Lee Joo For - Artist Info

About Lee Joo For

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John Lee Joo For
  • Biography from Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers

    Lee Joo For was born in 1929. Lee Joo For received his education at Brighton College of Art (1957 - 1958), and later received additional scholarships to study at Camberwell College of Art (1960 - 1962).

    His selected solo exhibitions were held at Commonwealth Institute, London (1960), Art Council of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (1964), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur (1968), Mandarin Art Gallery Singapore (1972), Retrospective exhibition, Penang State Art Gallery (2008), Art Salon @ SENI, Kuala Lumpur (2009).

    His group exhibitions include Selected artists exhibition, Shakespeare Festival, United Kingdom (1964),International combined graphics exhibition, Tokyo (1966), Combined graphics exhibition, Sao Paolo (1970), Italian Exposition of International Prints (1976) and joint exhibition with daughter Michellin Lee, Darwin (1998). He received the Best Playwright Prize at the Malaysian Drama Festival (1969 – 1971).

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