Cheong Kiet Cheng

Chor Shy Miin

Donald Abraham

Faizal Suhif

Keiong Chooi Ling

Liew Choong Ching

Ong Xing Ru

Syahbandi Samat

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“Imagine there’s no countries… Nothing to kill or die for… And no religion too… Imagine no possessions… I wonder if you can… Imagine all the people… sharing all the world…” John

Lennon’s Imagine perhaps offers a close reflection of Kiet Cheng’s body of work.

Kiet Cheng is interested in the coexistence space between humans, animals and nature. Her work explores the balance between her idyllic space and the reality of the world that are becoming more and more crowded.

Her earlier work departed from an imagined utopia where she considered as no boundary between countries, no government, no power conflict, no religion, no money and no need for any law enforcement. All beings live according to the law of the nature in this condition.

Kiet Cheng’s latest body of works (2013), include paintings, collage and sculptures, goes further to explore the law of the universe where all beings in this space go through the impermanent process of birth, aging, sickness and death. She uses images of humans, animals, flowers and plants to convey love, beauty, and life and death. For Kiet Cheng, beauty is impermanent but what is decayed is not necessarily ugly. However, unavoidably, we all have to live and cope with the acceptance of transience and imperfection.

Kiet Cheng’s canvases embrace her sentiments and romantic feelings towards nature and her feelings are often catalysed or intensified by literature, poetry, music and theatrical drama. She uses various methods and combination of subjects to express her beliefs, hopes and fear that are comparable to the works of Romanticism artist Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) and Realism artist Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1875).

Imagine all physical things are impermanent and nothing that coexist with nature is forever. Eventually, all beings will become extinct, probably due to us exploiting our environment to such an extent, that we will not be able to survive in it any more. Kiet Cheng’s body of work does not provide a solution for the problems. Instead, it offers a balance by imagining

peaceful coexistence as the way of life, where no one predates upon nature, upon animal and upon one another. However, one may question that if all physical things

are impermanent according to the law of nature including an utopia, where else can we find an idyllic place if it is not from imagination?. - By Andrew Pok

CheongCheng

Kiet

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biography

Solo Exhibition

2012 • ‘Jojo in the Wonderland’ at MAP White Box, KL, With Two Solo, Paradise of Gods by Hoo Kiew Hang.

Group ExhibitionS

2015 • ‘X Individuals’ – 2nd Edition, Art Accent, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2013 • ‘Measuring Love’, Weiling Gallery, The Gardens, Kuala Lumpur • ‘Young and New Part IV’, HOM Gallery, Kuala Lumpur •MalaysianPhilippinesContemporaryArtExhibition,MutiaraGallery,Penang

2010 • ‘Self Conflict, Social Cohesion’, Malaysia Tourism Centre (MaTiC), Kuala Lumpur •MalaysianVietnameseContemporaryArtExhibition,MutiaraGallery,Penang • AsiaArtLink,Phillipines

2009 • IskadarMalaysiaContemporaryArtShow,JohorBahru • GlobalWarning-e11even,a2Gallery,Penang • Reborngroupexhibition,a2Gallery,Penang • ArtExpogroupshow,KualaLumpur

2008 • GlobalWarmingGroupExhibition,a2Gallery,Penang • NoBigSizeGroupExhibition,FindarsSpace,KualaLumpur

2005 • Upstart05:TheNOKIACreativeArtsAdwardsExhibition,ARTrageouslyRamsayOng–TheArtGallery,KualaLumpur • PameranTerbukaMalaysia,NationalArtVisualGallery,KualaLumpur

2004 • Upstart04:TheNOKIACreativeArtsAdwardsExhibition,ARTrageouslyRamsayOng–TheArtGallery,KualaLumpur

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2012 • Art-ResidencyinSasaranArtFoundation,Selangor

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2013 • TheYoungContemporaries‘13,NationalArtVisualGallery,KualaLumpur

2011 • FinalistVAA–VisualArtAward,StarhillGallery,KualaLumpur.

2006 • 2ndPrize,WaterColorCategory,TanjongPublicLimitedCompany.

2005 • FinalistUpstart05:TheNOKIACreativeArtsAdwardsExhibition,ARTrageouslyRamsayOng– TheArtGallery,KualaLumpur

2004 • FinalistUpstart04:TheNOKIACreativeArtsAdwardsExhibition,ARTrageouslyRamsayOng– TheArtGallery,KualaLumpur

Born in 1981 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She obtained a Diploma in Fine Art at Dasein Academy of Art, also a Certificate in journalism, photography and drama acting.

Girl and foxAcrylic on Canvas | 56 x 109cm | 2014

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SprinG dayAcrylic on Canvas | 99 x 69cm | 2014

ChorMiin

Shy

Shymiin’s work includes large scale drawings, paintings, intimate thread work and sculptural forms. She interprets the world through a 21st century lens using traditional materials and occasionally combining it with found & commercial objects. Her work often merges memory with narrative and often asks what it means to be beautiful. Her latest sculptural form uses raw clay and resin to give form to lines and register gestures that invoke memories and narratives.

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ExhibitionS

2015 • ‘X Individuals’ – 2nd Edition, Art Accent, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2013 • InternationalWomen’sDayArtExhibition,KualaLumpur,Malaysia • ‘ARRAIGADA’,allfemaleshow,Non-FictionGallery,Savannah,Georgia,USA

2012 • ‘New – E’s and Old E’s’,LittleBeastsGallery,Savannah,Georgia,USA • Essence,Element&NewDrawings,TJFineArt,KualaLumpur,Malaysia

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2014 • GelmanTrustScholarship • NewYorkCityWorkspace,SCAD(StudioResidencyatElizabethFoundationfortheArts,NewYork)

2012 • SCADHonorsAward&SCADeLearningScholarship

2011 • OutstandingGraduateAward,SessionsCollegeforProfessionalDesign,USA

Bornin1975atKualaLumpur,Malaysia,ShyMiinholdsalawdegreefromQueenslandUniversityofTechnology, Australia. and is currently a candidate for MA in Painting from Savannah College of Art & Design,USA.Lived&workedinSingapore&NewYork.

KiSmet-elyaSMixed Media | 8.5 x 6cm | 2012

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KiSmet-KewMixed Media | 8.5 x 6cm | 2012

DonaldAbraham

My hobby was doodling I always found myself

drawing and after a while I realised that it was my

passion to paint. I enjoy it more than anything else.

Back then, years went by before I discovered that I

hated working 9-5 jobs so I vowed to get away from

it all. And, so I did. I was living in Seri Kembangan at

that time and I remember with the very little money that

I had, I took Lrt train to KL pasar seni, stopped there

and did a mural there. After I was done with it, I went

for a walk through pasar seni and found myself hanging

aroundYusofGajahGalleryand

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there with him. I also showed him my doodle book and

he then offered me an artist job and paint on canvas at

his gallery and that I could sell my work there and he

would get 30% from the sales. There he mentored me

and taught me to focus on and pick a subject and paint

just that and so, when he asked me to pick an animal I

liked, I chose dog.

When I see my art work it inspires me to paint more and

produce more art. Every time I see my art work it makes

me want to continue doing just that. To me, the biggest

achievement is to be an artist and make art. All my

doodles/sketches are a compilation in the form of a

diary to me it depicts of my everyday experiences

and emotions. I get my source of inspiration from

the streets and cartoons.

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biography

Group ExhibitionS

2015 • ‘X Individuals’ – 2nd Edition, Art Accent, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2014 • HinBusUrbanExchange.

2013 • 20@G13GroupShowatG13GalleryKelanaJaya,Petaling,Malaysia • BerricadeShowatWhiteBoxKualaLumpur,Malaysia • NotForSaleGroupShowatWhiteBoxKualaLumpur,Malaysia • 2ManShowwithMr.MamoorJantanon2ManresidencyatBeranda Gallery Langkawi, Malaysia • YoungGuns2013show. • PieceofMeArtCharityShowatPublika,Malaysia

2012 • 2ManShowwithAdeputraMasritittleBikinCeritaatBlackBox Map, Malaysia •MalaysianAirlineMASGoldenLoungeExhibition,Malaysia • CatandDogatChinaHouseGalleryPenang,Malaysia • AtFirstGlanceGroupExhibitionatWhiteBoxgallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • YoungTalentsGroupShowatSegarisgallery,Malaysia • HenryButcherYoungContemporaryAuctionKualaLumpur,Malaysia

2011 • BadatMapShow,GalleryWhiteBox,Malaysia • SequentialNarrative,GaleriChandan,Malaysia • FigureinPaintGalleryPETRONAS,Malaysia • ‘Rice Plate’ with Wei Ling Gallery, Malaysia

2009 • PavilionMerdekaDay,KualaLumpur,Malaysia • ArtExpo,KualaLumpur,Malaysia

2010 • ArtExpo,Shanghai,China •MAPartfestival • YoungContemporaryArtist(GalleryPETRONAS),Malaysia • H.O.M(HomeofMatahati),Malaysia

2008 • UnitenFamilyArtEven,Serdang,Selangor,Malaysia • OpenExhibition,GalleryShahAlam,Selangor,Malaysia •MalaysianNaiveArtShowcase08,TheAnnexeGalleryCentralMarket, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • CharityExhibitionGroupShow,TheAttic,Bangsar,KualaLumpur,Malaysia • 3ManShow,TheCityOfCatsAndDogs,TheAnnexeGalleryCentral Market, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • RantaiArtMerdekaDay,KualaLumpur,Malaysia • RantaiArtEvent,KualaLumpur,Malaysia

2007 • RantaiArtEvent,KualaLumpur,Malaysia

Donald Abraham Gadius Painus Munsih was born in 1981 at Bauefort, Sabah.

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2013 • YoungGunyaward2014 (HOM gallery)

2008 • 3#GraffitiCompetition, Rakan Muda, Bukit Bintang • HonourableAward, Out of Line Competition, The Annexe Gallery Central Market

additional inFo

2014 •MuralforBoatNoodlePublika •MuralinPenangGeorgetownfor HinbusdeportProjectUrban exchange

2013 •MuralcommissionatBalaiSeni visual Kuala Lumpur •MOCmuralatPublika • KakiSenilivepaintingsessionat Pavillion Kuala Lumpur • CommissionmuralatUptown Damansara

2012 •Muralatcureandcarecentreat Chow Kit road • KLCCtunnelcommissionmural

2010–2011• CommissionmuralforNestle • CommissionmuralforPublika, Map Kuala Lumpur

BulpAcyrlic on Canvas | 60 x 90cm | 2014

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HorizonAcyrlic on Canvas | 60 x 122cm | 2014

My work combines the textural qualities of textile and printmaking processes, including mono prints and it is naturally sourced from mark making. It also features unusual viewpoint by depicting patterns of soil, landscape and floating seeds lurking within. There are images of seeds from different plant types. Its function is to learn the knowledge of God that gives us sustenance and greatness that time comes from just a tiny seed. A thousand seeds can be sown but there won’t be a thousand plants growing, shooting from the earth. Each opportunity given is a test to our faith. To me, this also tests the ability of our appreciation towards art and nature. By exploring the possibilities of mark making. I travelled to Singapore, Indonesia, Beijing, Turkey and some places in Malaysia to find accidental marking and textures from cement surfaces, soil, wall textures, trees and pedestrians. It was an interesting journey because each place gave a different marking. I’m working with the marks that can be achieved by laying items onto canvas and the very practical technique is by rubbing and rolling ink into the surface. Some of them are done with my exquisite marks that were formed by a mixture of planning which would evoke curiosity and randomness, which I feel is the underlying foundation of my work.

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Solo ExhibitionS

2014 • ‘Stories From The Soil’ G13 Gallery, Kelana Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

2013 • ‘Fossil’ Beranda Langkawi Art Gallery, Kedah, Malaysia • ‘Master Show’UiTMJalanOthman,PetalingJaya,Selangor,Malaysia

2012 • ‘Silent Diary’ G13 Gallery, Kelana Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

2011 • ‘A Piece Of Land…’ Shah Alam Gallery, Selangor, Malaysia

2002 • FirstshowSekolahMenengahAirHitamBt15,Malaysia

Group ExhibitionS

2015 • ‘X Individuals’ – 2nd Edition, Art Accent, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2014 • ‘TEMU’, Two-Man Show, 69 Gallery, Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • ‘Read Drawing’, Petronas Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • OpenShow,NationalVisualArtGallery,KualaLumpur,Malaysia • ArtExpoMalaysia,G13Gallery,Malaysia • Suarasa3,SegarisArtCentre,Malaysia

2013 • YoungContemporaryGroupExhibition,G13Gallery,KelanaJaya,Selangor,Malaysia • ‘Spice’, Group Exhibition, Pace Gallery, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia • ‘Destiny’,YoungContemporaryGroupExhibition,NationalVisualArtGallery,KualaLumpur,Malaysia

2012 • OpenShowG13Gallery,KelanaJaya,Malaysia • ‘Ember’, Qube Gallery, Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia •Malaysia-IranArtExhibition,AswaraGallery,KualaLumpur,Malaysia • ‘Beautiful Mind’, Core Design Gallery, Subang, Malaysia • ‘Malaysian Landscape’, Core Design Gallery, Subang, Malaysia • ‘Ahmad Scissors Hand’, Core Design Gallery, Subang, Malaysia.

2011 • ‘FrontPage’,GroupExhibition,PinkGuyGallery,KualaLumpur,Malaysia • ‘2011Expression’,ASWARA,FineArtFaculty,GroupShow,Malaysia • FigureDrawingExhibition,ShahAlamGallery,Selangor,Malaysia • ColourExpression,groupshow,PelitaHati,Bangsar,KualaLumpur,Malaysia • ‘Thisisit’,CoreDesignGallery,Subangjaya,Selangor,Malaysia • ‘Rasa Antarabangsa’,UKM,Bangi.Selangor,Malaysia • ‘GOHD’,WeilingContemporary,Gardens,KualaLumpur,Malaysia • ‘RicePlateProject’,ArtExhibition,KLCC,Malaysia • ‘ObsessionArtDisorder’,CoreDesignGallery,Subangjaya,Selangor,Malaysia • ‘Expression2’,MaTIC,ArtGallery,KualaLumpur,Malaysia • ArtExpoMalaysia,MatradeHall,,KualaLumpur,Malaysia • ‘TheWayWeSee..’,DuniaSeniLukisGallery,Malaysia • FourManShowCirqueDuFreakCoreDesignGallery,Subang,Malaysia

Bornin1984atMuar,Johor.GraduatedfromUiTMwithaB.A.HonsinFineArt(Printmaking).Hehasparticipatedinseveralgroupshowsbothlocallyandinternationally,includingJapan,Bangladesh,USA,andGermany.HewasawardedanHonourableMentionatthe1stScreenPrintBiennial,Tokyo,Japanin2007,3rdPrizefortheDentsuToyotagroupprojectin2008andFinalistintheVAAArtAward2010.Heisnowworkingasafulltimeartistanda print-maker.

Group ExhibitionS

2010 • “Locals Only’, Taksu Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • PrintmakingShow,MuziumSeniAsia,UniversitiMalaya,KualaLumpur,Malaysia • EarthHour,ZincGallery,Bangsar,KualaLumpur,Malaysia • ‘H20’,ArtVillage,BangsarSouth,GroupShow,GR8NewGeneration,Wei-lingGallery,Brickfield,KualaLumpur,Malaysia •MekarCitraArtExhibition,ShahAlamGallery,Selangor,Malaysia • VAAYoungContemporaryArtExhibition,StarHillGallery,KualaLumpur,Malaysia • ‘The Regiment’,AlternativePrintmakingExhibition,UniversitySainsMalaysia.USM,Penang,Malaysia •MATIC,ContemporaryArtistGroupExhibition,Malaysia • FigureDrawingExhibition,MATIC,KualaLumpur,Malaysia • ‘Absolute 18@8’, Weiling Gallery, Brickfield, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia •MerapiCharityArtExhibition,HOM,Ampang,Malaysia

2009 • CharityExhibition‘Palestine’ National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia •MRCBExhibition,NationalArtGallery,KualaLumpur,Malaysia • ‘Young and New Part III’, House of MATAHATI, Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia • 1stInternationalMailArtExhibition,ShahAlamGallery,Malaysia • ‘Rasa Alam’Exhibition,UKM,Bangi,Selangor,Malaysia •MerdekaFineArtGroupShow,TMSArtGallery,Ampang,Selangor,Malaysia • PrintmakingShow,360Gallery,DesaParkCity,KualaLumpur,Malaysia • OpenShow,GaleriSeniJohor,Malaysia • ‘360 WARNA’, Art Space The Gallery,Bangsar Baru, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2008 • NandosArtExhibition,NNGalleryAmpang,KualaLumpur,Malaysia • RasaAntarabangsaUKM,Bangi,Selangor14Mei,Malaysia • OpenShow,GaleryShahAlamSelangor,Malaysia • DegreeShow‘3 Degrees’UiTM,ShahAlam,Selangor,Malaysia • InteriorsMalaysia2008PutraWorldTradeCentre,(PWTC),KualaLumpur,Malaysia • ‘Young n New Part II’, House of MATAHATI (HOM) Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia. • PameranPelukisSemenanjung,GaleriSeniLukisSabah,Malaysia • TrioShow,NatureReflection,ArtVillageGallery,KelanaSquare,PetalingJaya,Malaysia • OpenHouseKebunMimpiExhibition,Malaysia • ‘Smash’ WARNA, NN Gallery, Ampang, Malaysia

2007 • Exhibitionofpaintingsonflora,FloraFest‘Colors of Harmony’ Putrajaya Conference Hall, Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • PactMaxArtAwardExhibition,GurneyPlaza,Penang,Malaysia •MailArtExhibitionGaleriShahAlamSelangor,Malaysia • Exhibition‘Rasa Antarabangsa’UniversitiKebangsaanMalaysiaUKMBangi,Selangor,Malaysia • SaloonMeetsArtExhibitionattheElleSixArtGallery,DamansaraHeight,SchwarzkopfProfessionalMalaysia,togetherwith the Goethe-Institute, Malaysia •MekarCitraGaleriShahAlamSelangor,Malaysia • InternationalMedicalUniversityIMUBukitJalil,HistoryofMedicine,ArtExhibition,Malaysia • GroupExhibition‘Fresh Faces ’07’ Pelita Hati. House of Art, Malaysia • GroupExhibitionArtBelowRM1000,ArtVillageGallery,KelanaJaya,Selangor,Malaysia

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biographyGroup ExhibitionS

2006 • DiplomaShowPERZIMArtCentre,Malacca,Malaysia • OpenShowGaleriShahAlam,Selangor,Malaysia • OpenShow‘Malaysian Landscapes’ Balai Seni Lukis Negara, Malaysia • PrintmakingExhibition03FineArtDepartment • PaintingandPhotographyExhibition,TasikKenyirKETENGAHTerengganu,Malaysia

2005 • GroupExhibition‘Media and Technique Exploration’atLibraryUiTMMalacca,Malaysia

2004 • FineArtDepartmentGroupExhibitionUiTMMalacca,Malaysia

2003 • ArtFest,DemoandArtExhibitionUiTMMalacca,Malaysia

2002 • ArtExhibitionSekMenKebAirHitamBt15Muar-hariQ,Malaysia • GroupExhibitionSeniWarisan,TanjongMas,MuarJohor,Malaysia • LifeDrawing,TanjongMas,SeniWarisanMuarJohor,Malaysia

intErnational ExhibitionS

2014 • ArtExhibition,MalaysiaWeek,Istanbul,Turkey • InternationalArtColony,Kicevo,Macedonia • PrivateView,ArtCollector,USA

2012 • GroupShow,SerendipitytoBeijing,Malaysia-BeijingEmbassy,Beijing,China • Dialogueii,GayaFusion,SayanBali,Indonesia • 1stPrintmakingTriennial,Macau.China

2011 • ‘HIJRAH WARNA’,UtterlyArt,SouthBridgeRd,Singapore

2009 •MailArtWandel2008,Change,GalerieColognialwaren,RichardPlatz20,Berlin,Germany

2008 • The11thAnnualPostcardsFromTheEdge,ABenefitForVisualAIDS,USA

2007 • InternationalGroupExhibition‘Malaysian Art Festival’ Dhaka, Bangladesh • TheMasters’MysteryArtShow(MMAS)Ritz-Carlton,OneLincolnRoadSouthBeach.ArtBaselMiamiBeach • NBC1stScreenPrintBiennale,Tokyo,Japan

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2014 • JurorsAwards,NationalVisualArtGallery

2013 •MasterExcellentAward,UniversitiTeknlogiMARA(UiTM)

2011 • JurorsAwards,UniversitiKebangsaanMalaysia(UKM),Bangi

2009 • Consolationprize,OpenShowJohor • FinalistMRCBArtAwards.

2008 • Consolationprize,Nando’sArtCompetition

2007 • HonorableMention,NBC1stscreenprintbiennaleJapan • DENTSUToyota,‘Blank Canvas Project’–3rdPrize • ConsolationprizeIMUInternationalArtCompetition • 5thPrizeSaloonMeetsArtCompetition

pattern iSland iMixed Media on Canvas | 91 x 182cm | 2014

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Mixed Media on Canvas | 182 x 91cm | 2014

Art is one of my languages for expression, it helps me to process my thoughts and feelings and interpret them non-verbally. I love the sparkles of fairy dust in normal life and the only way to achieve it is by making art.

I always find inspirations through stories and fairy tales. I create stories beneath the layers of paints in my Fairy Tales series, stories that transmit me into the beauty of fairy tales as though there are real life adventures, waiting to be explored.

My work encompasses figurative arts, using figures, especially children as the main subjects in my visual arts practice.

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Group ExhibitionS

2015 • ‘X Individuals’ – 2nd Edition, Art Accent, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2002 • NokiaArtAward‘Eye On The WorldatNationalVisualGallery,KualaLumpur,Malaysia • Promotion&SaleOfArtworksatWildEastDreamsPtyLtd,Australia • ArtRevivalatPGRMKualaLumpur,Malaysia • Point,Line&PlaneofLifeatMalacca&Johore,Malaysia • ‘Fruits of Our Heart Desire’ at The Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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2011 Finalist – Malaysian Emerging Artist Award (MEAA 2011)

2010 Finalist–VAAStarhillGalleryArtsAward

Born in 1977 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In 2002, she studied at the Kuala Lumpur College of Art and graduated with Diploma in Art & Design (Fine Art) and furthered her studies in History of Western Art atOpenCollegeoftheArts,Barnsley,UKin2007.

fairy tale maGicianAcrylic on Canvas | 100 x 80cm | 2014

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fairy tale diSGuiSe GameSAcrylic on Canvas | 110 x 100cm | 2014

Liew

ChingChoong

For over 10 years, Liew has expressed his passion for the Southeast Asian cultural traditions. Inspired by Malaysian & Balinese subjects, Liew has been focusing on portraits and dances in his paintings since 2001. In exploring his personal feelings and desires in art, Liew has taken the unusual step to depict the aesthetic effects of martial arts. This led him to create his ground-breaking Shadow Boxing series in the year 2010. As a martial arts lover, Liew loves kickboxing. This series reflected his passion to combine the spirit of martial arts and fine art to represent the sparring of the human mind as we constantly battle within ourselves.

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Solo ExhibitionS

2012 • ‘Shadow & Light 2.0’,ArtSalon@SeniGallery,KualaLumpur,Malaysia

2011 • ‘Secret Battle’, Artseni Gallery, Starhill, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2010 • ‘Shadow & Light’, Galeri Seni Mutiara, Penang, Malaysia

2009 • ‘Tropical Fragrance’, Balai Berita New Straits Times Press, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2007 • ‘Dialogue in Blossom’, Artseni Gallery, Starhill, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2006 • ‘Visual Innovations’,AlphaUtaraGallery,Penang,Malaysia

2005 • ‘Voices of Nature’, Hillside Corner Cafe & Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • ‘Tropical Reflections’, Bon Ton Resort, Langkawi, Malaysia • ‘Tropical Reflections’, Badan Warisan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2004 • Strode30SoloArtExhibition,BalaiBeritaNewStraitsTimesPress,KualaLumpur,Malaysia

Group ExhibitionS

2015 • ‘X Individuals’ – 2nd Edition, Art Accent, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2014 • ‘Hong Kong Art Walk 2014’, Affinity For ART Gallery, Hong Kong • ‘Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong’, Affinity For ART Gallery, Hong Kong • ‘Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong’, White Space Art Asia Gallery, Singapore

2013 • ‘Artist’s Favourite II’ Art Exhibition, Penang State Art Gallery, Penang, Malaysia • The2ndImpressionofMalaysiaContemporaryArtExhibition,PenangStateArtGallery,Penang,Malaysia.

2012 • SafariAsianWatercolourExpression,BentaraBudayaJakarta-Indonesia • SafariAsianWatercolourExpression,BentaraBudayaYogyakarta-Indonesia • SafariAsianWatercolourExpression,BentaraBudayaSolo-Indonesia • SafariAsianWatercolourExpression,BentaraBudayaBali-Indonesia • G-13OpenShow,G-13Gallery,Selangor,Malaysia

Born in Pahang, Malaysia in 1973. He studied fine art at Kuala Lumpur College of Art from 1992 to 1994.

Group ExhibitionS

2011 • ArtExpoMalaysia2011,MatradeExhibition&ConventionCentre,KualaLumpur,Malaysia • GentingArtFestival2011,ResortHotel,GengtingHighland,Pahang,Malaysia • TheFirstNewExpressionWorldArtBiennial,ZhengZhouArtMuseum,ZhengZhou,HenanProvince,China

2010 • ImpressionofMalaysiaContemporaryArtExhibition,PenangStateArtGallery,Penang,Malaysia

2009 • ‘Stretch Your Imagination’, Penang State Art Gallery, Penang, Malaysia

• ‘Stretch Your Imagination’, SGM Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2008 • SouthEastAsianContemporary,RichardKohFineArt,KualaLumpur,Malaysia • ‘Ini Baru Ini’,ViviYipartroom,Jakarta,Indonesia • ‘Other Stories’fromtheRecentUSMFineArtCollection,Museum&GalleryUSM,Penang,Malaysia

2007 • PestaPulauPinang2007,PenangStateArtGallery,Penang,Malaysia • ArtLifeLearning2,ArtseniGallery,Starhill,KualaLumpur,Malaysia • StillLife,GaleriCitra,KualaLumpur,Malaysia • ‘Artist’s Favourite’ Art Exhibition, Penang State Art Gallery, Penang, Malaysia

2006 • LandscapeMalaysia2006,NationalArtGallery,KualaLumpur,Malaysia • Arts&Earth2006ArtExhibition,KLPac,KualaLumpur,Malaysia

2005 • ‘Life-Perceived & Depicted’ 3 Man Show, Artist 3 Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • Selections-ExploringPrivateCollections,MIAGallery,KualaLumpur,Malaysia

2004 • 3ManShow,HillsideCornerCafe&Gallery,KualaLumpur,Malaysia

2003 • ‘Our Heritage’, Citra Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • VisualDelightTwoManShow,ConcordeHotel,ShahAlam,Malaysia • ‘Bare-a Look at the Nude’, Townhouse Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • TheNationalCancerSocietyofMalaysiaCharityArtExhibition,ElleSixGallery,KualaLumpur,Malaysia

2002 • ‘Identities – Self Portrait’, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • FiguringSplendour,MetroFineArtGallery,KualaLumpur,Malaysia

2001 • OpenShow2001,NationalArtGallery,KualaLumpur,Malaysia

1999 • ChildrenofTheLand,MetroFineArtGallery,KualaLumpur,Malaysia

1998 • PestaOpenArtExhibition’98,PenangStateGallery,Penang,Malaysia • BakatMuda‘98PestaPulauPinang,PenangStateGallery,Penang,Malaysia

1997 • PameranKaryaSeniKreatifKebangsaanPNB’97,TheatretteMenaraPNB,KualaLumpur,Malaysia

1993 • YoungTalentExhibition’93,BankNegaraMalaysia,KualaLumpur,Malaysia • RuralMalaysia,ShahAlamGallery,ShahAlam,Malaysia • OpenShow‘93,ShahAlamGallery,ShahAlam,Malaysia

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biographySElEctEd public collEctionS:

•PNB(PermodalanNasionalBerhad),KualaLumpur•KontenaNasional,KualaLumpur•BalaiBeritaNSTP,KualaLumpur•MahkotaParade,Melaka•Museum&GalleryUSM,Penang•IstanaNegeri,Terengganu

&privatecollectorfromMalaysia,Singapore,HongKong,Taiwan,MiddleEast,UnitedStates,England,Switzerland,France,NewZealand&Australia

SHadow Battle 17Oil on Canvas | 40 x 40inch | 2014

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SHadow Battle 18Oil on Canvas | 40 x 40inch | 2014

I want viewers to understand my thoughts, expressions and ideas depicted through my paintings. I use human figures and paint them like animals as the core and the main character in my painting is animals. I use only simple but yet profound ways as a means of my expressions, which, like in fairy tales, lots of symbolism and surreal elements are shown through my paintings. Besides simplified shapes, images are created to deepen the atmosphere of my paintings. These props bring out the contents of my paintings.

OngRu

Xing

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biography

Group ExhibitionS

2015 • ‘X Individuals’ – 2nd Edition, Art Accent, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2014 • 1CaresFemaleArtistExhibition • ‘Affordable Art Fair Singapore’, Art Accent, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2013 • UrbanArt2byPelitaHatiGallery •MEAAFinalistExhibition

2010 •MalaysianInstituteofFineArtDiplomaShow

2008 • NandosPeri-fyYourArtGroupShow • ShahAlamArtGalleryGroupShow

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2008 • FirstPrizeinIsseyMiyakeArtCompetition(EssenceofLife)

2013 •WinneroftheMalaysiaEmergingArtist

Born in 1986 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She studied at Malaysian Institute of Art and graduated with Diploma in Fine Art in 2008.

day & niGHt #2Acrylic on Canvas | 96 x 62cm | 2014

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midniGHt danceAcrylic on Canvas | 62 x 96cm | 2014

Residing in a big city such as Kuala Lumpur has inspired me to explore and further advance my talent as a self taught artist. Initially in my early works, I concentrated much of my time on portraits and figures which I improved with time. I ventured into local folklores, myths, idioms, quotes, poetry as well as foreign fairy tales, translated them in my own versions. Given time and after more than 3 years of hard work, dedication and concentration, I started to understand and finding my own style of work. By using only ballpoint pen on canvas I try to go beyond the limit of a pen that is common use for writing into a medium that can produce beautiful and meaningful visual arts for all levels of people to see and appreciate.

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Solo Exhibition

2012 •MalaysianEmergingArtistAwardWinnerShowcaseatMAPWhiteBox,Publika,Malaysia

Group ExhibitionS

2015 • ‘X Individuals’ – 2nd Edition, Art Accent, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2014 • Siti:AnIconicExhibitionofDato`SitiNurhalizaArtelierGalleryKualaLumpur,Malaysia •MalaysianEyeProjectOrganizedbyParallelContemporary • ‘READrawing’ Gallery Petronas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2013 • ‘Locals Only 2013’ Taksu KL, Malaysia • ‘NAFAS Residencies Cycle 2 Showcase’LanggengArtSpace,Yogyakarta,Indonesia • ‘NAFAS Residencies Cycle 2 Showcase’ Gallery Chandan Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • ‘X Individuals – the eXploration’, Art Accent, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • `M50 Selamat Hari Malaysia` MAP White Box Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2012 • ‘Locals Only’ Taksu KL, Malaysia • ‘MARS Transit A4 Exhibition’ House of Matahati, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • `Malaysian Emerging Artist Award Winner Showcase` MAP White Box Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2011 • ‘Life and Nature’ Pelita Hati, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2010 • ArtriangleExhibitionorganizedbyHouseofMatahatiatNationalArtGallery,KualaLumpur

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2012 • NAFASResidenciesbyGalleryChandanatYogyakarta,Indonesia

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•WinnerofMalaysianEmergingArtistAward2011

Syahbandi is a self-taught artist from Sibu, Sarawak and was born in 1992. He became one of the awards winning for the Malaysia Emerging Artist Award (MEAA) 2011. He is an unusual and a talented artist. Prefer to draw only using ball pen has brought him to a different level in the art industry.

biography

twiSted fairy taleS SerieS pinnocHio ‘i dont need GappettoS anymore’

Ballpoint Pen on Canvas | 168 x 89cm | 2014

37Good lucK over Bad lucKBallpoint Pen on Canvas | 183 x 83cm | 2014

Co-existence relationship between human and surrounding environment is his common subject for art. Most of his art works are in paintings. He explores specific sites and installation art too.

TangYeokKhangiseducatedinInteriorDesign,MalaysianInstitute of Art and he graduated with a distinguished Best Student Award in 1998, he dabbed in illustrations and was freelancing before venturing into landscaping design business. Tang did set up his landscape design firm before he became a full time visual artist in year 2010. Painting is his major form of art. In these few years, he frequently participated in international art symposiums and exhibitions. His art works were collected by a few respectable institutions, namely Malaysian National Portrait Gallery, Galeri Petronas, Penang State Art Gallery ,Malayan BankingBerhadandUnitedOverseasBank.Currently.Hewasand is exploring new possibilities by applying art to promote public interest and welfare in local communities, some of which were, for instance, through Pulau Ketam International Arts Festival (2014), Sasaran International Arts Festival (2011), 101 Lost Kittens Street Art Project (2013), BM Memories Charity Exhibition (2013) and some special events in local and overseas universities.

TangKhang

Yeok

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biography

Solo ExhibitionS

2013 • ‘BM Memories’ Charity Exhibition (for SMJK Jit Sin), Atelier Art Space & Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2012 • ‘Urban Stroller’ Solo Exhibition, Art Accent Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Group ExhibitionS

2015 • ‘X Individuals’ – 2nd Edition, Art Accent, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2014 • ‘Affordable Art Fair Singapore’, Art Accent, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • ‘Migration’ Langkawi Art Biennale 2014 Exhibition, Pulau Langkawi, Malaysia • ‘Asian Water Colour Expression 2 - Colour of Asia’, Bali, Indonesia • JuneArtSpaceExhibition,ArtMalaysiaArtTourismFair2014,KualaLumpur,Malaysia • PulauKetamInternationalArtsFestival2014Exhibition,PulauKetam,Malaysia • ‘The 2014 Art Workshop of Jit Sin Independent High School’ Exhibition, Bukit Mertajam, Malaysia

2013 • ‘1 Plus 1’ Two Artist Exhibition, Mutiara Gallery, Penang, Malaysia •MerdekaAwards&SketchesofScienceExhibitions,GaleriPetronas,KualaLumpur,Malaysia • ‘Young Malaysian Artists’ New Object(ion) 2nd Exhibition, Galeri Petronas Malaysia • ‘United Nations: Nations-Water-Cultures’InternationalMailArtExhibition,UnitedNationsHeadquartersNewYork,UnitedStates • The27th‘Aspora’ International Art Exhibition, Santarosa Gallery, Gunsan, Korea • The28th‘Aspora’InternationalArtExhibition,KoreanCultureCentre,Vienna,Austria • ‘13. Rebirth’ A Group Exhibition Held In No.212, Beach Street, Penang, Malaysia • ‘Asian Soil: Smile of Integrity Land’, 27th AIAE Exhibition, Rajchadamnern Contemporary Art Centre, Bangkok, Thailand • ‘Philippines Malaysian Contemporary Art’ Exhibition, Mutiara Gallery, Penang, Malaysia • ‘18th, Inter-Art International Art Camp’ Exhibition, Inter-Art Museum, Aiud Romania • NewAcquisitionShowinNationalPortraitGallery,Malaysia

2012 • ‘Art Under The Roof’HanoiUniversityofCulture,Hanoi,Vietnam • ‘Art Under The Roof’TheMuong’sMuseumCulturalSpaceMuseum,HoaBinh,Vietnam • ‘Java Spices’InternationalVisualArtExhibition,JogjaNationalMuseum,Yogyakarta,Indonesia • ‘The Same Rain, The Same Wind’InternationalArtsWorkshopExhibition,ChiangMaiUniversityArtCentre,Thailand • ‘Member Only’ExhibitionOfWorksbyNVAG’sArtistMembers,NationalVisualArtGallery,Malaysia • ‘12’ A Group Exhibition Held In Honour Of The 2012 Apocalypse, No.212, Beach Street, Penang, Malaysia

Born in 1975 at Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang. He studied at Malaysian Institute of Art and graduated with Diploma in Interior Design. Being a landscape designer turns full time professional artist need tremendous amount of courage. His action speaks volume of his lifetime interest in fine art which started during his early teens. At the tender age of 14, he sold his first painting.

Group ExhibitionS

2011 • ‘100 Days In Art Village’ with Thailand artist Natthapon Muangkliang in Conjunction with Sasaran International Arts Festival 2011 International Artist Residency Program, at Sasaran Art Association Art Centre, Malaysia • ‘Impression of Malaysia Contemporary Art Exhibition’ Penang State Art Gallery, Penang, Malaysia • ‘Figure In Paint’ Contemporary Water Colour Exhibition, Galeri Petronas, KLCC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • ‘The 26th Asian International Art’ Exhibition (AIAE), Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Centre, Seoul, Korea • ‘Artistic Journey Of Malaysian Artists’ Exhibition, SGM Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • Sasaran–MTVContemporaryArtExhibition,MutiaraGallery,Penang,Malaysia • “The 5th New Expression of Asian Art Exhibition”, The National Gallery of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand

2010 • ‘The 1st We Speak Art Group Exhibition’, Map Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • ‘Asia Art Link 2010’ Cultural Centre of Philippines, Manila, Philippines • ‘ORIENT 2010’ ASEAN -Japan Centre, Tokyo • ‘Malaysian Vietnamese Contemporary Art’ Exhibition, Mutiara Gallery, Penang, Malaysia • ‘18th Ludvig International Art Symposium 2010’Exhibition,Nagykanizsa,Hungary • ‘E11even’ 11 Artists Exhibition, A2 Art Gallery, Penang, Malaysia

2009 • ‘Hanoi, Welcome’AsianInternationalArtExhibition,VietnamFineArtMuseum,Hanoi,Vietnam • ‘Top of The World: Asian Art Link Exhibition’, Taipei 101 Observatory Tower, Taipei, Taiwan • ‘Resonance’ Art International Workshop Exhibition, Mutiara Gallery, Penang, Malaysia • ‘Stretch Your Imagination’ by Malaysia & Singapore Contemporary Artists Selection, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • ‘Dramatic Movement’ Art Exhibition, Mutiara Gallery, Penang, Malaysia • TheExpat“Eco Expo” 09’ Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre

2008 • ‘Urban Interpretations’ Art Exhibition, Pelita Hati’s House of Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • ‘2nd Putrajaya National Water Colour Competition & Exhibition 2007- 08’ The Annexe Galley, Malaysia • ‘Resonance’ International Art Workshop Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • ‘Blossom’ Art Exhibition, A2 Art Galley, Penang, Malaysia • ‘Global Warning’ Art Exhibition,A2 Art Galley, Penang, Malaysia • ‘Penang Water Colour Society’s 25th Anniversary Art Exhibition’, Penang State Art Gallery • ‘Penang Art Society’s 55th Anniversary Art Exhibition’, Penang State Art Gallery

2007 • ‘Artist’s Favourite’, State Art Gallery, Penang, Malaysia. • ‘Malaysian Contemporary Young Artist Group Show’, Metro Fine Art Gallery Kuala Lumpur • ‘Living Heritage For Our Future’ Art Exhibition, Mutiara Gallery. • ‘Five x 500’ Penang Water Colour Society’s 24th Annual Exhibition, Penang State Art Gallery • ‘Same Difference’ 7 Man Art Exhibition, Areca Music Academy.

2006 • ‘Enchanting Colourful Malaysia Water Colour 2006 Exhibition’, Malaysia National Art Gallery • ‘Same Difference’ 7 Man Art Exhibition, Mutiara Gallery • InternationalChaoZhouYouthInvitationArtExhibition,China • ‘Reminiscence of the Cherished Homeland’, An Invited Art Exhibition Soka Gakkai Centre, Malaysia • CotemporaryChinaMalaysiaTeochewArtist’sArtExhibition,UE3,Malaysia&ChinaTradeCentre,KualaLumpur,Malaysia

2001 • ArtTalkGalleryCharityArtExhibition

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Group ExhibitionS

1998 • ‘New Views of Old Penang’ Exhibition

1997 • ‘The Inside Reveal’ MIA Interior Design Show

1996 • TheArchitectureofSelangorMosque

1994 • PublicFinanceArtAward‘MalaysiaScenery’

1993 • PenangSpasticCentreCharityExhibition

1992-97 • PenangPestaYoungTalentExhibition

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Exhibition dESiGn

2009 • ‘My Secret Garden’ Ceramics Exhibition, Pelita Hati’s House of Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2006 • ‘1957’ Photo Exhibition in Bangsar Shopping Complex, Malaysia • ‘China- Asean Floral Festival & Garden Show’ in QingXiu Mountain Park, Nanning, China

2002 • ‘Dinosaur’s Alive’ Animatronics Dinosaur Show in Johor Bahru, Malaysia – Chief Designer • ‘Dragon & Dungeon’AnimatronicsCreatureShowinSummitUSJ,Malaysia–ChiefDesigner • ‘Jurassic Kingdom’ Animatronics Dinosaur Show in Black Bamboo Park, Beijing – Chief Designer

2001 • ‘Dinosaur’s Alive’ Animatronics Dinosaur Show in Penang Pesta, Malaysia – Chief Designer

illuStration WorK

2013 • Comicalillustrationworksfor‘Cherita Lebuh Chulia’forGeorgeTownWorldHeritageOrganization • Illustrationworksfor‘George Town Interpretation Recipe Book’

2005 • IllustrationworksforCalendar2006forArkitiaraCorp.SdnBhd • IllustrationworksMuseumNegaraCulturalExhibitionHall)forPICOInternational(M)SdnBhd

2004 • Illustrationworks(Malaysia’sHall,WorldExpo2004atAichi,Japan)forPICOInternational(M)SdnBhd • Illustrationworks(PetroleumMuseumatEastMalaysia)forPICOInternational(M)SdnBhd

2002 • IllustrationworksprintedonRoibo’sTeaCanDrinkfor‘Jurassic Kingdom’ Animatronics Dinosaur Show in Beijing

2001 • Illustrationworksfor‘A Wonder Farm’ (Chinese Edition) for Arkitiara Corp. Sdn Bhd

1994 • IllustrationworksprintedonpostcardbyWWF&StaeldlerMalaysia

1990 • Illustrationworksfor‘My Family’ (Chinese Edition) (ISBN 983-808-010-1)

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FinE art rESidEncY / SYMpoSiuM / public / coMMunitY art proJEct

2014 • ParticipatingartistofLangkawiArtBiennaleInternationalArtWorkshop • ParticipatingartistandorganizingcommitteeofPulauKetamInternationalArtsFestival2014. • Participatingartistandorganizingcommitteeof‘The2014ArtWorkshopofJitSinIndependentHighSchool2014’.

2013 • Participatingartistin‘The 18th Inter-Art International Art Camp’ Aiud, Romania • InitiatingandExecutingartistfor“101 Lost Kittens” street art project during George Town Festival 2013

2012 • Participatingartistin‘Art Under The Roof Workshop 2012’,TheMuongCulturalMuseum,HoaBinh,Vietnam • Participatingartistin‘Discovering Each Others’ CHHS Artist In Residence Program • Participatingartistin‘The Same Rain, The Same Wind’InternationalArtsWorkshop,ChiangMaiUniversity,Thailand

2011 • Streetperformance‘A Walking Amor’ during Sasaran International Arts Festival 2011 • Participatingartistandorganizingcommitteememberof‘We Art Together’ Sasaran International Arts Festival 2011, Malaysia • ParticipatingArtistof‘Sasaran – MTV Contemporary Art Workshop 2011’, Sasaran, Malaysia

2010 • ParticipatingArtistof‘18th Ludvig International Symposium’, Hungary

2009 • ParticipatingArtistof‘Bamboo Village International Art Workshop’inYilan,Taiwan

2008 • ParticipatingArtistof‘Resonance’ International Art Workshop in Sasaran, Malaysia

auction

2012 TheYoungContempoAuction(TYCA)byHenryButcherArtAuctioneers

aWardS

2012 • PlatinumAwardinThe2ndUOBPaintingofTheYearCompetition

2007 • ConsolationPrizein2ndPutrajayaNationalWaterColourPaintingCompetition

2006 • LamanMeritAwardinTheMalaysiaInternationalLandscape&GardenFestival2006

1998 • HonourableAwardinCastelliDesignAward(Thailand,Malaysia&Singapore) •MalaysianInstituteofArt,InteriorDesignFacultyBestStudentAward

1994 • HonourableAwardinPublicFinanceArtAward“Malaysia Scenery” •MajorAwardinStaedlerMalaysiaWildlifeArt

1993 •MalaysianInstituteofArtScholarshipWinner

1992 • PenangPesta10YoungTalentsAward

1991 • PenangArtCamp10YoungArtistsAward

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tHe reddiSH dreamAcrylic and Newspaper on Canvas | 91 x 122cm | 2015

30’S and 90’SAcrylic on Canvas | 91 x 122cm | 2014

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