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. |