Singapore
A Cultural Medallion Award winner in 1999, Chua’s contemporary Chinese ink paintings are much sought after by both organizations and private collectors.
Born 1947, China. The artist passed away February, 2008.
EDUCATION
1995
MA (Hons) Visual Arts, University of Western Sydney Nepean, Australia
1994
BFA (Painting), University of Tasmania, Australia
1989
Advanced Diploma (Painting), Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore
1975- 87
Studied Chinese Brush Painting from Fan Chang Tien
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006
Chua Ek Kay @ Art Forum 2006, Art Forum, Singapore
2005
Yixi Recent Painting of Chua Ek Kay, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai
2003
Being & Becoming, Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Singapore
2001
Street Scenes Revisited, Soobin Art Gallery, Singapore
2000
Lyrical Spaces, Wetterling Teo Gallery, Singapore
1998
Hunter of the Wilderness, Art Forum, Singapore
1997
Colour of Infinity, CHIJMES, Singapore
1995
RECENT WORKS by CHUA EK KAY, University of Western Sydney, Australia
1992
Duality and Tension, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore
1990
ART AFFAIRS, Singapore
1988
CHUA EK KAY’S WORKS IN CHINESE INK, Chinese Chambers of Commerce, Singapore
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2002
Timeless Space, London
2001
Nokia Singapore Art 2001, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
Ink & Colour, 3 Singaporean artist, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ASEAN Art Today 2001, Singapore
1999
Ambulation, Earl Lu Art Gallery, Singapore
Beyond Tradition: Art of the New Migrant Chinese, Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore
Power and Poetry, Monuments and Mediations in Chinese Ink Painting, Singapore Art Museum,
Singapore
CRISP, Singapore Art Museum
1998
Philip Morris ASEAN Art Exhibition, Hanoi, Vietnam
1997
Singapore Arts 97, Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre
ART TALK, Singapore Arts Museum Auditorium
1997
Nine Artists in Bali, Fort Canning Art Centre, Singapore
1996
A Century of Art in Singapore, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
The 3RD ASEAN Art Exhibition, Singapore
ASEAN Art Symposium & Workshop, Singapore delegate & Workshop Director
Demonstration of Chinese Ink Painting, University of Western Sydney, Australia
1994
Window on Singapore Art, Travelling Exhibition in China & Hong Kong
1993
Singapore Sling, Art House, Tasmania, Australia
Singapore Places & Poems, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore
JOURNEY OF INK-Ink Paintings in Singapore, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore
1992
Singapore Art Festival, Tai-Ku Sheng, Hong Kong
National Kidney Foundation Charity Exhibition, The Empress Place Museum, Singapore
Singapore Artists Directory Art Exhibition, The Empress Place Museum, Singapore
1991 - 93
Many In One (Touring Art Exhibition)
25 Years of Art From Singapore, USA
1991
Joint Exhibition by 2 Artists, Mandarin Hotel, Singapore
ASEAN Art Exhibition, Touring 6 ASEAN Countries
United Overseas Bank Painting of the Year Exhibition
1982-91
National Day Art Exhibition
1982
6 Singapore Artists Art Exhibition, University of Adelaide, Australia
1976-82
Hwa Hun Art Society Annual Exhibition
AWARDS
2002
LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts Fellowship, Singapore
1999
Cultural Medallion Award, Government of Singapore
1998
Philip Morris Group of Companies ASEAN Art Awards,
Juror’s Choice, Singapore
1992
National Arts Council, Scholarship for Practicing Artists
1991
United Overseas Bank 10th Painting of the Year Award (Grand Prize)
1990
United Overseas Bank Painting of the Year Art Competition, Distinction Award
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore
United Overseas Bank Group, Singapore
Ministry of Information and the Arts, Singapore
Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore
Merril Lynch International Bank
Rhone-Poulenc, New York
Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir, Malaysia
Raffles Hotel
Hotel Grand Plaza
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
National Library, Singapore