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Ascent
Ascent In Plain Sight, Series of 4, 2024
digital rendering and mixed media collage/ print, 84cm x 150cm

Previously exhibited @ UWA FAM+ Graduate Exhibition 2024
Freedom!
Freedom! 2026
acrylic paint, pencil, markers, oil pastel and spray paint on stretched canvas, 91.75 x 91.75 x 2.5 (D) cm
Undergoing Construction
Undergoing Construction 2025
acrylic paint, oil pastels and crayon on board, 91.75 x 61 cm
Free!
Free! 2024
acrylic paint and oil pastel on unstretched canvas, 150cm x 180cm

Previously exhibited @ UWA FAM+ Graduate Exhibition 2024
Guardian
Guardian In Plain Sight, Series of 4, 2024
digital rendering and mixed media collage/ print, 84cm x 150cm

Previously exhibited @ UWA FAM+ Graduate Exhibition 2024
It'stheRevelation
It's the Revelation! 2024
acrylic paint, oil pastel and spray paint on unstretched canvas, 180cm x 400cm

Previously exhibited @ Hatched 2025: National Graduate Show by PICA, and UWA FAM+ Graduate Exhibition 2024
Untitled(1)
Untitled (1) 2025
acrylic paint, oil pastel and spray paint on litho paper
Reverence
Reverence In Plain Sight, Series of 4, 2024
digital rendering and mixed media collage/ print, 84cm x 150cm

Previously exhibited @ UWA FAM+ Graduate Exhibition 2024
PathwayToLife
Pathway to Life 2025
acrylic paint, oil paint and oil pastels on unstretched canvas, 180cm x 177cm

It’s a very narrow path to an upside-down kingdom - forge forward for the prize ahead. Through the lowest gates, I keep my heart above my head and sing to the unseen. Beware, the watcher is nearer than you think. Perceive the life, find the truth!

Pathway to Life unfolds as a chaotic yet deliberate vision of pain, suffering, and revelation. Figures are suspended in a space where flesh and spirit collide, caught between destruction and redemption. Symbols, gestures, and fragmented forms evoke a world in flux, where the material and the spiritual dissolve into one another, exposing what is usually unseen.

Drawing from biblical allegory and personal reflection, the work explores the paradox of an inverted kingdom, where the lowest gate is the most coveted by some. It is a call to perceive beyond what is seen, to endure amidst uncertainty, and to press onward towards the convergence of chaos and clarity. Let the journey itself become an act of revelation.
GetOffMyLand!
Get Off My Land! 2026
acrylic Paint, oil pastels, black crayon and spray paint on board, 90 x 60 cm
Untitled(2)
Untitled (2) 2025
acrylic paint, oil pastel and spray paint on litho paper
Self-portrait
Self-portrait 2025
acrylic paint and oil pastels on board, 60 x 90 cm
Where?
Where? 2026
acrylic paint, oil paint, oil pastels on unstretched canvas, 150cm x 185 cm

The development of this work was supported by the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts’ Studio Program.
Fight-time7
Fight-time 7 Series of 7, 2024
acrylic paint, oil pastel and spray paint on board, 120cm x 90cm

See Fight-time 1 for more details on the series.
Fight-time6
Fight-time 6 Series of 7, 2024
acrylic paint, oil pastel and spray paint on board, 120cm x 90cm

See Fight-time 1 for more details on the series.
Fight-time5
Fight-time 5 Series of 7, 2024
acrylic paint, oil pastel and spray paint on board, 120cm x 90cm

See Fight-time 1 for more details on the series.
Fight-time4
Fight-time 4 Series of 7, 2024
acrylic paint, oil pastel and spray paint on board, 120cm x 90cm

See Fight-time 1 for more details on the series.
Fight-time3
Fight-time 3 Series of 7, 2024
acrylic paint, oil pastel and spray paint on board, 120cm x 90cm

See Fight-time 1 for more details on the series.
Fight-time2
Fight-time 2 Series of 7, 2024
acrylic paint, oil pastel and spray paint on board, 120cm x 90cm

See Fight-time 1 for more details on the series.
Fight-time1
Fight-time 1 Series of 7, 2024
acrylic paint, oil pastel and spray paint on board, 120cm x 90cm

Chan’s seven-board series Fight-time is a body of work inspired by the apocalyptic visions of the Book of Revelation. Using acrylic paint, spray paint, oil pastels, and transfer paper, Chan examines humanity’s relationship with chaos, shaped by societal, systemic, and spiritual forces. Scenes of moral and spiritual reckoning unfold through cartoonish human figures - termed ‘men’ - whose desperation and yearning embody the tension between disorder and harmony. In this layered landscape of chaos, Chan ultimately reflects on themes of faith, morality, and humanity’s enduring search for meaning.

Previously exhibited @ 2025 Emerging Artist Award Exhibition (South Perth Community Hall), and UWA FAM+ Graduate Exhibition 2024
Establish
Establish In Plain Sight, Series of 4, 2024
digital rendering and mixed media collage/ print, 84cm x 150cm

Previously exhibited @ UWA FAM+ Graduate Exhibition 2024
Meaningless
Meaningless 2025
acrylic paint, oil paint, oil pastels and spray paint on unstretched canvas, 180cm x 450cm

Meaningless paints dozens of ‘Men’ in a flurry of restless activity - each figure driven by a personal agenda. Drawing from the Book of Ecclesiastes, this network of chaos converges toward a simple yet confounding pursuit: the search for meaning. Suspended between urgency and futility, the figures collide, strive, and unravel within a shared landscape of existential tension. The work questions the nature of labour, purpose, and human striving: Is this our life’s work?
There'sALion!
There's a Lion! 2026
acrylic paint, oil pastels and spray paint on stretched canvas, 76 (W) x 101.5 (H) x 3.75 (D) cm
Dull Shooter
Dull Shooter 2026
acrylic paint, oil pastels and spray paint on stretched canvas, 91.75 x 91.75 x 4 (D) cm

“Shoot... Shoot… Shoot it all!”

Dull Shooter unfolds as Roger attempts to shoot a bird. He loves a good hunt, though often he shoots himself in the foot instead. The bird rests beside Roger, accompanying him as he tries to work the arrow and bow. A quiet friend, and a foolish man.

In this moment of quiet absurdity, intention and outcome fall out of step. Through layered media, Dull Shooter lingers in repeated misfires - where effort persists, but never quite lands. There is a strange delight in the failure, a soft spiral of self-sabotage, where hunter and companion coexist without urgency.
Family Photo
Family Photo 2026
acrylic paint and oil pastels on unstretched canvas, 186cm x 220 cm

The development of this work was supported by the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts’ Studio Program.
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Hi! I'm Germaine. I was born and raised in Singapore, but I now live in Perth, WA. I recently completed a Bachelor of Psychology and Bachelor of Arts (majoring in Fine Arts and History of Art) at the University of Western Australia. I am currently on a job hunt. Please contact me if you know of any opportunities in the arts/ marketing/ design/ psychology/ whatever.

My practice explores the intersection of faith, spirituality, and the human experience, moving between subtle undertones and more explicit reflections. I work across mixed media, including paint, oil pastels, spray paint, and digital processes, combining instinctive approaches with conceptual frameworks.

Rooted in an ongoing curiosity about life's larger questions, my work reflects a personal engagement with belief, doubt, and our shared human experience. Drawing from religious traditions, I reimagine ideas of divinity and the soul through a contemporary lens.

Selected exhibitions:

  • Hatched: National Graduate Show 2025 (PICA)
  • 'farce' (_____g.s)
  • 2025 South Perth Emerging Artist Award Exhibition
  • UWA FAM+ Graduate Exhibition 2024
  • UWA Summer Exhibition 2024
  • Advanced Major Studio Interim Exhibition 2024
  • Earlier UWA School of Design exhibitions

Residencies:

  • UWA School of Design casual residencies
  • PICA Quick Response Residency, 4 - 24 May 2026

Awards:

  • 2025 South Perth Emerging Artist Award: Young Artist Award, Highly Commended
  • Tarling-Hetherington Fine Arts Prize 2024