Artist biography

  
The Art of Painting

  
       Chung Chen Sun
Biodata

1935.8.28 Born in Malacca, Malaya*

1952—1955 Diploma in Art Education, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore

1967 Founded Malaysian Institute of Art (M.l.A), Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia

1982 Initiated Contemporary Ink Painting Movement and Founded International Contemporary Ink Painting Association (101 PA)

1984—1986 Master Degree in Public Administration, University of San Francisco, U.S.A

1994 Founded Two International Modern Design Art Colleges in Collaboration with Tunan University and Inner Mongolia Normal University, China


Post in Local and International Organisations

1957—1961 Art Instructor, Chung Hwa High School, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaya*

1962—1974 Art Instructor, Kuen Cheng Girls High School, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia

1967—Present President, Malaysian Institute of Art

1973—Present President, International Society of Plastic & Audio-Visual Art (Malaysia Chapter)

1981—1982 Visiting Professor, Chinese Cultural University, Taipei, Taiwan

1982—Present Advisor, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts**, Singapore

1982—1989 President, International Contemporary Ink Painting Association (ICIPA)

1986—Present President, Malaysian Chinese Cultural Society

1988—1991 External Examiner for Undergraduate Programme in Fine Arts, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

1989—Present President, International Contemporary Ink Painting Association (Malaysia Chapter)

1991 Advisor, Xian Academy of Traditional Ink Painting, Xian, China

Honorary Chairman, Society of Artists in Hainan Province, Hainan, China

1994 Chairman, International Modern Design Art College in China


Awards


1958 "Special Award" for Achievement & Contribution to Art Education Ministry of Education, Malaya*

1977 PPN by DYMM Sen Paduka Baginda Yang Dipertuan Agong, (His Majesty The King) Malaysia

1983 Fellowship of Academy of Chong Hua, Chinese Cultural University, Taipei, Taiwan

1984 "Cultural & Art Highest Honour Award", The China Cultural Association, Taipei, Taiwan

1989 Outstanding Graduate of Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Malaysia Chapter)

1992 One of Selected Ten Outstanding Hakka Personality of The World Award, 11th International Meeting of Hakkas, Kaoshung, Taiwan

1994 Honorary Professor, Xian Conservatory of Music, Xian, China

Elected One of 118 Outstanding Hakkas Since Tang
Dynasty, 12th Hakka International Meeting of Hakkas, Meizhou, Guangdong, China

1995 "Outstanding Master" in International Chinese Calligraphy & Painting, National Cultural Association, Taiwan


One-Man Show

1964 First Solo Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1969 Second Solo Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1975 Third Solo Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1975 Fourth Solo Invitation Exhibition, Asian Art Museum,
University of Malaya, Malaysia
1976 Fifth Solo Exhibition, Singapore
1978 Sixth Solo Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand
1979 Seventh Solo Exhibition, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
1980 Eighth Solo Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ninth Solo Invitation Exhibition, Taiwan National
Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan
1981 Tenth Solo Invitation Exhibition, Huagang Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
1983 Eleventh Solo Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan
1984 Twelfth Solo Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan
1985 Thirteenth Solo Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1986 Fourteenth Solo Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan
1990 Fifteenth Solo Exhibition "Paintings of Chung Chen
Sun in The 80's" Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1995 Sixteenth Solo Exhibition "Sixtieth Birthday &
Retrospective Exhibition", Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Seventeenth Solo Exhibition, Beijing, China

Group Show & Art Activity

1954 Art Exhibition, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
1955 First Art Exhibition, Malacca, Malaya*
1956 Calligraphy Painting Exhibition
For Raising Building Fund
For Malacca Chinese Teacher
Association, Malacca, Malaya
1959 Second Nationwide Invitation Exhibition,
National Art Gallery, Malaya*
Seventh Malayan Art Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaya
1960 Third Nationwide Invitation Exhibition,
National Art Gallery, Malaya*
1961 Fourth Nationwide Invitation Exhibition,
National Art Gallery, Malaya
Third International Contemporary Art Exhibition,
New Delhi, India
1962 Eighth Malayan Art Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Malaya*
First International Art Exhibition, Saigon, Vietnam.
1964 Commonwealth Art Exhibition, London,
United Kingdom
1965 Contemporary Asian Art Exhibition Organised by National Art Gallery, Malaysia
1965 Fourth International Contemporary Art Exhibition, New Delhi, India

 Group Show & Art Activity (cont.)

1966 W.Spring Festival, Sydney, Australia

1969 Travelling Exhibition of Malaysian Artists, Australia & New Zealand Organised by National Art Gallery, Malaysia

International Biennial Exhibition, San Paul, Brazil

1970 Fifth International Contemporary Art Exhibition, New Delhi, India

Two-month Academic Exchange Visit to
West Germany, U.K. & U.S.A

1972 4 Artists Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia International Society of Plastic & Audio Visual Art Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia & Singapore

1973 Participated In International Society of Plastic & Audio-Visual Art Conference, Osaka, Japan Art Exhibition of International Society of Plastic & Audio-Visual Art Exhibition, Kyoto, Japan Academic Visit to Taiwan Invited by Ministry of Culture, Taiwan

1975 Invitation Show at Taiwan National Art Museum, Taipei, Taiwan

1976 Participated in Fourth Asian Arts Education Conference, Jointly Organised by UNESCO & Hong Kong Chinese University, Hong Kong

1977 Invitation Show, Taiwan National Art Museum, Taipei, Taiwan

1978 Malaysian Art Exhibition in London Organised by National Art Gallery, Malaysia

1979 Invitation Show, Taiwan National Art Museum, Taipei, Taiwan

1980 Contemporary Asian Art Show, Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan

1981 Contemporary Chinese Ink Painting Exhibition, Oriental Art Museum, Paris, France

Participated in The First Forum on Aesthetics Organised by Chinese Cultural University, Taipei, Taiwan

Participated in First Asian Pacific Conference on
Arts Education CASPACAE) Organised by National
Academy of Arts, Taipei, Taiwan

1982 First Exhibition of International Contemporary
Ink Paintings Organised by ICIPA, Taipei, Taiwan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Singapore & Seoul, Korea

1983 Participated in Second ASPACAE Arts Education Conference Organised by State University of San Francisco, San Francisco, USA

Invitation Show, National Art Gallery, Malaysia Contemporary Ink Painting Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan

1984 Taipei City Art Museum Inaugural Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan

1985 Presided at Third ASPACAE Arts Education
Conference Jointly Organised by Malaysian Institute
of Art & Singapore Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts,
Malaysia & Singapore

ASPACAE Arts Exhibition in Conjunction with
ASPACAE Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1986 Participated in Seminar & Exhibition of
Contemporary Chinese Ink Paintings organised by Hong Kong Chinese University, Hong Kong

Traditional & Contemporary Ink Paintings
Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan
Modern Asia Ink & Colour Paintings Exhibition,
Seoul, Korea

1987 International Art Exhibition, Kanazawa, Japan
Inaugural Exhibition, Taiwan Provincial Art Gallery,
Taichung, Taiwan

Participated in Fourth ASPACAE Artist Education
Conference, Japan

1988 Malaysian Contemporary Art Exhibition, Pasadena Art Museum, Los Angeles, USA
International Contemporary Ink Painting
Association Selected Worldwide Exhibition,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia & China

Participated In International Ink Paintings
Exhibition & Seminar Organised by The Academy
Of Traditional Chinese Painting, Beijing, China

Participated In The International Ink Painting
Festival & Art Exhibition, Wuhan, China

First Exhibition of Federation of Asian Art
Association, Taiwan Provincial Art Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan

1989 Second Exhibition of The Federation of Asian Art Association, MIA. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Invitation Show of Asian Artist, Taichung City Cultural Centre, Taichung, Taiwan
Participated in Fifth ASPACAE Arts Education Conference & Exhibition, Columbia University, Missouri, U.S.A

1990 Travelling Exhibition Organised by IOWA, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Participated in First International Seminar
on Dunhuang, Kansu, China

1991 Led Malaysian Chinese Cultural Society Art Delegations' to Visit Art Institutions in China, to Promote Sino-Malaysia Art & Cultural Exchange Participated in First International YiXiang Seminar & Art Exhibition, Xian, China

Art Exhibition of Prominent Local & Overseas
Artists, Zhengzhou, China

Travelling Exhibition of Malaysian Contemporary
Paintings Exhibition in Germany & Japan Organised
by National Art Gallery, Malaysia

1992 Invitation Show at The Eighth Contemporary Birds & Flora Exhibition, Shenzhen, China
The Second International Ink Paintings Exhibition, Shenzhen, China

Fourth Exhibition of Federation of Asian Art Association, Seoul, Korea

The 1992 Seoul International Calligraphy Art Exhibition, Seoul, Korea

1993 Invitation Show at The International Chinese Calligraphy & Paintings Exhibition, Shenzhen, China
1994 The Top Ten Contemporary Malaysian Ink Painters Art Exhibition, Penang, Malaysia

The Second Asian International Joint Exhibition
of Ink Paintings, Taipei & Taichung, Taiwan

1995 Kwangju International Biennale Art Exhibition, Kwangju, Korea

1997 Solo Exhibition, Holland Leiden University

Footnotes
* The Federation of Malaya was known as Malaya till 16 Sept 1963 when it was changed to Malaysia Singapore Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts is presently known as Singapore Nanyang Academy of Arts