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Faculty
Academic excellence at LASALLE is shaped by an outstanding and diverse community of educators and mentors. Meet the minds behind the learning—artists, designers, educators and researchers from around the world who bring vision, rigour and heart to every programme.
SENIOR FELLOW
Professor Steve Dixon
Professor Steve Dixon - LASALLE College of the Arts
Senior Fellow
Professor Milenko Prvački
Milenko Prvacki
Senior Fellow
Lord David Puttnam

Deans

Dean, Faculty of Fine Arts, Media & Creative Industries
Professor Adam Knee
Dean, Faculty of Performing Arts
Professor Leon Rubin
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Dean, Faculty of Design
Associate Professor Nur Hidayah Bte Abu Bakar
Nur Hidayah Bte Abu Bakar LASALLE College of the Arts
Dean, Learning, Teaching & Research
Associate Professor Wolfgang Muench
Dr Wolfgang Muench

Heads of Schools

Head, School of Spatial & Product Design
Ang Xinwei
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Head, Puttnam School of Film & Animation
Chris Shaw
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Head, School of Fashion
Associate Professor Circe Henestrosa
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Head, McNally School of Fine Arts
Associate Professor Cissie Fu
Cissie Fu
Head, School of Creative Industries
Associate Professor Jonathan Gander
Dr Jonathan Gander
Head, School of Dance & Theatre
Melissa Quek
MELISSA QUEK
Head, School of Contemporary Music
Associate Professor Timothy O’Dwyer
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Yasser Suratman | Academic Leadership & Faculty at LASALLE Singapore
Lecturer, Design Communication

Yasser Suratman

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  • MFA, Yale University School of Art, US
  • Diploma in Graphic Design, Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore

Yasser studied graphic design at Temasek Polytechnic and was awarded The Creative Industries Scholarship by DesignSingapore in 2007 to read MFA at Yale University School of Art, US. He joined The Bureau for the Advancement for Lifestyle and Longevity & Success (B.A.L.L.S) as a partner in 2009, and has worked for Ogilvy & Mather, MTV Asia, Discovery Channel and BBH. He has worked in video, print, sculpture, and product development.

He has won awards at the Promax/BDA Asia, Nike and Sony product design contests, Type Directors Club and Creative Circle. His project was mentioned on Design Observer by Jessica Helfand in 2008. With his design incubator start-up, he has worked on the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai and exhibited at the Singapore Art Museum and the Asian Civilisations Museum.

Yasser's design practice is derived from the reverberations of his personal life. It stems from his multi-role as a father, husband, son and designer. His interests address issues of visual interruption, chance, science, play and the idealistic quest for personal heroism. He pursues projects that explore the use of organised systems to produce new and unexpected forms of creation.

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