Lee Joo For, John

Born: 
1929
Place: 
Penang
Category: 
Nanyang
Senior
SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1957 British Council, British Library, Penang
1960 Commonwealth Institute, London
1964 Art Council of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
1968 University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
1969 | International Institute, New York | Kansas University, USA
1971 Samat Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
1972 Mandarin Art Gallery, Singapore
1980 East West Art Gallery, Melbourne
1985 Raya Art Gallery, Melbourne
1995 Retrospective exhibition, The Art Gallery, Penang.
1996 Art Salon,Kuala Lumpur
1996-1997 The Art Gallery, Penang
1999 The Art Gallery, Penang
2008 Retrospective exhibition, Penang State Art Gallery
2009 | Art Salon @ SENI, Kuala Lumpur

 

HONOURS/AWARDS

1969-71 | Winner, Malaysian Drama Festival Best Playwright Prize

 

EDUCATION

1957-1958 | Brighton College of Art, UK  (Scholarship)
1960-1962 | Camberwell College of Art, UK (Scholarship)
1962-1964 | Royal College of Art, UK (Scholarship)

 

  • A multi-talented man, Lee Joo For is also a novelist, playwright and art-critic
  • Currently resides in Melbourne, Australia

 

AUCTIONS

1995 March | Christie’s Singapore

2014 Apr Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers | Swirling Haze Over Jalan Ah Fook, Johore Bahru, 1972 | Mixed media on paper (76cm x 142cm), RM 20,160

2015 Mar | Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers | Old and New Interlocked, Undated | Oil and enamel on canvas (70cm x 148cm), RM 17,920

2016 Mar | The Edge Auction | Cosmos, Undated | Oil on canvas (80cm x 111cm), RM 13,200

2016 Nov | Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers | Meeting of Horses, 1964 | Monotype on paper (56cm x 76cm), RM 6,720

2017 March | The Edge Auction | ABSTRACT, 1994, chinese ink on paper (40 x 62cm) | RM 3,539.20 (price include buyer's premium gst)