HIGHLIGHTS

Sir Roy Calne to speak at Vision Culture Lecture, "Art, Surgery & Transplantation", January 11, 2010

Zac Lee, "New Species C4" Solo Exhibition at KL Pac, Sentul, KL, from March 12 - 28 , 2010, and thereafter at SGFA.

Yeoh Kean Thai wins a Commonwealth Art International Residency Award 2009. These awards (formerly known as the Commonwealth Arts & Crafts Awards) were established in 1987 by the Commonwealth Foundation (UK). The selection process was highly competitive with a record number of submissions, in a wide range of media, from the five Commonwealth regions (Africa, Asia, Canada/ Europe, Caribbean and the Pacific). A total of six residencies were awarded.

Nirmala Karuppiah awarded Freeman Fellowship 2009/10 from Vermont Studio Center. This prestigious award seeks to strengthen ties between outstanding talent from SE Asia and the US.



PRESS – Select Coverage since 2007

Magazines
Marie Claire, Women of Style & Substance, Anniversary Issue, August 2009
The Peak Magazine, State of the Art, August 2009
Shalini Ganendra Fine Art by Wasana Ekanayake, June 2008, Sri Lanka Foundation (USA)
Asian Art Newspaper (UK), Yeoh Kean Thai, December 2008
Malaysia Tatler, January 2009.  Beyond Points of Rust - Yeoh Kean Thai
The Edge, Options: The Splendour of Gems - Chin Kon Yit, October 20, 2008
Millionaire Asia: An Eye for Art, Issue 2, Volume I, 2008
KL Lifestyle - Issue 10/08 - Gems of Heritage
Country Life, UK, March 2008 – Asia Art Week
Life in Art, Harpers Bazaar, Malaysia May 2008
Art Asia Pacific Almanac 2008, Sri Lanka
The Peak, Linkages - Yeoh Kean Thai, November 2007, Malaysia
Art New England, Sri Lankan Contemporary,   April/ May 2007
Art Scope, New England’s Culture Magazine, Sri Lankan Contemporary,  May/ June 2007
Harpers Bazaar Malaysia - Smart Set Article, May 2007
The Peak, Galleristas, April 2007
Orientations Magazine, Asia Art Week, NY -  Issues March and April 2007
Mood Indico (USA) – Sri Lankan Contemporary,  March 2007



Newspapers
Living with Art, New Straits Times , July 2009
New Straits Times, March 15, 2009: Malaysian Art Hits the Big Apple
International Herald  Tribune,  March 8/9,  2008:  Asia Week in New York
New Straits Times, Yeoh Kean Thai, January 11, 2009
New Straits Times, "Eric & Yeoh Do Us Proud",  Monday Feb. 25, 2008
My Sinchew, Yeoh Kean Thai, October 2007
New Straits Times, Scenes that may soon pass - Bob Teoh, June 2007
The Boston Globe, Best Bets – Sri Lankan Contemporary Exhibition, 5 April 2007
New Straits Times,  January 12, 2007


Publications by Director
"Art in Emerging Regions", Robb Report, Singapore, January 2010
"Malaysian Art - 20 years in Review", National Art Gallery Journal, Malaysia, January 2010
The Peak, August 2009: State of the Art
Asian Art Newspaper (UK), November 2007:  Perspectives on Malaya - Photographic Stories
Mood Indico, (USA)  March 2007:  The Journey of Sri Lankan Art
Asian Art Newspaper (UK), November 2006:  An Island of Art – Sri Lankan Contemporary
Finance Asia (HK) 2004: Sri Lankan Contemporary Art

Paradise Found, Journeys through Noble Gardens of Asia  (2008) - Essay on Peradaniya Gardens, Sri Lanka