Artist Bio and Track Record

Artist Biography

A graduate from NAFA with a Diploma in Visual Communications in 2000 and Lasalle College of the Arts with a Diploma in Painting in 2007 and BA(HONS) in Fine Arts, Zul also known as ZERO is a member of the urban arts collective ARTVSTS- art activist. Zul's works revolve around street culture, pop culture and current affairs; trying to create a dialogue and social commentary through his art. His works constantly tries integrate and negotiate the function of design and advertising within the framework of conceptual and traditional fine arts.

Zul has been involved in numerous events and exhibitions and have been an integral part in the growth of ARTVSTS collective since its formation in late 2003. Was a shortlisted candidate nominee for President’s Young Artist Awards 2005. A practicing artist since completion of National Service early 2003. Zul is also an Associate Artist with the Substation. Zul is also currently a lecturer with Lasalle College of the Arts.


Education

1992 - 1996
"O" Levels
Xinimin Secondary School

1997 - 2000
Diploma in Visual Communications
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

2006 - 2007
Diploma in Fine Arts
Lasalle College of the Arts

2007 - 2008
Bachelor of Arts with Honours
Lasalle College of the Arts


Previous Work Experience

06/1999 - 10/ 2000
Events Unlimited Pte Ltd
Junior Graphic Designer/ Illustrator

2003
Mushrooms Avant Garde Communications
Freelance Graphic Designer

02/2003 - 09/2004
PDI Artline Ptd Ltd
Assistant Art Director/ Graphic Designer

09/2004 - 12/2004
Brainhook.com
Creative Designer

01/2005 - 05/005
Cazbaa Communications
Freelance Creative Designer

Substance Inc
Freelance Creative Designer

Lancer Design
Fulltime Creative Designer/ Illustrator


Current Employer

08/2009 -
Lasalle College of the Arts
Lecturer


Exhibitions & Job Experience

Jul 2004
Liquid Room: Freestyle Graffiti Mural

Aug 2004(Collective)
Canon TV Advertisement- 100 metres by 2 metres temporary wall mural

Oct-Nov 2004(Collective)
Singapore Art Museum: SENI Contemporary Arts Exhibition
( invited to do live painting for launch of SENI and involved as intervention artist
throughout duration of exhibition.)

Oct 2004(Collective)
Singapore Arts Museum Stencil Workshop

13 Nov 2004(Collective)
SAE/Zouk DJ Competition Mural

Feb 2005
Zouk Fresh 2005 Mural with The Killer Gerbil

Apr 2005(Collective)
Artwork featured on Channel U docu-drama HeARTS and Soul.

May - June 2005(Collective)
Street Festival 2005 Live Street Mural Paintings with TraseOne(SG), Araldyte(UK,) Yok(AUS)

April - June 2005
Noise Festival Singapore
Graffiti Art Workshop Trainer/ Judging panel for Noise Festival Graffiti Artwork Design
National Arts Council

June 2005(Collective)
People's Association Youth Movement Showcase

July 2005
Kreative Hub Container Mural

Sept 2005(Collective)
TXTRAPOLIS Exhibition
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

Sept 2005
Noise Festival Singapore
Graffiti Art Workshop Trainer
National Arts Council

Sept 2005
National History Museum
Silkscreen Workshop

Oct 2005
Trexi Launch 2 (Brothersfree, Danny Chan, Devilrobots, Ultraman, YOK)
Art on Car
Play Imaginative

Oct 2005
Graffiti Mural for UOB Mini TV AD

Nov 2005
StreetTease Design Festival 2005
Graffiti@Bugis Village
Live motion mural painting:- Zero, LilPinkDevil, The Killer Gerbil, TraseOne collaboration
with ReelLoco

Dec 2005
Beermats Exhibition
Marrsbar, Spain.

Jan 2006
Fiction@lLove Exhibition
Museum Of Contemporary Art Shanghai

Jan 2006
Forplay: Fine Arts dates Street Art
Collaborative Exhibition with Khairuddin Hori, The Killer Gerbil and Lil Pink Devil

Jan 2006
Graffiti Mural Production with local graffiti artist
National Youth Council Skatepark@Somerset
Singtel REDMOB Wall

Feb 2006
Invited artist for Zouk FRESH Artists Showcase
ZoukClub, Singapore

March 2006
Trexi Invades New York Exhibition
Toy Cube, New York City

May 2006
Noise Singapore Festival Media Launch
NAC
Project Coordinator/ Artistic Direction
Artwork in Homeclub

May 2006
Fiction@lLove Exhibition
Singapore Leg
Singapore Arts Museum

May 2006
Graffiti Art Workshop Trainer
St Nicholas Girls School

May 2006
Off the Wall Party
Singapore Arts Museum
Façade Mural
Artist/ Project coordinator

June 2006
Graffiti Art Workshop and Talk
Dunman Secondary School
Charity Project for Students CIP(Community Involvement Points)

June 2006
Bugis Street x Converse Murals
Commissioned Artist

June 2006
ROAR IS THE NEW PURR
Public Art Mural @ Esplanade
Charity Project where sale of artworks
Would be donated to ST Pocket Money Fund

August 2006
MAAD Sunday
Live Graffiti

August 2006
TRYBE Youth Movement Workshop
Stencil Design and Silkscreen Art
Workshop Trainer

September 2006
Critical Thinking in Street Art
Workshop and Talk
Singapore Arts Museum Public Programme

September 2006
Ooak 3 Mural
Commisioned Muralfor Ooak 3,
Flea Mart Concept Space.
ZERO and ANTZ

September 2006
TRYBE Youth Movement
Commissioned Mural
ZERO and TRASEONE

September 2006
Displacementary
An Exhibition by ARTVSTS
First ARTVSTS collective show
City Gallery, Basheer Bookstore

October- November 2006
Writings on the Wall
Resident Artist - Public Mural Wall
Singapore Arts Museum

October 2006
Commissioned Mural
ZERO & The Killer Gerbil
Void Deck@Seah St

October-November 2006
Explore Singapore
NHB Campaign
Graffiti Mural
Malay Heritage Centre

November 2006
Commissioned Mural-stage 01
ZERO & TraseOne
BatesAsia for NOKIA
CK TANGS-LIDO ISETAN Tunnel

December 2006
Live Mural Painting
ARTVSTS
Citroen Showroom

December 2006
Commissioned Mural -stage 02
ZERO & TraseOne
BatesAsia for NOKIA
CK TANGS-LIDO ISETAN Tunnel

January 2007
Chingay 2007 Float Mural
ZERO & TraseOne
Streetfestival Singapore

January 2007
Commissioned Mural -stage 03
ZERO & TraseOne
BatesAsia for NOKIA
CK TANGS-LIDO ISETAN Tunnel

February 2007
Singtel Youth Redwheels Campaign
ZERO
Commissioned Design for Singtel/ Redmob Promotional Vehicle

February 2007
PUB Active Beautiful and Clean Campaign
Commissioned Mural
Asian Civillisation Museum

February 2007
Commissioned Mural
TAGGER Flagship Store
ZERO & Selected Artists
VIVOCITY

March 2007
Commissioned Mural
Shine Cafe
ZERO & The Killer Gerbil

March 2007
Graffiti art & design workshop
Tanjong Katong Girls School
Workshop Trainer

April 2007
Invited Artist
DJARUM BLACK Urban Art
Urban art event- Jakarta

April 2007
Invited Artist
Zouk FRESH 2007 Graffiti Competition
ZOUK Singapore

May 2007
Participating Artist
Walking with Artist Tour
SUBSTATION/ Singapore Arts Festival

June 2007
Commissioned Mural
CHIJ Our Lady of Good Counsel

June 2007
Commissioned Mural
Ministry Of Sound
One Half Miliion Entries

June - August 2007
Graffiti and Street art workshop
Whitley Secondary School
Workshop Trainer

August 2007
Graffiti Stencil Design workshop
The Substation
Workshop Trainer

August - October 2007
Ephemural Space
Inaugural Artist
Wheelock Art Gallery

September 2007
Real Presence, Istanbul
Floating Sites for Istanbul Bienalle
Meeting of young artists and curators.
Under Lasalle College of the Arts and Dr Winston Oh
Travelogue Award

September 2007
Windrunner Murals
Commissioned Mural
for NIKE Windrunner Campaign
KINETIC
GO SPORTS Skateshop Margaret Drive

October 2007
B.ONE Bar
Commissioned Mural
Marriot Hotel

November 2007
Novotel Hotel Staff Dept
Commissioned Mural
Novotel Hotel

November 2007
Windrunner Murals
Commissioned Mural
for NIKE Windrunner Campaign
KINETIC
Bugis Market

December 2007
TEENAGE/TAGGERBAGS x The Substation
TAGGERBAGS Design workshop
The Substation

December 2007
Live Mural Painting
PLAYGROUND Fashion Show
ZOUK

January 2008
Commissioned Artwork
Art on Car
Private Collector

March 2008
Artist Talk on Urban Art
Assembly Session
Whitley Secondary School

March 2008
Artist Talk on Urban Art
Assembly Session
Northbrooks Secondary School

March 2008
Graffiti and Stencil Design workshop
North Cluster MOE Teachers

April - May 2008
Graffiti and Stencil Design workshop
Whitley Secondary School

May 2008
AGVA Style Council Launch
Live Artwork Showcase
Design Consultation for AGVA Bag Design Competition
Night and Day Gallery

June 2008
LASALLE College of the Arts
Degree Show 2008
LASALLE College of the Arts

June 2008
Live Mural Painting
Charity auction painting for China Earthquake victims
Collaboration with MC Yan (HK) ZERO, Antz, The Killer Gerbil (SG)
JOIN THE TROOPS Event
Ministry of Sound

July 2008
Commisioned Mural
MindEdge Motivational Learning Ctr

August 2008
Tapau: The Visual Arts Exhibition
Group Exhibition
They Art Gallery, Annexe, Pasar Seni
Kuala Lumpur

August 2008
Live Art Performance
Supperclub
Supperclub, Singapore

August 2008
Live Painting Installation
Nokia Music Campaign
JWT Singapore
BAYBEATS, Esplanade

September 2008
Adiartist Campaign
Adidas Artist Showcase
Commissioned Artist
Adidas Original Boutiique, Pacific Plaza

September 2008
Stencil Design & Graffiti Workshop
The Substation

September 2008
Commissioned Mural
Collaboration with Antz
Tiger Translate Art Tunnel
Boat Quay - Riverwalk Underpass

October 2008
EDB "E" Icon Campaign
Art Direction, consultation for guerilla marketing campaign
Commissioned Artist
Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore

November 2008
Commissioned Mural
Volkswagen Singapore
Vivocity

November 2008
Artistic Expression of the World Today Exhibition
The Economist

January 2009
Stencil Design & Graffiti Workshop
Korean Exchange Students on MOE Student Exchange Programme
The Substation

January 2009
Commissioned Artwork on Oil Barrels
Chingay 2009
City Alive Party

February 2009
Adiartist Showcase
Adidas Soles and Stripes
60th Anniversary Party
Adidas Singapore

March 2009
Artist Showcase
Tiger Translate Museum
The Atrium, Plaza Singapura

March 2009
Graffiti and Stencil Design workshop
Community Involvement Programme
Northbrooks Secondary School

March 2009
Artist Showcase/ Live Painting
World Wide Festival Sessions
Singapore Arts Museum

April 2009
Heineken Green Room Sessions
Commissioned Mural ZERO X ANTZ
F1 Pit Area

April 2009
Paul T: My Adidas and Me
Commissioned Mural
Forbidden City, Clarke Quay

April- May 2009
Street art Workshop
Assumption Pathway School

May 2009
The Triqnaqi presents: Grupo De Rua
Commisioned Mural for Opening
ZERO X Phyreman
Singapore Arts Festival
Victoria Theatre

May 2009
Commisioned Mural
ZERO X ANTZ
World Wide Festival Beach Party
Siloso Beach, Sentosa

June 2009
Commisioned Mural Artwork
Redbull Singapore

June 2009
Commisioned Mural Artwork
ZERO/ ANTZ
Leo Burnett, Singapore

August 2009
Commisioned Painting Installation
Adiartist x Adidas Originals
Iluma

September 2009
Commisioned Artist
Live mural painitng
F1 ROCKS CONCERT
Redbull Container Arena
Fort Canning



Features

March 2005
Featured on FHM magazine Singapore- Article on street arts

Apr 2005(Collective)
Featured on Channel U docu-drama HeARTS and Soul

Oct 2005
Featured on Channel U News- Noise Festival

Jan 2006
Playtimes Magazine Issue 11
6 page feature with ARTVSTS

Jan 2006
Featured on The Straits Time
Total Defence “Hang Tough” Project

Feb 2006
Forplay: Fine Art dates Street
Featured on Local Channels News

Feb 2006
Forplay: Fine Art dates Street
Berita Harian

May 2006
Artist Feature
Indigo Lifestyle Magazine

May 2006
Fiction@lLove Exhibition
Interviewed and featured on
Lianhe Zhaobao

May 2006
Fiction@lLove Exhibition
Artwork feature
IS Magazine

May 2006
Fiction@lLove Exhibition
Interviewed and featured for
Mediacorp News and Arts Central

August 2006
Featured for
Teenage Magazine

September 2006
Rubbish to Art
Featured on Straits Time

October 2006
Artwork feature for Reddot Museum Article
ISH Magazine

October 2006
Interview on Suria Segar Morning Show
ARTVSTS

October 2006
Artwork featured on ISH mag for MAAD Sunday

December 2006
DISPLACEMENTARY featured
on CUBES Magazine Issue 25

February 2007
Playtimes Magazine Issue 21
ARTVSTS feature for Displacementary Exhibition

April 2007
Underspray Online Magazine
Artist Interview
www.underspray.com

May 2007
Wheelock Gallery Press Release
Featured on Business Times

June 2007
Artist Profile
Two Page Feature for Today Paper

June 2007
ART OR NOT? Spray Paint Art
Front Page Cover LIFE! Section
Featured for full page article on Graffiti Art

August 2007
Interview on Prinetime Morning Channel News Asia
Wheelock Gallery and Ephemural Space Feature

September 2007
Ephemural Space
Featured interview and article on Berita Harian

September 2008
Featured for Lasalle Outstanding Malay Student
Featured interview and article on Berita Harian

November 2008
Think Globally, Act Artistically
Featured interview and article on The Straits Time
Article on The Economist exhibition

May 2009
Rebels with a Cause
Featured interview and article on IS Magazine
Article on contemporary street art culture

July 2009
Cover Artwork
Campus Magazine



Awards

May 2006
NAC International Travelling Grant

August 2006
NAC ARTS BURSARY AWARDS(Local) Recipient

April 2007
Zouk FRESH 2007 Graffiti Competition
1st Place Prize Winner

June 2007
LASALLE College of the Arts
Lasalle Scholarship

August 2007
NAC ARTS BURSARY AWARDS(Local) Recipient

September 2007
Dr Winston Oh Travelogue Award Recipient
Invited Artist for Real Presence
a floating event as part of the Istanbul Biennale.
Istanbul, Turkey.



Miscellaneous

Sept 2005
Noise Festival Singapore
Judge
National Arts Council

Jan 2006
Art Direction and Curation for Nexus Total Defence
Mobile Graffiti Exhibtion containers
Mindef

Feb 2006
Invited as judge and graffiti showcase and workshop for
FUNK IT OUT @ Heartlands Street Fiesta
Graffiti Competition

September 2006
Invited by NYC to be part of
Young Singaporeans Dialogue with Prime Minister
16th and 24th September

March 2008
Crowning Stroke T-Shirt Design Competition
Judge

March 2008
Agva Style Council Launch
Design Consultation for AGVA Bag Design Competition