Born in Western Malaysia of Chinese parents, the artist lives and works in Glasgow, making regular trips to South East Asia.
2010 Commissioned by Globe CNC Co Ltd to produce a 17.3m steel sculpture
entitled 'The Friendship Gate' in Yantai, Shandong Province, China. The
piece is be unveiled September in 2010.
2007 Commissioned by the Chinese Government to produce a 5m painted
steel sculpture in celebration of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The piece
entiled 'The Energy of life' is placed close to the Olympic Stadium designed
by Herzog and de Meuron.
1998 CNN Profile, USA, world wide cable TV production.
1997 Selected by Glasgow Museums to travel to India to study tigers in
their natural habitat - the only non figurative artist to be included
on the trip.
1995 Selected by the Foreign Office to be one of the subjects of the
'My Britain' series of documentary films.
1991 Included in the Dictionary of C20th British Art.
1980 Commendation of Merit, The Robert Colquhourn Memorial Exhibition.
1979-94 Scottish Arts Council - Lecturer in Chinese & abstract painting.
1978-81 Head of the Italian Landscape Course, Glasgow Summer School,
San Gimignano, Italy.
1977-79 Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow - Lecturer.
1970-74 Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow.
1966-70 Tan Guan Hin Chinese Painting School, Malaysia.
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