Artist biography

  
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       Dr. Chew Teng Beng
EDUCATION

Ph.D.New York University, New York, N.Y
M.F.A.University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
B.F.A(Hons) University of Michigan, An Arbor,
Michigan.
CranbrookAcademy ofArt, Bloomlield Hills, Michigan.
Specialist Teachers' Training Institute.

Apprentice to my father who was a commercial artist/teacher.

ONE-MAN EXHIBITIONS

1990 Galeri Citra, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

1987 Galeri Citra, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

1980 East &WestArt, Victoria, Australia. Greenhill Galleries, Adelaide, Australia.

1978 University Sans Malaysia Museum and Gallery, Minden, Penang, Malaysia.

1972 Forsythe Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan. University Sans Malaysia Museum and Gallery, Minden, Penang, Malaysia.

1971 StudioAngelico Little Gallery, Adrian, Michigan. Goshen College Art Gallery, Indian.

1970 The International Monetary Fund,Washington D.C.

1969 Forsythe Gallery, AnnArbor, Michigan. Georgetown Gallery, Washington D.C. Little Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan.

1968 Allen Rubiner Gallery, Detroit, Michigan.

1967 Samat Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


SELECTED INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

1993 : Queensland Art Gallery Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Australia 1993.

1991 : Exhibition of Prints, Bangladesh.

1990-91 : Tradition, the Source of Inspiration, FukuokaArt Museum, Fukuoka and Asean Culture Centre Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.

1990-91 : Contemporary Malaysia Art Exhibition Travelling to various cities in Germany.

1989 : Contemporary Art from Malaysia, Circle Gallery Beverly Hills, USA. 5th Mini-Exhibition, Gallery Kami, Yamagata Town, Japan.

1988 Contemporary Paintings of Malaysia Exhibition, Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, USA.

1987 Exhibition od International Prints, Chieng Mai University, Chieng Mai and Bangkok.

1984 : Legenda andAnalogies of Printmaking: Past and Present, New Jersey Museum ofArchaelogy, Drew University, N.J.

1981 ASEAN Exhibition of Paintings and Photographs. Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Jakarta, Bangkok.

1980 Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory NZV Building, Darwin Contemporary AsianArt Show, Fukuoka Museum, Fukuoka, Japan.

Singapore Festival of Arts 1980: Exhibition of
Contemporary Art, National Museum Singapore. 1979 8th InternationalArt Exhibition, Singapore.

1978 Travelling exhibition of Contemporary MalaysiaArt 1965 to 1978 Commonwealth Institute London, England.

1972 Michigan Water Color Invitational, Detroit, Michigan Siena Heights College Art Faculty Ann Arbor, Michigan.

1970 : Man & His World - Montreal, Canada

1969 : 10th. Biennale, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Travelling Malaysia Art Exhibition, Australia, New Zealand.

Young Artists Around the World, Union Carbide, New York, N.Y

The Art Society of the International Monetary Fund, 7th Annual Show, Washington D.C.

Lydia & Harry Winston Collection, Krannert Museum,
Urban, Illinois.

1968 : Mainstream 1968. The First Annual Marietta College International Competitive Exhibition, Ohio.

The 4th Bucknell National Annual Drawing Exhibition
Pennsylvania.

1968 : The Michigan Water Color Society 22nd Annual and Travelling show - Michigan, Kansas, Wisconsin.

Cranbrook Summer show, Galleries Cranbrook, Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Art for Collectors, Bloomfield Art Association, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Huntington Woods Art League, Temple, Michigan. BAA First Juried Exhibition of Michigan Painting, Michigan.

HONOURS ADD AWARDS:

1995 : Conferred Hon.D.Art by De Montfort University Leicester, England.

1993 : One of the six artists chosen to represent Malaysia at Queensland Art Gallery Asia-Pacific Triennial of ContemporaryArt, Australia 1993.

1991 : A research grant from the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Program, Singapore, to research traditional papermaking inAsean Region.

1989-1990 : R & D Grants from MPKSN to research indigenous plants for the manufacture of pulp and paper.

1989 : Selected to represent Malaysia as a printmaker at the First ASEAN Symposium on Aesthetics, Workshop and Exhibition. National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.

1987-1988 : Universiti Sams Malaysia short term Research Grant to research the production of pulp and paper from agricultural esidues.

1980 : Invited by the Australian Crafts Council to teach paper-making in Darwin, Australia.

1978 : The Australian Government Cultural Award.

1975 : The British Council Visitorship.

1970 : Siena Heights College Art Department Award.

1969-1970 : Teaching Fellowship, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

1968-1969 : The Departmental Scholarship, School of Architecture and Design, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

1968 : Paul Neal Averill Prize - Frist Prize: BAA 1st Juried Exhibition of Michigan Painting 68.
Michael A. Gorman Scholarship, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

1967-1968 : Fulbright-Hays Recipient.

1964 : Frank Sullivan Prize: the most outstanding artist.

1963 : Two First Prizes in watercolour painting and one second prize in oil :Terengganu State Open Art Competition. Kuala Terengganu.

LISTED IN:

International Who's Who of Intellectuals. Vol.4 Cambridge, England:
International Biography Centre, 1980.

Dictionary of International Biography. Vol.XVI Cambridge, England.
International Biography Centre, 1980

Men of Achievement.Vol.7 Cambridge, England : International Biography Centre, 1980