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An artist, curator, and activist, Sharon is known for her contemporary works that explore environmental and social issues. In this work, the intriguing silhouette of a winged creature with a monstrous head emerges across contrasting backgrounds. Sharon Chin received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne. She has gained regional exposure through her iconic interactive public art which gathered the participation of 100 men, women and children dressed in colourful sarong wraps, drenching themselves in plastic tubs of water in a mass Mandi Bunga (flower bath), a 10-minute performance art piece held at the lawn of National Museum in Singapore in 2013. Her recent solo exhibitions include In The Skin Of A Tiger: Monument To What We Want (Tugu Kita) held at the Singapore Biennale 2019, and Local Flora: Patterns by Sharon Chin (in collaboration with Bogus Merchandise) at Chan + Hori Contemporary, Singapore in 2017. Her works are in the collection of Singapore Art Museum and Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art. Sharon was awarded the Prince Claus Fund 2023 Mentorship Award for Cultural & Artistic Responses to the Environmental Crisis.