The late Chow Min Kong received Western art lessons in 1965 from
Yong Pang Yee and later studied oil painting under the Frencheducated pioneering artist Chia Yu Chian. Chow also delved into Chinese ink painting with Qin Yu Xian and practised calligraphy
under Wong Teng Hee - both were trained at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. He later learned calligraphy from the renowned calligraphers - Gao Huashan and Xue Pingnan in Taiwan. He actively participated in and won various calligraphy competitions. Chow also exhibited in Malaysia, Singapore and China, including exhibitions held at the Jianjing Art Museum, Beijing Normal University (2017); Beijing Federation of Literary and Art Circle Exhibition Hall (2018); and Singapore Cultural Centre (2018). In 2019, the Serdang Art Gallery and Serdang Artists Association jointly organised a memorial exhibition.

周民光，沙登人，曾为马来西亚国际现代书画联盟、书艺协会和爱石协
会会员，也是资深字画、书法书籍收藏家。自幼对美术，尤其是传统书
法有着浓厚的兴趣。1965年，开始跟随启蒙老师杨邦仪学习西洋画，
后来多年来一直追随著名留法画家 - 谢玉谦学习西洋油画。同时，他也
向秦玉仙老师学习中国水墨画；并在1975年、1985年和1997年跟随黄
崇禧老师学习书法 - 两位老师皆毕业自新加坡南洋美专。之后，更是远
赴台湾向高华山老师和薛平南老师拜师多年，深受二老篆法的影响。
其书法作品曾参加多次全国书法比赛，如陈金火杯书法比赛，并获得奖
项。此外，他多次参与国际书法大展，如：“新马豫书法巡回联展“， 新
加坡、马来西亚及中国（2007）；“南溟燕归”（2017及2018），展览
先后在北京师范大学坚净美术馆及中国文艺家之家展览馆举行；以及
“第十三届国际书法交流新加坡大展”，新加坡（2018）。除此，他为了
华教发展，积极筹办书法义展。2019年，沙登美术馆及沙登书画家联
谊会策办了“周民光、黄石光、叶丁喜 - 向前辈致敬纪念特展”。