Profile of Dr Tan

Dr Tan Ching Yam (陈清业博士) is a talented and multi-skilled artist who has won many awards for his Calligraphy and Chinese finger paintings.  He learned finger painting from the famous finger painter, Mr. Wu Tsai Yen.  For the past 25 years, Dr Tan has participated in many Group Art Exhibition in Seoul (Korea), Japan, Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Luoyang, Anhui, Anyang, Hangzhou, etc. 

In the last 15 years, Dr Tan has put up 4 Solo Art Exhibitions on Finger Painting, each with one theme: 

1. New Zealand scene – Maori Culture

2. Historical Buildings in Singapore;

3. Portraits on Great People in Singapore;

4. Love for Animals.

Dr Tan Ching Yam

Dr Tan Ching Yam (陈清业博士)，Honorary Academician，is an active Writer cum Art Educator, especially for his excellence in Finger Painting.  Dr Tan was invited by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) to demonstrate Finger Painting in New Zealand for three times (1992,1993 & 1997) and had won International Award for Excellence in Finger Painting from several countries:  Netaji Award, India, 2003 Albert Schweitzer (International Foundation - England, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain) Gold Medal Award, 2006 Achievement of art and works selected by Publishing House of Almanac of Global Media in Chinese, Beijing, 2006,  Reference Asia (1995)  Asia .Pacific Who’s Who (1998) Asian .America –Who’s Who (2002) Awarded Overseas Art Consultant, China (2006) Awarded Art Consultant in Hospital./ Chairman for Senior Citizen Calligraphy & Painting Society, Singapore, 2006   Dr Tan is also the Secretary for Bt Timah Community Club Literary Centre and a Committee Member for the Federation of Art Societies, Singapore.  He has conducted a Solo Art Exhibition and participated in various groups Art Exhibition locally and overseas.  His paintings have been collected by the University Library Curator and by Museums locally & Overseas.  Dr Tan was appointed a Research Fellow of ABI in 2006.   Academic Background  Nanyang University - BA,1966 Jordanhill College - MOE scholarship, Overseas Post Graduate Course Certificate of Edn,1978-1979  Curtin University (WA) - Certificate of Art Edn, 2001 NAFA - Advanced Chinese Painting Course, 1992-1993 Teachers’ Training College, Singapore (Certificate of Edn, 1968)  Cultural Doctorate (Literature),World University, California, USA, 2005    Honour, Prizes, Awards Long Service Award (38 years of dedicated service in education) by MOE, Singapore , 2004 Calligraphy awarded by Dr Tan Tsze Chor Art Award (2002) Painting Awarded Gold Medal by The Research Inst.of Zhongyuan for ChinesePainting & Calligraphy (2002)