ARTISTS
CHONG Ai Lei ( b.1984, Malaysia )

Malaysian artist Chong Ai Lei was born and brought up in Johor Bahru and graduated in 2005 from Dasein Academy of Art, Kuala Lumpur. Since becoming a professional artist in 2010, Chong has concentrated mainly on portraying lone female figures in an intimate setting. The paintings are a glimpse of a moment in a woman's life, set in an environment where she can behave in a playful manner, and not feel self-conscious of the world around her. In a voyeuristic way, the artist has invited the viewer to surreptitiously observe the subject's actions and demeanour whilst appreciating the female form in various languishing poses. Straying from the somewhat conventional style of portraiture or nude figurative art Chong's paintings lie somewhere in between, as she magnificently captures her subjects in their own private surroundings and puts them into context.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2013
•  P!NK, Sangkring Art Space, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.




SELECTED EXHIBITION

2015
•  Stepping Out, Jada Art Gallery and Galeri Chandan, ArtStage, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
•  BEING HUMAN - Figuratism of Sixteen Malaysian Painters, ArtStage, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
•  BEING HUMAN - Figuratism of Sixteen Malaysian Painters, White Box, Map@Publika, Solaris Dutamas


2014
•  Diversity - Malaysia Arts, La Galleria Pall Mall, London, United Kingdom
•  CATALYSIS ‘Contemporary Art by Dasein Graduates’, Hom Art Trans, Ampang
•  Cheritera - START Art Fair, Galeri Chandan at Staachi Gallery, London, United Kingdom
•  Prudential Malaysian Eye, White Box & Black Box, Map@Publika, Solaris Dutamas
•  Young Guns Singapore Edition, Chan Hampe Galleries, Raffles Hotel Arcade, Singapore
•  Flesh, Pipal Fine Art, Publika, Solaris Dutamas
•  Concurrence, West Gallery, Manila, Philipines

2013
•  Young Guns, The Travelling Show, The Whiteaways Arcade, Georgetown, Penang
•  Young Guns, The Travelling Show, White Box, Map@Publika, Solaris Dutamas
•  Affordable Art Fair, Jada Art Gallery, F1 Pit Building, Republic Boulevard, Singapore.
•  For the Love of…, Jada Art Gallery, ION Orchard, Singapore
•  Scent of Bali, G13 Gallery, Kelana Jaya, Selangor
•  Seated, Hom Art Trans, Ampang

2012
•  Transit A4, House of Matahati (HOM), Ampang
•  Malaysia Emerging Artist Award ( MEAA) Winners Showcase, Map@Publika, Solaris Dutamas
•  Kembara Jiwa, The Travelling Show, Selasar Sunaryo, Bandung, Indonesia
•  Kembara Jiwa, The Travelling Show, Taman Budaya, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
•  Equility in Art, ASEAN Secretariat Building, Jakarta
•  SKIN, House of Matahati (HOM), Ampang

2011
•  Deceitful Truth, Gallery Chandan, Kuala Lumpur
•  Figures, China House, Penang
•  Malaysia Emerging Artist Award (MEAA), Soka Gakkai, Malaysia
•  Visual Art Award (VAA) Finalist , Starhill Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
•  Arouse, 2 Woman Show, House of Matahati (HOM), Ampang
•  Private Affairs: Figures, Nudes and Secret Desires, Gallery Chandan, Kuala Lumpur
•  Locals Only, Taksu, Kuala Lumpur

2010
•  Merapi Eruption Art Exhibition, House of Matahati (HOM), Ampang
•  Visual Art Award (VAA) Finalist, Starhill Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
•  "Self Conflict, Social Cohesion" Mini Auditorium, Malaysia Tourism Centre (Matic), Kuala Lumpur
•  Young Malaysian Artists - New object (ion), Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur
•  ArTriangle 3, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
•  BOLEH! Taksu, Singapore

2009
•  Zinc Opening, Zinc Art Space, Bangsar
•  Malaysia Emerging Artist Award (MEAA) Finalist, Kuala Lumpur
•  Blank Page, Wei Ling Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
•  Young & New Part lll, House of Matahati (HOM), Ampang
•  Iskandar Malaysia Comtemporary Art Show (IMCAS), Danga City Mall, Johor Bahrubr>

2008
•  Palette, The Gallery@Starhill, Kuala Lumpur
•  Blossom Charity, a2gallery, Penang

2007
•  Miniature Art, a2gallery, Penang
•  Art below 1000, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur
•  Various Artists Deciphering the Body a2gallery, Penang

2006
•  Art below 1000, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur

2005
•  Art below 1000, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur






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AWARDS

2011
•  Malaysia Emerging Artist Award (MEAA), Soka Gakkai, Kuala Lumpur
•  Honorable Mention Artist, Freeman Fellowship Asian Artists Program, Vermont Studio Center, USA
•  Visual Art Award (VAA) Finalist, Starhill Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

2010
•  Honorable Mention Artist, Freeman Fellowship Asian Artists Program, Vermont Studio Center, USA
•  Visual Art Award (VAA) Finalist, Starhill Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

2009
•  Malaysia Emerging Artist Award (MEAA 2009) Finalist, Kuala Lumpur





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ACHIEVEMENTS

2015
•  Untitled - Hunch Series, Malaysian & Southeast Asian Art Auction, Henry Butcher, Kuala Lumpur

2014
•  True Romances Series lll, Asian Contemporary Art, Christie’s Auction, Hong Kong
•  Indolence Series, Malaysian & Southeast Asian Art Auction, Henry Butcher, Kuala Lumpur

•  True Romances Series ll, Asian Contemporary Art, Christie’s Auction, Hong Kong
2013
•  True Romances Series l, Asian Contemporary Art, Christie’s Auction, Hong Kong





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