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1917
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Zhong Sibin 钟泗滨 ( Cheong Soo Pieng ) ( 1917-1983 ) was born in Xiamen,
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Fujian Province, in China.
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He studied painting in the Xiamen Art Academy, then in the Shanghai Xinhua
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Art Academy.
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He held his first solo exhibition. |
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1946
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He moved to Singapore. |
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He taught in the Nanyang Academy of Art, Singapore. |
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He is one of the four artists and educators, pioneers of Singapore, with his friends :
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Chen Chong Swee, Liu Kang, Chen Wen-Hsi.
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He left to visit Bali with Chen Wen Hsi , Chen Zongrui and Liu Kang.
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1952
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Pictures of Bali exhibition at the British Council Hall in Singapore was perceived
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as the beginning of the Nanyang School.
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He participated in exhibitions of the group of the Society of Art of Singapore.
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1951
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Chen Chong Swee, Liu Kang, Cheong Soo Pieng, Chen Wen-hsi
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1953
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Chen Chong Swee, Liu Kang, Cheong Soo Pieng, Chen Wen-hsi
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1956
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04.05 13.05 with seven artists.
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1962
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Solo exhibition at Frost & Reed Gallery, London United Kingdom.
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1983
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He died in Singapore at the age of 66.
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Danièle Sicard
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Zhong Sibin portrait of Khoan Sullivan 1959 © Ashmolean Museum
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Zhong Sibin 钟泗滨 - City View - ink and colour on paper 1965
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