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Artist Biography

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B. 1932; Kuala Lumpur D. 1989; London

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1963 | British Council, Kuala Lumpur

EDUCATION
1964 | Hammersmith College of Art, London
1966 | Wimbledon and Southlands College of Education, London

Patrick Ng first attracted attention when his Batik Malaysia, which

illustrated Malay kampung damsels hanging their sarung on a washline,
won the top prize of RM3,000 in the Manila competition.

He was then a clerk at the Federation Establishment Office. He was

under the guidance of Peter Harris and was secretary to the Wednesday

A r t G r o u p (WAG ) . I n 1 9 6 2 , h i s p a i n t i n g o f a v i o l i n i s t w a s p r e s e n t e d t o
the Art Gall ery of Victoria, Austral ia, a s a gift from the Mal ay sian
Government.

His wor k was al so sel ected for the Arts of Mal aysia exhibition hel d at
the Commonwealth Institute in London in February 1966.

He had his first one-man show at the British Council in Kuala Lumpur in
March 1963. The fifty watercolours, pastels, wax, charcoal and Indian
ink were based on his visit to India that January and revealed the
i n f l u e n c e o f M . F. H u s s a i n a n d J a m i n i R o y .

His most well-known painting is the Spirits of the Earth, Sky and
Water (1959) which was a work of oil on board.

A bold abstract composition of peach-coloured agave-like cactus in bloom on a blue

background, this work was probably shown in Patrick Ngs first solo at the British
Council in Kuala Lumpur in March 1963. A major figure of the Wednesday Art Group
founded by Peter Harris, Patrick later rose to head it. His most iconic painting Spirit
of Water, Wind and Air (1958) is currently held in permanent collection of National
Visual Arts Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
Patrick Ng was a member of the Wednesday Art Group in 1960s and was awarded
the Sino-British fellowship to study at Chelsea College of Art and Design (now
Hammersmith College). Patricks painting of a violinist was presented to The National
Gallery of Victoria in Australia as a gift from the Malaysian government. His work was
selected for the Arts of Malaysia exhibition held at Commonwealth Institute in
London.