Artist biography

     
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       Yeong Seak Ling
Yeong Seak Ling (Self-taught Artist) 1948 : Born in Ipoh, Perak 1977 : Founder-member of Utara Art Group 1982 : Founder-member Penang Water Color Society 1991 : Full-time professional artist 2003 : Founder-member of ArtGrup Penang Awards 1966 : 3rd prize “Young Salon Malaysia”, National Art Gallery 1982 : Prize winner “Malaysia Landscape Watercolor Paintings” National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur 1984 : Prize winner “Malaysia Landscape Watercolor Painting”, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur Solo Exhibitions 1972 : Penang State Museum, Penang (Sponsored by the British Council) 1973 : British Council, Kuala Lumpur (Sponsored by the British Council) 1974 : British Council, Kuala Lumpur (Sponsored by the British Council) 1995 : Tainan Munucipal Cultural Center, Tainan, Taiwan 1995 : The Dragon Museum of Art, Kaoshung, Taiwan Group Exhibitions 1977-1990 : 18 UTARA Group exhibitions, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore 1991 : The Malaysian-ness of Malaysian Art, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur 1994 : De Herigste Billeder fra Asia at Dronninglund, Kunstventer, Denmark 1994-1999 : Asia Modern Art Exhibition, Metropolitan Tokyo, Japan 1995 : Contemporary Malaysian Art, Museo de Arte Espanol “Enrique Larreta”, Buenos Aires, Argentina Public Collections National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur Universiti Sains Malaysia Museum and Gallery, Penang Penang Museum and State Art Gallery Malayan Banking Berhad, Malaysia Mayban Securities Sdn. Bhd. Malaysia Yayasan Kesenian Perak, Ipoh Bank Negara, Kuala Lumpur Hong Leong Bank, Malaysia And in many private collections in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, U.S.A. England, Australia, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, France.