1974 First Prize
Port of Singapore Authority Artist Encouragement Scheme Open Art Competition.
“The gladdest moment in human life, me thinks, is a departure into unknown lands.” – Sir Richard Burton
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COUNTRIES TRAVELLED SO FAR!
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United States (New York, Boston)
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Singapore & Malaysia
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China (Beijing, Guangzhou, Jiang Nan)
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Nepal (Kathmandu)
Awards & Recognitions
1977 Medal Award
Presented by the Ministry of Culture at the National Art Exhibition for painting exhibited.
1982 P.J. Ireland Award
Macquerie University, N.S.W. Australia.
1983 Paul B. Remmy AWS Memorial Award
American Watercolor Society, New York, U.S.A. (1st work to win AWS Award, Heart of Katmandu).
1988 Lucy b. Moore Memorial Award
American Watercolor Society , New York, U.S.A. (2nd work to win the AWS Award, Backyard, Singapore).
1989 Clara Stroud Memorial Award
American Watercolor Society, New York, U.S.A. (3rd work to win the AWS Award, THIMI NEPAL).
1991 Awarded the 1990 Cultural Medallion
Presented by the Ministry of Information and the Arts., Singapore Presented the “PONNADAI” (Golden Shawl) by the Singapore Kairalee Kala Nilayam (Singapore Kairalee Arts Centre) in recognition of the artistic achievements given to Singapore.
1992 Painting Selected as Magazine Cover
Paintings, Sentosa from Mt Faber and Raffles Hotel selected by the “LOOK JTB” travel magazine cover from 1992 to 1994, distributed in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Sapporo.
1992 Base Miller Memorial Award
Awarded the BASE MILLER MEMORIAL AWARD presented by the American Watercolor Society at the Salmagundi Club, New York on May 1st 1992 for the painting “Gyantse Market.”
1995 Awarded Pingat Apad
Pingat Apad, awarded by the Malay cultural group, Angkatan Pelukis Aneka Daya 9th December 1995, National Museum by Mr. Mohamad Packer Mohd. MITA. Perm-Sec.
Other Awards & Recognitions
2000
Awarded the WINSOR & NEWTON AWARD presented by the American Watercolor Society at the Salmagundi Club, New York on April 28, 2000 for the painting “Old Corner, Nepal” Conferred the DOLPHIN FELLOWSHIP by American Watercolor Society
Awarded THE EXCELLENCE FOR SINGAPORE AWARD 2000 by the Singapore Totalisator Board on 4 August, 2000. Presented by Singapore Ex-President, Dr Wee Kim Wee.
2001
Supported of the Arts Awards presented by the National Arts Council. The Singapore Internationale by the Singapore International Foundation.
2003
Awarded the Silver Award by the organizing committee of the National watercolor Exhibition of the People’s Republic of China in Fuzhou, China.