Artist Biography

Based in Ipoh, Perak, Wong Kean Choon is a Malaysian veteran watercolour artist who graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore in 1965, where he was taught under pioneers of the Nanyang art style, such as Chen Chong Swee and Cheong Soo Pieng. Wong is not only an artist but also a lecturer at the Perak Institute of Art and serves as the president and a life member of the Perak Art Society. An advocate of plein-air painting, Wong is recognised for his mastery in creating watercolours that are translucent, delicate, and rich in expressive quality.

Since 1976, Wong has been actively involved in the local and international art scene. His solo shows were held at Ngan Seng Art Gallery, Ipoh (1995); City Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2003, 2005 & 2008); and NPH Inetrior Art & Décor, Ipoh (2004). Since 1991, he regularly exhibited at various Asian watercolour shows held across South Korea, China, Japan, Thailand, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, such as at the National Art Gallery of Malaysia (2006); Younie Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (2012); Insa Art Plaza Gallery, Seoul (2017); Balai Seni Menara Maybank, Kuala Lumpur (2019); and Maru Art Gallery, Seoul (2022).

Wong's talent has been recognized with awards, including the 2nd prize in an art competition held in conjunction with the celebration of Ipoh City Status (1988), the Creative Award in the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Alumnus Malaysia Exhibition (1989), and the Contribution Award from the Contemporary Malaysia Watercolour Association (2022). His works have been collected by the Bank Negara Malaysia Museum and Art Gallery.

黄健俊，1965年毕业于新加坡南洋美专，师从南洋画派先驱陈宗瑞、钟泗滨。此后长居霹雳怡保，潜心艺事，并于霹雳艺术学院执教多年。自1976年活跃于画坛，曾于怡保 Ngan Seng Art Gallery（1995）、吉隆坡连城画廊（2003、2005、2008）及怡保NPH室内艺术与装饰（2004）举办个展。黄健俊屡次参与亚洲地区重要水彩画展，展迹遍及马来西亚、新加坡、韩国、中国、日本及泰国。曾获怡保升市庆典美术比赛二等奖（1988）、南洋美专校友会马来西亚创意奖（1989），以及马来西亚当代水彩画协会贡献奖（2022）。作品为马来西亚国家银行所藏。

ART EDUCATION 艺术教育
1965
Graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore

SOLO EXHIBITIONS 个展
2008
5th Solo Art Exhibition, City Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

2005
4th Solo Art Exhibition, City Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

2004
3rd Solo Art Exhibition, NPH Interior Art & Décor, Ipoh

2003
2nd Solo Art Exhibition, City Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

1995
1st Solo Art Exhibition, Ngan Seng Art Gallery, Ipoh

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 联展
2022
‘Celebration of Harmony through Arts: Malaysia & Korea Art Exhibition – Kuala Lumpur 2022’, Wisma SGM, Kuala Lumpur
28th Asia Watercolour Painting Alliance Exhibition, Seoul, Korea

2019
‘Of Moments And Memories: The Story Of Watercolour Painting In Malaysia’, Balai Seni Menara Maybank, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2018
China–Malaysia–Korea International Art Exchange Exhibition, Xuchang, China
（《中马韓国际美术交流展 》，中国許昌）

2012
World Artist Festival Seoul, Korea
‘Kinta River’s Style of Drawing by 9 Artists’, Younie Gallery

2008
20th Asia Watercolour Art Exhibition, Korea

2007
1st International Art Expo Malaysia, MECC Kuala Lumpur
19th Asia Watercolour Art Exhibition, Seoul

2006
Malaysian Landscapes, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

2005
17th Asia International Watercolour 2005, Singapore

2004
Pesta Art Exhibition Open, Penang
16th Asia Watercolour Art Exhibition, Malaysia

2002 – 2012
National Day Art Exhibition Open, Penang

1999
Asian Art Exhibition Sarawak

1998 – 2003
Perak Museum Group Shows

1998 – 2002
Silveritage Corporation Perak Group Shows

1996 – 2000
Yayasan Kesenian Perak Annual Shows

1991 – 2012
Asia Watercolour shows in Seoul (1991), Taiwan (1992), Shanghai (1994), Tianjin (1995), Kuala Lumpur (1996), Japan (1997), Thailand (1998), Qujing & Singapore

1976 – 2012
Perak Art Society Annual Shows

AWARDS & ACCOLADES 获奖经历
2022
Contemporary Malaysian Watercolor Contribution Award （大马现代水彩画创作贡献奖）

1993
Second prize winner of ‘Pesta Laut Lumut’ Art Competition

1989
One of the three Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Alumnus Malaysia’s Exhibition Creative Award

1988
Second prize winner of the art competition held in conjunction with the celebration of Ipoh City's Status

COLLECTIONS 收藏单位
Muzium dan Galeri Seni Bank Negara Malaysia