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Title
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STATEMENT:
"
I am grateful that I am an artist as I can express
the 'beauty' related to everyday life in a silent
and discrete manner." |
| Artist
Name: |
Yuen
Chee Ling |
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Born
in Penang, Malaysia,1950. |
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Art
Educations/
Awards: |
| 1967-68
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A
recipient of outstanding works for watercolour
and oil ,Northern Malaya Art Competition and
School Art Prize |
| 1980
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Awarded
scholarship by the Ministry of Culture to
study Creative Arts at University Science
Malaysia |
| 1983-85
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Studied
at the University of the Philippines, awarded
University Scholar Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree,1985
and Master of Fine Arts Degree,1987 |
| 1999
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Taking
Phd. at University Science of Malaysia |
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Director/
Principal of Conservatory of Fine Arts |
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Founding
President of International Women Artists Council
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Solo
Exhibitions:
(14 times) |
| 1978-80
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Held
5 solo exhibitions in Malaysia and Bangkok |
| 1985-87
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Held
2 Solo Exhibitions -"Image to Image"
at Philam Life Cultural Center, Manila ,and
Penang State Art Gallery-1987 |
| 1991-
95 |
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3
solo exhibitions at Artville - Penang , Chin
Ping Gallery-Taipeh and Art Salon- Kuala Lumpur |
| 1997-99
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Invited
for solo exhibitions at Cultural Foundation
Center, Abu Dhabi ( 1997) and Tainan Art Center,
Taiwan (1999) |
| 2001-2002
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Solo
Exhibitions at Art Salon |
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Kuala
Lumpur and London Fine Arts, Singapore |
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Group
Exhibitions:
(Selected) |
| 1981 |
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Young
Contemporary'81, National Art Gallery, Kuala
Lumpur |
| 1984
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Universiti
Sains Malaysia Museum Collection Show, USM
Museum, Penang |
| 1986 |
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20
Years Retrospective Show, Penang State Art
Gallery & Museum, Penang |
| 1989
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Titian
II, National Art Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 1991 |
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The
Question of Identity, National Art Gallery,
Kuala Lumpur |
| 1994 |
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Nuansa
Indonesia- Malaysia Women Artists Exhibition,
National Art Gallery Indonesia/ Malaysia |
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1993-99 |
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Her
Presence In Colours I-IV"Asian/International
Women Artists Exhibition , Beijing, China |
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Penang
State Art Gallery and Suan Prakkad palace
Museum |
| 1994 |
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Malaysian
Contemporary Art Exhibition, National Art
Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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1994
De Herligse Billeder Fra Asia , Dronninglund
Kunstcenter, Denmark |
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Achievement
of World Chinese Women Artists Exhibition,
World Trade Center, Beijing, China |
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Pioneering
Spirit 1950 - 1960s,National Art Gallery ,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 1999 |
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Aku-99
-Self Portraits Show, Galeri Petronas, Kuala
Lumpur City , Malaysia |
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Through
our Eyes-An Exhibition of Selected Works by
Malaysian Women Artists, Galeri Petronas,
Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Malaysia |
| 1995-1999 |
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Asian
Modern Art Exhibition,Tokyo Metropolitan Museum |
| 2000 |
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International
Peace Modern Art Exhibition 2000, The Museum
of Nanjing, China |
| 2002 |
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"Her
Presence in Colour V-International Women Artists
Exhibition-Clock Tower Gallery, U.K. |
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Art
Books
/Publications:
(selected) |
Published
7 catalogues and 2 art books including the recent
publication " Yuen Chee Ling-Paintings ,Portraitures
and sketches 1966 - 1999" ( 168 pages-219 paintings
in full colours) . Paintings and biography are listed
in publications: ' Dictionary of the Achievements
of World Chinese Artists, 20th Century Women Artists-1995
and Back-cover art for Reader's Digest, April 1997.
More than 50 write-ups and reviews about her art
by art writes and critics appeared in the art columns
of newspapers and art magazines. Interviewed by
TVs of Malaysia, Beijing, Tokyo, Australian and
Hongkong. |
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| Important
Collections: |
Her
works are collected by museums, art centers and
corporate companies inclusive University Sains Museum,
Esso Art collection, Bank Negera Malaysia, Pacific
Bank, Philip Morris, Cultural Foundation Center
of Abu Dhabi, National Art Gallery and many private
individuals. |
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& 48, Jalan Chow Thye, Penang, Malaysia. Tel:604-2289923 Tel/Fax:604-6590248
Email: cfaapt@streamyx.com |
