Born in 1946, Chng Seok Tin graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 1972. In 1980, she took up post-graduate studies in printmaking which was followed by a year's practice under S.W. Hayter at Atelier 17, Paris. Since the 1980s, Chng has been instrumental in promoting interest in printmaking and has held more than 20 solo exhibitions. In May 2005, Chng was the first Singaporean to hold a solo exhibition at the United Nations Headquarter and was awarded the Cultural Medallion in the same year.From 1983 to 1985, Chng studied under renowned printmaker M. Lasansky at the University of Iowa. Encouraged by her teacher, the River Iowa became Chng’s exclusive subject of study; she depicted it in different seasons, in different mediums. ‘Flowing’ shows water under different conditions: ominously dark before a storm and gentle ripples created by rain.
