NICHOLAS CHOONG

A go-to conceptual artist for agencies and brands like MRT Gamuda, Uber Malaysia, Tiger Beer, restaurants as well as Accounting & PR Firms in Malaysia – Nicholas Choong is no stranger to the visual arts and design world.

By the time he was 19, Nicky (a moniker he goes by sometimes) was already working in the events, music & entertainment industry. The next 17 years of his life was spent working and raising a family before he began painting again in 2011.

In 2014 he helped shape (and was the first artist in residence for) the sembilan Art Residency Programme in Seremban. During that time he also mentored under Wei Ling Gallery and has continued to exhibit his work in group and solo shows up till this day.

In 2015 he opened his own studio, Satu Arts – and continued to work on his craft. Nicky also dabbled in installations, performance art and collaborative mural projects. In 2016, he began his foray into video production and has since then worked as an Art Director and Creative Director in the media and corporate world. In his traditional paintings, Nicholas works in a series-based format and is known for his strong color and line work.

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Solo Exhibitions

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Art Fairs

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Group Exhibitions

2023

Tattler Ball 2023, St. Regis Kuala Lumpur, Heritouch Gallery
‘Spice Select’, Nadine Fine Art PJ
‘My Malaysia : A Special Kind of Wonderful’, Balai Seni Maybank, KL 

2022

‘Urban Vibes’, Art WeMe Contemporary Gallery, Online
‘All Out 2022’, Art WeMe Contemporary Gallery, GMBB KL

2021

‘KLWKND : Art In The City 2021′, ArtVoice Gallery, KL LangUR : Building Bridges Between Our Worlds’, Penang State Museum & Gallery
‘Ameliorate’ Sustainable Environmental Arts Assemble (SEAA), Galeri Prima, KL
‘Get-Go’ (Group Show), K5 Gallery, Bukit Jalil, KL
‘Pure Painting 2’ (Group Show), Maybank Gallery of Art, Online
Locals Only! 2021 (Group Show), Taksu Gallery, KL
‘Abstracted Reality’ (Group Show), TAPG, Virtual + Online

2020

Spice Select (Group Show), Nadine Fine Art PJ
Mending Fence : Tales of an Isolation (Group Show), G13 Gallery, PJ
Art Is Around Us, Art WeMe Contemporary Gallery, Artsy Online
Stay Home (Group Show), KL City Art Gallery, Online
Splendid Isolation (Group Show), Nadine Fine Art, PJ
‘Unity Canvas’ installation at Pavilion KL, Art WeMe Contemporary Gallery, KL
Traversing 175 (Group Show celebrating The New Straits Times 175th Anniversary), Galeri Prima, KL
‘Survival’ (Group Show), KL City Art Gallery, KL

2019

Locals Only! 2019 (Group Show) Taksu Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
ART4SMALL (Group Show), Balai Seni Maybank, Menara Maybank, KL
A Largeness of Contemplation (Group Show), Zhan PJ
Painting and Empathy (Group Show), Nadine Fine Art PJ
SH/FT – A Contemporary Visual Art Exhibition, Cendana, Black Box, Publika KL
Picturesque Time : Malaysian Artists Group Show, Art WeMe Contemporary Gallery, Pavilion KL
Infinity City (2 man show), Nadine Fine Art PJ
Art For All (Charity Group Show), HELP International School, PJ
STORIES (Group Show), The Art People Gallery, Hong Kong
Art In Vasion (Group Show), Nadine Fine Art, PJ
UOB Painting of the Year 2019 – Finalist
Holiday Edition 2019 (Group Show), Zhan, PJ

2018

Resident Artist – Southeast Asian Art Residency (February – April), Rimbun Dahan, Kuang
Harapan (Group Show) : An Exhibition on GE14 and Malaysian Politics, L’Atelier Rouge (The Red Studio), Jaya One,PJ
Sembilan Art Residency Exhibition, K7 Melaka in conjunction with the Melaka Festival 2018
Appointed Mural Artist for KVMRT – Mural @ Entrance A, Pasar Seni MRT Station KL
Appointed Judge for Art Painting Category, Petron Vision National Art Competition 2018
Pameran 50-50 (Group Show), Masa Galeri, M Suites Hotel, Johor Bahru
MORPHOSIS (Group Show), Galeri Prima, Bangsar KL
LIKU – LIKU (A two person show), Creative Space, National Art Gallery of Malaysia, KL
GWKL : Gallery Weekend Kuala Lumpur 2018, Pelita Hati, Artsy

2017

S I M U L A (Group Show), B.A.G. Damansara Perdana, PJ
2nd Wave (Group Show), TAPG Art Gallery, Klang, Selangor
JOURNEY (sembilan Art Residency Inaugural Group Show), Hotel Seri Pacific KL
TEXTURES (12 Artists Group Show) Presented by MML, L’Atelier Rouge (The Red Studio), Jaya One,PJ
Nada Rimba II (Group Show), L’Atelier Rouge (The Red Studio), Jaya One,PJ

2016

Artist Workshop for L45 & sembilan Art Residency, L45 Bangsar Kuala Lumpur
Sketching & Watercolor Demo and Workshop, Port Commune PJ
Art facilitator for WeCareJourney & L’Oréal Malaysia’s #lorealcitizenday , PJ Spastic Centre
Lukis (Group Show), Ruang Sementara, Artrow, Publika KL

2015

Flow x Symmetry – The Inaugural Exhibition for sembilan Art Residency, Alliance Francaise Kuala Lumpur
Appointed Key Visual Artist for Tiger Beer Malaysia’s TRANSLATE 2015
‘The Artist Is Present’ performance at sembilan Art Residency’s End of Year Wrap up Party, Awegallery Petaling Jaya
SAS Year-End Celebration (Charity Auction) for OiC : The Cambodia Project!, Ekkamai Kuala Lumpur
Nada Rimba (Group Show), Atelier Art Space Petaling Jaya

2014

Resident artist / Term 1 / October – December /  sembilan Art Residency, Seremban
CONJOIN: SPONTANEOUS #1 (Group Show), Artemis Art, Kuala Lumpur
Everything Meets Here – A Debut Art Exhibition, Anak Bunga Emas Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

2013

Art For Grabs, 6th Kuala Lumpur Alternative Bookfest (KLAB), The Annexe Gallery, Central Market, Kuala Lumpur

2012

Nostalgia (Group Show), Pelita Hati Gallery of Art, Kuala Lumpur