I am from Dayton, Ohio, in the United States. Dayton is also the birthplace of Wilbur and Orville Wright, Rock and Roll star Rick Derringer, Jazz Guitarist John Scofield, and the home of the National Air Force Museum. I moved from Dayton to Columbus, Ohio in 1990 to attend The Ohio State University. I remained in Columbus until July 2013, when our family moved to Singapore.
Tell us a little about yourself – which country do you come from and how did you come to pursue the arts?
I was born in Sungei Petani, located in the northern state of Kedah in Malaysia, but spent most of my growing up years in Selangor. I’ve also lived for a while in the UK, the USA and the island state of Penang in Malaysia.
LASALLE's MA Creative Writing is Southeast Asia's first taught Master's in Creative Writing, located within a vibrant and interdisciplinary community of multicultural writers, teachers, mentors and supervisors drawn from across the creative industries.
We caught up with Canadian writer and Programme Leader of MA Creative Writing, Dr Darryl Whetter who writes—and teaches creative writing—primarily for the wisdom, community and empathy of great writing. Read on to find out more about his passion for creative writing and the programme!
Emylia is a practicing art therapist and educator with specialist training in stress, trauma and loss. Her practice gravitates towards mind/body sciences and integrates physiology with psychology for an encompassing approach in capitalising human development.
Grounded in a psychodynamic psychotherapy paradigm, Dr Lay’s career blends both practical and academic pursuits. His years of experience working full-time as a forensic art therapist in California’s Department of Mental Health acknowledges the invaluable role that education plays in developing, informing and preparing postgraduate students in becoming competent, ethical, socially responsible and effective professional therapists. This is especially critical in regions of the world wherein art therapy is emerging as a viable, meaningful and relevant discipline.
Professor Adam Knee is an authority in Southeast Asian cinema. A recipient of the prestigious Fulbright and International Institute for Asian Studies fellowships, Professor Knee has published extensively on Southeast Asian and American cinema and serves on numerous editorial boards.
David Trevelyan will provide an evening presentation for the LASALLE community, community-at-large, and the mental health community as part of the Artist-in-Residence series by LASALLE’s MA Art Therapy Programme introducing his Dharma (experience) Taksu (energy) Yoga (practice) ideas and approach as linked to the arts and art therapy.
He aims to teach a cyber-intuitive heuristic/psychic automatism learning experience between the arts, life-style and technology, balancing the tactile day-to-day physical experience with the virtual, cyber, technological, internet world.
Sunitha Janamohanan has worked in the arts since 1999 with a portfolio that covers a range of art forms and creative industries, from visual and performing arts to literature and film, design, animation, music and heritage.
She has been a curator in the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, arts manager and head of programmes for the British Council Malaysia, Education and Outreach Manager for George Town World Heritage Inc., in Penang, and, prior to moving to Singapore, she was the manager of a multipurpose art space called MAPKL in Kuala Lumpur.
Michelle Loh has more than 15 years experience as a bilingual arts manager and researcher in arts management and cultural policy. She serves on the executive committee of Poetry Festival Singapore and the organising committee of the biennial Singapore Literature Conference.
Jason is a scholar and a recipient of the International Fellowships Program of Ford Foundation in 2009. Prior to moving to LASALLE, Jason was the chairperson of the Arts Management Programme of the School of Design and Arts, College of Saint Benilde; a lecturer in the Fine Arts Programme of Ateneo de Manila University; a part-time lecturer in the Masters of Fine Arts and Design Programme of Philippine Women’s University; and project moderator of Kultura, University of Asia and the Pacific in Manila.
