Choy Weng Yang
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- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Cai(蔡).
| 'Choy Weng Yang (蔡荣恩)' | |
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| Born | July 12, 1930  Singapore |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Field | Oil Painting, Drawing |
| Training | Hornsey College of Art |
| Awards | 1973: UNESCO Fellowship in Creative Arts-survey of Contemporary Ameria art and research on environment arts at the MIT Center for Advanced Visual Studies 1979: Cultural tour by invitation of the Government of India 1985: Cultural tour by invitation of the Government of France |
Born 12 July 1930 in Singapore,Choy Weng Yang (simplified Chinese: 蔡荣恩; pinyin: Chén Cài Róng ēn) graduated with a National Diploma of Art U.K. from Hornsey College of Art in 1962 and received the Art Teachers' Certificate (U.K.) from the University of London Institute of Education in 1963. He took office as a Curator of Art with the National Museum of Singapore in 1978. In his professional capacity he has served actively for the arts circle, receiving acclamation for his art criticisms for artists and writings about local artistic movements. Choy's passion for painting never left him despite his heavy work committments, and actively participated in group artshows in Australia and Paris. In 1985, Choy retired from his Art Curator position and devoted himself his painting full-time.[1]
In the years that followed after his retirement, Choy continued to be active in the arts scene. Choy's curatorial experience continued to be sought after by many art afficianados and artists alike, and frequently pens art criticsms and introductions of artists for their exhibitions and art publications.
[edit] Major Exhibitions
| Dates | Title | Location |
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| 1972 | Singapore Art - Adelaide Festival of Arts | Adelaide,Australia |
| 1985 | Singaporean Artist - Salon des Artistes Francais | Grand Palais Paris, France |
| ASEAN Traveling Exhibition of Painting and Photography | ||
| 1988 | Singapore Contemporary Artists | Hong Kong Art Centre Hong Kong |
| 1993 | Group-90 (2nd Exhibition) | Singapore |
| 1994 | Group-90 (3nd Exhibition) | Singapore |
| 1995 | Art That Blinds | Edmund Tie & Company Singapore |
| Art and Business, presented by Shenn's Art Gallery | Takashimaya Gallery Singapore |
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| 1996 | Line Perceptions - recent drawings by 6 artists | Cicada Gallery Singapore |
| 1998 | Windows - paintings by 3 Singaporean artists | Art Forum Singapore |
| 2000 | Ambience - theme and variations (solo) | DP. Space Singapore |
| 2002 | The Contemporary Asian Art Fair, organized by the Art Association | Suntec City Singapore |
| 2004 | City Inspirations | Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery Singapore |
| 2005 | ARTSingapore | Suntec City Singapore |
| 2006 | ARTSingapore | Suntec City Singapore |
| 2007 | ARTSingapore | Suntec City Singapore |
| Unique 9 Exhibition | Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery Singapore |
[edit] References
- ^ Paintings by Choy Weng Yang. Singapore: Cape of Good Hope.
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