Profile Richard Wong

Born in 1955, June 01, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

ART EDUCATION

1975 – 1978 - Kuala Lumpur College of Art (KLCA).

2000 – 2001 - Internationale Cite des Arts, Paris (ICDA).

ART SOCIETIES

1983 – 2002  -  Member of Malaysian Artists’ Association.

1983 – 1991  -  Founder Member and Committee Member of Malaysian

                       Watercolour Society (MWS).

1986  -  Member of International Association of Art, (IAA AIAP UNESCO, PARIS).

1990  -  Founder of WCK Galleries, Kuala Lumpur.

1992  -  Founder Member and Committee member of Contemporary

            Malaysian Watercolourists Association (CMWA).

1994  -  Member of Asian Watercolour Painting Alliance (AWPA).

1998 – 2004  -  Vice President of Contemporary Malaysian

                       Watercolourists Association (CMWA).

2002  -  President, Malaysia Division of World Calligrapher-Painter

            Organization,Canada.

2003 - Founder and Chairman of Malaysian Modern & Contemporary
            Art Academy (MCAA).
         - Curator of Malaysian International Contemporary Chinese Painting

            and Calligraphy Association.

2005  -  Member of World Watercolor Painting Federation (WWPF).

2008  -  Judge of Japan Modern Fine Arts Association (JMFAA).

2011  -  Founder and Chairman of Malaysian Modern & Contemporary
            Art Academy (MCAA).

2012  -  Curator & Vice President, Malaysia Division of Asian Watercolour
            Painting Alliance (AWPA).

HONOURS

1995  -  Listed in “The Dictionary of the Achievements of the

            World Chinese Artists”,China.

2002  -  Listed in “200 Malaysian Artists”.

2003  -  Advisor of Malaysian Contemporary Art Association (MCAA).

2006  -  One Hundred Best Chinese Malaysian Artists of 2006.

2006  -  18 Galleries Recommends Chinese – Malaysia Artists with Most Potential.

LITERATURE

2003  -  Embracing Nature by RICHARD WONG, Shian’s Art & Sculpture,
            Kuala Lumpur.

2005  -  XL SHOW, Nine Artist for 2005, Art Salon, Kuala Lumpur.

2006  -  World Artist Festival Seoul, Korea.

2007  -  International Watercolor Festival, Seoul City Gallery, Korea.

AWARDS

1996  -  Best Performance Award – The Cornucopia of Malaysian Arts.

1974  -  Gold Medal Award – First National Watercolour Creation Competition,
            Malaysia.

2010  -  Gold Medal Award - Beijing International Art Exhibition, China (Asia Pacific).