Artists Profile - Tiong Chai Heing

    Being young has its advantages. Barely out of Dasein Academy of Art in year 2008, her charcoal submission to Tanjung Heritage annual art competition secured first prize. Tanjung plc is a public listed company in Malaysia and England since 2001 and as part of their corporate social responsibility in the field of art and culture, they have launch this unique program to provide a platform for young people to demonstrates their expression of Malaysian heritage.

    Since graduated in November 2008, she has experience with a few of forms of expression with oil, mural painting, sculpture, display and also 3D with mixed media.

    Her earlier works display and project the duality of life which she usually expressed it though her lenses from seascape, beaches, river and though portrait of people.

    For a young and full of dynamic artist, she preferred to work with object, subject or media that bring life to her creation or creation to life. To her, every piece should be able to speak or communicate with her and her audience. 4th of August 2010, saw the success of her first solo exhibition that pays tribute the Mother Nature via her primary object of using clothing to form these bold, abstract, multi dimensional and visual stimulating pieces. Her creation is unique only to those who understand or shared the similarity of her thought.

    Experience in Exhibitions

    • A residency solo exhibition in Matahati gallery 2010

    • Program workshop sasaran 2010 in Kuala Selangor

    • Malaysian Vietnamese contemporary art 2010 in penang Mutiara gallery

    • Young and New part three exhibition in Matahati Hom 2009

    • Iskandar Malaysia comtemporary Art show 2009

    • Exhibition of The Dialogue Of Art in Annexe gallery 2009

    • A group show exhibition of No Berek in Findars arts space 2008

    • A group show exhibition in Findars arts space 2008

    • Drawing Exhibition, Dasein Academy of Art Gallery in year 2008

    • Find Art Group Show, They Art Studio in year 2008

    • Sculpture Exhibition, Dasein Academy of Art Gallery in year 2008

    • Printmaking Exhibition, Dasein Academy of Art in year 2007

    • 061 Fine Art Collaboration Exhibition, Dasein Academy of Art in year 2007

    Award : 2008 Tanjong Heritage first prize charcoal