NAI SWEE LENG 赖瑞龙
Nai Swee Leng has been passionate about painting since he was a child. In his foundational years at painting, Nai benefited from the teaching of the late Mr Fan Chang Qian, an artist renowned for his paintings of orchids and bamboo. With positive guidance, Nai Swee Leng developed a strong foundation and eventual mastery in the ink medium. Today, Nai Swee Leng is a master of traditional ink painting in Singapore and exhibited his artworks in numerous exhibition abroad. Most recently, Mr Nai was invited to lecture on ink painting and give live painting demonstrations at the National Gallery Singapore.
Dance of the Cranes, paper size 69x66cm
Characters Inscribed: 鹤额 壬寅夏 瑞龙
Happiness and Harmony, paper size 69x69cm
Characters Inscribed: 和乐 壬寅夏 瑞龙
Mandarin Ducks, paper size 69x69cm
Characters Inscribed: 幕鸳鸯 庚子仲夏 瑞龙
Mynahs and Bougainvillea, paper size 69x69cm
Characters Inscribed: 红雨纷纷 岁乙未夏 养砚楼 瑞龙
Under the Vines, paper size 69.5x69.5cm
Characters Inscribed: 葫阴趣 丙申岁 瑞龙
Frogs, paper size 69x69cm
Characters Inscribed: 蛙声 丙申秋 瑞龙
Kingfisher and Lotus Pond, paper size 68x68cm
Characters Inscribed: 翠影迎露 甲辰秋 瑞龙
Playful Goldfishes, paper size 69x69cm
Characters Inscribed: 游戏金鳞 甲辰 夏月 瑞龙
A Blissful Gathering, paper size 138x70cm
Characters Inscribed: 争春 庚子年仲 瑞龙
Crabs in Rice Field During Autumn, paper size 139x35cm
Characters Inscribed: 秋深稻 蟹正肥 庚子秋 瑞龙
Collective Wisdom, paper size 34.5x139cm
Characters Inscribed: 群策图 乙巳岁夏 新洲 养砚楼 瑞龙作
Togetherness, paper size 69x69cm
Characters Inscribed: 壬辰岁 养砚楼 瑞龙
Unitedly, paper size 69x69cm
Characters Inscribed: 瑞龙 写
Harmony, paper size 68x69cm
Characters Inscribed: 夏趣 壬辰 初夏 瑞龙
Fertility, Paper size 138x68cm
Characters Inscribed: 多子图 丙申岁 夏 瑞龙
Clarity, paper size 138x70cm
Characters Inscribed: 泉清鳞影见 甲午年夏 养砚楼 瑞龙写意
Black Peony, paper size 138x70cm
Characters Inscribed: 莲风尽倾倒，杏雨半披残。 独有狂居士，求为黑牡丹。苏东坡 甲午暮冬 瑞龙画
Bamboo in the Wind, paper size 137x69cm
Characters Inscribed: 潇湘风雨 庚寅岁 春季星洲 养砚楼 瑞龙
Longevity, paper size 138x69cm
Characters Inscribed: 白头长寿图 岁癸巳夏 瑞龙作於 养砚楼
Blessings, paper size 137x69cm
Characters Inscribed: 藤荫趣 甲午秋 瑞龙
Simplicity, paper size 138x70cm
Characters Inscribed: 青纯素美不迎春 岁甲午夏 瑞龙
Sparrows and Pomegranate, paper size 137x34cm
Characters Inscribed: 珠玑图 丁亥年仲夏 瑞龙 画
Sunflowers, paper size 136x34m
Characters Inscribed: 欣欣向葵 丙子岁 开春 画於星洲 龙志
Heavenly Bamboos and Mynah, paper size 137x37cm
Characters Inscribed: 旃蒙大渊献岁次韶节 星洲 养砚楼 瑞龙画
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Biography
Born 1946, Singapore
Background
1966 Graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
Founding member of Molan Art Association
Committee member of Society of Chinese Artists (1966 – 1992)
2005 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Singapore Siaw-Tao Seal Carving
and Calligraphy Art Society
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2016 Expressing Emotions, ION Art, Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery, Singapore
2007 Solo Art Exhibition, Jakarta, Indonesia
1993 Solo Art Exhibition at National Museum, Singapore
Selected Exhibitions & Events
2017 Ink Global, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
2016 Art Talk & Demonstration: Ink Development During The Ming & Qing
Periods, National Gallery, Singapore
2014 Nanyang Visionaries, Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery, ION Orchard,
Singapore
2013 Exhibition by the Masters in the Hometown of Huangdi, Zhengzhou City,
Henan, China
2012 Living with Art, Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery, ION Orchard, Singapore
Molan Art Association 45th Anniversary Art Exhibition, Chinese Chamber
of Commerce, Singapore
2010 Art Exhibition to celebrate 20th Anniversary of establishment in diplomatic
ties between Singapore and China, Shanghai, China
2008 Artworks selected for cultural demonstration and exhibition at the
Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Cultural Studies (Prince of Songkhla
University Pattani Campus), Thailand
1995 Nai Swee Leng, William Lai, Lye Swee Kun – Three Men Art Exhibition in
Weybridge Museum, London, England
After Nai graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, he continued to learn and practiced under many eastern and western masters of great skills and techniques. Of significance, was his mentorship under the late Professor Chao Shao-An, a renowned Lingnan-style master based in Hong Kong. Swee Leng developed his individual unique style over the years. He is most widely known for his Chinese ink paintings with especially sturdy intriguing strokes and tranquil beautiful compositions. Swee Leng has held many solo and group Exhibitions in Singapore and overseas, and has been recognised in the Asia art realm as a master in Chinese ink paintings of bamboo, birds and flowers. The Singapore National Gallery has collected several artworks by Mr Nai.
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