Dr Leon K. L. Chew is the first recipient of an earned PhD in Fine Art (Research) from Goldsmiths University of London in UK. He was the Dean of School of Visual Arts at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore, before becoming the first Singaporean arts head hired in the Middle East. He continues his association with Loughborough University in UK as Visiting Professor of Art and Design, and has most recently served as an external examiner of Chinese University of Hong Kong and a PhD Examiner of Charles Darwin University in Australia. A scholar with interdisciplinary intellectual interests, Dr Chew is also a practicing artist. His modern artworks have been frequently featured in solo shows and curated art exhibitions, as well as collected and commissioned by public and private organizations in the world.
