Gan Tee Sheng - Artist Info

About Gan Tee Sheng

  • Biography

    Gan Tee Sheng was born in 1984 in Johor, Malaysia. His stature is unique: He is the only double Malaysian winner of the highly coveted UOB Painting of the Year Award, first the Major Award (Established Artist category) in 2013 and the Gold Award in 2016. He made a breakthrough when he was selected as one of the five winners of the Malaysian Emerging Artists Award in 2011. He had taken part in the International Art Expo Malaysia from 2013 to 2016. His international (participation) “cap” is impressive: Fukuoka Asian Museum residency (2014), Art Gwangju 2015, Art Kaoshiung (2015, 2016), Art Stage Singapore and Art Busan (both 2016). And he’s only 33. He made a huge impact in his first solo, Withdrawn, at Taksu Kuala Lumpur, in 2014, on for...

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