Biography
Hello, I'm A'shua Imran — an artist, educator, and the founder of a creative studio.
Over the past decade, through my studio Mural Lingo, I've led projects across seven countries in the Asia-Pacific, working at the intersection of art, technology, and sustainability, with clients including Google, Volkswagen, Decathlon, and WWF. Alongside my own practice, I've built the studio as both a production house and a platform for other creatives to develop.
As an educator I deliver industry-driven programmes on creative entrepreneurship, sustainable art making, and creative critical thinking in the age of AI, and have been invited as a trainer and mentor at LASALLE College of the Arts, the University of the Arts Singapore, and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. I'm currently a Master's candidate in Digital Direction at the Royal College of Art, London, researching whether intelligence can be human-nurtured rather than artificial, and how authorship stays with the person making the work.
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2026/7 | Master of Arts (MA) in Digital Direction, Royal College of Art, London, UK — Recipient of the NAC Arts Scholarship
2014 | Bachelor of Fine Arts, Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore - Goldsmiths College, UK
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2026 | Career Roadmapping For Creatives at Lasalle College of the Arts
2026 | Design career pathways and career mapping at Lasalle College of the Arts
2026 | Career Roadmapping For Creatives at Lasalle College of the Arts
2026 | Grant Writing for Creative Professionals at University of the Arts Singapore
2026 | Internship Success Toolkit at University of the Arts Singapore
2026 | Career Roadmapping For Creatives at University of the Arts Singapore
2025 | Creative Entrepreneurship 101 at Lasalle College of the Arts
2025 | Internship Success Toolkit at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
2025 | Creative Entrepreneurship 101 at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
2022 | Creative Entrepreneurship 101 at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
2022 | Creative Entrepreneurship 101 at Lasalle College of the Arts -
2022 | ESSEC Business School, Asia-Pacific, Singapore
2017 | Bag Factory Studio, Johannesburg, South Africa
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2021 | "Tales Under the Neon Trees", Public Art Exhibition, NAC Arts in Your Neighbourhood, Singapore
2021 | "Beyond the Veils", Multi-sensory Art & Technology Exhibition, Haw Par Villa, Singapore
2019 | "Antithesis", George Town Festival, Penang, Malaysia
2019 | "Backstage", Stamford Arts Centre, Singapore
2017 | "Becoming", Post-Residency Exhibition, Bag Factory, Johannesburg, South Africa
2016 | "Toride City Urban Development Through Walls", Toride, Japan
2011 | "Squares Invasion 50 x 50", Instinc Gallery, Singapore
2010 | "Found Objects", LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore -
2024 | Mentor to BA Fine Arts students for design competition, University of the Arts (UAS)
2019 | Mentor at National Arts Council-Lasalle College of the Arts Community Arts Programme
2018 | Mentor at "Young Singaporeans Conference", Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS
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2025 | Sustainability education through the Arts, Goethe Institute Lisboa, Portugal
2022 | Shared insights at ESSEC Business School APAC's iMagination Week, Singapore
2021 | Presented at General Assembly's Made in Singapore: State of The Arts, Singapore
2020 | Guest Speaker at Lasalle College's Masters of Arts and Cultural Leadership, Singapore
2019 | Discussed 'Social Impact through the Arts' at National Youth Council, Singapore
2017 | "Visiting Artist Talk", Wits School of the Arts - Johannesburg, South Africa
2016 | "Visiting Artist Talk", Carmarthen School of the Art, Wales, U.K. -
2025 | National Arts Council Scholarship Award for Postgraduate Programme at Royal College of Arts, London, UK
2025 | Singapore Eco Fund for “Sustainability Toolkit for Creatives”
2024 | NAC stART Fund for "Oceana: Sustainable Mural Installation with Immersive Tech", Singapore
2021 | NAC Community Arts Fund for "Tampines-Serangoon," Arts in Your Neighbourhood, Singapore
2021 | NAC-Tote Board Arts Fund for "Beyond the Veil," Art x Tech Group Exhibition, Singapore
2020 | NAC Digital Presentation Grant for "Interactive Virtual Street Art Walking Tour", Singapore
2020 | National Youth Council - Young Change Makers Grant for "International arts festival", Singapore
2018 | LearnSG Seed Fund Scheme for "Wall Painting Workshops for Students with Autism", Singapore
2017 | NAC Matchbox Grant for "A Migrant Mural," Social Impact Project with NUS", Singapore -
2022 | Co-organized community murals with Club HEAL, Singapore – raising awareness on mental health.
2021 | Fundraised & co-organized Leopard Cat Mural at Elgin Bridge with SWAG, supported by Minister Tan Kiat How.
2019 | Facilitated banner-painting workshop at Singapore Climate Rally, Hong Lim Park.
2019 | Organized Tiger Conservation Mural at Affordable Art Fair, Singapore.
2018 | Conducted wall-painting workshop for students with autism, funded by LearnSG Seed Fund.
2018 | Led community mural at Red Cross HQ, engaging volunteers & beneficiaries.
2017 | Co-organised ‘A Migrant Mural’, empowering migrant workers, co-organized with NUS & NAC.
2014 | Silent March Project – performance workshop for the Association of the Deaf.
2013–14 | Braille Transcriber & Illustrator, SAVH – made textbooks accessible for visually impaired students.
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2022 | "Portals" — Anamorphic Mural Series. Commissioned by CapitaLand for lyf One-North, Singapore
2021 | "I Want to Go Home" — Light to Night Festival, Singapore Art Week. The Arts House, Singapore
2020 | "Echoes" — Immersive Art × Tech Experience. Commissioned by Google, Mapletree Business City, Singapore
2020 | "Hello World" — New Media Art Installation. Commissioned by Google, Mapletree Business City, Singapore
2020 | Power Play International Arts Festival — The Arts House at Old Parliament, Singapore. Supported by the National Youth Council
2020 | Artwalk Singapore — Singapore's first virtual street art experience. Supported by the National Arts Council
2019 | "God Save the King" — Tiger Conservation Project, roving art installation, Singapore
2019 | Earth Hour '19 — Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. Commissioned by WWF
2019 | Singapore Climate Rally — community banner painting, Hong Lim Park, Singapore
Selected clients and institutions
