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Tan Wei Kheng BIOGRAPHY
21st Century. Known for: Painting, ceramist, portraits.
Wei Kheng, a self-taught artist from Marudi in Sarawak, originally worked as a ceramist for a commercial enterprise. When he took up painting, he found he had an aptitude for portrait-painting, and... Read full biography
Wei Kheng, a self-taught artist from Marudi in Sarawak, originally worked as a ceramist for a commercial enterprise. When he took up painting, he found he had an aptitude for portrait-painting, and the Orang Ulu like the Kayan, Kenyah, Penan, Kelabit and Iban have been immortalised on canvas. In... Read full biography
Wei Kheng, a self-taught artist from Marudi in Sarawak, originally worked as a ceramist for a commercial enterprise. When he took up painting, he found he had an aptitude for portrait-painting, and the Orang Ulu like the Kayan, Kenyah, Penan, Kelabit and Iban have been immortalised on canvas. In 2009, Wei Kheng had a sold-out exhibition called Nostalgia of Tribal Borneo in his first international solo foray at the Gallery Avanthay Contemporary in Zurich, Switzerland. His first solo was at the... Read full biography
Wei Kheng, a self-taught artist from Marudi in Sarawak, originally worked as a ceramist for a commercial enterprise. When he took up painting, he found he had an aptitude for portrait-painting, and the Orang Ulu like the Kayan, Kenyah, Penan, Kelabit and Iban have been immortalised on canvas. In 2009, Wei Kheng had a sold-out exhibition called Nostalgia of Tribal Borneo in his first international solo foray at the Gallery Avanthay Contemporary in Zurich, Switzerland. His first solo was at the Miri Boat Club (1991), followed by Hilton Hotel Kuching (1992), Holiday Inn Miri (1993), Rihga Royal Hotel Miri (1994), Hornbill House Miri (2001), Art House Gallery Kuala Lumpur (2003), Penanga Club, Brunei (2009), Metro Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur (‘Tong... Read full biography
Wei Kheng, a self-taught artist from Marudi in Sarawak, originally worked as a ceramist for a commercial enterprise. When he took up painting, he found he had an aptitude for portrait-painting, and the Orang Ulu like the Kayan, Kenyah, Penan, Kelabit and Iban have been immortalised on canvas. In 2009, Wei Kheng had a sold-out exhibition called Nostalgia of Tribal Borneo in his first international solo foray at the Gallery Avanthay Contemporary in Zurich, Switzerland. His first solo was at the Miri Boat Club (1991), followed by Hilton Hotel Kuching (1992), Holiday Inn Miri (1993), Rihga Royal Hotel Miri (1994), Hornbill House Miri (2001), Art House Gallery Kuala Lumpur (2003), Penanga Club, Brunei (2009), Metro Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur (‘Tong Tana,’ 2012). In 2014, he was given a solo by Richard Koh Fine Arts in Kuala Lumpur in an exhibition called, Art Language of the Jungl... Read full biography
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Wei Kheng, a self-taught artist from Marudi in Sarawak, originally worked as a ceramist for a commercial enterprise. When he took up painting, he found he had an aptitude for portrait-painting, and the Orang Ulu like the Kayan, Kenyah, Penan, Kelabit and Iban have been immortalised on canvas. In 2009, Wei Kheng had a sold-out exhibition called Nostalgia of Tribal Borneo in his first international solo foray at the Gallery Avanthay Contemporary in Zurich, Switzerland. His first solo was at the Miri Boat Club (1991), followed by Hilton Hotel Kuching (1992), Holiday Inn Miri (1993), Rihga Royal Hotel Miri (1994), Hornbill House Miri (2001), Art House Gallery Kuala Lumpur (2003), Penanga Club, Brunei (2009), Metro Fine Art, Kuala Lu...But wait, there's more...
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