Artist biography

           
Nature's Rhapsody
The Kuala Lumpur Arts Interchange Fair between Korea and Malaysia
ANTHONY CHAN SAI WENG - PORTALS SERIES 3 - 24 SEPTEMBER
ANTHONY CHAN'S "FROM A DISTANCE"
ANTHONY CHAN SAI WENG - LANGKAWI GEOPARK

 
       Anthony Chan Sai Weng
Personal Profile

Self-taught artist.
Born 1950 in Penang.
Secondary School Education at St. Xavier's Institution, Penang.
Attended "Maktab Perguruan Temenggong Ibrahim", Johore Bahru, Johore. (1969-1970)
Art teacher in secondary schools. (1971-1977)
Graphic Designer in Bahagian Teknologi Pendidikan Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia Kuala Lumpur (1977-2000)
Attended a course on "TV Animation, Studio Set Design And Their Application' at CEPTA TV, Singapore. (1979)
Recipient of a French Government Scholarship to do a course in "Multi-Media Audiovisual-Video Animation" at VENACOPRODUCTION, Paris, France. (1984/85)
Freelance Illustrator and Cartoonist.
Animator. Art Consultant.
Member of Malaysian Artists' Association. (MAA/PPM)
Member of L'Association Internationale des Arts Plastiques UNESCO. (IAA AIAP UNESCO).
Member of the French University Graduates Association of Malaysia. (FUGAM)
Name listed in "RECUEIL BIOGRAPHIQUE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE 1988-89" ; The Who's Who of the French Speaking World.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1982 (NOV) Solo Exhibition of Drawings & Paintings, Sum Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
1985 (FEB) Solo Exhibition of Drawings & Paintings, FlAP (Foyer Internationale d'Accueil de Paris), Paris, France.
1985 (NOV) Solo Exhibition of Drawings & Paintings, Ballroom Foyer, Hotel Equatorial, Kuala Lumpur.
1988 (APR) Solo Exhibition of Drawings & Paintings, Ballroom Foyer, Hotel Equatorial, Kuala Lumpur.
1988 (NOV/DEC) Solo Exhibition of Paintings, Galerie SORDINI, Marseille, France
1990 (OCT) Solo Exhibition of Paintings "From The Aftermath To The Transition Series, Foyer Bangunan MAS, Kuala Lumpur.
1993 (MAY) Solo Exhibition - "The Transition Series 1990-1993", Balai Seni, Menara MAYBANK, Kuala Lumpur.
1996 (AUG) Solo Exhibition - "Nature's Rhapsody Series", NN Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
2000 (OCT) Solo Exhibition of Paintings- "Hidden Images" Eastin Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.
2003 (SEPT) Solo Exhibition - "PORTALS SERIES", NN Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
2003 (OCT) "Small Works" Art Exhibition (Impromptu), Tanjung Jara Resort, Dungun, Trengganu
2006 (MAY) "From A Distance", NN Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1966 : Penang Teachers' Art Circle Annual Exhibition, Penang Museum & Art Gallery (as a Guest Artist).
1969 Salon Malaysia Art Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
1971 Penang State Art Gallery Exhibition, Penang Museum & Art Gallery.
1973 (DEC) Pesta Pulau Pinang Art Exhibition, Penang Museum & Art Gallery.
1975 (DEC) :21 st. Local Artists' Exhibition, Penang Museum & Art Gallery.
1979 (NOV) Sum Art Gallery 8th Anniversary Art Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur.
1981 (MAY) Pameran Perdana Persatuan Pelukis Malaysia, Universiti Malaya Kuala Lumpur.
1981/82 Pameran Persatuan Pelukis Malaysia di Utara-GERAK-TARA, (DEC/JAN) Muzium & Balai Senilukis Pulau Pinang.
1982 (JAN) : Majlis Perasmian Muzium & Galeri Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang.
1982 (JUL) : Pameran Bakat Muda Sezaman, Muzium Seni Negara, Kuala Lumpur.
1983 (JAN) : Titian 1 Art Exhibition, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore.
1983 (FEB) : An Exhibition by Outstanding Local Artists, Sum Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
1983 (FEB/MAR) : Pameran Terbuka Seni Lukis Negara, Balai Seni Lukis Negara, Kuala Lumpur.
1983 (APR/MAY) : Pameran Palestin, Dewan Bandaraya, Kuala Lumpur.
1983 (JUN) : Gallery Collections Exhibition, Le Beaux Art Gallery Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur.
1983 (JUN/AUG) :11th Anniversary Art Exhibition, Sum Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
1983/84 : ASEAN Exhibition of Paintings & Photographs 1983, Manila (Philippines), Jakarta (Indonesia), Singapore, Bangkok (Thailand) & Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).
1984 (MAY) : Perasmian Perdana Bangunan & Pameran Balai Seni Lukis Negara, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
1986 (MAR) : Pameran Perdana II, Australian High Commission Building, Kuala Lumpur.
1986 (APR) : Open Show 1986, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
1986 (APR) : Art Exhibition by Malaysian Artists, Le Beaux Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
1986 (APR/MAY) :3rd ASIAN ART BIENNALE - Bangladesh Exhibition Dhaka, Bangladesh.
1986 (JUL/AUG) : SPACE/RUANG Art Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.

Selected Group Exhibitions
1987 (SEP) : Malaysian Art 1957-87 Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
1987 (SEP/OCT) : Pahang Indah Exhibition, Hotel Shangri-La, Kuala Lumpur
1988 (MAR) : Pameran Senilukis Perdana PPM 1988, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
1988 (AUG) : Pameran HIROSHIMA NEVER AGAIN, Dewan Bandaraya, Kuala Lumpur.
1989 (MAY) : Pameran TITIAN II, National Art Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand.
1989 (MAY/JUN) : The Bicentennial French Revolution Exhibition (1789-1989), Muzium Negara, Kuala Lumpur.
1989 (JUN) : La Tour Eiffel Exhibition, L'Alliance Francaise, Kuala Lumpur.
1989 (AUG/SEPT) : Images On Sports/Imajan Sukan Exhibition, National Art Gallery Kuala Lumpur.
1991 (JUL) : UNE TOUCHE FRANCAISE/ A TOUCH OF FRENCH Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
1991 (SEPT) : "Malaysianess of Malaysian Art" A Question of Identity Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
1992 (AUG) : Singapore Art Fair '92, MM Exhibition Centre, Singapore.
1992 (OCT) : Malaysian Spectrum Exhibition, Art Salon, Kuala Lumpur.
1993 (FEB) : ART AID-for Mentally-Handicapped Children Exhibition, Balai Berita (Bangunan Baru NST), Kuala Lumpur.
1994 (JAN/FEB) : Happy Friendly 'DOG' New Year Exhibition, the Gallery, 4F ISETAN, Kuala Lumpur.
1994 (APR) : ENERGY, A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION Art Exhibition, Galerie PETRONAS, Kuala Lumpur.
1995 (SEPT) : ART EXHIBITION - In Conjunction With The 1995 Annual Conference With The Financial Institutions, The Lobby A & B, Bank Negara, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
1996 (OCT) 5 + 5 ART EXHIBITION, Balai Seni, Menara Maybank, Kuala Lumpur
1997 (JUN) Art For Nature 1997 Charity Exhibition, NN Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
1998 (JUL) Art For Nature 1998 Charity Exhibition, NN Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
1998 (JUL) The Asian Christian Art Association 20th Anniversary Celebration (ACAA0, Hotel Dhyana Pura, Bali Indonesia
2000 (MAR/APR) Art For Nature 2000, (Forests for Water, Water for Life Exhibition), Islamic Arts Museum, Kuala Lumpur
2000 (AUG) Art For Heritage 2000 Exhibition, Penang State Art Gallery, Dewan Sri Pinang, Penang
2001 (OCT) Manusia (Human Being), Charity Exhibition, NN Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
2002 (APR) "Minstral", Colletion of Black & White Works, NN Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
2003 (MAR) Interchange Exhibition of Korea & Malaysia, NN Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
2003 (AUG) Malaysian Modern Art 2003 Exhibition , Elle Six Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
2005 (JUL) "Walk with Pride" Charity Art Exhibition, J.W. Marriott Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
2006 (FEB) "10 Years On...", NN Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
2006 (MAR) "A Half Century of Artistic Expression", KDU Penang

COLLECTIONS
Balai Seni Lukis Negara, Kuala Lumpur.
Muzium dan Galeri Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang.
Dewan Bandaraya, Kuala Lumpur.
Sim Lim Finance (M) Berhad, Kuala Lumpur.
French Embassy, Kuala Lumpur.
Hotel Equatorial, Kuala Lumpur.
FlAP (Foyer International d'Accueil de Paris) Paris, France.
Mobil Oil Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
Trust Internationa[ Insurance (M) Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur.
Malaysia Airlines, Kuala Lumpur.
Inter-Pacific Securities Sdn. Bhd. Kuala Lumpur.
Peninsula Land Development Sdn. Bhd. Kuala Lumpur.
Malayan Banking Berhad.
HE. The President of the Republic of France-Mr. Francois Mitterand.
Private Collectors From Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kang, Japan, Korea, Canada, United States of America, France, Denmark,Germany, England, Laos, Qatar and Morocco.