Chen Chong Swee

Chen Chong Swee
陈宗瑞
Chen in 1954
Born6 November 1910
Swatow, China
Died15 February 1985 (aged 74)
Singapore
EducationXinhua Academy of Fine Art, Shanghai
Known forWatercolour, Chinese Ink and wash painting, Oil painting
MovementNanyang art style
Awards1935: Cash prize, King George V Silver Jubilee art Exhibition
1965: Public Service Starby the Government of Singapore.

Chen Chong Swee (simplified Chinese: 陈宗瑞; traditional Chinese: 陳宗瑞; pinyin: Chén Zōng Ruì) was a Singaporean watercolourist belonging to the pioneer generation of artists espousing the Nanyang-styled painting unique to Singapore, at the turn of the 20th century. He was also one of the first artists in Singapore to use Chinese ink painting techniques to render scenery and figurative paintings of local and Southeast Asian themes.

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