艺术简历

Loo Foh Sang graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Art (NAFA) in Singapore in 1965, inspired by early Nanyang pioneers like See Hiang To, Chen Chong Swee, and Tay Kok Wee. The following year, he studied at the École Nationale Supérieure Des Beaux-Arts in Paris, graduating after four years. He then understudied printmaking with Stanley William Hayter, founder of Atelier 17 in Paris, who worked with renowned artists such as Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, and Jackson Pollock.

Loo’s primary inspiration, Hayter, mentored him in printmaking, though Loo is also proficient in oil painting, Chinese ink painting, and sketching. Devoted to printmaking, he continually innovates techniques, especially silkscreen, woodcut, etching, and engraving. Loo stayed in Paris for over two decades, opening a studio there. In 1988, he returned to Malaysia to teach printmaking. He lectured at the Malaysian Institute of Art, Kuala Lumpur, and later headed the Printmaking and Fine Art Departments at the Central Academy of Art, Kuala Lumpur. At the Central Academy of Art, he initiated the International Annual Printmaking Exhibition in 1996, which evolved into the Malaysian Annual Exhibition of International Contemporary Prints, securing 400 valuable art prints for the academy’s Printmaking Research Centre.

In 2000, Loo was a jury panelist for the 3rd International Triennial of Graphic Arts in Macedonia and an in-house artist for the Romania Art Museum. He has been a visiting professor at various Chinese art institutions, including Yunnan University of Finance & Economics’ School of Modern Design and Art (2008) and Hunan Zhengshan International Design & Art School (2011). His awards include the Asia-Pacific Art Golden Award (2009), Global Golden Brand Award (2010 & 2011), Blossom Arts Award (2017), and Artespree Art Awards - Lifetime Achievement Award (2018).

Loo has hosted over 30 solo shows so far since his first one in 1966, right after he graduated from NAFA. Notable one-man shows include ‘In Full Flight I & II’, Sutra Gallery, KL (2005 & 2011), and ‘Malaysia Master Printmaker: Loo Foh Sang Solo Show 2013’ at Samadee Studio, KL (2013), which was officiated by Ms Zanita Anuar (former deputy director-general of National Art Gallery), with the then Singapore High Commissioner - H.E. Ong Keng Yong as guest of honour. His major retrospective exhibitions were hosted by SGM Cultural Centre, KL in 2004 and 2014 respectively.

Loo has also been incredibly active in the international art scene. He joined the '1ère Biennale Internationale d'Alençon', Alençon, France (1968); the 6th & 7th edition of ‘Paris Biennale–Biennial and International Manifestation of Young Artists’ (otherwise known as Paris Youth Biennale), Paris, France (1970 & 1971); ‘Alpha Twelve’, Alpha Gallery, Singapore (exhibited together were Cheong Soo Pieng & Khoo Sui-Hoe - 1972); ‘Warna-warna Ilham’, Bank Negara Malaysia (1997); ‘16th Biennale International de la Gravure de Sarcelles’, France (2013); ‘Beautiful Life’, ASWARA (2017); ‘The Art of Printmaking: Lasting Impressions’, Bank Negara Malaysia (also featured were Chuah Thean Teng and Latiff Mohidin - 2018); The 3rd Qingdao International Contemporary Art Exhibition, China (2020); and ‘Integration & Diversity - Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Malaysian Figure Paintings of Eminent Artists’, China Cultural Centre, KL (2023), among others.

Influenced by Eastern cultures including Malay Wayang Kulit and Indian Odissi dancers, his works are collected across Europe and Asia, including the Bibliotheque Nationale de Paris, Bibliotheque Royale de Belgique, Montreal Museum, and National Art Gallery Malaysia. Loo is the permanent Honorary Chairman of the Asia Artists Association Malaysia.

卢伙生，1965年毕业于毕业于新加坡南洋美专，后负笈法国，于巴黎国立高等美术学院深造，1969年毕业。留法期间，他进入著名版画工作室Atelier 17，师从英国版画巨匠斯坦利·威廉·海特（Stanley William Hayter），潜心研习版画技法，旅居巴黎创作逾二十载。1988年返马后，他先后任教于马来西亚艺术学院及中央艺术学院，曾任美术系及版画系主任。卢伙生迄今举办逾30场个展，包括于吉隆坡SGM文化中心举办的大型回顾展（2004、2014），亦曾参与巴黎青年双年展（1970、1971）、第16届法国Sarcelles双年展（2013）、中国第三届青岛国际当代艺术展（2020）等国际展览。作品为法国国家图书馆、比利时皇家图书馆、蒙特利尔美术馆、马来西亚国家银行及马来西亚国家美术馆收藏。

ART EDUCATION 艺术教育
1967–1971
Understudied printmaking under Stanley William Hayter (1901–1988), renowned printmaker and founder of Atelier 17 in Paris, France

1966–1969
École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France

1963–1965
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore

ROLES & POSITIONS 职务与职位
Permanent Honorary Chairman, Asia Artists Association Malaysia (亚洲美协永久名誉主席)

2000
Jury Panel, 3rd International Triennial of Graphic Arts, Bitola, Macedonia
In-House Artist, Romania Art Museum

2002–1994
Head of the Fine Art Department, Central Academy of Art, Kuala Lumpur

1993–1991
Head of the Printmaking Department, Malaysian Institute of Art, Kuala Lumpur

1990–1989
Lecturer in Printmaking, Malaysian Institute of Art, Kuala Lumpur

SOLO EXHIBITIONS 个展
2021
‘Innovative Printmaking - An Insight into Loo Foh Sang’s Technique Exhibition & Book Launch’, Atelier 11 Loo Foh Sang Art Eleven, Selangor

2017
‘The Untiring Engraver III: Original Prints by Loo Foh Sang’, Atelier 11 Loo Foh Sang Art Eleven, Selangor
‘Nanyang Style Art Exhibition of Prints’, Muzium Samudera (Maritime Museum), Melaka

2016
Loo Foh Sang Art Exhibition, Oriental Art Gallery, Shanghai, China
‘Modern Art Exhibition’, Atelier 11 Loo Foh Sang Art Eleven, Selangor (《卢伙生新派画展》)

2014
‘The Untiring Engraver - 48 Years of Original Prints by Loo Foh Sang’, SGM Cultural Centre, Kuala Lumpur
(‘不倦的刻刀 —— 卢伙生版画艺术48回顾展’，吉隆坡 SGM 文化中心)

2013
‘Malaysia Master Printmaker: Loo Foh Sang Solo Show 2013’, Samadee Studio, Kuala Lumpur
(“大马版画大师--卢伙生个展”，吉隆坡静心轩)
officiated by: Puan Zanita Anuar (Director of Innovation Dept. of Museums Malaysia)
She would later write an article featured in the “The Untiring Engraver” Original Prints by Loo Foh Sang Exhibition Book in Year 2014, organised by Soka Gakkai Malaysia.
Guest of Honour: Mr. Ong Keng Yong (Singapore High Commissioner)

2012
‘Colourful Life’, Samadee Studio, Kuala Lumpur (Chinese ink painting exhibition)

2011
‘In Full Flight II’, Sutra Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

2005
‘In Full Flight’, Sutra Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

2004
‘Loo Foh Sang: 38 Years of Print Art Retrospective Exhibition’, SGM Cultural Centre, Kuala Lumpur
(卢伙生版画艺术38回顾展（1966 - 2004），吉隆坡 SGM 文化中心)

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 重要联展
2023
‘Integration & Diversity - Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Malaysian Figure Paintings of Eminent Artists’, China Cultural Centre, Kuala Lumpur
(“融合与多元 - 当代马来西亚人物画” 名家邀请展，吉隆坡中国文化中心)
‘Blossom of Hope - A Floral Art Odyssey’, SGM Cultural Centre, Kuala Lumpur
‘Gerak Bayang: The Art of Storytelling’, Bank Negara Malaysia Museum and Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

2020
The 3rd Qingdao International Contemporary Art Exhibition, China

2018
‘The Art Of Printmaking: Lasting Impressions’, Bank Negara Malaysia Museum and Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
(A specially curated exhibition featuring a host of printmaking enthusiasts from the 1930s until present-day and showcases more than 150 enthralling print works combining a variety of techniques including relief print, intaglio, silkscreen, planography and monoprint. These techniques are being realised through an extensive range of rigorous methods such as woodcut, linocut, etching, aquatint, embossing and drypoint. The diversity of works by different generations in this exhibition will inspire the younger generation to continue this important legacy notwithstanding insistent meticulousness and patience demanded in this genre. - Also featured are Chuah Thean Teng and Latiff Mohidin)

2017
‘Beautiful Life’, National Academy of Arts, Culture and Heritage (ASWARA), Kuala Lumpur

2016
’The Silk Road of Art & Culture‘, Wisma MCA, Kuala Lumpur
(《文艺丝路--马中42年友好名家书画展》, 马华大厦底楼Banking Hall展区 （配合2016马来西亚华穗艺术节）)

2015
‘ART COLLABORATION’, dual solo show with Lim Kim Hai, Vallette Gallery, Maison Francaise, Kuala Lumpur
‘Now or Never’, in conjunction with Art Economy Conference 2015, JW Marriott Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, jointly organised by Institut Terjemahan & Buku Malaysia (ITBM), The National Art Gallery of Malaysia and Vallette Gallery

2013
‘16th Biennale International de la Gravure de Sarcelles’, Village de la Gravure, Sarcelles, France

1997
‘Warna-warna Ilham’, Bank Negara Malaysia Museum and Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

1972
‘Alpha Twelve’, Alpha Gallery, Singapore
(Invite for the "Alpha Twelve", a month-long group show by artists in Singapore and Malaysia. The artists were Cheong Soo Pieng, Yeo Hoe Koon, Thomas Yeo, Choy Weng Yang, Goh Beng Kwan, Loo Foh Sang, Arthur Yap, Qwek Wee Chew, Tay Chee Toh, Yusman Aman, Khoo Sui-Hoe and Morena Langbow.)

1971
‘The 7th Paris Youth Biennale’, Paris, France
‘7th Paris Biennale–Biennial and International Manifestation of Young Artists’

1970
‘The 6th Paris Youth Biennale’, Paris, France

1968
'1ère Biennale Internationale d'Alençon', Alençon, France


AWARDS & ACCOLADES 获奖经历
2018
Artespree Art Awards - Lifetime Achievement Award

2017
Blossom Arts Award （华穗艺术奖）

2010 & 2011
Global Golden Brand Award

2009
Asia-Pacific Art Golden Award

COLLECTIONS 收藏单位
Bibliotheque Nationale de Paris, Bibliotheque Royale de Belgique, Montreal Museum, Bank Negara Malaysia Museum and Art Gallery, and National Art Gallery Malaysia

LITERATURE 出版
2021 Innovative Printmaking: An Insight into Loo Foh Sang’s Techniques
1960s exhibition catalogue “Original Prints by Loo Foh Sang”