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Tay Bak Chiang

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Tay Bak Chiang (鄭木強, b. 1973) is a Singaporean contemporary ink artist represented by iPreciation. His works are known for bridging traditional Chinese ink painting with modern abstraction, exploring nature, structure, and philosophical depth through expressive brushwork and refined minimalism. He was born in 1973 in Malaysia/Singapore. He showed an interest in art from an early age and pursued formal training. He graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore in 1995 and later continued his studies at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou in 1997. These experiences shaped his understanding of both traditional and contemporary Chinese art techniques.


Flutter 怦然心動, 2024, 100x100cm, Acrylic and Pigments on Canvas
*Price: $9,500.00
Clouds Over the Xiaoxiang 瀟湘水雲, 2018, 140x140cm Pigments and Acrylic on Canvas
*Price: $12,000.00
Transcendence 絕塵俗、格鬼神, 2018, 140x140cm, Pigments and Acrylic on Canvas
*Price: $12,000.00

*Prices are subject to change without prior notice.

Selected Solo Exhibitions
  • 2022 | 《五味雜成》Flavours of Life, iPreciation Gallery, Singapore
  • 2018 | 《漁樵問答》The Fisherman and the Woodcutter, iPreciation Gallery, Singapore
  • 2016 | From A Distance, iPreciation, Art Basel Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • 2016 | Revisit, Yidian Space, Beijing, China
  • 2015 | The Chivalrous Hero by Tay Bak Chiang, Serindia Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
  • 2015 | Blue White Vermilion, Chan Hampe Galleries, Singapore
  • 2014 | 《斧劈皴》Cleavages, Fractures, Folds, iPreciation Gallery, Singapore
  • 2014 | 《石头记》The Story of the Stone, Art Projects Gallery, Hong Kong
  • 2014 | 《顽石》Sentience, Chan Hampe Galleries, Singapore
  • 2013 | 《剑气》The Breath of A Blade, Jendela, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Singapore
  • 2012 | 《且听风吟》Hear the Wind Sing, Art Projects Gallery, Hong Kong
  • 2011 | 《天工》Ingenuity, Chan Hampe Galleries, Singapore
  • 2010 | 《呼吸之间》Between Breaths, Artfolio Gallery, Singapore
  • 2003 | 《法自画生》Fa Zi Hua Sheng, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Singapore
Selected Group Exhibitions
  • 2018 | 《唤风》Beckoning of the Breeze, Visual Arts Centre, Singapore
  • 2018 | 《岩石裂缝》In the Cleft of the Rock, Pontone Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan
  • 2018 | 《磊》Moving Mountains, Artsembly, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Singapore
  • 2017 | Singapore – Japan Ink Painting Exchange Exhibition, Visual Arts Centre, Singapore
  • 2017 | Impressions, Oriental Art & Cultural Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2015 | 45th Anniversary Exhibition of Siaw-Tao Chinese Seal-Carving Calligraphy and Painting Society, Singapore
  • 2015 | Portable Art Week, iPreciation Gallery, Singapore
  • 2013 | Made in Singapore – Three Quarters of a Century, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
  • 2013 | 《床事》A Thing or Two about the Bed, FOST Gallery, Singapore
  • 2013 | Cascadence – Singapore Redux, iPreciation Gallery, Singapore
  • 2013 | Crisis of Monumentality, Chan Hampe Galleries, Singapore
  • 2012 | Cityscapes Unbound, OCBC Centre, Singapore
  • 2012 | 《墨》Mò, Jendela Visual Arts Space, Esplanade, Singapore
  • 2010 | Now and Next – Modern Arts of Korea, Japan, Singapore, National Museum of Gwang-Ju, Korea
  • 2010 | Space + Imagination, Korea Singapore Contemporary Art Exchange Exhibition, Jeollanamdo Okgwa Art Museum, Korea
  • 2010 | Celebrating Asian Art, Artfolio Gallery, Singapore
  • 2010 | Live Our Dreams Community Paintings, The Arts House, Singapore
  • 2009 | Nanyang in Paris, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Gallery, Singapore
  • 2009 | Nanyang – 70 Years After, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Gallery, Singapore
  • 2005 | Singapore Art Show, Singapore Management University, Singapore
  • 2004 | Internationale Cite des Arts, Paris, France
  • 2004 | Siaw-Tao Chinese Seal-Carving Calligraphy and Painting Society Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Awards
  • 2003 | First Prize (Traditional Chinese Medium Category), 22nd UOB Painting of the Year Competition, Singapore
  • 2002 | Young Artist Award for Visual Arts, National Arts Council, Singapore
  • 2002 | Distinction Award, Chinese Painting Category, Dr Tan Sze Chor Art Award, Singapore
  • 2000 | First Prize, Traditional Chinese Medium, 19th UOB Painting of the Year Competition, Singapore
  • 1999 | First Prize, Singapore Turf Club Art Competition
  • 1999 | Distinction Award, Chinese Painting Category, Dr Tan Sze Chor Art Award, Singapore
  • 1995 | 16th Shell Discovery Art Award, Singapore
Selected Public Collections
  • The Istana, Singapore
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
  • Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
  • National Arts Council, Singapore
  • National Gallery Singapore
  • Mandarin Oriental, Singapore
  • Permanent Mission of Singapore to the United Nations, New York
  • OCBC Bank, Singapore
  • Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore
  • Shangri-La Hotel at The Shard, London, UK
  • Simmons & Simmons Contemporary Art Collection, Singapore
  • Singapore Turf Club, Singapore
  • Singtel, Singapore
  • SC Global Developments, Singapore
  • Swiss Re, Singapore
  • United Overseas Bank, Singapore

For the full list of exhibitions, awards and collections, please contact the gallery at [email protected]

Press Releases
  • Press Release – Tay Bak Chiang at Art Basel Hong Kong 2016
  • Press release – iPreciation in Art Silicon Valley Fair
  • iPreciation, Tay Bak Chiang – Press Release
  • Painter’s Block, ZBBZ, Singapore, June 2015
  • Tay Bak Chiang, zbNOW, 22 October 2015
  • Stones, paper to canvas, Straits Times Singapore, 7 October 2015
  • Capturing the soft spirit of rocks and stones, Business Times Singapore, 3 October 2014
  • Tay Bak Chiang, Lianhe Zaobao Singapore, 1 October 2014

For more info on press and media coverage, please contact the gallery at [email protected]

Official and Institutional Resources
  • Tay Bak Chiang Website
  • Tay Bak Chiang on Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA)
Market and Auction Records
  • Tay Bak Chiang on Artnet
Social Media
  • Tay Bak Chiang on Instagram

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