Dr. Jay, an Oxford-educated anthropologist, has a deep-rooted passion for art, architecture, and design history. She previously worked as a researcher in the Ethnography and Oriental Antiquities departments at the British Museum in London and as an Editor for the Macmillan Dictionary of Art. Dr. Jay now resides in Singapore.

Her career in Singapore began as a Senior Editor for The Indonesian Heritage Series, followed by freelance work in various art and cultural capacities, including writing art reviews for The Straits Times and other publications. Since 2000, she has taught at LASALLE College of the Arts, leading Diploma and BA courses on the History of Art, Design, and Architecture, as well as teaching classes on theatre history and anthropology. Dr. Jay also teaches at NTU in a program focusing on Singapore’s creative and cultural industries.

In addition to her teaching, Dr. Jay remains active in writing and publishing. She collaborated with the Singapore Institute of Architects on a book about the history of Singapore’s architectural profession and currently serves as Senior Editor for BAB, an Indonesian publisher that produces books on Indonesia’s art, culture, and archaeology. Her latest collaborations involve working with prominent Indonesian textile collectors from Lampung and the Batak people in Sumatra to explore the history, anthropology, and iconography of these endangered cultural heritages.

A dedicated traveler and researcher, Dr. Jay frequently returns to Europe to study art and architecture and explores new destinations in Asia and Africa whenever her busy schedule allows.