Biography of Mr Wee Shoo Leong

 

1958 Born in Singapore
1979 Graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
1987 Study programme (oil painting) in Sydney College of Arts (Australia)
Awards
1984 1st prize in “1984 Painting of the year” organized by U.O.B. Singapore
1985 Silver medal in “Salon 85” Paris, France
1986 Awarded the “1st Commonwealth Foundation Fellowship” from London, England
Solo Exhibitions
1984 Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
1985 Alliance Francaise
1985 National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore
1987 Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, Australia
1992 Art Forum
2008 Art Forum
Group Exhibitions
1983 1st Asean Youth Painting Workshop and Exhibition. Bangkok. Thailand
1985 Salon ’85 Paris. France
1989 Contemporary Art in Singapore: Where East Meets West. Amsterdam. Hamburg. Nuernberg Mannheim and Singapore
1990 Modern Art Travels East-West. Singapore & Netherlands
1991 2nd Bru-Sin art exhibition Singapore and Brunei
1991 Many in One. Singapore & Washington D.C.,USA
1993 Spectrum – an exhibition of Paintings by 6 Outstanding Singapore Realistic Artists Singapore
1993 Art from Singapore. The Netherlands
1996 Nine Artists in Bali. Singapore
2001 Art Singapore
2005 Art Singapore
Collections
National Art Gallery, Singapore
Agung Rai Museum of Art, Bali, Indonesia
Citibank
Dresdner Bank
United Overseas Bank
Development Bank of Singapore
Banque Indosuez
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
Ministry of Finance, Singapore
Westdeutsche Landesbank
National Library Board, Singapore
Television Corporation of Singapore
National Institute of Education, Singapore
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
NTUC Income
Coastal Equipment Singapore Pte Ltd
Nordmann Rassmann GMBH & Co. Hamburg, Germany
Coutts & Co.
Four Seasons Hotel
Beaufort International Hotel
National Arts Council
Aelington Pte Ltd
Private Collections
His works are prized by Art Connossieurs and art lovers in countries including Brunei, Indonesia, Belgium, Taiwan, France, Germany, USA, Australia, Netherlands & Singapore.