Yim Yen Sum Malaysian, b. 1987

Yim Yen Sum (b. 1987, Malaysia) received her diploma in Fine Art from Dasein Academy of Art in 2008. She predominantly works with textiles to create ever-evolving installations that often explore the relationships and interconnectivity between us as a society, our practices and interactions with our environment. Yim’s practice entails hours of incredibly delicate needlework, using units of gauze that have undergone a process of manipulation, including screen printing and appliqué. Yim has participated in exhibitions locally (National Art Gallery, 2017) and internationally(Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan, 2017; The Pier-2 Art Center, Taiwan, 2016; Biennale Jogja XV Equator, 2019; Gravity Art Space, Philippines, 2021; Art Moments Jakarta, 2021. Yim is the recipient of UOB Painting of The Year Award in 2016, and recently participated in Biennale Jogja XV Equator, 2019.