Isaiah Cheng (b. 1996) is an artist & arts programmer based in Singapore. He is an interdisciplinary artist working across performance, photography and moving image.
In his artistic practice, Cheng primarily concerns himself with what lies in the underbelly of society and the things that we don’t see or choose not to see. His work is often characterised by problematising the established conventions of the familiar and the everyday, presenting them for heightened and alternate contemplation.
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Instagram @isaiahcheng_
Email isaiahchengjunsen@gmail.com
Education
2024
Certificate in Essentials of Teaching and Learning: Nanyang Technological University (NTU), National Institute of Education (NIE)
2018—2021
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Photography (First Class Honours): Falmouth University, Insititute of Photography
2013 — 2016
Diploma in Film, Sound, Video: Ngee Ann Polytechnic, School of Film & Media Studies
Exhibitions (Selected)
2025
| | on paper. FARM, Singapore.
2021
Semblance. Gyllyngdune Gardens (Princess Pavilion), Falmouth, UK.
Showcase. The Institute of Photography Gallery, Penryn, UK.
Showcase. The Institute of Photography Gallery, Penryn, UK.
2020
a Sense of Being: Disjointed. Transient. Incomplete. (online)
Libertad. The Institite of Photography Gallery, Penryn, UK.
Libertad. The Institite of Photography Gallery, Penryn, UK.
2019
Letting Be of Beings. The Institute of Photography Gallery, Penryn, UK.
Lectures/Talks/Workshops
2025
Speaker, Bodies on Screens: Reimagining Connection in the Age of Artificial Forms, ART SG 2025, Singapore.
Visiting Lecture, BA Photography (Online), Falmouth University
Visiting Lecture, BA Photography (Online), Falmouth University
2024
Moderator (Talk), Jake Elwes: Queering Artifical Intelligence & Deepfake Drag. Soho House @ Warehouse Hotel, Singapore
2021
Artist Lecture, Filmmaking as Artistic Research, School of Arts, Design, Media (ADM), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore
Instructor (Workshop), Triptych Short Film Workshop. Gratitude Lab 2.0, But Not Boring Collective, Republic Polytechnic x National Arts Council, Singapore
Instructor (Workshop), Triptych Short Film Workshop. Gratitude Lab 2.0, But Not Boring Collective, Republic Polytechnic x National Arts Council, Singapore
2020
Artist Lecture, BA (Hons) Photography, Falmouth University, England
Programming/Producing
2024
9th Singapore International Photography Festival (Portfolio Review; Photo Market; Masterclass & Seminars; Talk Series, Exhibition Guided Tours; Weekend Workshops; Archival Allergies: Personal Remedies for Colonial Archives curated by Sean Cham; Mingalaba: A Journey through the Myanmar Photo Archive curated by Kirti Upadhyaya; Anton Gautama Professional Development Scholarship)
2023
DECK Associate Creative Programme (The Unstable Image by Clara Peh; queer / life drawing by singmoolsung; Archives of One’s Own by Sean Cham); Year-in-Review: Online Portfolio Reviews; Currents Above Ground; Singapore Art Week 2023 (Urban Screens, Art Thought Leadership Forum, Open Call Projects)
2022
As You Were (Public Art Trust); Singapore Art Week 2022 (SAW in Dubai, SAW Dialogues, Open Call Projects)
2019 — 2020
Young People’s Jury Programme (Cornwall Film Festival)
Curatorial
2021
Rollback 21: Digital Futures Amongst an Earthly Land (Symposium); Of Meadows (Physical/Online).
2020
A Sense of Being: Disjointed. Transient. Incomplete (Online); A Visual Flow (Physical/Online).
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©Isaiah Cheng 2018—2025.
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