Calvin Chua

CALVIN CHUA

Born 1961, Kedah, Malaysia

EDUCATION
1982

Diploma in Fine Art, KLCA

SOLO EXHIBITION
2022

Dancing Hues of an Untold Tale, G13 Gallery, Malaysia

2018

Garden of Dreams, A Solo Exhibition by Calvin Chua @ Art Expo Malaysia 2018 with G13 Gallery, Malaysia

2016

The Joys of Living: The Artistry of Calvin Chua with G13 Gallery, Malaysia
River Tale with The Gallery Penang, Malaysia

2014

Canvas Conversation, Penang State Art Gallery, Malaysia
Gelora, G13 Gallery, Art Expo Malaysia

2013

“Rhapsodies Beyond The Silk Road” at G13 Gallery, Malaysia

2011

Fruit Season Galeri Mutiara Penang, Malaysia

2008

River Series Galeri Mutiara Penang, Malaysia
The Village Fo Guang Shan Selangor, Malaysia

2007

River Series NN Gallery K.L., Malaysia

2006

Lobby Centre NSTP K.L, Malaysia

INTERNATIONAL SHOW/ART FAIR
2019

Art Expo Malaysia 2019 with G13 Gallery, Matrade, Malaysia

2018

Art Expo Malaysia Plus 2018 with G13 Gallery, Malaysia

2017

Art Expo Malaysia Plus 2017 with G13 Gallery, Malaysia
International Contemporary Watercolor Exhibition, Tian Zi Fang Art Center, Shanghai, China

2016

Art Expo Malaysia Plus 2016 with G13 Gallery, Malaysia
Malaca: Where Friendship Begins ( Joyart Gallery, Beijing 798 )
Vietnam- Malaysia- Thailand Art Exhibtion and Exchange Exhibition ( Hanoi, Vietnam )
China/NWS International Small Image Exchange Exhibition, NWS Gallery, CA, USA
L'Exposition Internationale Invitee des Beaux-arts des Chinois - France

2015

Art Taipei 2015 with G13 Gallery, Taiwan
Art Expo Malaysia 2015 with G13 Gallery, Malaysia
Bazaar Art Jakarta 2015 with G13 Gallery, Indonesia
SWS Annual Show, Singapore
Incheon Global Art Exhibition, Korea
Thessaloniki Watercolour Salon, Greece
Re-interpretation : International Watercolour Tour in China

2014

Incheon Global Cities Art Exchange Grand Festival (South Korea)
Art Expo Malaysia 2014, G13 Gallery at Matrade Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysi

2013

Incheon Global Cities Arts Exchange Grand Festival (South Korea)
Art Expo Malaysia
Shenzhen International Watercolour Biennial (China)

2012

Asian Watercolour Expression 2012, Indonesia
“Dialogue II” Gaya Art Space Bali, Indonesia
Incheon Global Cities Arts Exchange Grand Festival (South Korea)
Watercolour Gems, Singapore
Art Expo Malaysia

2011

The First New Expression of World Art Biennial (Henan China)
Art Expo Malaysia

2010

Shanghai Zhu Jia Jiao International Watercolour Biennial Exhibition
Splashes of Watercolour by Singapore Watercolour Society 41st Annual Exhibition
Art Expo Malaysia at Matrade Exhibition & Convention Centre, KL

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION
2022

Phygital: Artworks with a Digital Twin, G13 Gallery, Malaysia

2020

SEDEKAD: G13 10th Anniversary Exhibition, G13 Gallery, Malaysia

2017

Art Expo Malaysia Plus 2017 with G13 Gallery, Malaysia
A Brush with Water, Visual Arts Centre, Penang, Malaysia
International Contemporary Watercolor Exhibition, Tian Zi Fang Art Center, Shanghai, China
Perak In Water Colour, Pin Wei Zai Gallery, Perak, Malaysia

2015

International Small Image Exchange Exhibition
Maritime Silk Road, Coastal Shantau International Watercolour Workshop
Art Taipei 2015 with G13 Gallery, Taiwan
Art Expo Malaysia 2015 with G13 Gallery, Malaysia
Bazaar Art Jakarta 2015 with G13 Gallery, Indonesia
Integrated Diaologue
Splash 2
The Art Fest @LFR
SWS Annual Show, Singapore
Incheon Global Art Exhibition, Korea
Thessaloniki Watercolour Salon, Greece
Re-interpretation : International Watercolour Tour in China

2014

Splashes International Watercolour Exhibition (Bank Negara Malaysia Gallery)
2014 Incheon Global Cities Art Exchange Grand Festival (South Korea)
Asian Water Colour Expression II (Malaysia)
Sasaran International Art Festival 2014 (Malaysia)
Art Expo Malaysia 2014, G13 Gallery at Matrade Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2013

MWS PleinAir Show 2013
Impression of Malaysia Contemporary Art Exhibition 2013 (Penang & China)
1Malaysia Contemporary Art Tourism Festival 2013
Artist’s Favourite II (Penang State Gallery)

2012

MWS Annual Show (Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia
“Faces 2012” (University Malaya) Malaysia
“Dry Run Series” Malaysia Chapter, (LAC 2012), Malaysia
PWCS Annual Show (Penang), Malaysia
Asian Watercolour Expression 2012, Indonesia
“Dialogue II” Gaya Art Space Bali, Indonesia
Towards Serenity , G13 Gallery, Malaysia
Incheon Global Cities Arts Exchange Grand Festival (South Korea)
Watercolour Gems, Singapore
Art Expo Malaysia

2011

Impression of Malaysia Contemporary Art Exhibition
MWS Annual show
2nd Joint Exhibition PWCS + MWS
Genting Arts Festival
The First New Expression of World Art Biennial (Henan China)
Open show G13 Gallery, Malaysia
Art Expo Malaysia

2010

MWS Annual Show at NN Gallery, KL, Malaysia
DUET, MWS and Penang Watercolour Society (PWS) joint show at Art Village Gallery,Bangsar
Heritage of Penang & Singapore: SWS & PWCS joint show, Penang
Journey in Art by North Kedah Art Society annual show, Kedah
The Art Route – Xinlu II, Soka Gakkai, KL

2009

Putrajaya Floria Festival (Waterfront Putrajaya)
International Watercolour Show at Nagoya, Japan
MWS Annual Group Show at NN Gallery, KL
Shah Alam Open Show at Gallery Shah Alam

2007

Malaysian Watercolour 2007 (NN Gallery)
7th International Watercolour Exhibition (Nigata, Japan)
Enchanting Watercolor (Gallery Mutiara Penang)

2006

Enchanting Watercolor (Gallery Mutiara Penang)
MWO Annual Exhibition (NN Gallery)
6th International Watercolour Exhibition (Nigata, Japan)

2005

Malaysian Watercolors 2005 – NN Gallery
5th International Watercolor Exhibition (Nigata, Japan)
The Charms of Sabah (Kota Kinabalu)

2004

Kelantan in Watercolor (Kota Bharu)
4th International Watercolor Exhibition (Nigata, Japan)
National Day Art Exhibition ( Kuala Lumpur)

2003

Poems and Images of Merdeka (Kuala Lumpur)
Colors of Malaysia (Aman, Jordan)
New-Brain Exhibition (Korea)
3th International Watercolor Exhibition (Nigata, Japan)

2002

Malaysian Watercolor Exhibition (Malacca)
Seoul New World Exhibition (Korea)

2001

Image Of Malaysia & India ( New Delhi )
Images of Malaysia (Sao Paulo)
Asia Pacific Watercolor Exhibition (Taipei)

2000

Citarasa 2000 ‘Malaysia Tanah Airku’ ( Bank Negara )
WWF-Art For Nature 2000 ( Islamic Arts Museum )
Asian Pacific Watercolor Painting Exhibition ( Taipei )
Seoul New-Topic Exhibition ( Korea )

1999

Aku ’99 Potret Diri ( Kuala Lumpur )
Singapore Watercolor Society 30 ( Singapore )
Asian Pacific Watercolor Painting Confederation Exhibition ( Taipei )
Art Marathon- Bank Negara ( Kuala Lumpur )
Imbasan Bakat Muda ( National Art Gallery )

1998

Asian Pacific Watercolor Painting Exhibition ( Taipei )
Asian Watercolor 98 (Seoul )
WWF- Art For Nature Exhibition ( Kuala Lumpur )

1997

ASIAN WIND NOW 97 ( Japan )
19th International Brussels Independent Film Festival ( Brussels, Belgium )
Two Weeks In The Summer Of Sweden ( Kuala Lumpur )
Landscape Of Malaysia ( Konst Museet Sweden )
The 12th Asian Watercolor Confederation ( Singapore )

1996

The 11th Asian Watercolor Confederation ( Hong Kong )
Asian Pacific Watercolor Painting Exhibition ( Taiwan )
CITARASA ’96 PERAYAAN ( Bank Negara Malaysia )

1995

The 10th Asian Watercolor Confederation ( Bangkok )
Beautiful Malaysia, KL Hilton International

1994

The 9th Asian Watercolor Confederation
25 Years of Watercolor Painting in Singapore

1993

Watercolor ’93 ( Singapore )
The 8th Asian Watercolor Confederation ( Bali / Jakarta )

1992

Koleksi ’92 ( MAA Annual Show )

1991

Asean Bankers Invitation Art Show ( Maybank Gallery )

1989

Pameran Titian II ( National Art Gallery Bangkok )
The 4th Asian Watercolor Confederation ( Bangkok )

1988

The 3rd Asian Watercolor Confederation ( Kuala Lumpur )

1988-1996

Singapore Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition

1986-1991

Open Show ( National Art Gallery )

1985-1991

The Young Contemporaries Exhibition (National Art Gallery)

1982-1986

Nine Man Show Exhibition

Collection

Bank Negara Malaysia
Commerce International Merchant Banker
Container Nasional
Duetsch Bank
K & N Kenanga
Kwong Yik Bank Berhad
Margaret Yeo & Nasrim
Malaysian Airline System
Museum Kedah
Malaysian Shipyard & Engineering Sdn. Bhd.
Price Waterhouse
Rashid Hussain Securities Sdn. Bhd.
Southern Bank Berhad
Holiday Villa Hotel
University Utara Malaysia
Tan Chong & Sons Motor Company Sdn.Bhd.
Yayasan Sarawak
Malayan Banking Berhad
Credit Corporation (M) Sdn. Bhd.
Persatuan Insurans Nyawa Malaysia
Petronas Gallery
Carigali Bhd
Kurnia Insurance
The Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts
Putrajaya Holding
DYMM Sultan of Kedah
NN Gallery
Perlis State Art Gallery
Mutiara Art Gallery Penang
G13 Gallery
University Malaya

Hopscotch Grande

Hopscotch Grande

Calvin Chua
168 x 147cm
Acrylic & Oil on Canvas
2022

Hopscotch Grande

Calvin Chua
168 x 147cm
Acrylic & Oil on Canvas
2022

Steps Of a Thousand Hues

Steps Of a Thousand Hues

Calvin Chua
168 x 147cm
Acrylic & Oil on Canvas
2022

Steps Of a Thousand Hues

Calvin Chua
168 x 147cm
Acrylic & Oil on Canvas
2022

 Rays of morning sunlight 2

Rays of morning sunlight 2

Calvin Chua
56x76cm
Watercolour on Arches paper
2018

Rays of morning sunlight 2

Calvin Chua
56x76cm
Watercolour on Arches paper
2018

Three Generations

Three Generations

Calvin Chua
56 x76cm
Watercolour on Arches paper
2018

Three Generations

Calvin Chua
56 x76cm
Watercolour on Arches paper
2018

PHYGITAL

5 - 19 Nov 2022

SEDEKAD

3 - 24 October 2020

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