First Encounter - Water Colourist Tew Nai Tong Poem by john tiong chunghoo

First Encounter - Water Colourist Tew Nai Tong



tew nai tong -
skillful too in balancing
business and art

first met at Soka Gakkai exhibition 2012

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Tew Nai Tong

Tew Nai Tong born in 1936, graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore in 1968. He later continued his studies in Ecole National Supervieue Des Beaux Arts in Paris.

Selected Solo Exhibitions:

1964 - First Solo Show, British Council, Kuala Lumpur

1974 - Beautiful Malaysia, Samat Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

1978 - Malaysia Image National Library, Singapore

1984 - A Watercolour Creation Show, British Council, Kuching

1987 - A Solo Exhibition in Oil, Sarawak Museum, Kuching

1994 - Reminiscences of the South Seas, Shenn's Fine Art Gallery, Singapore

1999 - Paris to KL Art Salon, Kuala Lumpur

2000 - Art Folio Gallery Singapore

2001 - Sunjin Gallery, Singapore

2002 - Elm Quay Fine Arts, Micasa Kuala Lumpur

2003 - Metro Fine Art, Legend Hotel Kuala Lumpur

City Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

2004 - "A New Expression", Balai Berita, The News Straits Times Press, Malaysia

Selected Group Exhibitions:

1996 - The Malaysia Contemporary Art Exhibition, touring Europe 13 Malaysian Artists Group Show, Paris Gallery, France

1973 - ISPAA Show, Bangkok, Korea, Tokyo and Kyoto

1983 - Dunlop Best Awarded Watercolour Artist, Kuala Lumpur

1985 - Asian Watercolour Exhibition, Tianjin, China

1988 - Olympic Games Art Exhibition, Seoul, Korea

1997 - International Watercolour Show '97, Osaka, Japan

Pont Des Art, Singapore and Malaysian Artist Group Show

Petronas Gallery Kuala Lumpur

2000 - Invited Show in Fine Arts Museum, Osaka, Japan

2001 - Invited Group Show, Tankun, China

Pont Des Arts Group Show, Paris

2002 - Mae Khong River Trip Art Exhibition, Bangkok

Pont Des Art Exhibition (S.G.M) Kuala Lumpur

Category: Artists, Tew Nai Tong
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Sibu, Sarawak, Borneo East Malaysia
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