ABOUT ARTIST
Cheong Tuck Wai received his Diploma in Illustration (2001) and Fine Art (2004) from the Dasein Academy of Art in Kuala Lumpur. 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 Contemporary Award (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. In 2004, he had his first solo exhibition entitled “My Perspectives” at Artrageously Ramsay Ong-The Art Gallery, second solo exhibition entitled “Linger“ at Hom Art Trans in 2016, and third solo exhibition entitled ‘Transition’ at G13 Gallery in 2021.

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