THE STORYTELLERS

9 — 25 MAY 2025

ENG SIAK LOY
WEE KONG CHAI

SUN YEE
TONG CHIN SYE
YEO KIM SENG

The Storytellers” is a group exhibition showcasing the works of five artists from the historic Singapore Academy of Arts, namely pioneer female artist, Sun Yee, and her students Eng Siak Loy, Tong Chin Sye, Wee Kong Chai, and Yeo Kim Seng. Each painting narrates a story, not through words but through the expressive language of brushwork and colour. Our artists are Storytellers in their own right, weaving personal and collective histories into their canvases. Their work invites viewers not merely to look, but to read, to feel, and to interpret – engaging in a silent dialogue that transcends language and time.

SELECTED ARTWORKS

Sun Yee 沈雁

Cathedral
1960s

Oil on canvas
98 by 79 cm

Wee Kong Chai 黃光彩

The Storyteller
1961

Oil on canvas
79 by 119 cm

Wee Kong Chai 黃光彩

Charcoal Factory at Tanjong Rhu
1975

Oil on canvas
104 by 169 cm

Wee Kong Chai 黃光彩

Marketplace in Singapore
1963

Oil on canvas
55 by 72 cm

Wee Kong Chai 黃光彩

Fish Trade by the Shore
1960

Oil on canvas
77 by 158 cm

Wee Kong Chai 黃光彩

Women Preparing Food
1961

Oil on canvas
70 by 140 cm

Eng Siak Loy 翁錫禮

Preparing Crackers (Keropok)
1967

Oil on board
59 by 79 cm

Eng Siak Loy 翁錫禮

Vegetable Seller
1977

Oil on canvas
54.5 by 75 cm

Tong Chin Sye 童振獅

Pekin Street
2012

Oil on canvas
34.5 by 45 cm

Tong Chin Sye 童振獅

Telok Ayer Street
2012

Oil on canvas
34.5 by 45 cm

Tong Chin Sye 童振獅

Cross Street
2012

Oil on canvas
34.5 by 45 cm

Tong Chin Sye 童振獅

Chinatown
2010s

Oil on canvas
34.5 by 45 cm

Tong Chin Sye 童振獅

Singapore River
1982

Watercolour on paper
36 by 54 cm

Yeo Kim Seng 楊錦成

Afternoon
1976

Oil on canvas
49 by 61.5 cm

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