You are cordially invited to
Art Expo Malaysia 2011
by artists Anthony Chua Say Hua, April Ng Kiow Ngor, Chua Chon Hee, Francis Poon Ping Him, Kalidass Jeyaraman , Liu XuanQi , Yeo Siak Goon, Norman Ng, ZERO, OneTwoDelta, Mui Sun & William Sim
Matrade Exhibition & Convention Centre,
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
27 Oct 2011(Thursday) ~ 01 Nov 2011(Tuesday)
Booth No. 37
About the artists:
Anthony Chua Say Hua was the 2001 Young Artist Award winner for Visual Arts, he has been actively engaged in art practices full time since 1996. A Highly Commended winner of the recent UOB Painting of the Year awards this year, the art veteran has had numerous exhibitions in Singapore and overseas. Graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 1992, LaSalle College of the Arts in 1993 and Goldsmiths College – University of London in 1997, Anthony has straddled his art practices in the midpoint of Western and Eastern art – combining best of the two cultures. His unique contemporary Chinese ink paintings are informed in Western Modernist aesthetics whilst employing the logic and philosophy of traditional Chinese ink painting medium.
April Ng Kiow Ngor graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Art with a Diploma in western painting in 1989 and with a Master of Fine Arts from The Slade School of Fine Art in printmaking, (UCL) UK in 1993. Her First solo exhibition “ Stiftelsen 3.14” at Bergen, Norway in 1994 and has exhibited in Singapore, and United Kingdom. She is a commissioned artist for the Art in Transit – North East Line MRT (Woodleigh Station) and RSAF Museum wall mural Singapore. Her artworks are collected by corporations and individuals locally and overseas.
Chua Chon Hee graduated from the Nayang Academy of Fine Arts with a Diploma in Western Art in 1980, and with an Advanced Diploma in 1982. She has exhibited extensively with the Nanyang Clay Group and the Printmaking Society (Singapore). Her works can be found at the Shangri-La, Carlton and Orchard Hotels, and the National University Hospital in Singapore, and at the Sedona and Equatorial Hotels in Myanmar.
Francis Poon Ping Him (29 January 1981) Hong Kong Born Singaporean is a budding artist who loves the many genres in art. The few mediums in his current art practice involves ceramics, oil paintings, acrylic paintings, and mixed media. He graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) (ceramics major) in 2007 and was awarded the Georgette Chen Arts Scholarship for the years 2005 to 2007. He was also awarded The Indonesia arts and culture scholarship where he received 3 months of foundation training in traditional Balinese painting, music, dance and drama. He has then performed a group dance in a temple ceremony, Art Center Denpasar Bali and Foreign affairs Department in Jakarta.. He is also the Vice-Chair of the society of Singapore Contemporary Young Artists(SCYA).
Kalidass Jeyaraman is now studying for his Bachelors in Contemporary Arts at UTAS, University of Tasmania Australia. He had previously obtained his Diploma in Graphic Design, Blackburn College, UK, trained in Oil painting at the Nrityalaya Aesthetics Society anh received his Diploma in Fine Arts; Painting. ( Distinction), Lasalle SIA College of the Arts.He had exhibited his artworks in Solo & Group Exhibitions such as GAUTHAMA BUDDHA and The Ganesha Show & Vibrations. His artworks are collected by Private collectors from Australia, New Zealand, USA and Singapore.
Liu XuanQi was born in China, 1977. 5 years ago he & his family had moved to Singapore and he is now a Singapore PR. He graduated from the Shanghai Printing College and major in Oil Painting in his Diploma study in 1999. He was working as an Art Director in an advertising firm in Shanghai for 6 years. He had won numerous awards for his artistic talent from Bronze Winner of “SUZHOU IMPRESSION International Poster Exhibition” in Shanghai, China in 2004, Bronze Winner of “2007 & 2008 International ARC Awards,Twenty-One Years Celebrating the World’s Best Annual Reports in Singapore. His passion is still in the area of Painting and he decided to focus on his painting even though he had a successful advertising career. In 2010, he had his solo exhibition “EQUILIBRIUM” in Singapore and he is now working on another collection to showcase for your coming solo exhibition in Sept 2011
Yeo Siak Goon was born in Malaysia, 1957, and has since resided in Singapore. He has held three solo exhibitions and participated in innumerable shows since 1977, his works representing Singapore numerous group exhibitions in China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, France, USA, the Netherlands, and Australia. He has won the first prize in the UOB Painting of the Year competition, 1990. His works have also been collected by the National Museum Art Gallery, ARAM Museum, Bali, United Overseas Bank, International Enterprise Singapore, IBM Singapore, American Club, Cathay Organization, Pontiac Land, Capella Singapore and several local and overseas.
Passion on the Beach
William Sim(Born – 11 July 1966) William started painting under the guidance of pioneer artist Tan Puay Tee at the age of 10. Through his mentorship, William studied colour and form. William first started out painting and observing nature through watercolour. Over the years he experimented with various media, but nature as a thematic study has never left his canvas. It appears in various guises.The worlds William creates, find their roots in happiness. The subjects of his paintings are a blend of nature and mechanical objects: they depict, singly and as collectives, dreamscapes where positivity reigns
ZERO is a member of art collective ARTVSTS, ZERO’s works revolve around street culture, pop culture and current affairs; trying to create a dialogue and social commentary through his art. His works constantly tries to integrate and negotiate the function of design and advertising within the framework of conceptual and traditional fine arts.ZERO has been involved in numerous events and exhibitions and have been an integral part in the growth of ARTVSTS collectivesince its formation in late 2003. ZERO is one half of the INGLORIOUS RASCALS and also an Associate Artist with the Substation.
OneTwoDelta, a graphic designer and illustrator, is known in Singapore’s graffiti scene for his black and white illustrations.
Alternatively to aerosol spraycans, his medium is paint and brushes. OneTwoDelta mingles Art with lifestyles and all intimate around him. From 2005 to now, Shahril had participated in numerous exhibitions in various venues in Singapore, Spain, United States, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Shahril is also a member of a 7 artists collective ‘ARTVSTS’.
Norman Ng is a native of sunny Singaporean first ventured into photojournalism with a basic photography course during his senior year at the University of Michigan. Since then, his photojournalism career has brought him to the newsrooms of major metropolitan newspapers in the United States such as the Charlotte Observer and the Kansas City Star. From the windblown sands of North Carolinian beaches to the endless prairies of Kansas, Norman has covered a spectrum of assignments, ranging from presidential campaign rallies to secretive nudist colonies.Norman’s first international assignment took him to document the scope of devastation and suffering that the Asian tsunami brought to the coastal communities in Asia. In 2006, Norman returned to Asia to focus his photography on humanitarian and social issues. He has since covered civil conflict in East Timor and Sri Lanka, as well as documented the humanitarian efforts of international NGOs like International Committee of the Red Cross, UNHCR and Mercy Corps.
Mui Sun received her art education from Malaysia’s most renowned art academies – Central Academy of Art and also creativity art training from OCAC Taiwan. Sun has been an art lecturer since 1995. She is a member in the Artist Association & Jotic Art Association in JB, Malaysia. Sun’s works have been shown in many group exhibitions around Malaysia. She had been commissioned for several art projects by Singapore Statutory Board. Her works had been collected by private collectors both in Malaysia and oversea. “Silent Wishes Blessings of Innocence” will be Sun’s 1st solo exhibition out of Malaysia. Her artwork had also travelled to artfair such as Asia Top Gallery Hotel Art fair in Hong Kong and Art Revolution in Taipei in 2011.
