Yeoh Jin Leng

Born: 
1929
Place: 
Ipoh
Category: 
Senior
SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1965 | Solo Art Exhibition, British Council, KL

2006 | My Pride And Joy Exhibition of Ceremonial Textiles from Region, Jinleng’s Collection

2007 | Ten Years On – A Review Jinleng’s Mini Post-Retrospective Exhibition 1997-2007, NN Gallery, KL

2008 | Life Drawings from Chelsea Days 1958-62 Jinleng, NN Gallery, KL

 

EDUCATION

1952-1953 | Malaysian Teachers’ College, Kirkby, Liverpool

1957-1961 | Chelsea School of Art , London (Scholarship)

1962-1963 | Institute of Education, London University

 

  • Yeoh Jin Leng started painting in the 40’s, where at school, he was involved in stage sets.
  • Yeoh Jin Leng has held four solo exhibitions. His group exhibitions include the Malaysian Travelling Art Exhibition to Hamburg, Rome, St Etienne, Paris’ with the “Grup 7” painters, AIA Kuala Lumpur; the Young Contemporaries Biennale, Tokyo; the Sao Paolo Biennale; and at Pekan Seni, Perak

 

HONOURS/AWARDS

1969 | Salon Malaysia; Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Painting, Tokyo Biennale (Special Prize for Painting)

1972 | Ahli Mangku Negara (AMN)

1992 | Pingat Jasa Cemerlang (PJC),Terengganu

1994 | Kesastria Mangku Negara (KMN) Malaysian Government Award for services to Art

 

Auctions

2013 Nov | Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers | Paddy Field, 1995 | acrylic on canvas (30cm x 22cm), RM 14,300

2014 Nov | Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers | From The Plateau Of Gunung Tahan, 1995 | Acrylic on canvas (23cm x 30cm), RM 19,040

2015 Mar | Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers | Icon III, 1990 | Acrylic on canvas (92cm x 116cm), RM 78,400

2015 Oct | Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers | Untitled, 1990 | oil on canvas (102cm x 103cm), RM 56,360