Born in 1928 in Hainan, China, Tan Tee Chie is presently a Singapore citizen. He graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Fine Art Department) in 1951. He was the former head of school affairs and registrar with the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.

Tee Chie is renowned as art critic, calligrapher, painter and seal-carving expert. He had held 5 solo exhibitions, one of which was an invitation by the University of Michigan to personally hold talks and demonstration sessions during the exhibition.

His Chinese paintings were exhibited in China, Japan, Italy, Hong Kong, USSR, Malaysia and Singapore. His works are collected by many Singapore and overseas corporate and individual collectors such as Singapore National Museum Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur National Museum Art Gallery, Museum of Art of the University of Michigan. He is listed in the China seal-carving artists' directory, and Chinese paintings and calligraphy artists' directory.

Tee Chie is currently a Senior Lecturer with the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. In 1993, he was awarded the NAFA long service award for his 40 years of service with the institution.

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