ANTHONY CHUA

Anthony Chua Say Hua 蔡世华 (b.1966, Singapore) is a highly acclaimed artist who has amassed many awards and accolades under his belt. 
Anthony works primarily with Chinese ink which he uniquely combine both eastern and western culture by using bold strokes which are not typically used in Chinese ink paintings.
Over the years, Anthony has exhibited his artworks in 12 solo exhibitions and 15 groups exhibitions and his artwork is collected in many government offices and private collectors

MAJOR EXHIBITIONS, COLLECTIONS

Solo Exhibitions
2012 ‘Spiral Staircases and Round Windows’:
Dahlia Art Gallery (Singapore)
2011 ‘Beyond Concrete Reality’: Forest Rain
Gallery (Singapore)
‘Revisit Chinatown’:
Dahlia Art Gallery (Singapore)
2009 ‘Inscribed Spaces’: Forth Gallery (Singapore)
‘New work on paper’: Black Earth
Museum (Singapore)
2005 ‘Still Painting’: Telok Kurau Art
Gallery (Singapore)     
 
2003 ‘RETURNS’ from USA
Vermont Studio Center: Telok Kurau Art Gallery (Singapore)         
                                   
2000 Pre-Trimurti
Makanart: Telok Kurau Art Gallery (Singapore)                                
1998 Fatty's Herbal Tea (Performance): The Substation (Singapore)                           
1993 The Last Sunflower: Cosmic Insurance Gallery (Singapore)                                 
1992 ‘Bad Painting’: Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Singapore)                                 
1991 Song (Installation): Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Singapore)                          
 Selected Group Exhibitions
2012 Home and Beyond - Recent Ink Works of Chua Say Hua and Hong Sek Chern: Artcommune
Gallery (Singapore)
Inauguration Show – Gillman Barracks:
Fost Gallery (Singapore)
2011 Globalisation of Asian Culture: 26th
Asian International Art Exhibition: Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Art Center (South Korea)
Art Expo Malaysia 2011: Matrade Exhibition and Convention Centre (Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia)
The Art of Giving 2011: Dahlia Art Gallery (Singapore)
2010 The Affordable Art Fair Singapore: F1 Pit Building (Singapore)
Asian Spirit Blue Sky- Environment Balance and Change: 25th Asian International Art Exhibition: Mongolian National Art Gallery
(Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia)
2008 Soul Painting: Black Earth Museum (Singapore)     
Asia in Harmony: 23rd Asian International Art Exhibition: University City Art Museum
Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art (China)
2006 Spectrum: Telok Kurau Studios Exhibition (Singapore)
Madly in Love Madly in Art: Telok Kurau Studios Exhibition (Singapore)
21st Asian International Art Exhibition: Singapore Art Museum
2005 20th Asian International Art Exhibition: Araya Museum
(Philippines)
et cetera by
Modern Art Society: Telok Kurau Art Gallery (Singapore)
Singapore Art ‘Best collections’: Lee Kong
Qian Reference Library (Singapore)
New Works: Exciting and Thought Provoking:
Telok Kurau Art Gallery (Singapore)
Celebration:
Telok Kurau Art Gallery (Singapore)
New
Creation: Telok Kurau Art Gallery (Singapore)                  
2004 19th Asian International Art Exhibition: Fukuoka Museum (Japan)           
2003 18th Asian International Art
Exhibition: Hong Kong Heritage Museum (Hong Kong)
Change:
Telok Kurau Art Gallery (Singapore)
2002 17th Asian International Art
Exhibition: Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art (South Korea)
Urban Artists: MITA Building (Singapore)
2001 Walking into 2001: MITA Building(Singapore)                                                   
Ten Contemporary Young Artists Exhibition: Ministry of Information and the Arts Building (Singapore)     
New Creation: Telok Kurau Art Gallery(Singapore)                                    
2000 NAFA Alumni Annual Show: Paragon Art Gallery (Singapore)                               
Singapore Art Federation Western Art Exhibition: MITA Building
(Singapore)                   
Karong Guni Trash and Revived Assemblage: Eunos Open Space (Singapore)      
Kacang Puteh: Group Exhibition of Small Works by 51 Young Artists: Telok
Kurau Art Gallery (Singapore)
15th Asian International Arts Exhibition: Taiwan Country Cultural
Affairs Bureau (ROC)    
Different Eyes Different Views: Artfolio (Singapore)
1999 Telok Kurau Studios 2000: Telok Kurau Art Gallery (Singapore)                          
Nokia Singapore 1999 - Open Section: Singapore Art Museum                            
Nokia Singapore 1999 - Curated Section: Singapore Art Museum                        
UOB Painting of the Year Exhibition: UOB Plaza (Singapore)                               
Asia International Art Exhibition: Fukuoka Art Museum (Japan)
Happy
Birthday – 2 Men Show:
Substation (Singapore)
1998 Suara 3: Caldwell House (Singapore)                                                                 
NYJC Alumni Exhibition: Caldwell House (Singapore)                                          
Tomorrow's
Realism: Telok Kurau Art Gallery (Singapore)
1997 Men Show: Goldsmiths College (London)                                                

Singapore Art Awards 97: Caldwell House (Singapore)                                        
Asian Art Exhibition: Macau Tourist Centre (Macau)                                            
Expressions in Art: Caldwell House (Singapore)
1996 Figure: LaSalle-SIA Earl Lu Art Gallery (Singapore)                                             
Philippe Charriol Foundation Art Exhibition (Singapore)                                                   
NAFA Alumni Annual Show: Orchard Point Art Gallery (Singapore)                      
Suara 2: LaSalle-SIA Earl Lu Art Gallery (Singapore)
1995 Spring in Substation: Substation Gallery (Singapore)                                          
Singapore Art Awards 95: Takashimaya Art Gallery (Singapore)                          
ASEAN Art Awards 95: Conference Centre(Jakarta)                                     

Expressions in Art: Comcentre (Singapore)
1994 Philippe Charriol Foundation Art Exhibition                                                         
One Year after Graduation: National Art Gallery (Singapore)                               
1st Degree Show: RMIT LaSalle-SIA College of Art (Singapore)                           
Defense Art 94: Marina Square Foyer (Singapore)                                              
Parco Art 94 (Japan)

Singapore Art Awards 94: Takashimaya Art Gallery (Singapore)                          
Art Menu - Ten Men Show: Empress Place Exhibition Hall (Singapore)                 
NAFA Alumni Annual Show: Empress Place Exhibition Hall (Singapore)                
Shell Discovery: Shell Towers (Singapore)
1993 Singapore Artist's Directory Exhibition 1993: Empress Place Exhibition Hall          
NAFA Alumni Annual Show: Singapore Conference Hall (Singapore)                    
Philippe Charriol Foundation Art Exhibition (Singapore)
1992 Space: Hong Bee Warehouse (Singapore)
1991 UOB Painting of the Year Exhibition: National Art Gallery (Singapore)                  
1990 IBM Art Exhibition:
National Art Museum (Singapore)                                         
Australian Art Award for Young Artist: National Art Gallery (Singapore)               
Singapore Art Fair 92: IMM Hall                                                                         
IBM Art Exhibition:
National Art Museum (Singapore)                                         
Art Awards
2008/2009 Highly Commended in Chinese ink Category: UOB Painting of the Year
2004 Highly Commended in Abstract and Figurative Category: UOB Painting of
the Year
2003 Highly Commended:
Philip Morris Singapore Art Award                                                                                      
2003 Certificate of Distinction: UOB
Painting of the Year2003
2002 Certificate of Distinction: UOB 21st Painting of the Year
2001 Young Artist Award by National Arts Council Singapore                                                  
1st Prize (CHINESE INK) UOB 20th Painting of the Year 2001                              
1999 Highly Commended: UOB 18th Painting of the Year                                             
1998 Certificate of Distinction: UOB 17th Painting of the Year                                      
Certificate of Recognition: Philip Morris Group of Companies Singapore
Art Awards 98     
 Merit Award: Dr Tan Tze Chor Art Award by Dr Tan Tze Chor Foundation            
1997 1st Prize (Abstract): Expressions in Art by Singapore Telecoms                           
1996 Certificate of Distinction: Philippe Charriol Foundation (Singapore)                      
1st Prize (Figurative): UOB 15th Painting of the Year                                           
Chen Chong Swee Overseas Art Scholarship                                                       
1995 Certificate of Distinction: UOB 14th Painting of the Year                                      
Certificate of Commendation: UOB 14th Painting of the Year                               
Merit Award: Expressions in Art by Singapore Telecoms                                      
Juror's Prize: Philip Morris Group of Companies Singapore Art Awards 95              
1994 2 Certificates of Distinction: Philippe Charriol Foundation (Singapore)                  
Merit Award (Open): Defense Art Competition 94 by Ministry of Defense             
Honourable Mention: Philip Morris Group of Companies Singapore Art
Awards 94
Merit Award: Parco Art 94 (Singapore)                                           

1993 Most Promising Young Artist Award: Philippe Charriol Foundation
(Singapore)     
2nd Prize (Painting): Philippe Charriol Foundation Singapore Art Award               
2 Certificates of Distinction: Philippe Charriol Foundation (Singapore)                  
1992 2nd Prize NAFA 54th Anniversary Art Award                                                     
1991 Certificate of Distinction: UOB Painting of the Year                                             
Certificate of Commendation: UOB Painting of the Year                                      
SCF Training Award: Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts                                            
1990 Merit Award: NAFA Contemporary Art Exhibition                                               

Merit Award: Australian Art Award for Young Artists                                           
Merit Award: NAFA Contemporary Art Exhibition                                               
Residency
2003 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, United States of America