This is a photograph of Chua Ek Kay (b. 1947, China - d. 2008, Singapore), an artist who has been hailed as the bridge between Asian and Western art. He is the first Chinese ink painter to win the United Overseas Bank Painting of the Year Award (1991). He received the Cultural Medallion Award in 1999. Prominent in Chua's paintings is the blend of traditional Chinese art forms and Western theories and techniques. Title devised by Library staff.

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All Rights Reserved. Eric Foo Chee Meng 1979-2001.|Courtesy of National Arts Council.

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• Chua, Ek Kay, 1947-2008--Photographs
• Award winners--Singapore--Photographs
• Painters--Singapore--Photographs
• Artists--Singapore--Photographs