Artist biography

     
Silhouettes (Uncoloured Path)
Glimpses of Chinese Opera

  
       Zheng Yuande
Art Education

1977-78 Malaysian Institute of Art

1979 Kuala Lumpur College of Art

1988-89 National Institute of Arts, Taiwan The Aesthetics of China one-year programme in Drama, Fine Arts and History


Teaching Experience

1983-85 Lecturer, Kuala Lumpur College of Art

1994-96 Lecturer, Malaysian Institute of Art

1995-96 Lecturer, Kolej Bandar Utama


Awards

1984 The Young Contemporary, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.

1994 Malaysia Art Open '94

1994 Resident Artist, Rimbun Dahan

1995 Malaysia—Asean Art Award, Philip Morris (Honorable Mention)

1997 Malaysia—Asean Art Award, Philip Morris (Honorable Mention)

1998 Malaysia—Asean Art Award, Philip Morris (Honorable Mention)


Solo Exhibitions

1988 Otherworld— Glimpses of Chinese Opera, Solo exhibition of Oils, Watercolours and Photographs at the Australian High Commission, Kuala Lumpur

1996 Stories Behind The Door, Concorde Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

1996 Colours of Shadow, Civic Centre, Petaling Jaya


Selected Exhibitions

1980 Group of Six, Singapore

1980-85 The Young Contemporary, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

1983 The First Asean Youth Painting Workshop and Exhibition, Bangkok

1985 The National Open Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

1987 The Young Contemporary, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

1995 Mind the Gap, two-man show, Australian High Commission, Kuala Lumpur

1995 Visual Essence, MIA Faculry Show

1996 Reflective Kaleidoscope,

1996 Pekan Seni Ipoh I, Perak

1997 Asian Art Fair, Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

1997 The 6th Singapore Asian Art Fair, Singapore

1997 Art for Nature, NN Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

1997 Malaysian Drawings, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur 1997 Pekan Seni Ipoh II, Perth

1998 Art for Nature, NN Gallery, Kuala Lumpur


International Acclaim Portrayed in The Album of Works by Overseas Chinese Artist and Foreign Artist of Chinese Origin, China 1995 Through the years, his work has attracted a long array of selective, private and corporate collectors, namely:—

· Bank Utama, Kuala Lumpur
· University Chulalonggong, Bangkok
· Malaysian Institute of Arts
· British Council, Malaysia
· NN Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
· Shell Malaysia
· Australian High Commission

His private collectors can be found in Australia, Germany, Thailand, Hungary, Canada, UK, USA, Taiwan and Spain.

Acknowledgements
William Harald-Wong & Associates Sdn Bhd
David Lok of Studio DL
Didi Abdullah