Han Sai Por

Han Sai Por is a Singaporean sculptor. A graduate of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts , East Ham College of Art, Wolverhampton College of Art and Lincoln University, New Zealand, she worked as a teacher and later as a parttime lecturer at NAFA, the LASALLESIA College of the Arts, and the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, before becoming a fulltime artist in 1997.

Han Sai Por was born onJuly 1943 in Singapore during the Japanese occupation. She was one of six children of a poor couple, and her family were squatters living in Changi in a house made of cardboard boxes and coconut leaves. Nonetheless, Han had a happy childhood, and went to a nearby beach to make figurine animals out of sand. This experience helped her to appreciate nature and instilled in her a sense of adventure and exploration. At ten years of age, Han was introduced to Michelangelos sculptures through a book given to her by her mother.

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