represented by Handmark Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania.

Professional Experience

Timeline
2023
Finalist, Urunga Small Sculpture Prize, NSW, Australia.
2021
Artist-in-Residence, Tanglin Trust International School, Singapore.
2020
Invited to be a lifetime Affiliate Member of the Circle Arts Foundation, Lyon, France.
2018
Shortlisted for the national Tom Bass Prize for Figurative Sculpture, Sydney, Australia.
2015
Commissioned by the il Lido Group Singapore. Site-specific sculpture installations located in the National Gallery of Singapore. Developed and implemented concept proposal with respect to location regulations; attend site visits; managing third-party (architects, National Gallery staff) and client expectations, installation supervision, responsible for all aspects of own artwork production through to completion.
2015
Invited to participate at Art Stage Singapore by Art-2 Gallery.
2014
Collaborative project at London's Mini Maker Faire. Conducted public demonstrations on how to make recycled paper embedded with electronic components e.g. LED lights and circuitry.
2013
Shortlisted for the South Place Hotel Art Prize, London.
2013
Shortlisted for corporate commission by Hoare Lea, U.K.'s most established building engineering firm.
2013
Shortlisted to exhibit at the inaugural FloatArt exhibition, part of the London Mayor's Thames Festival.
2012
Victoria & Albert Museum – invited to design and conduct a series of workshops for their school and public outreach programme in London, U.K. Managed and led a team of assistants to facilitate and ensure smooth-running of educational workshops in printmaking.
2012
Invited by the Printmaking Research Centre of Macau (Cultural Institute of Macau), to represent, exhibit and coordinate delegates from Singapore to the Macau Printmaking Triennial, including travel logistics and curation.
2012
Commissioned by The Financial Times (Asia) and RBS Coutts, to produce four artworks to be given as prizes for their Women in Asia Awards.
2009
International Print Artist-in-Residence, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK. Working with Museum curators for exchange and collaboration; understanding the Museum's purpose to bridge the gap between the Museum and public: interaction with audience through their Public Outreach programme; conducting courses and workshops through their Learning programme.

Exhibitions

Solo and Group Exhibitions

Timeline
2025
Summer Salon Group Show, Handmark Gallery, Tasmania, Australia
2024
Works on Paper group exhibition, Handmark Gallery, Tasmania, Australia
2023
Finalists Exhibition, Urunga Small Sculpture Prize, NSW, Australia
2023
Works on Paper group exhibition, Handmark Gallery, Tasmania, Australia
2023
Celebrating Our Landscape exhibition, Handmark Gallery, Tasmania, Australia
2022
Works on show at EHL (Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne) Singapore
2022
Summer Salon group exhibition, Handmark Gallery, Tasmania, Australia
2022
Nuages, 63 Spotts Art Gallery, Singapore
2021
Emergence, permanent installation at Tanglin Trust School, Singapore
2021
The Call Of The Sea, Selegie Arts Center, Singapore
2019
Repeat, Repeat, Repeat, The Private Museum, Singapore
2019
Deep State: Dive into the Subconscious, Handmark Gallery, Tasmania, Australia
2018
Affordable Exhibition, Handmark Gallery, Tasmania, Australia
2018
Tom Bass Figurative Sculpture Prize, group exhibition, Sydney, Australia
2016
Solo exhibition at the Penny Contemporary, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
2015
Art Stage Singapore 2015, Singapore. Represented by Art-2 Gallery
2015
Art in Motion, Art-2 Gallery, Singapore
2015
20:20 Print Exchange 2014, a touring exhibition organized by Hot Bed Press, UK
2014
Korean International Art Fair, Seoul, Korea. Represented by Art-2 Gallery
2014
Pfeffer SS15 Fashion Press Day, London, UK
2014
Live in your Dreams!, The Crypt in St Pancras Church, London, UK
2014
The Affordable Art Exhibition, Vibe Gallery, London, UK
2013
Rough Around The Edges, Hanmi Gallery, London, UK
2013
neo:graduates2013, Bolton, UK
2013
Art Lacuna Prize, London, UK
2013
FloatArt, (Part of the London Mayor's Thames Festival), London, UK
2013
Encounters in Art & Science, The British Library, London, UK
2012
1st Macau Printmaking Triennial, Macau S.A.R.
2012
Reflections, The Rotunda, Exchange Square, Hong Kong
2011
Affordable Art Fair, London (Oct), UK
2011
Bloomsbury Art Fair, London, UK
2010
D.A. Activist, Austin Gallery, London, UK
2009
ArtSingapore 2009, Singapore
2009
D.A. Activist, Gallerie de Vie, Hong Kong
2009
Kaleidescope, The Rotunda, Exchange Square, Hong Kong
2009
Emerging Materials, ION Art Gallery & Art 2, Singapore
2009
The Cork Street Open, The Gallery in Cork Street, London, UK
2009
Chelsea Art Fair, London, UK
2009
Agora Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
2008
ArtSingapore 2008, Singapore
2008
Viridian Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
2008
Think Tank, Eagle Art Gallery, Murray, Kentucky, U.S.A.
2008
Hun Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
1998
Art-2, Singapore
1997
Art Power, The Substation Art Gallery, Singapore
1995
Two Way Traffic, The Substation Art Gallery, Singapore
1994
Freshways in Printmaking, Coventry Gallery, London, UK
1994
Women in Action, Redfield Exhibition Gallery, Winslow, UK
1994
Aspects of the Body, Soul & Environment, Dixon Bate Gallery, Leeds, UK

Public and Private Collections

Timeline
2021
Tanglin Trust International School, Singapore
2016
Publicis Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2015
AURA Restaurant and Wine Bar (Il Lido Group) Singapore
2013
The Macau Printmaking Research Centre, Macau S.A.R.
1996
Leo Burnett Singapore
1996
The United Overseas Bank of Singapore
1995
The Singapore Art Museum, Singapore

Public Speaking Appearances

Timeline
2019
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore.
2015
Artist's Art Forum, College of the Arts, University of Tasmania, Australia.
2013
'State of Matter: Collisions and Connections' conference, University of the Arts London, UK.
2012
Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK.

Commissions & Collections

Timeline
2021
Tanglin Trust International School, Singapore
2016
Publicis Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2015
AURA Restaurant and Wine Bar (Il Lido Group) Singapore
2013
The Macau Printmaking Research Centre, Macau S.A.R.
1996
Leo Burnett Singapore
1996
The United Overseas Bank of Singapore
1995
The Singapore Art Museum, Singapore