Yew Swee Wah

Education :

  • 1990 Teaching Certificate, Tengku Ampuan Afzan Teachers' Training College, Pahang, Malaysia

  • 1994 Diploma in Fine Arts, Conservatory of Fine Arts, Penang, Malaysia

  • 1998 Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts) Hon., Universiti Sains Malaysia

  • 2004 Master of Art, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia


Acrylic Painting


Nyonya Legacy

50 x 60cm

RM4,500.00

Prosperity

60 x 50cm

RM4,500.00

Union of Family

60 x 50cm

RM4,500.00

Mixed Media


Enchanted Red

51 x 61cm

RM5,000.00

Mystic Blue

92 x 71cm

RM6,000.00

Nymph Dust

75.5 x 40cm

RM4,500.00

Awards

  • 1992, Minor Prize - Penang Pesta Young Talent Art Exhibition

  • 1993, Consolation Prize - Penang Pesta Young Talent Art Exhibition

  • 1994, 2nd Prize - Penang Conservatory of Fine Arts "After The Master" Oil Painting Competition

  • 2002, Consolation Prize - Penang Pesta Young Talent Art Exhibition

  • 2011, Merit Award and Encouragement Award - "Introducing...New Members Exhibition", RSASA

  • 2011, SALA (South Australian Living Artists) Statewide Super Artist Opportunity Award

  • 2011, Merit Award - "Too Hot to Handle" RSASA Members" Summer Exhibition, SA

  • 2013, Merit Award - "Winter Blues" RSASA Members' Winter/SALA Exhibition, SA

  • 2014, Merit Award - "Art in Diversity" 5EBi Multi-cultural Art Exhibition, Ethnic Broadcaster Inc, Adelaide

Publication/TV Program

  • 1998, Penang Artists Directory

  • 2002, 200 Malaysian Artists Directory

  • 2007, Artist's Favourite - Directory of Penang Artists

  • 2009, The Expat Magazine, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia(March 2009)

  • 2012, "Ethnic Batik" - Australia Channel 10 : Totally Wild - S2 Episode 25(3/3)

  • 2012, Marie Claire (Malaysia), September 2012 issue - Feature: "Line, Colour & Passion" Page 75

  • 2013, Artist's Favourite II - Directory of Penang Artists

  • 2018, Illustrator for "Clipper Ship City of Adelaide-Fun, Facts & Figures"

  • 2018, South Australian Living Artists Festival (SALA) Artists Special Edition-Face O-, SA Weekend Magazine, The Advertiser, Adelaide

Related Experience

  • 1991 - present, Active participant in numerous group exhibition in Australia & Overseas

  • 1998 - 2003, Organizing Committee of the Malaysia-Japan Children Art Exhibition & Competition

  • 2000, 2002, 2005 ,2007 - Organizing Chairperson of The Penang Teacher's Art Circle Anniversary Art Exhibition

  • 2001, Facilitator of "Transisi" Art Exhibition, Galeri Petronas, KLCC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  • 2003, Organizing Committee of Renga-Chained Painting Exhibition, Penang State Art Gallery

  • 2003, Organizing Committee of Friendly Relationship Through Pictures, Asaka City, Japan

  • 2003, Program Partner of the Children's Art Olympiad in Malaysia

  • 2003, Organizing Committee of Placemark Art Exhibition, COFA Exhibition Space, UNSW, Sydney

  • 2004, Volunteer of The Biennale Of Sydney

  • 2006, Organizing Chairperson of The Global Ethnic Project - Seeing Unity in Diversity Art Competition, Penang, Malaysia

  • 2007, Organizing Chairperson of The Penang Botanical Garden Art Competition

  • 2011-2014, Workshop Tutor at Carclew Youth Arts, Adelaide, South Australia

  • 2015, Planning Committee of the Royal South Australian Society of Arts Inc. Portrait Prize Exhibition

  • 2018, Exhibition Committee of the Royal South Australian Society of Arts Inc.

  • 2018, Curating Art on Gouger Street in Chinatown, Adelaide for SALA

  • 2019, Planning & Fundraising Committee of the 4th Royal South Australian Society of Arts Inc. / SALA Portrait Prize Exhibition

Selected Exhibitions

  • 2019, Passage Through Russia, Penang City Hall, Malaysia.

  • 2019, “Twenty Five” Red House Members' Exhibition, Gallery M, Oaklands Park, Adelaide.

  • 2019, Penang Teachers' Art Circle 55th Anniversary Exhibition, Penang State Art Gallery, Malaysia.

  • 2019, 11th International Women Artists Art Exhibition, Museum & Gallery Tuanku Fauziah, University of Science Malaysia.

  • 2019, "Brrrgh" RSASA Members' Winter Exhibition, RSASA Gallery, Adelaide.

  • 2019, "Motherhood"-Hope of the World, International Women Artists Federation (IWAF) Exhibition, Central House of Art Workers,

Moscow, Russia.

  • 2019, International Art Exchange of the First Spring, Kylong Art Gallery, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

  • 2018, “Penang/Adelaide...Revisited” Solo Exhibition, Galeri Seni Mutiara, Penang.

  • 2018, 10th Anniversary Thailand-Malaysia International Women Artists Art Exhibition, PSU Art Gallery,

Arts and Cultural Centre, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Thailand.

  • 2018, Art On Gouger, SALA (South Australian Living Artists Festival) Adelaide, South Australia.

  • 2018, “Beyond The Colour Palette”, RSASA Members’ Winter Exhibition, RSASA Gallery, Adelaide.

  • 2018, “Text Me” Red House Members' Exhibition, Gallery M, Cultural Centre, Oaklands Park, Adelaide.

  • 2018, “Spring Song Art Exhibition” organized by the Division of External Cultural Exchange, Nanjing

Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, TV, Press & Publication, Nanjing, China.

  • 2018, “Hospitality World”, The Buckingham Arms Hotel, Walkerville, Adelaide.

  • 2018, “Quintessence”, Red House Members' Exhibition, Gallery M, Oaklands Park, Adelaide.

  • 2018, “Excellence Exhibition” RSASA Members with Awards of Excellence since 2001, RSASA Gallery,

  • 2017/18, “A Walk In The Park” RSASA Member’ Summer Exhibition, RSASA Gallery, Adelaide.

  • 2017, “A Touch of Red” Red House Members' Exhibition, Gallery M, Oaklands Park, Adelaide.

  • 2017, “New Life”, RSASA Members Spring Exhibition, RSASA.

  • 2017, "Chung Ling Centenary" Invitational Art Exhibition, Penang State Art Gallery & Chung Ling High School, Penang, Malaysia.

  • 2017, “Winds of Change” RSASA Members Fringe Exhibition, RSASA Gallery, Adelaide.

  • 2017, “Journey”, Red House Members's Exhibition, Gallery M, Oaklands Park, Adelaide.

  • 2016, “Authentic Adelaide”: RSASA Exhibition, Adelaide Town Hall.

  • 2016, “Proud to be 160”, RSASA celebrating 160 years Exhibition, RSASA Gallery, Adelaide.

  • 2016, Characters of the Fleurieu, Signal Point Gallery, Goolwa Wharf, South Australia.

  • 2015, The 8th Thailand-Malaysia Women Artists Art Exhibition, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Thailand.

  • 2015, “Points of View”, RSASA Fellows Members Exhibition, RSASA Gallery, Adelaide.

  • 2015, 5th Solar Art Prize, RSASA Gallery, Adelaide.

  • 2014, Penang Teachers’ Art Circle 50th Anniversary Exhibition, Penang State Art Gallery, Penang, Malaysia.

  • 2013, Artist’s Favourite II, Penang State Art Gallery, Malaysia.

  • 2012, 3rd Solar Art Prize, RSASA Gallery, Adelaide, Australia.

  • 2011, Distinctive Styles Art Exhibition, Artistic License Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia.

  • 2006, Same Difference, Galeri Seni Mutiara, Penang.

  • 2005, Charity Art Exhibition, Art Colony, Starhill, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

  • 2003, Friendly Relationship Through Pictures, Asaka City, Tokyo, Japan.

  • 1999, Her Presence In Colours IV, International Women Artists Exhibition, Suan Pakkad Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

  • 1998, Batik Colour Inspiration, Bank Negara, K.Lumpur.

  • 1994, Penang Teachers’ Art Circle 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Penang.

Memberships

  • 2014-present, Council & Fellow of The Royal South Australian Society of Arts Inc.

  • 2014-present, Member of The Red House Group, Gallery M, Marion Cultural Centre.

  • 2010- 2014, Member of The Royal South Australian Society of Arts Inc. (RSASA)

  • 1998-July 2003, 2005-2007, Chairperson of The Penang Teachers’ Art Circle

  • 1999-July 2003, Hon. Secretary of The Penang State Art Gallery Committee

  • Life Member of The Penang Art Society