Lau Su An

About Artist

Su An began her art journey in hopes of improving her fine motor and communication skills. After more than a decade’s worth of practice, she is now a professional artist who focuses on painting with acrylics and watercolour. Flowers are her main inspiration and she hopes to capture their captivating grace and poise on paper. Besides painting, Su An is also musically talented and enjoys playing the piano and organ.

Jevon Tan

About Artist

Jevon, an only child, is quiet and introverted. He communicates through drawings, allowing adults to understand his inner world. He is artistic and can create beautiful sculptures with clay or plasticine.

Choo Fu Gin

About Artist

"Choo Fu Gin, Hugo Hugo is currently in Secondary 4/1 at Katong School. Hugo's forte lies in the world of watercolors, where he expertly creates vibrant and intricate artworks. His incredible ability to focus allows him to effortlessly craft complex pieces. He aspires to be a plumber. "

Leong Si Jun

About Artist

Sijun was born with Down Syndrome and has been fighting against the deterioration of his eyesight and muscles in the past decade. He would paint very slowly, stroke by stroke, to fill up the whole canvas. He loves cars and paintings. If given a choice, he would want to become a car designer or an interior designer. He is a cheerful boy and reflect this in his colourful and bright paintings as colours and sunshine makes him happy.

Tan Hui Xin

About Artist

Hui Xin is a cheerful girl who loves dancing to music and exploring the environment around her. She loves to use bright colours for her art, matching her personality.

Raymond Tan Khee Huat

About Artist

When Raymond became tetraplegic, he was at a loss of what to do. When he was first introduced to mouth painting, he was disinterested, only picking up an interest at a later stage. He learned from tutorials on the internet and taught himself how to use the brush with his mouth through consistent practice.

Miguel Noble III Cabril

About Artist

Miguel is an imaginative young artist who has a passion for capturing the essence of urban life. Drawing inspiration from the towering skyscrapers and bustling streets of the city, he creates his own world of imagination with colourful blocks, inspired by his love for Minecraft. Through Miguel's creative works, you will be drawn into an imaginative realm where magic unfolds and feel his passion for art.

Ng Siang Hoi

About Artist

Siang Hoi who was born with hearing impairment from birth learned to paint at a very young age. He enjoys painting Singapore Scenes like market places, Singapore River, Merlion and old structure scenes. His paintings which are done on canvases using acrylic paints has brought to life places of yesteryears. He has progressed now to use his artistic talent to paint on other painting mediums to express his creativeness. His latest work on different sized ceramic tiles using porcelain and ceramic paints has brought many praises from customers who have purchased them.

Zhang Kaini

About Artist

Kaini was involved in a traffic accident, resulting her in becoming paralysed from shoulders down. She laid the foundations of mouth paining in 2005. With her enormous strength, precision and concentration, she made rapid progress and started to make a living out of mouth painting. Her paintings remind herself and viewers of her determination and willpower.

Goh Ah Nga

Ms Priscilla Chew Xin Hui and Mr Teh Yong Kang

About Artist

Ms Priscilla Chew Xin Hui and Mr Teh Yong Kang both suffer from visual impairment. For Mr Teh, he is left with 30% of sight in his right eye. Despite their limitations, they are overcome their obstacles with the support from their family and friends, as well as find joy through art.

Thaddeus Chew

About Artist

Thaddeus is a differently abled paleoartist who has a real sense for prehistoric life on earth. His depictions of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and other prehistoric creatures are crisp, colourful and imaginative in nature. Under Extra∙Ordinary People’s Creative Lab Programme, Thaddeus has explored adding colour to his dinosaurs and even merging his dinosaurs onto background scenes!

Sng Wen Zhen Daniel

About Artist

Daniel started art in 2021 because it was a convenient activity that suited him, but he quickly realised that he has a talent in art and kept going. Now, it is a dream of his to continue pursuing art alongside history because he enjoys it. He lives with the motto ""Don't give up on your dreams, try to pursue them!""

Aaron Yeo

About Artist

Aaron was a hairstylist before a motorcycle accident left him paralysed from the neck down. Overcome with grief, Aaron spent years trying to come to terms with this new reality without much success. A chance encounter with another tetraplegic introduced him to the therapeutic world of art. Slowly but surely, Aaron discovered his hidden talent for painting and received formal training from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA). Aaron’s practice in oil is steeped in realism as he draws inspiration from nature. Every stroke deftly captures his subject in precise detail.

Sim Meng Suan

About Artist

Meng Suan has Autism, and she is attending vocational training in MINDS WEDC. Meng Suan has a comical style of drawing, doodling every day on daily objects. "

Ayren Yee

Quek Qiao Tai

About Artist

Qiao Tai has a magical touch to express himself, creating art as a form of meditation. Learning through observing, Qiao Tai is flexible to explore the different element in arts.

Sereen Cheng

About Artist

Sereen had a stroke in the swimming pool in her late teens. As a result of this, she depends on her right hand to work with and her left foot with calipers for walking support. Her grandfather, seeing her growing despondence, suggested painting as an option to complement and speed her physical therapy. In the universe of Art where beauty is the goal, Sereen feels most at ease. In its embrace, her negative thoughts and feelings encounter a transformation and she, the artist, is able to soar above.

Kok Tuck Chong

About Artist

Kok Tuck Chong discovered his passion for mouth painting through his occupational therapy for his spinal cord injury. He has made significant progress in his skills, and has been given the opportunity to participate in various local exhibitions.

Muhammad Hanis Irfan Bin Norhisham

About Artist

DOB: 3/10/2006 Irfan graduated in 2022 from Katong School. He possesses a unique talent for digital art and computer-based design. Irfan's career aspirations lie in the field of information technology.

Rihansh Manoh Chugani

About Artist

Rihansh Manoj Chugani, 10, a student at CPAS, passionately embraces art. From a young age, he discovered joy in colouring and drawing, which he now explores in the Special Arts CCA. Rihansh's art is a means of self-expression, inspiring others with his resilience and unwavering spirit.

Katy Lee

About Artist

Katy Lee, a 73-year-old female, is a visually impaired client of SAVH. She is left with only tunnel vision in her left eye. Despite this, she is able to create artpieces with fine details, capturing the beauty of nature. Her feelings are also effectively communicated in her works.

Nur Sabrina Binte Rahim

About Artist

Sabrina is a new member to the Rainbow Centre’s Artability Programme. She is a sweet and joyful young lady who loves K-POP music, food and everything cute. Sabrina is a fast learner and displays incredible art skills and techniques in her paintings. She enjoys playing with colour contrast in her artworks, and loves defining the subject matter with thick lines.

Chalmers Wong

About Artist

Chalmers was diagnosed with moderate to severe autism when he was 18 months old. He has auditory processing issues, speech and developmental delay. Chalmers is talented in painting and sandart. Besides his artistic traits, he is also a drummer, pianist and bowling champion.

Nicole Koo

About Artist

Nicole Koo is an artist who specialises in watercolour painting. She holds a Diploma in Fine Arts from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and post-graduation, has built an impressive portfolio of over 100 artworks. Her practice focuses largely on capturing the beauty of the natural world, especially flora and fauna. Painting has helped Nicole create an oasis of calm energy where with each stroke, she is taken to a peaceful and quiet state of mind.

Aaron Yeo Kwok Chian

About Artist

Aaron suffers from paralysis of his upper and lower limbs. He was aimless for a long time after his hospital stay until he met another tetraplegic, Gilbert Tan. He was introduced to mouth painting and soon discovered that he has a hidden talent. Since then, he has progressed as a mouth painter and inspires those like him.

Kok Tuck Chong

About Artist

Kok Tuck Chong discovered his passion for mouth painting through his occupational therapy for his spinal cord injury. He has made significant progress in his skills, and has been given the opportunity to participate in various local exhibitions.

Joanne Peh

Thaddeus Chew

About Artist

Thaddeus is a differently abled paleoartist who has a real sense for prehistoric life on earth. His depictions of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and other prehistoric creatures are crisp, colourful and imaginative in nature. Under Extra∙Ordinary People’s Creative Lab Programme, Thaddeus has explored adding colour to his dinosaurs and even merging his dinosaurs onto background scenes!

Leong Si Jun

About Artist

Sijun was born with Down Syndrome and has been fighting against the deterioration of his eyesight and muscles in the past decade. He would paint very slowly, stroke by stroke, to fill up the whole canvas. He loves cars and paintings. If given a choice, he would want to become a car designer or an interior designer. He is a cheerful boy and reflect this in his colourful and bright paintings as colours and sunshine makes him happy.

Thaddeus Chew

About Artist

Thaddeus is a differently abled paleoartist who has a real sense for prehistoric life on earth. His depictions of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and other prehistoric creatures are crisp, colourful and imaginative in nature. Under Extra∙Ordinary People’s Creative Lab Programme, Thaddeus has explored adding colour to his dinosaurs and even merging his dinosaurs onto background scenes!

Ridhwan

About Artist

Ridhwan is an apprentice on board Rainbow Centre’s Artability Programme. Before Ridhwan was born, he had several congenital conditions discovered and shortly after birth, he was detected with Pfeiffer Syndrome. Despite all these challenges - with a steadfast and earnest attitude towards all he does, Ridhwan is a role model for his peers! Ridhwan is an open artist, he explores a variety of subjects – be it abstract toon animals or painted landscapes. Ever learning and ever curious, Ridhwan is a blooming artist that’s for sure!

Gary Chong Yi Xuan

About Artist

Gary is a 26-year-old with a unique set of abilities. He has a passion for art painting and finds solace in swimming and dance. His cheerful demeanour is infectious and brings joy to those around him. He has a remarkable talent for expressing himself through art and uses his creativity to showcase his perspective of the world. Gary's determination to pursue his passions and interests is truly inspiring. Despite facing challenges, he approaches life with a positive attitude and an unwavering spirit. Gary's artistic abilities and love for swimming are just a few of the qualities that make him a remarkable individual.

Raihan Mustaqim Bin Johari

About Artist

"Raihan is a young artist who likes working with various materials and is not afraid to experiment with new techniques during his painting sessions. Raihan is a student leader and athlete who enjoys playing soccer, participating actively in school events. Raihan is a quiet worker who enjoys experimenting with new methods to convey his thoughts. Despite his hearing impairment, it does not prevent him from persevering on."

Seah Chee Meng

About Artist

Chee Meng has been training and working at Arts@Metta since 2008 producing batik painting and pottery art pieces. His skill in the arts has also grown leaps and bounds. He is now one of our resident artist in the arts studio producing complex batik pieces. Diagnosed with intellectual disability, his employment at Arts@Metta enables him to lead an independent life and integrating into society. In his free time, Chee Meng enjoys planting and watching Korean dramas.

Donovan Ho

About Artist

Donovan has a lovable personality. In times of need, he will be there to help. He also often shows concern to his colleagues and greets everyone he sees. Diagnosed with Down Syndrome, Donovan likes using shapes in his artworks. he loves to watch TV in and engages in social media platforms in his free time.

Zhang Kaini

About Artist

Kaini was involved in a traffic accident, resulting her in becoming paralysed from shoulders down. She laid the foundations of mouth paining in 2005. With her enormous strength, precision and concentration, she made rapid progress and started to make a living out of mouth painting. Her paintings remind herself and viewers of her determination and willpower.

Justin Chua

About Artist

Justin is a 21-year-old male diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. He enjoys doing still life drawings with oil pastels.

Christina Lau

About Artist

Christina was a Prison Officer before a vehicular accident caused a major spinal cord injury, leaving her paralyzed from the chest down. Always one to see the glass half full, Christina did not give up on herself and discovered mouth painting through a group of friends. Initially apprehensive, she has since grown to enjoy the activity and is proficient with both watercolour and acrylic. Her favourite subjects to paint are flora and fauna. Besides being an artist, Christina is also an award-winning table tennis player, representing Singapore at the recent 11th ASEAN Para Games.

Nurul Inshirah Binte Mohamad Sudiar

About Artist

Inshirah, 17, was diagnosed with anxiety and has been receiving support from SAMH. As she is naturally quiet, she believes that art has been a therapeutic process in her recovery journey to express her thoughts. Inshirah finds art cathartic, and that it is a fun and relaxing activity. Besides painting, she also enjoys reading.

Eugene Wong

About Artist

"Eugene has an impressive and extensive knowledge of nature and animals. You can always find him constantly doodling sketches of various animals and cartoon characters. He enjoys applying vibrant colours to his drawings and is eager to learn new art techniques to improve on his art skills."

Mohamed Hady Bin Mohamed Rafae

About Artist

"Mohamed Hady Bin Mohamed Rafae Hady graduated in 2022 from Katong School. He is skilled at sketching and has a unique style with colors. He hopes to work in retail."

May Lim

About Artist

May has been with Bizlink Centre since 1995, first working under the Logistics and Fulfilment social enterprise, before moving to our Hampers & Wellness Packs social enterprise in 2010. At Bizlink Centre, May was encouraged to explore second skills beyond her employment, which included painting, which she has taken a liking to.

Serene Sng Wan Yan

About Artist

Serene is recovering from mental health issues, turning to the arts to cope with it. She has a passion for drawing, colouring, painting, singing and dancing. She has been attending art classes to improve in her painting talent.

Christina Lau

About Artist

Christina was a Prison Officer before a vehicular accident caused a major spinal cord injury, leaving her paralyzed from the chest down. Always one to see the glass half full, Christina did not give up on herself and discovered mouth painting through a group of friends. Initially apprehensive, she has since grown to enjoy the activity and is proficient with both watercolour and acrylic. Her favourite subjects to paint are flora and fauna. Besides being an artist, Christina is also an award-winning table tennis player, representing Singapore at the recent 11th ASEAN Para Games.

Christina Lau

About Artist

Christina was a Prison Officer before a vehicular accident caused a major spinal cord injury, leaving her paralyzed from the chest down. Always one to see the glass half full, Christina did not give up on herself and discovered mouth painting through a group of friends. Initially apprehensive, she has since grown to enjoy the activity and is proficient with both watercolour and acrylic. Her favourite subjects to paint are flora and fauna. Besides being an artist, Christina is also an award-winning table tennis player, representing Singapore at the recent 11th ASEAN Para Games.

Tan Gin Long

About Artist

"You will not find another more avid fan of Super Mario than Gin Long. Like how Mario has impressive jumping ability, Gin Long has good observation skills. He is able to notice proportions of objects and draw them rather precisely. Gin Long is very meticulous and careful in each and every stroke of his line art. As a new and imaginative student, there is unlimited potential awaiting him as he continues to learn and improve in his art."

Wong Jun Xiang

About Artist

Jun Xiang is a 41-year-old male diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. He is able to use watercolours and various shapes to create pieces with interesting and unique style.

Glen Tan Kai Rong

About Artist

Glen suffered from a spinal column injury due to a motorbike accident, requiring a cage to protect his injured area. He was introduced to mouth painting by fellow artist Aaron, which spark his interest to try it out for himself. He got books on acrylic and oil painting, teaching himself to hold the bursh with his mouth.

Han Kwan Heng, Katherine

About Artist

Katherine, 70, enjoys painting as she can express her emotions and feelings without words. She is best known for her nature drawings.

Tan Yan Min

About Artist

Yan Min is diagnosed with mild intellectual disability (MID), but this does not stop her from exploring her passions and interests. She uses bright colours in her art works to express her cheerful and friendly personality. Under Metta's Youth Employment Support, she learnt how to interact with customers and deliver effective sales strategies as a sales representative at Sift & Pick's pop-up store located at Jewel.

Christina Lau

About Artist

Christina was a Prison Officer before a vehicular accident caused a major spinal cord injury, leaving her paralyzed from the chest down. Always one to see the glass half full, Christina did not give up on herself and discovered mouth painting through a group of friends. Initially apprehensive, she has since grown to enjoy the activity and is proficient with both watercolour and acrylic. Her favourite subjects to paint are flora and fauna. Besides being an artist, Christina is also an award-winning table tennis player, representing Singapore at the recent 11th ASEAN Para Games.

Jozie Keok

About Artist

Jozie Keok’s artworks carry her signature bright and bold colours. She loves experimenting different forms of art and loves using hama beads to create art and jewellery. Diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, Jozie has a sociable personality and helps her colleagues in time of need. She is also a fan of Mandarin oldies!

Chuan Yew Eng

About Artist

Yew Eng has always expressed a liking for the arts. This fascination stemmed from her mother, who was an avid seamstress and instilled in her a love for craft-making. From ceramics and papercraft, to painting with oils, acrylics and watercolour, Yew Eng is a multi-disciplinary professional artist with over 40 years of experience. She derives indescribable satisfaction from creating artwork from scratch and finds the process extremely therapeutic.

Genine Tham

About Artist

Genine Tham is a beneficiary of Extra•Ordinary People’s Creative Lab Programme. Through her art, Genine creates glimpses of her inner world, motivated solely by self-discovery, inquisitiveness, and play. Amidst her artistic process, she is expressive, gentle and explorative. Each of Genine’s paintings projects new awareness emerging from her artistic process and her use of her hands and feet in creating panoramic landscapes that engage the viewer in their complex textures and details.

Glen Tan Kai Rong

About Artist

Glen suffered from a spinal column injury due to a motorbike accident, requiring a cage to protect his injured area. He was introduced to mouth painting by fellow artist Aaron, which spark his interest to try it out for himself. He got books on acrylic and oil painting, teaching himself to hold the bursh with his mouth.

Tan Hui Min

About Artist

Hui Min is diagnosed with intellectual disability. You will never find a greater animal lover than Hui Min. She has a soft spot for dogs and takes joy in bringing her dog for daily evening walks. She also enjoys a good game of chess. Her strength in recognising good colour combinations empowers her to express herself through art pieces that are dearly loved.

Thaddeus Chew

About Artist

Thaddeus is a differently abled paleoartist who has a real sense for prehistoric life on earth. His depictions of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and other prehistoric creatures are crisp, colourful and imaginative in nature. Under Extra∙Ordinary People’s Creative Lab Programme, Thaddeus has explored adding colour to his dinosaurs and even merging his dinosaurs onto background scenes!

Ng Jun Yao (Individual Artist)

About Artist

Jun Yao was diagnosed with autism at the age of 4 and is a graduate of AWWA Special School. He has been fond of observing the expression and movement of animals since young. His fondness for animals translates into paintings of uniquely charming animal cartoon characters. Over the years, his artworks were exhibited in various art exhibitions and printed on merchandises. He enjoys using oil painting because of the vibrant colours and is able to make corrections easily if he makes any mistakes.

Daniel Tan Beng Leong

About Artist

In 1982, Daniel suffered a spinal cord trauma resulting in tetraplegia. He started mouth painting in 2009 as he wanted to create something of artistic value. Being an autodidact, he pursued this goal with persistence and has been making progress, as shown by his colourful artworks.

Christina Lau

About Artist

Christina was a Prison Officer before a vehicular accident caused a major spinal cord injury, leaving her paralyzed from the chest down. Always one to see the glass half full, Christina did not give up on herself and discovered mouth painting through a group of friends. Initially apprehensive, she has since grown to enjoy the activity and is proficient with both watercolour and acrylic. Her favourite subjects to paint are flora and fauna. Besides being an artist, Christina is also an award-winning table tennis player, representing Singapore at the recent 11th ASEAN Para Games.

Leong Si Jun

About Artist

Sijun was born with Down Syndrome and has been fighting against the deterioration of his eyesight and muscles in the past decade. He would paint very slowly, stroke by stroke, to fill up the whole canvas. He loves cars and paintings. If given a choice, he would want to become a car designer or an interior designer. He is a cheerful boy and reflect this in his colourful and bright paintings as colours and sunshine makes him happy.

Chalmers Wong

About Artist

Chalmers was diagnosed with moderate to severe autism when he was 18 months old. He has auditory processing issues, speech and developmental delay. Chalmers is talented in painting and sandart. Besides his artistic traits, he is also a drummer, pianist and bowling champion.

Aaron Yeo Kwok Chian

About Artist

Aaron suffers from paralysis of his upper and lower limbs. He was aimless for a long time after his hospital stay until he met another tetraplegic, Gilbert Tan. He was introduced to mouth painting and soon discovered that he has a hidden talent. Since then, he has progressed as a mouth painter and inspires those like him.

Tan Gin Long

About Artist

"You will not find another more avid fan of Super Mario than Gin Long. Like how Mario has impressive jumping ability, Gin Long has good observation skills. He is able to notice proportions of objects and draw them rather precisely. Gin Long is very meticulous and careful in each and every stroke of his line art. As a new and imaginative student, there is unlimited potential awaiting him as he continues to learn and improve in his art.

Toh Chiew Fern Phoebe

About Artist

Phoebe, 42, is passionate in the arts and handicrafts given to her to create. She will do it with her heart to ensure the completion of the art piece.

Daniel Tan Beng Leong

About Artist

In 1982, Daniel suffered a spinal cord trauma resulting in tetraplegia. He started mouth painting in 2009 as he wanted to create something of artistic value. Being an autodidact, he pursued this goal with persistence and has been making progress, as shown by his colourful artworks.

Nurul Inshirah Binte Mohamad Sudiar

About Artist

Inshirah, 17, was diagnosed with anxiety and has been receiving support from SAMH. As she is naturally quiet, she believes that art has been a therapeutic process in her recovery journey to express her thoughts. Inshirah finds art cathartic, and that it is a fun and relaxing activity. Besides painting, she also enjoys reading.

Zhang Kaini

About Artist

Kaini was involved in a traffic accident, resulting her in becoming paralysed from shoulders down. She laid the foundations of mouth paining in 2005. With her enormous strength, precision and concentration, she made rapid progress and started to make a living out of mouth painting. Her paintings remind herself and viewers of her determination and willpower.

Nurul Fatiha Binte Irwan

About Artist

Fathiha likes to experiment with colours and play with texture. She also enjoys art lessons as she has creative liberty over the artwork.

Leong Si Jun

About Artist

Sijun was born with Down Syndrome and has been fighting against the deterioration of his eyesight and muscles in the past decade. He would paint very slowly, stroke by stroke, to fill up the whole canvas. He loves cars and paintings. If given a choice, he would want to become a car designer or an interior designer. He is a cheerful boy and reflect this in his colourful and bright paintings as colours and sunshine makes him happy.

Christina Lau

About Artist

Christina was a Prison Officer before a vehicular accident caused a major spinal cord injury, leaving her paralyzed from the chest down. Always one to see the glass half full, Christina did not give up on herself and discovered mouth painting through a group of friends. Initially apprehensive, she has since grown to enjoy the activity and is proficient with both watercolour and acrylic. Her favourite subjects to paint are flora and fauna. Besides being an artist, Christina is also an award-winning table tennis player, representing Singapore at the recent 11th ASEAN Para Games.

Ross Chong Jia Xu

About Artist

Ross has Autism and he is attending vocational training at MINDS WEDC. Ross is like a photocopy machine. His drawings are always realistic and close to the reference photo. He loves drawing birds and buildings.

Chuang Kwan Yang Jeffrey

About Artist

Chuang Kwan Yang, 42, has some difficulty with vocal communication. He enjoys painting as a form of art for communication and self-expression.

Gary Chong Yi Xuan

About Artist

Gary is a 26-year-old with a unique set of abilities. He has a passion for art painting and finds solace in swimming and dance. His cheerful demeanour is infectious and brings joy to those around him. He has a remarkable talent for expressing himself through art and uses his creativity to showcase his perspective of the world. Gary's determination to pursue his passions and interests is truly inspiring. Despite facing challenges, he approaches life with a positive attitude and an unwavering spirit. Gary's artistic abilities and love for swimming are just a few of the qualities that make him a remarkable individual.

Vincent Seet

About Artist

Vincent is a two-time stroke survivor and educator turned artist. He believes that every painting is ""a dream come true"" and every artwork can be a ""hope for peace and harmony in the world"". Over the years, Vincent has supported various charity institutions locally as well as across the region. He also conducts art workshops for residents of a mental health nursing home on a voluntary basis.

Tan Yi Ying Phoebe

About Artist

Phoebe is a creative and aspiring artist who loves to create artwork freely and independently. She loves to use vibrant colours in her art.

Nur Aleesya

Khairul Safari Bin Razali

About Artist

Khairul is one of Rainbow Centre’s Artability Apprentices. He enjoys creating patterns and combining ideas to create his own masterpieces. Khairul is patient and meticulous in his art making. His main goal is to learn new artforms and join more art competitions in the future. He enjoys watching the news and is always up to date on the latest reports. From local to international news. He is a cheerful student who enjoys interacting with his fellow classmates. Khairul enjoys music and dance too.

Leong Yu Ran Rafe

About Artist

Rafe is a creative and happy artist who regularly engage himself with sports, art and music.

Cheng Chiang Yong,

About Artist

As an artist, Chiang Yong has his own unique way of interpreting a subject and he has created many artworks of the Vanda Miss Joaquim with his eye for beauty. While Chiang Yong is a lively person who proudly shares his enthusiasm for his art, he is also a true gentleman, always responsible and helpful in lending a helping hand to his peers. Chiang Yong is a family person and he is close to his mother. He enjoys spending time with her during the weekends. Chiang Yong is diagnosed with intellectual disability, visual and speech impairment.

Vincent Seet

About Artist

Vincent is a two-time stroke survivor and educator turned artist. He believes that every painting is "a dream come true" and every artwork can be a "hope for peace and harmony in the world". Over the years, Vincent has supported various charity institutions locally as well as across the region. He also conducts art workshops for residents of a mental health nursing home on a voluntary basis.

Vincent Seet

About Artist

Vincent is a two-time stroke survivor and educator turned artist. He believes that every painting is "a dream come true" and every artwork can be a "hope for peace and harmony in the world". Over the years, Vincent has supported various charity institutions locally as well as across the region. He also conducts art workshops for residents of a mental health nursing home on a voluntary basis.

Daniel Tan Beng Leong

About Artist

In 1982, Daniel suffered a spinal cord trauma resulting in tetraplegia. He started mouth painting in 2009 as he wanted to create something of artistic value. Being an autodidact, he pursued this goal with persistence and has been making progress, as shown by his colourful artworks.

Christina Lau

About Artist

Christina was a Prison Officer before a vehicular accident caused a major spinal cord injury, leaving her paralyzed from the chest down. Always one to see the glass half full, Christina did not give up on herself and discovered mouth painting through a group of friends. Initially apprehensive, she has since grown to enjoy the activity and is proficient with both watercolour and acrylic. Her favourite subjects to paint are flora and fauna. Besides being an artist, Christina is also an award-winning table tennis player, representing Singapore at the recent 11th ASEAN Para Games.

Ashley Yan Wing Yan

About Artist

"Known for her love of Disney’s Frozen characters, Ashley excels at freehand drawing and renders the movie characters, Elsa and Anna, with amazing detail and likeness. She uses a mix of mediums such as pencil, pens and watercolour paints in her work. Ashley’s artistry has grown tremendously in Rainbow Centre’s Artability programme. As an art apprentice, she has learnt to diversify her talents and is currently exploring nature and architecture artworks, instead of her usual fashion drawings"

Aaron Yeo Kwok Chian

About Artist

Aaron suffers from paralysis of his upper and lower limbs. He was aimless for a long time after his hospital stay until he met another tetraplegic, Gilbert Tan. He was introduced to mouth painting and soon discovered that he has a hidden talent. Since then, he has progressed as a mouth painter and inspires those like him.

Leong Si Jun

About Artist

Sijun was born with Down Syndrome and has been fighting against the deterioration of his eyesight and muscles in the past decade. He would paint very slowly, stroke by stroke, to fill up the whole canvas. He loves cars and paintings. If given a choice, he would want to become a car designer or an interior designer. He is a cheerful boy and reflect this in his colourful and bright paintings as colours and sunshine makes him happy.

Glen Tan Kai Rong

About Artist

Glen suffered from a spinal column injury due to a motorbike accident, requiring a cage to protect his injured area. He was introduced to mouth painting by fellow artist Aaron, which spark his interest to try it out for himself. He got books on acrylic and oil painting, teaching himself to hold the bursh with his mouth.

Ang Jun Kang

About Artist

Our new apprentice, Jun Kang, is fascinated by the worlds of microorganisms, marine life, and the universe. Jun Kang's precise linework and multitude of colours best reflect Mother Nature and his works are inspired by the living world. In all of his paintings, Ang Jun Kang demonstrates a great deal of precision and accuracy, and he manages to capture the spirit of all living creatures. Jun Kang wants to send a message to safeguard the environment through all of his artwork.

Jamirul Syafiq Bin Jaini

About Artist

Jamirul Syafiq is a spinal cord injury survivor. Despite his limitations, he does not let it bring him down and pursues his passion in the arts. He is a freelance graphic designer, creating visually stunning images and hopes that his pieces can motivate and inspire the viewers.

Moy Saw Han

About Artist

Moy Saw Han, a 49-year-old female, became visually impaired in 2018 due to glaucoma. She has only 15% tunnel vision in her left eye and blind in her right eye. In 2022, she took some art classes that were funded by Temasek Fund for the disabled, before joining the Touch Art programme by SAVH in March 2023 and has since been creating artwork. She has a passion to create with her hands - be it painting, doing handicraft, writing poems, baking, and making melodies on the harp, tongue drum, and autoharp. Her paintings seek to bring life, hope and exuberance to others.

Christina Lau

About Artist

Christina was a Prison Officer before a vehicular accident caused a major spinal cord injury, leaving her paralyzed from the chest down. Always one to see the glass half full, Christina did not give up on herself and discovered mouth painting through a group of friends. Initially apprehensive, she has since grown to enjoy the activity and is proficient with both watercolour and acrylic. Her favourite subjects to paint are flora and fauna. Besides being an artist, Christina is also an award-winning table tennis player, representing Singapore at the recent 11th ASEAN Para Games.

Bernard Ng

About Artist

"Bernard is a young artist who loves colours and has a flair for art. Bernard enjoys harnessing a range of colours into his artworks, which gives his works a signature pop! Bernard is a keen learner and an apprentice in Rainbow Centre’s Artability Programme, where he has been exploring a variety of mediums and styles."

Quek Qiao Tai

About Artist

Qiao Tai has a magical touch to express himself, creating art as a form of meditation. Learning through observing, Qiao Tai is flexible to explore the different element in arts.

Alex

About Artist

Alex (@theunskilledboy), a visual artist with autism, creates abstract and pop-art inspired by nature and everyday objects. He uses vibrant colours and shapes and excels in various mediums such as acrylics, ink, oil pastels, and watercolours.

Chua Jia Xuan Phoebe

About Artist

Phoebe is well-mannered and has a pleasant personality. With the love received from her close-knitted family, she grew into a good-natured young lady who looks out for her friends in times of need. In her free time, she would draw on her iPad and listen to K-Pop music. Like other youths, Phoebe is interested in anything trendy. She has a soft spot for anything cute and pretty.

Mohammad Fadhlurrahman Bin Mohammad Zulkarnean

About Artist

"Mohammad always brings joy wherever he goes. He is a chatty and cheerful young man who loves to dance. Mohammad enjoys talking about his friends and his favourite things in the process of creating his art. Mohammad often lets his imagination run wild and this resulted in countless sketches of scenes of animals in their natural habitat and superheroes in their heroic costumes. He prefers to use dry mediums and has recently taken a liking towards watercolour pencils."

Lim Kim Lai

About Artist

Kim Lai's life took an unexpected turn when unforeseen circumstances robbed her of the ability to walk in her mid-20s. However, amidst the challenges, she discovered a newfound passion for painting. This creative approach has become a source of liberation and self-expression for her. Through painting, she can freely convey her emotions, thoughts, and dreams onto the canvas.

Yi Le + Aaron

About Artist

Yi Le (30) is a cheerful girl that loves painting and dancing, and she looks forward to attend dancing and art class with Y-Stars every Saturday. She also loves seeing little children play or read and travelling to restaurants. Aaron (39) has Down syndrome and attends the SIA Minds EDC Workshop. Aaron’s hobbies lie in dancing, art, bowling and watching movies.

Tai Yuan from Y STARS

About Artist

Tai Yuan (38) is a artist with Down syndrome. He attends the Idea Minds Employment Development Centre and his interests include dancing, drawing, listening to music and reading the newspaper.

Aaron Yeo Kwok Chian

About Artist

Aaron suffers from paralysis of his upper and lower limbs. He was aimless for a long time after his hospital stay until he met another tetraplegic, Gilbert Tan. He was introduced to mouth painting and soon discovered that he has a hidden talent. Since then, he has progressed as a mouth painter and inspires those like him.

Moy Saw Han

About Artist

Moy Saw Han, a 49-year-old female, became visually impaired in 2018 due to glaucoma. She has only 15% tunnel vision in her left eye and blind in her right eye. In 2022, she took some art classes that were funded by Temasek Fund for the disabled, before joining the Touch Art programme by SAVH in March 2023 and has since been creating artwork. She has a passion to create with her hands - be it painting, doing handicraft, writing poems, baking, and making melodies on the harp, tongue drum, and autoharp. Her paintings seek to bring life, hope and exuberance to others.

Eugene Lim

About Artist

Eugene is diagnosed with intellectual disability and multiple congenital deformities. He is a caring friend who takes the initiative to help his peers when they are in need. One of Eugene’s favourite pastimes is solving word search puzzles. He enjoys attending visual art and cooking classes.

Daniel Tan Beng Leong

About Artist

In 1982, Daniel suffered a spinal cord trauma resulting in tetraplegia. He started mouth painting in 2009 as he wanted to create something of artistic value. Being an autodidact, he pursued this goal with persistence and has been making progress, as shown by his colourful artworks.

Christopher Paul

About Artist

Christopher Paul is a 33-year-old male diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. He uses oil pastel in his artworks, gaining inspiration from his experiences.

Nicole Koo

About Artist

Nicole Koo is an artist who specialises in watercolour painting. She holds a Diploma in Fine Arts from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and post-graduation, has built an impressive portfolio of over 100 artworks. Her practice focuses largely on capturing the beauty of the natural world, especially flora and fauna. Painting has helped Nicole create an oasis of calm energy where with each stroke, she is taken to a peaceful and quiet state of mind.

Justin Chua

About Artist

Justin is a 21-year-old male diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. He enjoys doing still life drawings with oil pastels.

Tan Choon Heng

About Artist

Singapore Association for Mental Health (SAMH) Tan Choon Heng was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1990, and has made good recovery through ODC and actively participating in CH Art Traineeship.

Rajinder Singh

About Artist

Paralysed from chest down, Rajinder found the thought of mouth painting impossible at first. After repeated failures while trying out mouth painting, he gradually developed a deep passion for it. To him, it is all about building up one's strength, inspiration and knowledge.

Low Mun Chong

About Artist

Mun Chong, 58, has great interest in acrylic paintings even before he joined the Home. He pursues his interest with great joy and passion.

Eileen Tay Soh Choon

About Artist

Eileen, 64, is always enthusiastic in painting buildings and waterfalls even though she requires a special device to assist her with her paintings.

Leong Si Jun

About Artist

Sijun was born with Down Syndrome and has been fighting against the deterioration of his eyesight and muscles in the past decade. He would paint very slowly, stroke by stroke, to fill up the whole canvas. He loves cars and paintings. If given a choice, he would want to become a car designer or an interior designer. He is a cheerful boy and reflect this in his colourful and bright paintings as colours and sunshine makes him happy.

Christina Lau

About Artist

Christina was a Prison Officer before a vehicular accident caused a major spinal cord injury, leaving her paralyzed from the chest down. Always one to see the glass half full, Christina did not give up on herself and discovered mouth painting through a group of friends. Initially apprehensive, she has since grown to enjoy the activity and is proficient with both watercolour and acrylic. Her favourite subjects to paint are flora and fauna. Besides being an artist, Christina is also an award-winning table tennis player, representing Singapore at the recent 11th ASEAN Para Games.

Nur Alicia Binte Muhammed Fairuz

About Artist

"Nur Alicia Binte Muhammed Fairuz Alicia graduated from Katong School in 2021. She first started with simple pencil sketches and doodles before proceeding to different art forms like batik and Chinese brush painting through the school’s visual arts programme."

Cai Jie Wei

Vincent Seet

About Artist

Vincent is a two-time stroke survivor and educator turned artist. He believes that every painting is "a dream come true" and every artwork can be a "hope for peace and harmony in the world". Over the years, Vincent has supported various charity institutions locally as well as across the region. He also conducts art workshops for residents of a mental health nursing home on a voluntary basis.

Oh Boon Keng

About Artist

Boon Keng faced many challenges finding a suitable job despite graduating with a degree in social work. He realised he could not keep up with the physical aspect of the job requirements. Regardless, Boon Keng is resourceful and has maintained good relationships with people who crossed paths with him. He believes in leading a fulfilling and unordinary life, and continues to share his stories as an inspirational speaker.

Rajinder Singh

About Artist

Paralysed from chest down, Rajinder found the thought of mouth painting impossible at first. After repeated failures while trying out mouth painting, he gradually developed a deep passion for it. To him, it is all about building up one's strength, inspiration and knowledge.

About Artist

"Muhammad Noordanish Bin Muhammad Noorkamal Noordanish is a member of Rainbow Centre’s Artability Programme. He enjoys listening to music, watching YouTube videos, and going on walks. Noordanish enjoys sports and especially soccer, which he plays with his classmates on the weekends. Noordanish is known as a sweet and caring classmate. He is talented, enjoys elaborate design and is precise with his artworks. He loves experimenting with various art mediums and learning new art techniques."

Quiana Kristen Rapisura Dela Cerna

About Artist

Quiana is a talented 18-year-old art apprentice with autism at Rainbow Centre’s Artability Programme. Quiana is outspoken and full of positivity. At home, Quiana loves trying out new crafts. She will put in the time and effort to learn it all from Youtube. She has successfully learned knitting and origami from Youtube and library books. In Artability, Quiana enjoys exploring the different art styles and mediums. Quiana excels in everything that she does and she continues to challenge herself to learn more advanced art techniques.

Ms Zoe Wang Shi Min

About Artist

Zoe is a very talented and caring lady. She enjoys expressing care and concern towards the people around her. At home, she also expresses her artistic flair by making handicrafts of lively animals and beautiful designs using beads. She donates her handicraft for fundraising and uses them as a gift to her friends.

Tan Gin Long

About Artist

You will not find another more avid fan of Super Mario than Gin Long. Like how Mario has impressive jumping ability, Gin Long has good observation skills. He is able to notice proportions of objects and draw them rather precisely. Gin Long is very meticulous and careful in each and every stroke of his line art. As a new and imaginative student, there is unlimited potential awaiting him as he continues to learn and improve in his art.

Christina Lau

About Artist

Christina was a Prison Officer before a vehicular accident caused a major spinal cord injury, leaving her paralyzed from the chest down. Always one to see the glass half full, Christina did not give up on herself and discovered mouth painting through a group of friends. Initially apprehensive, she has since grown to enjoy the activity and is proficient with both watercolour and acrylic. Her favourite subjects to paint are flora and fauna. Besides being an artist, Christina is also an award-winning table tennis player, representing Singapore at the recent 11th ASEAN Para Games.

Ashley Yan Wing Yan

About Artist

"Known for her love of Disney’s Frozen characters, Ashley excels at freehand drawing and renders the movie characters, Elsa and Anna, with amazing detail and likeness. She uses a mix of mediums such as pencil, pens and watercolour paints in her work. Ashley’s artistry has grown tremendously in Rainbow Centre’s Artability programme. As an art apprentice, she has learnt to diversify her talents and is currently exploring nature and architecture artworks, instead of her usual fashion drawings"

Vincent Seet

About Artist

Vincent is a two-time stroke survivor and educator turned artist. He believes that every painting is ""a dream come true"" and every artwork can be a ""hope for peace and harmony in the world"". Over the years, Vincent has supported various charity institutions locally as well as across the region. He also conducts art workshops for residents of a mental health nursing home on a voluntary basis.

Shawalee

About Artist

Shawalee, despite battling kidney disease most of his life, is extraordinarily talented in mosaic art and acrylic painting. He has the ability to transform images in his mind into exquisite mosaic pieces and enjoys bringing the nostalgia of old Singapore's kampung living to life through his paintings. Shawalee's artistic abilities allow him to overcome his challenges and share his unique perspective with the world.

Gary Chong Yi Xuan

About Artist

Gary is a 26-year-old with a unique set of abilities. He has a passion for art painting and finds solace in swimming and dance. His cheerful demeanour is infectious and brings joy to those around him. He has a remarkable talent for expressing himself through art and uses his creativity to showcase his perspective of the world. Gary's determination to pursue his passions and interests is truly inspiring. Despite facing challenges, he approaches life with a positive attitude and an unwavering spirit. Gary's artistic abilities and love for swimming are just a few of the qualities that make him a remarkable individual.

Haslina Supari

About Artist

Haslina saw each event of her life as an opportunity to transform. She started with fears at first, gradually stepping out with confidence, just like how caterpillars listen to their inner call to allow death and rebirth to take place. She believed that being true to herself would enable her to fly free as she liked.

Nurin Farisha Binte Abdullah

About Artist

A young and inquisitive apprentice, Nurin is passionate about art, eager to learn and scale greater heights in her craft. She finds great joy in challenging herself in the programme. Nurin desires to do more difficult artworks each time, and finds great satisfaction in completing them. Having an innate keen sense of colour, Nurin’s artwork is modern and fresh. She is adventurous to experiment with bold yet harmonious colour combinations. With her driven attitude to master her craft and persistence, Nurin will no doubt flourish in art.

Moy Saw Han

About Artist

Moy Saw Han, a 49-year-old female, became visually impaired in 2018 due to glaucoma. She has only 15% tunnel vision in her left eye and blind in her right eye. In 2022, she took some art classes that were funded by Temasek Fund for the disabled, before joining the Touch Art programme by SAVH in March 2023 and has since been creating artwork. She has a passion to create with her hands - be it painting, doing handicraft, writing poems, baking, and making melodies on the harp, tongue drum, and autoharp. Her paintings seek to bring life, hope and exuberance to others.

Laura + Ben Yao from Y STARS

About Artist

Laura (38) has Down Syndrome and attends the Adult Education Programme at Down Syndrome Association. She loves dressing up and putting on make up for her dance performances, eagerly anticipating her weekly dance and art classes. Ben Yao has Down syndrome and is a patient man who is turning 39 soon. He travels independently to the Down Syndrome Association daily. Ben loves to dance and draw and enjoys movies about the Avengers.

Joanne Peh

About Artist

Joanne Ngoh Pei Sing, 8, is a dedicated student in CPASS's Functional Junior Programme. Her passion for the arts shines in her participation in the Special Arts CCA, where she excels in precision coloring and painting. Joanne's strong interest in the arts promises a bright artistic future.

Lim Choon Lui

About Artist

Choon Lui is diagnosed with intellectual disability. Choon Lui is an expressive individual when it comes to art. Art pieces that feature smooth and flowy brush strokes on a large canvas glazed with bright lush colours characterise her artistry style. On days when she wants to relax, she would sit back and tune in to her favourite songs.

Leong Si Jun

About Artist

Sijun was born with Down Syndrome and has been fighting against the deterioration of his eyesight and muscles in the past decade. He would paint very slowly, stroke by stroke, to fill up the whole canvas. He loves cars and paintings. If given a choice, he would want to become a car designer or an interior designer. He is a cheerful boy and reflect this in his colourful and bright paintings as colours and sunshine makes him happy.

Han Mei Zhen Sabrina

About Artist

Sabrina was diagnosed with ASD and anxiety. She has been actively involved in creative expression and uses artmaking as a way to express herself.

Raymond Tan Khee Huat

About Artist

When Raymond became tetraplegic, he was at a loss of what to do. When he was first introduced to mouth painting, he was disinterested, only picking up an interest at a later stage. He learned from tutorials on the internet and taught himself how to use the brush with his mouth through consistent practice.

Leong Si Jun

About Artist

Sijun was born with Down Syndrome and had been challenging the deterioration of his eyesight and muscles in the past decade. He would paint very slowly stroke by stroke to fill up the whole canvas. He loves cars and paintings; if given a choice, he would want to become a car designer or an Interior Designer. He is a cheerful boy, like his paintings, colourful and bright; he feels happy with colours and sunshine.

Kok Tuck Chong

About Artist

Kok Tuck Chong discovered his passion for mouth painting through his occupational therapy for his spinal cord injury. He has made significant progress in his skills, and has been given the opportunity to participate in various local exhibitions.

Christina Lau

About Artist

Christina was a Prison Officer before a vehicular accident caused a major spinal cord injury, leaving her paralyzed from the chest down. Always one to see the glass half full, Christina did not give up on herself and discovered mouth painting through a group of friends. Initially apprehensive, she has since grown to enjoy the activity and is proficient with both watercolour and acrylic. Her favourite subjects to paint are flora and fauna. Besides being an artist, Christina is also an award-winning table tennis player, representing Singapore at the recent 11th ASEAN Para Games.

Aaron Yeo Kwok Chian

About Artist

Aaron suffers from paralysis of his upper and lower limbs. He was aimless for a long time after his hospital stay until he met another tetraplegic, Gilbert Tan. He was introduced to mouth painting and soon discovered that he has a hidden talent. Since then, he has progressed as a mouth painter and inspires those like him.

Eugene Yeo

About Artist

Eugene was diagnosed with Autism when he was in primary school. He paints to express his emotions and his interest lies in using acrylic paint as a medium.

Thaddeus Chew

About Artist

Thaddeus is a differently abled paleoartist who has a real sense for prehistoric life on earth. His depictions of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and other prehistoric creatures are crisp, colourful and imaginative in nature. Under Extra∙Ordinary People’s Creative Lab Programme, Thaddeus has explored adding colour to his dinosaurs and even merging his dinosaurs onto background scenes!

Jia Hui

About Artist

Jia Hui is a young artist who likes everything cute, lovely, and pink! With her distinct crayon techniques and bold colour choices, her style is one of the most iconic and refreshing out of all of our apprentices!

About Artist

Collective Artists Down Syndrome Association (Singapore)

Ng Jun Yao

About Artist

Jun Yao was diagnosed with autism at the age of 4 and is a graduate of AWWA Special School. He has been fond of observing the expression and movement of animals since young. His fondness for animals translates into paintings of uniquely charming animal cartoon characters. Over the years, his artworks were exhibited in various art exhibitions and printed on merchandises. He enjoys using oil painting because of the vibrant colours and is able to make corrections easily if he makes any mistakes.

Eugene Soh Yew Lin

Cheryl

About Artist

Cheryl, 49, is diagnosed with anxiety, OCD and stridor. She enjoys various art media, such as pastel drawing, acrylic painting, crochet and paper quilling. Art allows her to feel relaxed and joyful. Colourful colours lift her spirits while dark colours reflect her moodiness. She volunteered at Crochet of Love & Project Juntos, making friends with similar interests and has since been learning different stitches.

Yong Qiao Qi

About Artist

Qiao Qi, otherwise known affectionally as Qi Qi by her trainers, is a talented performer and artist at Metta. She takes pride in her work and is always eager to share her creatives. Being diagnosed with Down syndrome, does not stop her from emanating her positivity and energy to those around her.

Leong Si Jun

About Artist

Sijun was born with Down Syndrome and has been fighting against the deterioration of his eyesight and muscles in the past decade. He would paint very slowly, stroke by stroke, to fill up the whole canvas. He loves cars and paintings. If given a choice, he would want to become a car designer or an interior designer. He is a cheerful boy and reflect this in his colourful and bright paintings as colours and sunshine makes him happy.

Precilia Ang

About Artist

Despite being born with cerebral palsy and facing mobility and speech impairments, Precilia is a bright, motivated, and cheerful girl. She finds joy and self-expression through painting, where her liveliness shines through her vibrant artwork. Painting allows her to bring her imagination to life and transcend the limitations of her condition, showcasing her resilience and creativity.

Muhammad Hafazha Bin Abdullah Jailani

About Artist

"Muhammad Hafazha Bin Abdullah Jailani Hafazha graduated in 2022 from Katong School. Hafazha's versatility shines through in his ability to excel across different artistic media. He aspires to be a chef."

Nur Sabrina Binte Rahim

About Artist

Sabrina is a new member to the Rainbow Centre’s Artability Programme. She is a sweet and joyful young lady who loves K-POP music, food and everything cute. Sabrina is a fast learner and displays incredible art skills and techniques in her paintings. She enjoys playing with colour contrast in her artworks, and loves defining the subject matter with thick lines.

Thaddeus Chew

About Artist

Thaddeus is a differently abled paleoartist who has a real sense for prehistoric life on earth. His depictions of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and other prehistoric creatures are crisp, colourful and imaginative in nature. Under Extra∙Ordinary People’s Creative Lab Programme, Thaddeus has explored adding colour to his dinosaurs and even merging his dinosaurs onto background scenes!

Daniel Tan Beng Leong

About Artist

In 1982, Daniel suffered a spinal cord trauma resulting in tetraplegia. He started mouth painting in 2009 as he wanted to create something of artistic value. Being an autodidact, he pursued this goal with persistence and has been making progress, as shown by his colourful artworks.

Say Kim Han

About Artist

Kim Han is diagnosed with intellectual disability. The city life in Singapore is a source of fascination for Kim Han. He enjoys jogging, often thinking of his favourite Singaporean landmarks, such as the Marina Bay Sands and Raffles City along the way. He excels in sketching intricate details in his artwork, reflecting the methodical way he thinks.

Zhang Kaini

About Artist

Kaini was involved in a traffic accident, resulting her in becoming paralysed from shoulders down. She laid the foundations of mouth paining in 2005. With her enormous strength, precision and concentration, she made rapid progress and started to make a living out of mouth painting. Her paintings remind herself and viewers of her determination and willpower.

Aaron Yeo Kwok Chian

About Artist

Aaron suffers from paralysis of his upper and lower limbs. He was aimless for a long time after his hospital stay until he met another tetraplegic, Gilbert Tan. He was introduced to mouth painting and soon discovered that he has a hidden talent. Since then, he has progressed as a mouth painter and inspires those like him.

Aaron Yeo Kwok Chian

About Artist

Aaron suffers from paralysis of his upper and lower limbs. He was aimless for a long time after his hospital stay until he met another tetraplegic, Gilbert Tan. He was introduced to mouth painting and soon discovered that he has a hidden talent. Since then, he has progressed as a mouth painter and inspires those like him.

Zhang Kaini

About Artist

Kaini was involved in a traffic accident, resulting her in becoming paralysed from shoulders down. She laid the foundations of mouth paining in 2005. With her enormous strength, precision and concentration, she made rapid progress and started to make a living out of mouth painting. Her paintings remind herself and viewers of her determination and willpower.

Linda Wong Pui See

About Artist

Linda, 30, was diagnosed with BPD, anxiety disorder and mild autism. Art provides her a channel to soothe and express herself. She is a hobbyist artist who is interested in different types of arts media, especially digital art, to create unique artworks. Linda hopes that her artwork can provide a platform to connect people of differences, spark conversations that lead to acceptance and spread hopes.

Jia Hui

About Artist

Jia Hui is a young artist who likes everything cute, lovely, and pink! With her distinct crayon techniques and bold colour choices, her style is one of the most iconic and refreshing out of all of our apprentices!"

Goh Ah Nga

Koh Ah Moi

Christina Lau

About Artist

Christina was a Prison Officer before a vehicular accident caused a major spinal cord injury, leaving her paralyzed from the chest down. Always one to see the glass half full, Christina did not give up on herself and discovered mouth painting through a group of friends. Initially apprehensive, she has since grown to enjoy the activity and is proficient with both watercolour and acrylic. Her favourite subjects to paint are flora and fauna. Besides being an artist, Christina is also an award-winning table tennis player, representing Singapore at the recent 11th ASEAN Para Games.

Rajinder Singh

About Artist

Paralysed from chest down, Rajinder found the thought of mouth painting impossible at first. After repeated failures while trying out mouth painting, he gradually developed a deep passion for it. To him, it is all about building up one's strength, inspiration and knowledge.

Han Mei Zhen Sabrina

About Artist

Sabrina was diagnosed with ASD and anxiety. She has been actively involved in creative expression and uses artmaking as a way to express herself.

Thien Fuh Ming

About Artist

Thien Fuh Ming suffers from vision loss in his left eye and partial loss in his right eye. His speech and fine motor skills were also affected after a stroke. Even with all the setbacks that he has experienced, he still keeps a positive mindset and conveys it in his paintings.

Moy Saw Han

About Artist

Moy Saw Han, a 49-year-old female, became visually impaired in 2018 due to glaucoma. She has only 15% tunnel vision in her left eye and blind in her right eye. In 2022, she took some art classes that were funded by Temasek Fund for the disabled, before joining the Touch Art programme by SAVH in March 2023 and has since been creating artwork. She has a passion to create with her hands - be it painting, doing handicraft, writing poems, baking, and making melodies on the harp, tongue drum, and autoharp. Her paintings seek to bring life, hope and exuberance to others.

Vincent Seet

About Artist

Vincent is a two-time stroke survivor and educator turned artist. He believes that every painting is "a dream come true" and every artwork can be a "hope for peace and harmony in the world". Over the years, Vincent has supported various charity institutions locally as well as across the region. He also conducts art workshops for residents of a mental health nursing home on a voluntary basis.

Shennie Yang

About Artist

Shennie is diagnosed with intellectual disability. Shennie’s love for family and close ties with her siblings and parents are often her inspiration for art. As an artist, Shennie gravitates to cute animals and nature, especially hamsters and flowers. She also loves inventing art patterns using the alphabets in her name.

Gary Chong Yi Xuan

About Artist

Gary is a 26-year-old with a unique set of abilities. He has a passion for art painting and finds solace in swimming and dance. His cheerful demeanour is infectious and brings joy to those around him. He has a remarkable talent for expressing himself through art and uses his creativity to showcase his perspective of the world. Gary's determination to pursue his passions and interests is truly inspiring. Despite facing challenges, he approaches life with a positive attitude and an unwavering spirit. Gary's artistic abilities and love for swimming are just a few of the qualities that make him a remarkable individual.

Nicholas Quek

About Artist

"Nicholas is a young artist who brings his whimsical playful flair into his artworks. He enjoys a variety of subjects, and wants to share it to his family and friends. Friendly and ever smiling, Nicholas’ quaint artworks will surely put a smile to one’s face!"

Lau Su An

About Artist

Su An began her art journey in hopes of improving her fine motor and communication skills. After more than a decade’s worth of practice, she is now a professional artist who focuses on painting with acrylics and watercolour. Flowers are her main inspiration and she hopes to capture their captivating grace and poise on paper. Besides painting, Su An is also musically talented and enjoys playing the piano and organ.

Chua Jia Xuan Phoebe

About Artist

Phoebe is well-mannered and has a pleasant personality. With the love received from her close-knitted family, she grew into a good-natured young lady who looks out for her friends in times of need. In her free time, she would draw on her iPad and listen to K-Pop music. Like other youths, Phoebe is interested in anything trendy. She has a soft spot for anything cute and pretty.

Leong Si Jun

About Artist

Sijun was born with Down Syndrome and has been fighting against the deterioration of his eyesight and muscles in the past decade. He would paint very slowly, stroke by stroke, to fill up the whole canvas. He loves cars and paintings. If given a choice, he would want to become a car designer or an interior designer. He is a cheerful boy and reflect this in his colourful and bright paintings as colours and sunshine makes him happy.

Aaron Yeo

About Artist

Aaron was a hairstylist before a motorcycle accident left him paralysed from the neck down. Overcome with grief, Aaron spent years trying to come to terms with this new reality without much success. A chance encounter with another tetraplegic introduced him to the therapeutic world of art. Slowly but surely, Aaron discovered his hidden talent for painting and received formal training from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA). Aaron’s practice in oil is steeped in realism as he draws inspiration from nature. Every stroke deftly captures his subject in precise detail.

Quiana Kristen Rapisura Dela Cerna

About Artist

Quiana is a talented 18-year-old art apprentice with autism at Rainbow Centre’s Artability Programme. Quiana is outspoken and full of positivity. At home, Quiana loves trying out new crafts. She will put in the time and effort to learn it all from Youtube. She has successfully learned knitting and origami from Youtube and library books. In Artability, Quiana enjoys exploring the different art styles and mediums. Quiana excels in everything that she does and she continues to challenge herself to learn more advanced art techniques.

Lim Kim Lai

About Artist

Kim Lai's life took an unexpected turn when unforeseen circumstances robbed her of the ability to walk in her mid-20s. However, amidst the challenges, she discovered a newfound passion for painting. This creative approach has become a source of liberation and self-expression for her. Through painting, she can freely convey her emotions, thoughts, and dreams onto the canvas.

Daniel Tan Beng Leong

About Artist

In 1982, Daniel suffered a spinal cord trauma resulting in tetraplegia. He started mouth painting in 2009 as he wanted to create something of artistic value. Being an autodidact, he pursued this goal with persistence and has been making progress, as shown by his colourful artworks.

Loh Wei Jie

About Artist

Wei Jie is diagnosed with autism and intellectual disability. He enjoys eating and likes to listen to a variety of music, from Chinese oldies to trance and disco. He is also a friendly and sociable person, often going out with his friends and hanging out at malls on weekends. As an artist, Wei Jie displays creative flair through art as a medium. He also has a good eye for detail, being able to highlight intricate art forms in his paintings.

Leong Si Jun

About Artist

Sijun was born with Down Syndrome and has been fighting against the deterioration of his eyesight and muscles in the past decade. He would paint very slowly, stroke by stroke, to fill up the whole canvas. He loves cars and paintings. If given a choice, he would want to become a car designer or an interior designer. He is a cheerful boy and reflect this in his colourful and bright paintings as colours and sunshine makes him happy.

Nurul Inshirah Binte Mohamad Sudiar

About Artist

Inshirah, 17, was diagnosed with anxiety and has been receiving support from SAMH. As she is naturally quiet, she believes that art has been a therapeutic process in her recovery journey to express her thoughts. Inshirah finds art cathartic, and that it is a fun and relaxing activity. Besides painting, she also enjoys reading.

Lim Kim Lai

About Artist

Kim Lai's life took an unexpected turn when unforeseen circumstances robbed her of the ability to walk in her mid-20s. However, amidst the challenges, she discovered a newfound passion for painting. This creative approach has become a source of liberation and self-expression for her. Through painting, she can freely convey her emotions, thoughts, and dreams onto the canvas.

Leong Si Jun

About Artist

Sijun was born with Down Syndrome and has been fighting against the deterioration of his eyesight and muscles in the past decade. He would paint very slowly, stroke by stroke, to fill up the whole canvas. He loves cars and paintings. If given a choice, he would want to become a car designer or an interior designer. He is a cheerful boy and reflect this in his colourful and bright paintings as colours and sunshine makes him happy.

Thaddeus Chew

About Artist

Thaddeus is a differently abled paleoartist who has a real sense for prehistoric life on earth. His depictions of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and other prehistoric creatures are crisp, colourful and imaginative in nature. Under Extra∙Ordinary People’s Creative Lab Programme, Thaddeus has explored adding colour to his dinosaurs and even merging his dinosaurs onto background scenes!

Jozie

Mohammed Dharwesh Afraaz Fakhrudeen

About Artist

At the young age of 11, Afraaz enjoys creating art pieces and loves bright colours.

Daniel Tan Beng Leong

About Artist

In 1982, Daniel suffered a spinal cord trauma resulting in tetraplegia. He started mouth painting in 2009 as he wanted to create something of artistic value. Being an autodidact, he pursued this goal with persistence and has been making progress, as shown by his colourful artworks.

Zhang Kaini

About Artist

Kaini was involved in a traffic accident, resulting her in becoming paralysed from shoulders down. She laid the foundations of mouth paining in 2005. With her enormous strength, precision and concentration, she made rapid progress and started to make a living out of mouth painting. Her paintings remind herself and viewers of her determination and willpower.

Moy Saw Han

About Artist

Moy Saw Han, a 49-year-old female, became visually impaired in 2018 due to glaucoma. She has only 15% tunnel vision in her left eye and blind in her right eye. In 2022, she took some art classes that were funded by Temasek Fund for the disabled, before joining the Touch Art programme by SAVH in March 2023 and has since been creating artwork. She has a passion to create with her hands - be it painting, doing handicraft, writing poems, baking, and making melodies on the harp, tongue drum, and autoharp. Her paintings seek to bring life, hope and exuberance to others.

Bernard Ng

About Artist

"Bernard is a young artist who loves colours and has a flair for art. Bernard enjoys harnessing a range of colours into his artworks, which gives his works a signature pop! Bernard is a keen learner and an apprentice in Rainbow Centre’s Artability Programme, where he has been exploring a variety of mediums and styles."

Ben Lee + Yan from Y STARS

About Artist

Ben Lee (35) has Down syndrome and attends the Adult Education Program at the Down Syndrome Association. Ben loves everything related to the Singapore Police Force, collecting police souvenirs on top of his other hobbies - dancing, art, bowling and swimming. Ben is cheerful, kind and helpful. Yan (26) has Down syndrome. He enjoys being around his friends in art and dance classes, as well as fitness games.

Zhang Kaini

About Artist

Kaini was involved in a traffic accident, resulting her in becoming paralysed from shoulders down. She laid the foundations of mouth paining in 2005. With her enormous strength, precision and concentration, she made rapid progress and started to make a living out of mouth painting. Her paintings remind herself and viewers of her determination and willpower.

Christina Lau

About Artist

Christina was a Prison Officer before a vehicular accident caused a major spinal cord injury, leaving her paralyzed from the chest down. Always one to see the glass half full, Christina did not give up on herself and discovered mouth painting through a group of friends. Initially apprehensive, she has since grown to enjoy the activity and is proficient with both watercolour and acrylic. Her favourite subjects to paint are flora and fauna. Besides being an artist, Christina is also an award-winning table tennis player, representing Singapore at the recent 11th ASEAN Para Games.

Dreamer

About Artist

Through artmaking, Dreamer, 37, reflects on her own setbacks and finds inspiration in her transformative healing journey from anxiety. Her artworks are a visual reminder that there is potential for growth even in the midst of life’s storms. Art has become her sanctuary for expressing emotions and overcoming her racing thoughts, and Dreamer hopes to inspire others with her resilience.

Jozie Keok

About Artist

Jozie Keok’s artworks carry her signature bright and bold colours. She loves experimenting different forms of art and loves using hama beads to create art and jewellery. Diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, Jozie has a sociable personality and helps her colleagues in time of need. She is also a fan of Mandarin oldies!

Alex

About Artist

Alex (@theunskilledboy), a visual artist with autism, creates abstract and pop-art inspired by nature and everyday objects. He uses vibrant colours and shapes and excels in various mediums such as acrylics, ink, oil pastels, and watercolours.

Mark Rojan Montenegro Tupas

About Artist

"Mark has been an art apprentice under Rainbow Centre’s Artability Programme since 2020. He shows great interest in the beauty of animal kingdoms, dinosaurs and nature. Mark is meticulous with his work and makes sure that every task is done properly and diligently. Mark is patient to see how materials communicate with each other. A fast learner and able to explore new ideas to improve his work, Mark never fails us with his precise drawings and adding character in every stroke. He also enjoys singing and is a huge fan of the boyband group “One Direction”."

Han Mei Zhen Sabrina

About Artist

Sabrina was diagnosed with ASD and anxiety. She has been actively involved in creative expression and uses artmaking as a way to express herself.

Nur Amalina Binte Rahmad

About Artist

Amalina, 27, was diagnosed with depression and anxiety. Doodling on her notes with her black pen since young, pen and ink has now become her signature art style. It helps her feel hopeful and grounded, and she is beginning to explore the world of colours. Ina strongly believes that “there is no right or wrong, good or bad artwork and that every art showcases the beauty of a person’s state of mind, identity and the beautiful visual product of one’s brain juices.”

Daniel Tan Beng Leong

About Artist

In 1982, Daniel suffered a spinal cord trauma resulting in tetraplegia. He started mouth painting in 2009 as he wanted to create something of artistic value. Being an autodidact, he pursued this goal with persistence and has been making progress, as shown by his colourful artworks.

Christina Lau

About Artist

Christina was a Prison Officer before a vehicular accident caused a major spinal cord injury, leaving her paralyzed from the chest down. Always one to see the glass half full, Christina did not give up on herself and discovered mouth painting through a group of friends. Initially apprehensive, she has since grown to enjoy the activity and is proficient with both watercolour and acrylic. Her favourite subjects to paint are flora and fauna. Besides being an artist, Christina is also an award-winning table tennis player, representing Singapore at the recent 11th ASEAN Para Games.

Justin Chua

About Artist

Justin is a 21-year-old male diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. He enjoys doing still life drawings with oil pastels.