Sheila Singam with her art piece called 'Empress Ki', inspired by a Korean television series by the same name. Photo: The Star/Azman Ghani
When Sheila Singam was in secondary school, a teacher told her that she “couldn’t do art to save (her) life”. Fast forward several decades later, the corporate trainer and coach, now her early 60s, has launched her first solo art exhibition in Kuala Lumpur and even sold four of her art pieces prior to the event.
“I was only 14 when a teacher put this limiting belief in me after looking at my art, telling me ‘you can’t do art to save your life!’ and as it was an exam subject, I had to drop art and take up music instead, she recounts.
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Sheila Singam with her art piece called 'Empress Ki', inspired by a Korean television series by the same name. Photo: The Star/Azman Ghani
Sheila Singam also used excess PPE materials to create flowers in some of her pieces as a tribute to frontliners during the pandemic. Photo: Kaleidoscopic Art
Sheila Singam with her first ever art piece which she calls 'Chaos' because she 'didn't know what she was doing' at that time. Photo: Kaleidoscopic Art
Sheila Singam (pictured with her granddaughter Sophia) with 'Sophia in Utero' (centre), the piece that she painted for her granddaughter. Photo: Kaleidoscopic Art
Sheila Singam in action at her home studio. Photo: The Star/Azman Ghani
Sheila Singam is giving 20% of the proceeds from her debut exhibition to cancer patients. Photo: The Star/Azman Ghani
Sheila Singam says that the brain is an amazing organ that can adapt and change according to your needs. Photo: The Star/Azman Ghani
Mixed media artist Sheila Singam at her studio which is her dining table at home. Photo: The Star/Azman Ghani
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