Ng Woon Lam
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Ng Woon Lam is a full member of National Watercolor Society NWS and American Watercolor Society.
He showed in National Watercolor Society eightieth and eighty-second international exhibition, American Watercolor Society
139th, 140th and 142nd international annual show, 2003 Florence Biennale
and 2006 Oil Painters of America 15th Annual National Show.
He learnt from Singapore Master Watercolour Artist Mr. Gog Sing Hooi, late and founding president of Singapore Watercolour Society, Associate Professor Emeritus Cheng-Khee Chee (University of Minnesota
at Duluth)
Associate Professor Don Southard and Professor Susanna Coffey
at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Professor Edward Schmidt at New York Academy of Art
.
His painting style carries Chinese calligraphic strokes; showing strong influence from master Singapore Watercolour Artist Gog Sing Hooi
His philosophy of image making is derived from Taiji
(太极) philosophy. He is constantly searching for balance and harmony in the dynamic image making process. This is similar to the fundamental building of Chinese Painting
He is currently teaching in the Nanyang Technological University's School of Art, Design and Media
He contributed to major art journals: Watercolor Magic, The Artist's Magazine and International Artist
His watercolor artwork Trafalgar was included in Watercolor Splash 8 New Discovery.
He showed in National Watercolor Society eightieth and eighty-second international exhibition, American Watercolor Society
American Watercolor Society
The American Watercolor Society is a nonprofit membership organization devoted to the advancement of watercolor painting in the United States. It was founded in 1866 by eleven painters and, originally, was known as the American Society of Painters in Water Colors...
139th, 140th and 142nd international annual show, 2003 Florence Biennale
Florence Biennale
The Florence Biennale is an international contemporary art fair held every two years in the Historical Fortezza da Basso in Florence, Italy. The Biennale is run by Arte Studio, whose first contemporary art exhibition occurred in 1986. Subsequent exhibits grew, and they eventually formed the first...
and 2006 Oil Painters of America 15th Annual National Show.
He learnt from Singapore Master Watercolour Artist Mr. Gog Sing Hooi, late and founding president of Singapore Watercolour Society, Associate Professor Emeritus Cheng-Khee Chee (University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
at Duluth)
Associate Professor Don Southard and Professor Susanna Coffey
Susanna Coffey
Susanna J. Coffey is an American artist who was born in New London, Connecticut. She received a Bachelor of Fine Art degree Magna Cum Laude from the University of Connecticut at Storrs, Connecticut in 1977 and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Art in 1982...
at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Professor Edward Schmidt at New York Academy of Art
New York Academy of Art
The New York Academy of Art or the Graduate School of Figurative Art is an American private, not-for-profit art university, located at 111 Franklin Street in the Manhattan borough of New York City.-Foundation:...
.
His painting style carries Chinese calligraphic strokes; showing strong influence from master Singapore Watercolour Artist Gog Sing Hooi
His philosophy of image making is derived from Taiji
Taiji
Taiji 太極 is a Chinese cosmological term for the "Supreme Ultimate" state of undifferentiated absolute and infinite potentiality, contrasted with the Wuji 無極 "Without Ultimate"...
(太极) philosophy. He is constantly searching for balance and harmony in the dynamic image making process. This is similar to the fundamental building of Chinese Painting
Chinese painting
Chinese painting is one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world. The earliest paintings were not representational but ornamental; they consisted of patterns or designs rather than pictures. Early pottery was painted with spirals, zigzags, dots, or animals...
He is currently teaching in the Nanyang Technological University's School of Art, Design and Media
Major awards
- 2009 American Watercolor Society 142nd International Juried Show 2009, AWS Bronze Medal of Honor.
- 2002 National Watercolor Society 82nd International Juried Show Philadelphia Water Color Society Award.
- Singapore Art Society 2007 National Open Juried Show 1st Prize in Western Representational Painting.
He contributed to major art journals: Watercolor Magic, The Artist's Magazine and International Artist
His watercolor artwork Trafalgar was included in Watercolor Splash 8 New Discovery.
Education
- Nanyang Technological UniversityNanyang Technological UniversityNanyang Technological University is one of the two largest public universities in Singapore with the biggest campus in Singapore and the world's largest engineering college. Its lush 200-hectare Yunnan Garden campus was the Youth Olympic Village of the world's first 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in...
Bachelor of Applied Science, Materials Engineering. - National University of SingaporeNational University of SingaporeThe National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered....
Master of Science, Materials Engineering and Science. - New York Academy of ArtNew York Academy of ArtThe New York Academy of Art or the Graduate School of Figurative Art is an American private, not-for-profit art university, located at 111 Franklin Street in the Manhattan borough of New York City.-Foundation:...
Master of Fine Art, Figurative Painting - His artworks are represented by Li Fine Art Gallery, Singapore
External links
- Ng Woon Lam - official website
- Li Fine Art Gallery - profile of Ng Woon Lam
- Singapore Watercolour Society - profile of Ng Woon Lam