Cheong Soo Pieng |
| (1917 - 1983, Singaporean) |
| China, 1917 - Singapore 1983. A student of the Amoy Art Academy and Sin Hua Art Academy, he came to Singapore in 1946 and taught art at the Chinese Art School and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. In the early 50s he went to Bali with Chen Wen Hsi, Chen Chong Swee and Liu Kang. On his return he created a distinctive style of figure and landscape painting and also excelled in Chinese brush painting. In 1962 he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal by the Singapore Government for his contribution to art in Singapore. In 1983, the National Museum Art Gallery of Singapore held a retrospective exhibition of his work. |
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