CAREY NGAI 魏巨川
China | 1968
Born into a family of artist, Carey spent his early years learning art at the Guangzhou College of Fine Arts, studying Chinese brush painting. Covering still life, landscapes and portraiture genres, Mr Ngai’s works embody a sense of reality and simplicity, where the details are reflected through his well-balanced proportions of the reality – carefully replicated through each stroke of the brush. Mr Ngai’s mastery of oil painting enables his objects/subjects to come to live on canvas, showcasing the harmony, depth, space and texture through colours and light.
EDUCATION & AWARDS
1989 Graduated from Guangzhou Fine Arts College (Chinese Painting)
1992 The University of New South Wales College of Fine Arts
1994 Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Merit Award
1996 Graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Fine Arts)
The Della Butcher Award
2000 Dr Tan Tsze Chor Art Award
2016 UOB Painting of the Year Award
EXHIBITIONS
Selected Exhibitions
2017 Commemorating NS50 Through Art, Singapore
1998 NAFA 60th Anniversary Alumni Art Exhibition, Singapore
World Chinese Arts Competition, Bangkok, Thailand
1997 NAFA Malaysia Singapore Alumni Exchange Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1996 “Sense & Sensibility” Art Exhibition, Singapore
1995 NAFA Alumni Association Exhibitions ’95, China
1993 First Exhibition of Oriental Artists, Sydney, Australia
1992 Asia Art Exhibition, South Korea
Exhibition of Figure Painting, Sydney, Australia