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 CHUAN
KENG BOON (1953 - 2010)
Chuan Keng Boon was born in Singapore. He received
his first formal lessons in art when he was in Secondary 3 from Mr. Chen Wuchi,
Singapore's well-known painter of tigers, who was then teaching at Anglican High
School. He graduated with a B.A. from Nanyang University in 1977. During his university
days, he learnt Chinese brush painting from Mr. Chen for nearly 2 years. In 1975,
he was introduced to another well-known artist, Mr. Fan Changqian and received
invaluable tips from him.
Keng Boon has participated in numerous exhibitions between 1978 and 2010.
| 1978-1986 |
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Nantah Graduates Art Exhibition |
| 1985 |
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Pan Pacific Art Exhibition, Seoul, Korea |
| 1987-1991 |
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Exhibitions of the Singapore Art Society |
| 1987 |
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The National Museum's Centenary Art Exhibition |
| 1991-1992 |
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The Asean Travelling Exhibition of Paintings in Thailand,
Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore |
| 1992 |
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International Contemporary Calligraphy Exhibition in Seoul,
Korea and Quanzhou, China |
| 1994 |
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"Window on Singapore Art" which was exhibited in
Beijing,
Jinan, Suzhou, Shanghai, Quanzhou, Xiamen, Guangdong and Hong Kong |
| 2000 |
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An International Chinese Literary and Art Exhibition which
was held in Beijing to welcome the new millennium. A total of 125 famous Chinese
writers and artists took part in this prestigious exhibition. Keng Boon was one
of the 6 Singapore literary and art personalities invited for this exhibition.
His painting, "Sailing On The Lijiang River" is also shown here. |
| 1978 - 2008 |
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Hua Han Art Society Art Exhibition |
| 2009 |
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Singapore Hainanese Traditional Cultural Festival Art Exhibition |
| 2010 |
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75th Anniversary Art Exhibition of The Society of Chinese Artists |
Keng Boon won the Tan Tze Chor Art Award in 1989. In 1993,
he won the First Prize in traditional Chinese painting in the 12th "Painting
Of The Year" competition organised by United Overseas Bank.
All his paintings shown are in private collection.
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