Medium: Oil on canvas

Measurement: Height: 112 cm x Length: 76 cm

Artist: Lai Foong Moi

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Medium: Oil on canvas

Measurement: Height: 61 cm x Length: 76 cm

Artist: Lim Yew Kuan

Exhibited 1994 at Paragon

Featured in Catalogue Title: “Six Artists” , Pg: 49

Biography

Born 1929

Background

1950 Graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Diploma in Western  Painting), Singapore.

1958 NDD- Diploma in Design (Painting), Chelsea School of Art, Uk

1964 Principal and Senior Art Lecturer, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore

1980 Awarded the Public Service , during the National Awards.

Selected Exhibitions

1992 International Art Conference, Australia

Lim Yew Kuan was awarded the Public Service Star from the Republic of Singapore Government in 1980. He was honoured by being appointed sculptor for the official bust of President of Singapore, Inche Yusof Bin Ishak in 1966 and President Dr Benjamin Sheares in 1999. Lim Yew Kuan works are in the permanent collection of the Singapore Art Museum and numerous local and overseas art collections. His works have been exhibited in Southeast Asia, Paris, Japan, Taiwan and China.

1994 Exhibited in “Six Artists Exhibition”, the Paragon

1996 Exhibited in “Nine Artists in Bali”, Agung Rai Museum of Art, Bali, Indonesia.

1997 Sculpted and presented the bust of the first President of Singapore, Mr. Yusof bin Ishak, to Yusof Ishak Secondary School.

1998 Exhibited in “History through Prints: Woodblock Prints in Singapore”, Nationakl Museum of Singapore.

Sculpted and presented the bronze bust of Mr. Lim Hak Tai, Founding Principle, to the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts to commemorate its 60^th anniversary.

1999 Commissioned by the Government of Singapore to sculpt the bust of Dr. Benjamin Sheares, the second President of Singapore.

2002 Exhibited and lectured in “ Singapore in Prints: 1950-1960”, “A Historical Narrative through Woodblock Prints”, at the National University of Singapore.

Exhibited in Expositiondes oeuvres de M. Lim Yew Kuan “Hommage a Paris”, Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, France.

2002/2003 Exhibited and lectured in Nanyang 1950-1965: ‘Passage to Singaporean Art”, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan. (Part of ASEAN)-Japan Exchange Year 2003).

2004 Exhibited in “City Inspirations”, Cape of Good Hope Gallery, MICA Building.

Exhibited in “Soaring to New Frontier”, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.

2005 Exhibited and lectured in “A Heroic Decade: Singapore Art 1955-1965” Singapore Art Museum. Exhibited was held in conjunction with Singapore’s celebration of  40 years of independence.

Exhibited in ”Time Phase Print – 25^th Anniversary of Printmaking Society”, Jendela (Visual Arts Space), Esplanade.

2006 Exhibited in “Imprints of the Past : Remembering the 1966 Woodcut Exhibition”, National library of Singapore.

2007 Exhibited in “ART Singapore” The Contemporary Asian Art Fair, Suntec City.

2009 Sculpted and presented the life-size bronze sculpture of Lim Hak Tai, Founding Principle, to Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Mr. Lim Hak Tai’s works were exhibited in Quintessential Nanyang” in conjunction with the unveiling of sculpture to celebrate the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts 70^th anniversary.

Exhibit in “Art Revolution Taipei”.

2010 Exhibition opening of “Lim Yew Kuan Retrospective Exhibition”.

2011 Exhibit in “Crossing Visions” – Singapore and Xiamen: Lim Hak Tai and Lim Yew Kuan Art Exhibition’, Xiamen Art Museum, China.

A life-size bronze stature of Mr. Lim Hak Tai, Founding Principal of the Nanyang

Academy of Fine Arts, Co-founder of the Xiamen Academy of Fine Arts, will be presented to Xiamen Art Museum to celebrate our shared art heritage. It will also serve to celebrate Mr. Lim Hak Tai’s return to Xiamen, his fist home.

Cultural Medallion, Singapore

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Medium: Charcoal on paper

Measurement: Height: 100 cm x Length: 70 cm

Artist: Jimmy Ong

Unexhibited

Private collection

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Medium: Ink on rice paper

Measurement: Height: 33 cm x Length: 33 cm

Artist: Chen Wen Hsi

Unexhibited

Biography

1906 Chen Wen-Hsi 陈文希 was born on September 9, in Baigong, Guangdong Province China.

He entered Chen Li Primary School very early, and St. Joseph Middle School.

1928 At the end of Secondary school, he decided to devote himself to Art.

He joined for one year the Shanghai College of Art, then the Xinhua College of Art under Pan Tianshou.

1929 First exhibition in Snatow then Shanghai (1931 – 1933), Guangzhou (1932 – 1936).

1937 He received praise of Xu Beihong at the 2nd National Art Exhibition, Nanjing.

In the same year, he was elected as one of the ten greatest Chinese Contemporary Artists by an English Art magazine.

1948 He moved to Singapore and began teaching painting at the Chinese Secondary School and then at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nanyang.

He was one of the four artists and educators, pioneers of Singapore, with his friends :

Chen Chong Swee, Liu Kang, Cheong Soo Pieng .

During the holidays, he travelled to South East Asia in search of inspiration.

He participated in exhibitions of the group of the Society of Art of Singapore.

1951 Chen Chong Swee, Liu Kang, Cheong Soo Pieng, Chen Wen-hsi

1953 Chen Chong Swee, Liu Kang, Cheong Soo Pieng, Chen Wen-hsi

1956 04.05 13.05 with seven artists.

He exhibited in Malaysia (1958 ) Australia (1960 ) Great Britain (1962 – 1966 – 1968 ) Germany (1965 ) New Zealand (1977 ).

He received numerous awards :

The Public Service Star (1965 ), the Gold Medal of the National Museum of History (1980 ),

The Asean Prize for Culture and Communication (1987 )

1991 He died on 17 December in Singapore, at the age of 87.

1992 He was awarded a posthumous Meritorious Service Medal.

2006 Convergences, a centennial retrospective was held by the Singapore Art Museum from December 2006 to April 2007

Danièle Sicard exhibitions selection

1972 Cultural Festival Adelaïde Australia

1980 National Museum of History Taipei Taiwan

1982 Retrospective Singapore Museum Singapore

1987 Retrospective National Museum Beijing China

1990 Museum Taipei Taiwan

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Medium: Ink on rice paper

Measurement: Height: 66 cm x Length: 44 cm

Artist: Chen Wen Hsi

Biography

1906 Chen Wen-Hsi 陈文希 was born on September 9, in Baigong, Guangdong Province China.

He entered Chen Li Primary School very early, and St. Joseph Middle School.

1928 At the end of Secondary school, he decided to devote himself to Art.

He joined for one year the Shanghai College of Art, then the Xinhua College of Art under Pan Tianshou.

1929 First exhibition in Snatow then Shanghai (1931 – 1933), Guangzhou (1932 – 1936).

1937 He received praise of Xu Beihong at the 2nd National Art Exhibition, Nanjing.

In the same year, he was elected as one of the ten greatest Chinese Contemporary Artists by an English Art magazine.

1948 He moved to Singapore and began teaching painting at the Chinese Secondary School and then at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nanyang.

He was one of the four artists and educators, pioneers of Singapore, with his friends :

Chen Chong Swee, Liu Kang, Cheong Soo Pieng .

During the holidays, he travelled to South East Asia in search of inspiration.

He participated in exhibitions of the group of the Society of Art of Singapore.

1951 Chen Chong Swee, Liu Kang, Cheong Soo Pieng, Chen Wen-hsi

1953 Chen Chong Swee, Liu Kang, Cheong Soo Pieng, Chen Wen-hsi

1956 04.05 13.05 with seven artists.

He exhibited in Malaysia (1958 ) Australia (1960 ) Great Britain (1962 – 1966 – 1968 ) Germany (1965 ) New Zealand (1977 ).

He received numerous awards :

The Public Service Star (1965 ), the Gold Medal of the National Museum of History (1980 ),

The Asean Prize for Culture and Communication (1987 )

1991 He died on 17 December in Singapore, at the age of 87.

1992 He was awarded a posthumous Meritorious Service Medal.

2006 Convergences, a centennial retrospective was held by the Singapore Art Museum from December 2006 to April 2007

Danièle Sicard exhibitions selection

1972 Cultural Festival Adelaïde Australia

1980 National Museum of History Taipei Taiwan

1982 Retrospective Singapore Museum Singapore

1987 Retrospective National Museum Beijing China

1990 Museum Taipei Taiwan

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Measurement: Height: 45 cm x Length: 38 cm

Artist: Si Ngoc

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Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662-1722 A.D.)

Width: 15 cm

Height : 6.5 cm

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Width: 7.5 cm
Height: 10 cm

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Late Ming/Early Ching dynasty, 17th century

Length: 18.5 cm

Height: 14.5 cm

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Ming dynasty (1368 – 1644 A.D.)

Diameter: 33. 5 cm X Height: 6 cm

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