See Cheen Tee was born in 1928 in the state of Trengganu, which
is in a village on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The
serene and natural beauty of the Malaysian landscape and his
village experiences had a profound influence on his formative
years and these were featured in many of his art pieces.
In 1947,
See Cheen Tee moved to Singapore where he studied and later
taught art at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. He painted
landscapes, genre scenes and mastered the art of the woodcut,
producing many memorable woodblock prints in the 50s and 60s.
He was an illustrious printmaker, an excellent draughtsman,
a highly competent watercolourist, oil and Chinese brush painted,
and a much-respected cartoonist of the Chinese press. He was
at his best in his figure drawings and woodblock prints which
are acknowledged as among some of the best in the Singapore
art world.
His artworks can be classified as Oil Paintings, Woodblock
Prints, Watercolours & Chinese Brush Paintings, Drawings
and Cartoons Drawings.
After
retiring in 1972, he devoted himself to painting and figure
drawing. Unfortunately, See Cheen Tee passed away in 1996.
Biodata
| 1928 |
Born
in Trengganu, Malaysia |
| 1948 |
Completed
secondary education at Catholic High School, Singapore
|
| 1950-1953 |
Student,
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
Graduated in June 1953 |
| 1953
- 1958 |
Teacher
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts |
| 1955 |
Certificate
in Education, ChineseTeachers' Training College, Singapore |
| 1955
- 1958 |
Art
Teacher, Chung Hwa Girls' High School, Singapore |
| 1958
- 1959 |
Head
of Art Department Chung Hwa High School, Muar, Johor,
Malaysia
|
| 1960
- 1964 |
Head
of Art Department Nan Hwa High School, Sitiawan, Perak,
Malaysia
|
| 1965
- 1971 |
Teacher - Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
Cartoonist for several Singapore newspapers
|
| 1968-
1976 |
Art
Teacher - Singapore Commercial Art Society
|
| 1972
- 1996 |
Full-time
Artist
|
Selected
Group Exhibitions
| 1953
- 1980 |
Society
of Chinese Artists Annual Art Exhibition, Singapore |
| 1955
- 1990 |
Singapore
Art Society Annual Art Exhibition, Singapore |
| 1966 |
Six Men Woodblock Print Exhibition,
Singapore and Kuala Lumpur |
| 1969
- 1985 |
National
Day Art Exhibition, Singapore |
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