Artwork 31
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N. G. Woon Lam
A Malaysian-born painter and educator based in Singapore, recognised for watercolour practice, colour research and a teaching career at Nanyang Technological University.
Biography
Watercolour and visual research
Ng Woon Lam was born in Malaysia in 1971 and moved to Singapore in 1992. He holds an MFA in painting from the New York Academy of Art and a PhD by research from Singapore’s National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
His official biography records his appointment as Associate Professor at NTU’s School of Art, Design and Media from 2019, following an earlier assistant professorship. His practice and writing connect watercolour, Chinese calligraphic brushwork, colour theory and visual design.
Awards & Honours
Selected honours
- Nanyang Education Award (University), Bronze (2021)
- American Watercolor Society Bronze Medal of Honor (2009 and 2014)
- First Place, Western Art Representational Category, Singapore Art Society National Open Juried Show (2007 and 2013)
- Dolphin Fellowship, American Watercolor Society (2014)
Exhibitions & Residencies
Selected exhibitions
His official CV lists solo exhibitions including Live & Alive (2011), A Tale 3 Cities (2013), A Jazz of Colors and Shapes (2015), In Search of Harmony (2017), and Rhyme of Colors (2017), alongside invited international watercolour exhibitions. No artist residency is stated in the cited biography.
Selected Works
In the Foundation collection
Research Links
Saraswati Foundation · Artist Profile
N. G. Woon Lam
A Malaysian-born painter and educator based in Singapore, recognised for watercolour practice, colour research and a teaching career at Nanyang Technological University.
Biography
Watercolour and visual research
Ng Woon Lam was born in Malaysia in 1971 and moved to Singapore in 1992. He holds an MFA in painting from the New York Academy of Art and a PhD by research from Singapore’s National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
His official biography records his appointment as Associate Professor at NTU’s School of Art, Design and Media from 2019, following an earlier assistant professorship. His practice and writing connect watercolour, Chinese calligraphic brushwork, colour theory and visual design.
Awards & Honours
Selected honours
- Nanyang Education Award (University), Bronze (2021)
- American Watercolor Society Bronze Medal of Honor (2009 and 2014)
- First Place, Western Art Representational Category, Singapore Art Society National Open Juried Show (2007 and 2013)
- Dolphin Fellowship, American Watercolor Society (2014)
Exhibitions & Residencies
Selected exhibitions
His official CV lists solo exhibitions including Live & Alive (2011), A Tale 3 Cities (2013), A Jazz of Colors and Shapes (2015), In Search of Harmony (2017), and Rhyme of Colors (2017), alongside invited international watercolour exhibitions. No artist residency is stated in the cited biography.
Selected Works
In the Foundation collection
Artwork 31
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