Ty Cheong

Ty Cheong received his Diploma in Illustration (2001) and Fine Art (2004) from the Dasein Academy of Art in Kuala Lumpur. The award winning artist is noted for his innovative mixed media paintings of human figures and the environment that revolves around aspects of memory, time and space. While contemplating on the shifting of time and its passages, Tuck Wai’s keen eye for the subtle, poignant and sublime in the everyday are made more compelling through his choice images and expert use of materials that enhances the ambience surrounding the subject matter. A regular participant in the local art circuit, Tuck Wai won the Malaysia Nokia Arts Award in 2003. He has shown at the Philip Morris Malaysia Art Awards (2003) and the Young ContemporaryAward (2004 & 2010), both at the National Visual Art Gallery, Malaysia. He received the Gold Award from the United Overseas Bank (UOB) annual competition under the Painting of the Year category in 2013. In 2009 and 2011, Tuck Wai was among the finalist in the Malaysia Emerging Artist Award (MEAA). In 2013, Tuck Wai, together with four other contestants, emerged as the winners of the MEAA.


ARTIST STATEMENT

My art creativity is all about memory, in which peoples, matters, scenes and objects...

1999-2001 : DIPLOMA IN ILLUSTRATION, DASEIN ACADEMY OF ART
2002-2004 : DIPLOMA IN FINE ART, DASEIN ACADEMY OF ART

Solo Exhibitions
2016- LINGER: A Solo Exhibition by Cheong Tuck Wai, HOM Art Trans, Ampang Selangor, Malaysia.
2004 -Nokia Arts Awards 2003: My Perspectives, Artrageously Ramsay Ong-The Art Gallery, Kuala lumpur, Malaysia.

Group Exhibitions
2019
-2X2, HOM Art Trans, Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia.
-ArtShenZhen 2019, Haihan Artspace, Shenzhen, China.

2018
-Across the Bridge, S.A.C. Subhashok The Arts Centre, Bangkok, Thailand.
- Stories of 11 Artworks, HOM Art Trans, Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia.
2017
- Transit A1, HOM Art Trans, Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia.
-Configuration: Parallel Universe, G13 Gallery, Kelana Square, Kelana jaya, Selangor.
- Miart Milano 2017, Fieramilanocity, Viale Scarampo, Milano, France.
-7th Anniversary Show, G13 Gallery, Kelana Square, Kelana Jaya, Selangor

2016
-Discovering Malaysia Contemporary Art Exhibition, 阁蕊莉画廊 The Gallery, Shanghai, China.
-Art Expo Malaysia Plus (2016), MATRADE Exhibition & Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur.

2015
- 5th Anniversary Show, G13 Gallery, Kelana Square, Kelana jaya, Selangor.
-Art Expo Malaysia Plus (2015), MATRADE Exihibition & Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur.
-A Gathering of Past Winners: UOB Painting of the Year, Malaysia, Curate Henr...