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Samuel Xun (b. 1994, Singapore) is a visual artist based in Singapore. His practice centres around the exploration of alternative identity and personal histories through sculpture, context-based installation, and textile composition. His works propose the potential of physical materials as carriers of identity and culture, often merging textiles with symbols informed by film, philosophy, and lived experiences to encourage self-therapy and introspection.
Samuel’s work is defined by a closely held relationship with materials. His meticulous, labour-intensive process doubles as a meditative exercise, reflecting on past and present realities. Through signature ornamentation and vibrant palettes, he positions colour, texture, and text as tools to explore visibility and engage with societal discourse. Often taking the form of intricate abstract visual systems, the works navigate in-betweenness, balancing excess and restraint—inviting reflection on the narratives we construct for ourselves and their impact on our social condition.
A graduate of LASALLE College of the Arts, Samuel holds a BA in Fashion Design & Textiles. His works have been exhibited internationally and are held in both private and public collections, including several across ASEAN and, notably, Christian Dior SE. Recent exhibitions include the solo presentation Welcome Back, Boo at Richard Koh Fine Art, the travelling Lady Dior Art expositions, and Between The Lines at Appetite. Samuel and his work have also been extensively published and featured in Harper’s Bazaar, VOGUE, and Grazia.
Samuel is represented by Richard Koh Fine Art (Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore).
2025 Welcome Back, Boo — Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore (UPCOMING)
2023 Sundry Artist in Residence: The Gift That Keeps on Giving — Sundry, Bangkok
2022 I’m Exhausted, Where is He? - Art & Market, Art Agenda, Singapore
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Art Dubai 2025 — with Richard Koh Fine Art, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai
2025 The Feast — 74th Arts, Club Street, Singapore
2025 ART SG 2025 — with Richard Koh Fine Art, Marina Bay Sands Expo, Singapore
2025 Of Dreams and Contemplation: I am All but a Story – Selections from the Collection of Richard Koh — The Private Museum, Singapore
2024 Rebels, Rascals and Mavericks — Mandala Club, Singapore
2024 Lady Dior As Seen By — Lady Dior House, International (Travelling Exhibition)
2024 Of placebos that sing sweet in the mouth and ache in the soul — Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore
2024 Between The Lines — Appetite, Singapore
2023 ASEAN ON PAPER — ASEAN Culture House, Busan
2023 Tribeca Summer Show — Friedrichs Pontone, New York
2023 KONNECT ASEAN Chiang Mai Print Residency — Chiang Mai City Arts & Cultural Centre, Chiang Mai
2023 七彩世界 — Supper House, Singapore
2023 Serving Thots — UltraSuperNew Gallery, Singapore
2023 Diverse Visions — Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore
2023 Nature & Now: Asian Art in Focus — Friedrichs Pontone, New York
2023 ART SG 2023: NEW/NOW — with Richard Koh Fine Art, Marina Bay Sands Expo, Singapore
2022 There Are Flowers in the Morning Mist — SAW23, Supper House, Singapore
2022 State of Play — Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore
2022 The World Is Flat After All — Supper House, Singapore
2022 Veneer & Visage — Supper House, Singapore
2022 It's my party and I'll cry if I want to, you would cry too if it happened to you — SAW22, The Projector, Singapore
2021 Queer Show 2021: Dress/Address — Grey Projects, Singapore
2021 only losers left alive (love songs for the end of the world) — Yeo Workshop, Singapore
2021 Creative Unions - SAW21, Funan, Singapore
2020 The Foot Beneath the Flower: Camp. Kitsch. Art. Southeast Asia. — NTU ADM Gallery, Singapore
2020 Flight of Fancy — Art Now, Singapore
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2023 Sundry Artist in Residence — Sundry, Bangkok
2023 KONNECT ASEAN Print Residency — ASEAN Foundation, Chiang Mai
AWARDS & GRANTS
2024 National Arts Council Presentation & Participation Grant
2020 Swarovski Innovation Prize
PUBLIC & PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Samuel Xun has works held in private and public collections, both in Singapore and Internationally. Notable collections include:
The Standard, Singapore, Singapore
Christian Dior SE, Paris, France
Wise Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Singapore
Sundry, Bangkok, Thailand
ASEAN Foundation, Jakarta, Indonesia
ASEAN Cultural Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
ASEAN Culture House, Busan, South Korea
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Singapore, Singapore
SELECTED COMMISSIONS
TBA — The Standard, Singapore (Upcoming)
When, If Not Now? (2024) — EDITION, Singapore
You Deserve It (2023) — Christian Dior, Paris, France
PRESS & INTERVIEWS
2025 Prestige Singapore — Prestige 40 Under 40 2025
2025 Tatler Asia — Art SG 2025: 7 must-see artworks – SG60 edition
2024 Grazia Singapore — Lady Dior House: How Visual Artist and Ex-Costume Designer Samuel Xun Marries Art with Fashion
2024 The Straits Times — Lady Dior House comes to town: S’pore artists interpret iconic bag for immersive exhibition
2024 FEMALE Singapore — Three Singapore Artists Have Reinterpreted The Lady Dior Bag
2024 Tatler Asia — Dior brings its touring Lady Dior House exhibition to Singapore
2023 Harper’s Bazaar Singapore — (Digital Cover) Art & Soul Issue; Three Emerging Singaporean Artists On Making Work With Meaning & Intent
2023 Plural Art Mag — A little sparkle never hurt anyone: A Conversation with emerging artist Samuel Xun
2023 FEMALE Singapore — Exhibitions That Explore Queer Narratives & More
2023 South China Morning Post — How Singapore’s art scene is making a big comeback in 2023
2023 Plural Art Mag — Team Plural Art Mag Reflects on SAW23
2022 Art Basel — Six gallery exhibitions to see during Singapore Art Week
2022 The Straits Times — Arts Picks: 29 Singapore artists in 3 group exhibitions show new work
2022 The Straits Times — Singapore Art Week everywhere - in hawker centres and even in toilets
2021 VOGUE Singapore — From Rachael Cheong to Samuel Xun, this fashion and art exhibition is spotlighting the local creatives to know
2021 L’OFFICIEL Singapore — Art & Soul
2021 VOGUE Singapore — Drag queen Salome Blaque & designer Samuel Xun come together for a moment in local fashion
2020 ELLE Singapore — ELLE Perspectives: Between the Seams
2020 Female Singapore — Samuel Xun: A Fashion Designer Creating Magnificently Sculptural Showpieces
2020 NUYOU Singapore — Risk Takers
2020 Female Singapore — The Academy Awards