CHEONG TUCK WAI  张庭维 b.1979

cheongty@gmail.com

EDUCATION

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

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

Cheong Tuck Wai (b. 1979, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia) completed his Diploma in Illustration at Dasein Academy of Art, Kuala Lumpur (2001) and subsequently took up fine art studies from 2002 to 2004. He began teaching fine art concurrently while doing the course. He is now a senior part-time lecturer in Dasein Fine Art department. His work revolves around figure painting using mixed media. In finding equilibrium between the mind and the soul, he explores memory where humans, scenes, matters and objects are described and defined, creating images and effects of the deserted or abandoned. This wear and tear materiality of the surface presents a patina that is an aesthetic fascination creating an ambience that presents a compelling statement for the viewers to contemplate on the shifting of time and its passage. He lives and works in Kuala Lumpur. 

AWARDS

2014

- Winner of Malaysian Emerging Artist Award (MEAA 2013)

2013

- Gold Award, UOB Painting Of The Year 2013 Established Artist Category

2010

- Top 6 Winners of VAA (Visual Arts Award)Starhill Gallery

2003

- Grand Prize Winner, The Nokia Arts Awards Malaysia

SOLO EXHIBITIONS  

2004

- Nokia Arts Awards 2003: My Perspectives, Artrageously Ramsay Ong-The Art Gallery, Kuala lumpur, Malaysia.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2015

-'BEING HUMAN Figuratism of 16 Malaysian Artists' Exhibition,  Art Stage Singapore 2015. Special Exhibitions: MALAYSIA, Marina Bay Sands , Singapore.

-'BEING HUMAN Figuratism of 16 Malaysian Artists' Exhibition, White Box, Map@Publika Kuala Lumpur.

-Contemporary Propulsion- Influence and Evolution, G13 Gallery, Kelana Square, Kelana jaya, Selangor.

-Extreme Portrail part II, Chandan Gallery, Publika, Kuala Lumpur.

2014

-CATALYSIS: Contemporary Art by Dasein Graduates, HOM Art Trans, Ampang Selangor,

-Artexpo Malaysia 2014, MATRADE Exhibition & Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur.

-Malaysia Tomorrow, Sasaran Arts Association, Galeri Seni Mutiara, penang.

-MEA, Malaysia Emerging Artist Award Exhibition, White Box & Black Box, Map@Publika Kuala Lumpur.

-DRAWN, The GALLERY @ Star Hill, Kuala Lumpur.-Malaysian Eye at Ritz-Carlton KL, Kuala Lumpur.

-Configuration 2014, G13 Gallery, Kelana Square, Kelana jaya, Selangor.

2013

-UOB Painting Of The Year 2013,  Prince Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

-Piece Of Me, White Box, MAP@Publika, Kuala Lumpur.

-Neutral Abstracts Collection on Saatchi Online's homepage—--http://www.saatchionline.com/art-collection/Painting-Drawing/Neutral-Abstracts/153961/60695/view

2012

-Bright Young Things （Part of the  “Decade of Collecting” exhibition）, Wei-ling gallery, Kuala  Lumpur, Malaysia.

2011

- UOB Painting Of The Year 2011 Exhibition, United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd, Menara  UOB, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

- Multiplicity, Wei-ling gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

-”The Malaysian Rice Plates project”， This Project has been put together by Wei-Ling Gallery  and is presented by the Ministry of Tourism in conjunction with MCAT 2011.

-Now Is Every, The Gallery, Starhill, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

-Visual Arts Awards 2011 finalists, Starhill Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

-MEA, Malaysia Emerging Artist Award Exhibition, Wisma Kebudayaan SGM, Kuala Lumpur,  Malaysia.

-18@8 Save the Planet, Wei-Ling Contemporary, The Gardens Mall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2010

-GR8- The Nex Generation, Wei-ling gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

-The Energy Trap : Painting & Sculpture, Valentine willie fine art, The Annexe Gallery, Kuala    Lumpur, Malaysia.

-VAA ((Visual Arts Award) 40 finalists exhibition, Starhill Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

-The Young Contemporary 2010, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

-Absolut 18@8, Wei-ling gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

-Absolut 18@8 Bottle Auction , The Garden, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2009

- MEA, Malaysia Emerging Artist Award Exhibition, Wisma Kebudayaan SGM, Kuala Lumpur,    Malaysia.

-ARTERI: Suitcase of Stuff, Art Expo Malaysia 2009, MATRADE Exhibition and Convention Centre  (MECC),Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2008

- Find Art  Group Show, They Art Studio, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2007

-The Pact Max Malaysian Art Awards 2007 Exhibition, penang, Malaysia.

2006

- 3 New Artists, Wei-Ling Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

- Mind Body & Soul II, Wei-Ling Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2004

- The Young Contemporary 2004,  National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

-Solo Exhibition of Nokia Arts Awards 2003: My Perspectives, Artrageously Ramsay Ong-The Art  Gallery, Kuala lumpur, Malaysia.

2003

- The Nokia Arts Awards Malaysia

Artrageously Ramsay Ong-The Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

- Philip Morris Malaysia Art Awards Exhibition, National Art Gallery Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2002

- The Nokia Arts Awards Malaysia

 Artrageously Ramsay Ong-The Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia