Shirley Png’s Art Gallery (formerly known as The Sincere Art) started
out as a home-based studio in 2007 by Shirley Png. Shirley’s customers comprise mainly of
individuals who wanted to turn their cherished portraits into mementos and
gifts for their loved ones. Over the
years, Shirley has handled works which ranges from personal portraits, child
portraits, couple portraits, friends portraits, family portraits, pet portraits
and human & pet portraits. Her works
are hanging proudly in the homes of collectors from Singapore, Japan, India, United
Kingdom and United States.
Shirley Png’s Art Gallery was established to give life to people’s
memories through works of portrait drawings. Seeing a real connection between works of art
and ourselves will be a norm. Leaving
behind a legacy for future generations through works of art will be possible
for everyone.
Shirley’s
passion for drawing started when she was a child. Her pursuit of portraiture started when she
took a bold step to read Art in Junior College (JC) without any prior
specialization in Art during her secondary school days. She was inspired to learn portrait drawing
when she saw works of her seniors hanging on the walls of the college grounds.
In JC, she was trained under a teacher who is a graduate of an Art college in Amsterdam. Despite her early struggles with the subject,
Shirley found much joy in drawing portraits of her school mates. The effort she
had put in eventually earned her an academic award in Art in her graduation
year.
Most of Shirley’s
works reflect her interest in realism art and using pencil as a medium to show
fine outlines and details. She is inspired by portraits of European artists Jan
van Eyck, Albrecht Dürer and Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Raphael). Through constant self-learning, Shirley
aspires to create quality portrait drawings which her island homeland,
Singapore, can be proud of.
Awards:
1998, Academic Award, Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE A-Level) examination
2021, Winner (5th place), Live
On Festival - Design Competition,
National Organ Transplant Unit, Ministry of Health, Singapore
