Awards and Appointments

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Chua Mia Tee was conferred the Cultural Medallion in 2015, the highest cultural accolade in the country. He has held numerous distinguished positions in the art community.

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He was the founding President of the Equator Art Society in 1956 and in later years (1974–1979) Chua’s appointments included being a consultant to the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) and Chairman of the NAFA Alumni Association and the Chief Editor of Nanyang Arts magazine.

 

SELECTED ART COLLECTIONS

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Chua Mia Tee’s works are in numerous public, private and corporate collections. A selection of these collections are set out here.

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Institutions and Organisations

Istana, Singapore

Jewish Welfare Board

Malay Heritage Centre

Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Manpower

Monetary Authority of Singapore

Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

National Gallery Singapore

National Heritage Board

National Museum of Singapore

Ngee Ann Polytechnic

Parliament of Singapore

Singapore Art Museum

Supreme Court, Singapore

Urban Redevelopment Authority

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Corporate Collections

Asia Health Equipment Pte Ltd

Cold Storage, Singapore

Credit Suisse

DBS Collection

Hong Leong Group Singapore

IBM Singapore

Jurong Town Corporation

Lam Thye Hang Pte Ltd

Lim & Tan Securities

NTUC FairPrice Co-operative Ltd

Sentosa Development Corporation

Singapore Press Holdings

UOB Art Collection

UOI Collection

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

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1982

Chua Mia Tee Art Exhibition, the
British Council Exhibition Hall,
Singapore Rubber House, the British Council, Singapore.

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1985

Oil Paintings of Chua Mia Tee, Ming Court Hotel, Lone Pine Gallery, Singapore.

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1988

Art of Chua Mia Tee, organised by the Ministry of Community Development and the National Museum, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore.

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1992

Chua Mia Tee – The Best of Four Decades, Empress Place Museum Art Gallery, Singapore.

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2002

Passages of Time, Linda Gallery, Singapore.

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2013

Oil Painting Exhibition of Chua Mia Tee, Han Hui Art Gallery, Singapore.

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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

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1951

Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) Fair,

Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore.

Singapore Art Society Second Exhibition.

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1958

Inaugural exhibition of the Equator Art Society, Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

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1960

Second Exhibition of the Equator Art Society, Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore.

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1963

Third Exhibition of the Equator Art Society, Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore.

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1965

Fourth Exhibition of the Equator Art Society, Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore.

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1974

Exhibition by Chua Mia Tee & Lee Boon Wang, Rising Gallery, Singapore.

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1977

Vanishing Trades, (joint exhibition with

Choo Keng Kwang), Internal Plaza Singapore Handicraft Centre (SHC), co-organised by Times Publishing Bhd
and SHC.

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1978

Oil Paintings Exhibition, Orchard Road

Pedestrian Mall, Southeast Asia Society &

Ministry of Culture. Art ’78, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore.

 

“’78 Art Exhibition: 12 Leading Local Artists” the inaugural exhibition for Gallery Asia Pte Ltd, 30 July 1978, Shanghai Book Co. Ltd, 81 Victoria 
Street, Singapore.

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1979 (1974 – 1979)

Participations in numerous international exhibitions to Australia, Belgium, New Zealand, Germany, Indonesia, Thailand, Brunei and Malaysia.

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1980

Joint Exhibition Mr & Mrs Chua Mia Tee, Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Singapore.

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1982

The International Art Association Exhibition, Japan Group exhibition, Victoria Memorial Exhibition Hall, Ministry of Culture, Singapore.

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1983

Singapore Scenes: Exhibition of Original Charcoal Sketches, Clifford Centre, Leon & Joel Galleries.

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1984

National Day Art Exhibition, commemorating 25 years of Independence, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore.

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1987

The International Teochew Artists’ Art Exhibition, Singapore Teochew Poit Ip Huay Kuan, Westin Hotel, Raffles City, Singapore.

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1988

National Day Art Fair, co-organised by Ministry of Community Development and Lianhe Bao. Exhibition, Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations at the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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1989

First Bru-Sin Art Exhibition, Brunei Darrusalam.

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1990

Painting Exhibition of Chua Mia Tee & Lee Boon Ngan, Hilton International, Singapore.

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1992

The Best of Chua Mia Tee, Lee Boon Ngan and Lee Boon Wang, Notices the Gallery, Singapore.

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1993

An Art Exhibition of Paintings by 6 Outstanding Realist Artists in Singapore, Ngee Ann City Exhibition Hall.

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1996

The President’s Charity Art Exhibition, Revenue House Atrium, Singapore.

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2007

From Words to Pictures: Art During the Emergency, Singapore Art Museum, 2007.

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1999

The President’s Charity Art Exhibition, Far East Square Pavilion, Singapore.

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2000

Chua Mia Tee & Lee Boon Ngan (joint

exhibition), Linda Gallery Jakarta Indonesia.

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2005

A Heroic Decade: Singapore Art 1955–1965, Singapore Art Museum.

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2010

Realism in Asian Art: Voices Behind
the Strokes.

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2013 – 2014

A Changed World: Singapore Art

1950s–1970s, National Museum of Singapore 37km North of the Equator: A Story of the Equator Art Society and Realist Artists in  Singapore, Artcommune Gallery, Singapore.

(exhibition 16–25 August).

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2015 – 2016

The Cultural Medallion & Visual Arts:

1979–2015, (Launch 17 Dec; Exhibition

18 Dec 2015–14 Feb 2016), Ngee Ann Kongsi Galleries 1 & 2, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore.

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Bounteous Golden Jubilee (SG50) 2015,

ION Art Gallery, ION Orchard, Federation

of Art Societies (Singapore).

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2015

– ongoing Siapa Nama Kamu: Art in Singapore since the 19th century. DBS Singapore Gallery, National Gallery Singapore.

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2015

– ongoing Between Declarations and Dreams: Art of Southeast Asia since the 19th century. UOB Southeast Asia Gallery, National Gallery Singapore.

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2017

Memories by the Lake Exhibition, a biennale art exhibition, Chung Cheng High School, Singapore.

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2018

(Re)Collect: The Making of Our Art Collection, National Gallery Singapore.

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Between Declarations and Dreams: Art of Southeast Asia since the 19th century. UOB Southeast Asia Gallery, National Gallery Singapore (exhibited from 2015).

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Siapa Nama Kamu: Art in Singapore since the 19th century. DBS Singapore Gallery, National Gallery Singapore. (exhibited from 2015).

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Encounter, (group exhibition), Duo Galleria, Singapore, Goshen Art Gallery.

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