Artist Biography

Chong Hip Seng graduated from the Malaysian Institute of Art (MIA) and was trained in lithography in Switzerland during 1973. His solos were held at the Penang State Art Gallery (1973, 1977 & 2007) and Takashimaya Shenn's Fine Art, Singapore (1995). Chong participated in group shows such as “Rentas Sempadan: International Print Exhibition”, Penang State Art Gallery (2007), “4th ASEAN Art Exhibition”, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani, Thailand (2015), and “Artists Art Fair Malaysia 2015”, KL (2015).

Notably, in 2011, together with Prof. Dr Mohd. Najib Ahmad Dawa and Abd. Rani Majid, he showcased his work at the "Salon 2011 de la National des Beaux-Arts", an exhibition supported by the then French President, Nicolas Sarkozy. The trio also exhibited together in "Foot Bariedge" in Tokyo, Japan (2002), Hatyai, Songkhla and Bangkok, Thailand (2002, 2006 & 2010), Bali, Indonesia (2009), Guangzhou and Zhejiang, China (2009) and more. In 2019, he also displayed his works in the international calligraphy and painting exhibition - "MY"- at Palazzo Zen in Venice, Italy.

Chong’s works are in the permanent collections of the National Art Gallery Malaysia; Singapore Art Museum; Universiti Utara Malaysia, Siam Art Museum, Daiichi Modern Art Gallery and more.