Who We Are

Board of Directors

Mae Anderson

Chairman

Mae Anderson is a leader and philanthropy strategist, driving transformative impact in the realms of art, culture, and philanthropy. As the Head of Philanthropy Services Asia at BNP Paribas Wealth Management, she serves as a trusted advisor to private wealth clients, guiding them towards purpose-driven personal and corporate philanthropic endeavours.

Having served on the board of Art Outreach since its inception in 2003, and as board Chair since 2006, Anderson is a deeply engaged volunteer in Singapore’s non-profit sector. She has served on several art review panels for prominent projects including the Land Transport Authority’s Art Review Panel (2012-2022), the Public Art Trust Advisory and Commissioning Panel (2014-2018) and the Venice Biennale Commissioning Panel (for the 2019, 2022 and 2024 editions of the Biennale).

Beyond visual arts, Anderson contributes to various government and public initiatives in philanthropy, and has written numerous articles on the subject for local and regional newspapers, as well as financial publications. Her vast experience in these fields makes her a sought after speaker for topics in the area of Art and Philanthropy. She is a graduate of the National University of Singapore.

Audrey Phng

Founding Member

Audrey Phng is the Managing Director of Asian Art Options, a consultancy founded in 1999 that provides full-scale art advisory to corporate, private and institution clients.

In personal and professional capacity, she has developed art collections for both corporate and private clients, including Ascendas Singapore, Bain Consulting, BHP Billiton, Credit Suisse Wealth Institute, JP Morgan, Ritz Carlton, UBS Singapore, and has developed strategic art programmes for the Singtel, Credit Suisse, New Majestic Hotel & Bar, OCBC Bank and the Far East Hospitality Group.

Her curatorial experience includes co-curating exhibitions at the Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay and OCBC Art Space. Phng has a MA in Journalism from New York University, and has extensive experience in public relations and marketing communications, having worked with fashion powerhouse Club 21 Singapore, Burson Marstellar and Hill & Knowlton in New York. She has served on the Museum Advisory Panel of National Gallery Singapore since 2020.

Kaori Zage

Treasurer

Kaori Zage is a serial entrepreneur with a foray of businesses across a variety of industries. Some of her ventures include Ministry of Fitness, Singapore Trampoline Academy, Wintershine Health & Skincare, Get the Goods General Supply Company Ltd, Rockit Coffee Company, Mekong, Capital Zed, and Big Timber.

She is also currently serving as a Board Member of Alpine Canada, and the Singapore Ski & Snowboard Association. Prior to that, she was the Vice President of the Singapore Ice Skating Association, and a member of the Asia Pacific Advisory Board of Room to Read.

Zage graduated with a B.S in Accounting and Finance from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and has experience working in the corporate field, having worked at KPMG Corporate Finance and UBS Private Equity.

Asa Tucker

Board Member

Asa Tucker was previously the Head of Legal for the Live Action and Animation Legal Affairs departments of Dreamworks SKG, and an attorney at Walt Disney Pictures and Touchstone Pictures.

Today, she advises on legal and business affairs for entertainment, media, and animation companies. Clients have included Pearl Studio, beIN Media Group, Sony Pictures Television Networks, Discovery Asia, Scripps Network International, NBC-Universal, and Dreamworks Animation.

She has a BA in English Literature from UCLA, J.D. from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, and is admitted to the California Bar.

Tucker relocated from Los Angeles to Singapore in 2006 with her physician husband, Steve of Tucker Medical, and two children.