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Born in 1930, Penang
Art Education
| 1951 |
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore |
| 1958 |
Slade School of Art, UK |
Later, he won scholarships, one from the West German government, and the other for television set design at the Australian Broadcasting Commission, Sydney, Australia.
Solo exhibitions
Since 1969, held several one-man shows at Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Hong Kong.
| 1992 |
Retrospective exhibition, The Art Gallery, Penang. |
| 2000 |
Retrospective exhibition, Penang State Art Gallery. |
| 2009 |
A tribute to Tan Choon Ghee, Art Salon @ SENI, Kuala Lumpur |
AUCTIONS
| 1994 March |
Christie’s auction of S.E. Asia Pictures and Straits Chinese, Ceramics, Gold and Silver, Singapore. |
| 1994 Dec |
AFA Auctioneers sale of Fine Chinese Paintings and Jadeite Jewellery, KL. |
| 1995 March |
Christie’s auction of S.E. Asian Pictures, Singapore. |
| 1996 Oct |
Christie’s auction of S.E. Asian Pictures, and Straits Chinese works of Art, Singapore. |
| 2000 April |
Sotheby’s auction of S.E. Asian Pictures, Singapore. |
| 2001 April |
Sotheby’s auction of S.E. Asian Pictures, Singapore. |
| 2001 Oct |
Sotheby’s auction of S.E. Asian Pictures, Singapore. |
Literature
| 1992 |
Tan Choon Ghee Retrospective 1957 – 1992, The Art Gallery, Penang |
| 1998 |
The Art of Tan Choon Ghee, Georgetown Printers Sdn Bhd, Penang |
| 2000 |
Tan Choon Ghee Retrospective 1957 – 2000, Penang State Art Gallery. |
| 2009 |
A tribute to Tan Choon Ghee, The Art Gallery, Penang. |
Public Collections
KLM Airlines
National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
Penang State Art Gallery.
Singapore Art Museum
Honours
| 2000 |
First Malaysian artist to be featured in CNN Art Club (see below) |
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