Biography of Aw Tee Hong

1932 Born Island, 1951 - 1954 Graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts 1956 – 1959 Graduated from Central Academy of Arts & Design Beijing (One of first in Southeast Asia in Beijing, China 1950’s) 1972 “Waldon Aw Mural Exhibition” held at Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry in aid Singapore of Whampoa Secondary School Library Building Fund 1978 “Waldon Aw Copper & Fiber Glass Mural Exhibition” held at Apollo Hotel Art Gallery Singapore 1979 “Waldon Aw Water Colour Exhibition” held at Apollo Hotel Art Gallery Singapore 1980 “Waldon Aw Tile & Ceramic Mural Exhibition” held at The National Museum Art Gallery Singapore 1983 “Waldon Aw Oil Painting Exhibition” held at The Singapore Handicraft Centre Singapore 1986 “Waldon Aw Chinese Painting Exhibition” held at The Singapore Conference Hall. Fund raising Singapore project for the Lions Club Elderly Fund 1989 “Waldon Aw Dry Ink Chinese Painting Exhibition” held at The Singapore Handicraft Centre Singapore 1991 “Waldon Aw Chinese Brush Painting Solo Exhibition” held at The Singapore Handicraft Centre Singapore 1992 “Waldon Aw Chinese Brush Painting Solo Exhibition” collaboration with Singapore Tourism Board Tokyo, Japan to promote Singapore. 1992 “Waldon Aw Art Exhibition” held at Asia Insurance Building Singapore 1992 “Waldon Aw Exhibition” Kuala Lumpur, 1993 “Waldon Aw Water Colour Exhibition” Penang, Malaysia 1993 “Aw Tee Hong Water Colour Exhibition” held at Central Academy of Arts & Design Beijing Beijing 1994 Invited to Central Academy of Arts & Design Beijing as Visiting Professor to give a series of lectures Beijing on “Sculptural Art” to local students 1996 Invited to participate in a forum on “Sculpturing” as Chairman organized by The National Heritage Singapore Art Museum Board, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Alumni Association, Nanyang Academy of Fine Art and Federation of Art Societies, held at The Singapore Art Museum 1996 “Oil Painting Exhibition” Kuala Lumpur 1998 “Life Figure Painting Exhibition” Kuala Lumpur & Singapore 1998 “Nanyang Style – Oil Painting Exhibition” held at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Singapore 1998 “Portrayal of Asian” Oil Painting Exhibition held at Cite Internationale des Arts Paris, France 1999 “Paris Discovered” Oil Painting Exhibition Singapore 2000 “The Way of Life of the Indigenous People of South East Asia – Oil Painting Exhibition” Sentosa, Singapore 2001 “Golden Showcase – 50th Anniversary Oil Painting; Water Colour; Mural; Sculpture” held at Paragon Singapore Shopping Mall in aid of fund raising for Hainan Old Folks Home 2001 “Nanyang Style Oil Painting Exhibition” held at Jun Hong Art Gallery, Paragon Shopping Mall Singapore 2002 “The World of Oil Painting Exhibition” held at Jun Hong Art Gallery, Paragon Shopping Mall Singapore 2003 “My Nepal Travels – Oil Painting Exhibition” held at Paragon Shopping Mall Singapore 2003 “Exotic Asia Oil Painting Exhibition” as a fund raising project for the Ouyang Clan House Singapore 2004 “World Travelogue Exhibition Series 1” held at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Singapore 2004 “World Travelogue Exhibition Series 2 ” held at Academy of Arts Guangzhou, China 2004 “World Travelogue Exhibition Series 3” held at Academy of Arts & Design Tsinghua University Beijing, China 2006 Oil Painting Exhibition held at the prestigious National Art Museum of China Beijing, China 2008 Oil Painting Exhibition held at Dynasty Art Studio Singapore 2008 Water Color Exhibition held at Dynasty Art Studio Singapore 2009 “Renewed Acquaintances” acrylic exhibition held at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in aid of NAFA Singapore fund raising project 2009 Publication Launch – Collaboration with NAFA Aw Tee Hong’s Art Memoirs: 1960’s Singapore Aw Tee Hong’s Art Memoirs: Sketches of Paris