Tania De Rozario (born 20 February 1982) is a writer and visual artist, generally emphasising themes of gender, sexuality, loving and losing.

Biography

Tania De Rozario was born on 20 February 1982. Tania De Rozario has showcased her visual art at spaces such as the Esplanade,

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, as well as the

Singapore Philatelic Museum The Singapore Philatelic Museum ( Chinese: 新加坡集邮博物馆; ta, சிங்கப்பூர் அஞ்சல்தலை அருங்காட்சியகம்) is a museum about the postal history of Singapore and its stamp ...

. She is also the co-founder/curator of Etiquette, Singapore's first annual arts event focused on

feminist Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...

issues. Tania is a 2011

Hedgebrook Hedgebrook is a rural retreat for women writers on Whidbey Island, Washington, founded in 1988. Hedgebrook's artist-in-residence program accepts up to 80 writers each year, who spend two to four weeks in residence working on their diverse writi ...

alumnaHedgebrook Alumnae

and winner of the National Arts Council Golden Point Award for English poetry (2011). Her poetry and prose can be found on the ''Santa Fe Writers Project'', ''SOFTBLOW'', ''Moving Words Journal'', ''

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''QLRS: Tania De Rozario

and ''GASPP: A Gay Anthology of Singapore Poetry & Prose''.A Gay Anthology of Singapore Poetry and Prose
As an art educator, Tania De Rozario teaches drawing at

and tutors in Contemporary Contextual Studies at

LASALLE College of the Arts LASALLE College of the Arts (informally LASALLE) is a publicly-funded post-secondary arts institution, planned to be a constituent college of the University of the Arts Singapore (UAS) by 2024 along with the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Sing ...

. She has been involved with curatorial projects such as ''Sugar & Spice – A Literary Showcase'' (part of AWARE), and was a featured author in

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2012. Of her art, Tania De Rozario states that she has "always been interested in starting conversations about sex,

gender Gender is the range of characteristics pertaining to femininity and masculinity and differentiating between them. Depending on the context, this may include sex-based social structures (i.e. gender roles) and gender identity. Most cultures u ...

and

sexuality Human sexuality is the way people experience and express themselves sexually. This involves biological, psychological, physical, erotic, emotional, social, or spiritual feelings and behaviors. Because it is a broad term, which has varied ...

through art and writing. . .the quickest way to engage people is to come from personal places of love, loss and desire. . .when people are able to relate to certain common aspects of relationships, gender becomes a secondary issue." Tania adds that she wishes to "create spaces in which people can approach gender and sexuality from points of commonality, not difference." In 2014, Tania's ''Tender Delirium'' (

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, 2013) was shortlisted for the

Singapore Literature Prize The Singapore Literature Prize (abbreviation: SLP) is a biennial award in Singapore to recognise outstanding published works by Singaporean authors in any of the four official languages: Chinese, English, Malay and Tamil. The competition is organis ...

. The book is "a confessional collection of poems and short prose about estranged lovers, despairing mothers, queer desire and obsessive longing."

Selected publications

* ''Somewhere Else, Another You'' (

, 2018) * ''And the Walls Come Crumbling Down'' (

, 2016) * ''Tender Delirium'' (

, 2013) * "My Jericho", ''GASPP: Gay Anthology of Singapore Poetry & Prose'', Oct 2010

Awards

* SPH-NAC Golden Point Award – Winner (English Poetry), 2011 * Writer-In-Residence, Hedgebrook, (Washington State), 2011

References

External links

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Rated NC-16, short film dropped from LGBT-themed art exhibition in Singapore
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YouTube, Gaily Ever After (Part 3)
, Featuring Ng Yi-Sheng,

Cyril Wong Cyril Wong (; born 27 June 1977) is a poet, fiction author and literary critic. Biography Born in 1977, Cyril Wong attended Saint Patrick's School, Singapore, and Temasek Junior College, before completing a doctoral degree in English literature ...

, Tania de Rozario and Anila Angin *
In the studio: Tania De Rozario (Interview)
, TimeOut Singapore {{DEFAULTSORT:De Rozario, Tania Living people Academic staff of LASALLE College of the Arts Singaporean LGBT poets Lesbian poets Lesbian artists Singaporean artists Singaporean poets 21st-century poets Singaporean women writers 21st-century Singaporean women writers Singaporean women poets 1982 births