Born 12 July 1930 in Singapore,Choy Weng Yang (simplified Chinese: 蔡荣恩; pinyin: Cài Róngēn) graduated with a National Diploma of Art UK from Hornsey College of Art in 1962 and received the Art Teachers' Certificate (UK) from the University of London Institute of Education in 1963. Back in Singapore after graduating from the Institute Choy worked as assistant lecturer in the Arts & Crafts Department of the Teachers' Training College, and subsequen...
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Born 12 July 1930 in Singapore,Choy Weng Yang (simplified Chinese: 蔡荣恩; pinyin: Cài Róngēn) graduated with a National Diploma of Art UK from Hornsey College of Art in 1962 and received the Art Teachers' Certificate (UK) from the University of London Institute of Education in 1963. Back in Singapore after graduating from the Institute Choy worked as assistant lecturer in the Arts & Crafts Department of the Teachers' Training College, and subsequently took office as a Curator of Art with the National Museum of Singapore in 1978. In his professional capacity he has served actively for the arts circle, receiving acclamation for his art criticisms for artists and writings about local artistic movements. Choy's passion for painting never left him despite his heavy work commitments, and actively participated in group artshows in Australia and Paris.
His exposures to the western art during his curatorship tenure, enabled him to develop his artistic side. In the early years he was particularly...
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