Artist biography

             
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       Cheong Laitong
Personal Profile
1932 Born in Guangzhou, China
1960 USIS Exchange of Scholarship Skowhegan School of Art, USA
1961 LCC Central Art School London, England
1963-1992 Creative Director, Rothmans of Pall Mall (Malaysia)
1992-1995 Regional Creative Director, Rothmans International (Asia-Pacific)

Major Awards
1958 Mural for the new palace of Sultan of Selangor (Winner of competition), Kuala Lumpur.
1962 Mural for the National Museum, Kuala Lumpur (Winner of competition), Kuala Lumpur.
1962 Mural for Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Kuala Lumpur.
1969 1st Salon Malaysia1st prize in the oil and acrylic section.
1979 2nd Salon Malaysia1st prize in the oil and acrylic section.
Solo Exhibitions
1966 Balai Ampang, Kuala Lumpur.
1968 Samat Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
1969 Galeri II, Kuala Lumpur.
1981 University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
1991 Galeriwan, Kuala Lumpur.
1995 Galeriwan, Kuala Lumpur.
1998 NN Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
2003 NN Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.

Selected Group Exhibitions
1952-1960 Annual Exhibition, Wednesday Art Group, Kuala Lumpur.
1958-1963 National Loan Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
1962 First International Art Exhibition, Saigon, Vietnam (And member of International Judges)
1962-1963 Commonwealth Art Today, London, England.
1965-1966 Malaysian Art Touring Europe.
1966 Contemporary Malaysian Painting, India.
1967 'GRUP' Show (Leading Malaysian Painters), Kuala Lumpur.
1968 1st Triennale of Contemporary World Art, New Delhi, India.
1969 First 'Salon Malaysia', Kuala Lumpur.
1969-1970 Malaysian Art Touring Australia and New Zealand.
1969 10th Sao Paulo Biennale, Brazil.
1969 Asian Countries in Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan.
1970 Expo 70, Osaka, Japan.
1970 'Man and His World' , Montreal, Canada.
1971 Malaysian Art 1935-1971, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
1974 Abstract Expressionists of the 60's, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
1977 Malaysian Art 1957-1977, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
Selected Group Exhibitions
1952-1960 Annual Exhibition, Wednesday Art Group, Kuala Lumpur.
1958-1963 National Loan Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
1962 First International Art Exhibition, Saigon, Vietnam (And member of International Judges)
1962-1963 Commonwealth Art Today, London, England.
1965-1966 Malaysian Art Touring Europe.
1966 Contemporary Malaysian Painting, India.
1967 'GRUP' Show (Leading Malaysian Painters), Kuala Lumpur.
1968 1st Triennale of Contemporary World Art, New Delhi, India.
1969 First 'Salon Malaysia', Kuala Lumpur.
1969-1970 Malaysian Art Touring Australia and New Zealand.
1969 10th Sao Paulo Biennale, Brazil.
1969 Asian Countries in Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan.
1970 Expo 70, Osaka, Japan.
1970 'Man and His World' , Montreal, Canada.
1971 Malaysian Art 1935-1971, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
1974 Abstract Expressionists of the 60's, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
1977 Malaysian Art 1957-1977, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.