ART FOR NATURE 2016

Treasure NatureJanuary 12 - 24, 2016

01 Awang Damit Ahmad Pun Pun Merah 2015 Mixed Media 61 x 61 cm

02 Rachel Lee Lin Chee Rain 2013 Acrylic on Canvas 150 x 120 cm

03 Heng Eow Lin Joy of Love Sculpture 43 cm (H) 04 Alex Leong Yim Kuan Campbell Street, Tong Chai Tong 2015 Water Colour 39 x 74.5 cm

05 Cheah Ewe Hoon Waterfall 2000 Water Colour 22 x 25 cm

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46 Esther Reutens Love 2013 Oil on Canvas 48 x 48 cm

47 Lee Yuen The Mountain Chinese Ink 63 x 40 cm

48 Ang Swee Hin The Garden Chinese Ink 90 x 30 cm

49 Lee Shin Tzun Lotus Chinese Ink 98 x 52 cm

50 Lam Le Siang A Hot Afternoon 2013 Oil on Canvas 40.5 x 40.5 cm

51 Tan Sock Chin The Splash 2015 Acrylic on Canvas 74.5 x 74.5 cm 52 Choong Voon Hsiu Mother And Son 2013 Pastel on Paper 53 x 76 cm

53 Siow Wan Leen Brave Heart 2013 Acrylic on Canvas 122 x 90 cm

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43 Cheung Pooi Yip Trees by the River 2000 Acrylic on Canvas 70 x 70 cm 44 Lim Ah Cheng Leadership Series 2 2013 Oil on Canvas 90 x 150 cm

45 Dato Tan Chee Khuan Landscape Oil on Canvas 29 x 29 cm

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47It is with great pleasure that we present Art for Nature 2016, an annual charity art exhibition held since 1997, where part of the proceeds will be channelled to WWF-Malaysia’s conversation efforts. We have been in the Malaysian art scene for seven years now nurturing artistic talents and supporting worthy causes through creative exhibitions.

Like the exquisite and valuable artworks created by artists; our natural treasures are priceless and irreplaceable; their beauty awe-inspiring and invaluable. From the majestic tiger that graces our national crest to the Hawksbill turtle with its exquisite shell, from the mighty Gunung Kinabalu to the magnificent reefs of Sipadan Island; our natural treasures have shaped our culture and inspired the creation of our stories and art for many generations.

We hope that the artworks exhibited in Art for Nature 2016 will ignite the passion for environmental conservation among members of the public, as well as an appreciation of the power of art to communicate meaningful messages.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the brilliant participatings artists, generous collectors, the WWF-Malaysia team and everyone whose support made Art for Nature 2016 possible.

Madam Cheong Mei Fong PJK Island Gallery - Director

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Through the Art for Nature exhibition, WWF-Malaysia invited artists to share their brilliant creativity through artworks that showcase our natural treasures, thereby inspiring everyone to value and conserve the beauty and bounty of our living planet. Our natural environment is humankind’s greatest treasure: we need our forests for clean air to breathe and fresh water for our homes and industries; we need our seas for seafood to eat. We need our forests to serve as carbon sinks and for soil stability, to help minimise the adverse effects of climate change. We need healthy forests and seas for our very survival, even as these ecosystems sustain industries such as ecotourism and fisheries, providing income for millions of people.

Our natural gifts are priceless, and we should conserve and treasure them, so that our children and future generations can continue to enjoy the invaluable services provided by healthy ecosystems, such as forests and seas – and continue to be inspired by nature’s beauty.

On behalf of WWF-Malaysia, I would like to thank Madam Cheong and Island Gallery for organising Art for Nature 2016; and Gurney Paragon Mall for hosting the exhibition. We also thank the artists for generously lending their talent to support the conservation cause. We hope that Art for Nature 2016 will be an exciting celebration of our natural treasures that will inspire everyone to treasure and protect nature’s gifts.

Yg Bhg Dato' Dr Dionysius Sharma WWF-Malaysia Executive Director/CEO

Photo © WWF-Malaysia / Rahana Husin

Photo courtesy of Madam Cheong

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Alex Leong Yim Kuan

Allen Soon

Ang Swee Hin

Awang Damit Ahmad

Carmen Loo

Chan Tat Wai

Cheah Ewe Hoon

Cheah Gim Ewe

Cheah Yew Saik

Cheong Mei Fong

Cheung Pooi Yip

Ch'ng Huck Theng

Chng Kiah Kiean

Choo Beng Teong

Chooi Yew Seng

Choong Voon Hsiu

Choy Meng Foong

Christine Das

Dato Tan Chee Khuan

Delwin Cheah

Esther Reutens

Felysia Chew Shin Yin

Gary Chuah Chun Wah

Gooi Thin Kwang

Heng Eow Lin

Jason Min

Koay Sheng Tat

Koh Teng Huat

Lam Le Siang

Lee Loong Looi

Lee Shin Tzun

Lee Siew Wen

Lee Yuen

Lim Ah Cheng

Lim Anuar

Loo Hooi Nam

Lye Yau Fatt

Mah Ai Ching

Nasir Nadzir

Ng Kim Neoh

Ooi Seng Chai

Rachel Lee Lin Chee

Santhi d/o Palanisamy Pillai

Siow Wan Leen

Soon Lai Wai

Tan Hock An

Tan Kuan Aw

Tan Peng Hooi

Tan Sock Chin

Voon Kim Cheong

Wong Siew Inn

Yeo Eng Siang

Yong Seow Ping

42 Delwin Cheah Tiger 2015 Ink on Paper 15 x 22.2 cm

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06 Lee Loong Looi Voice Of Love 2012 Acrylic on Canvas 50 x 76 cm 07 Cheah Yew Saik The Glory of Paddy Field Watercolour 56 x 75 cm

08 Cheong Mei Fong Let Go 2012 Acrylic on Canvas 61 x 76 cm

09 Ch’ng Kiah Kiean Tanjung Tokong 2014 Mixed 27 x 27 cm

10 Koay Sheng Tat Lively in Campbell Street 2014 Water Colour 38 x 56 cm

14 Christine Das Perched #3 2013 Acrylic on Canvas 60 x 60 cm

15 Choo Beng Teong King Fisher 2015 Water Colour 11 x 8 cm

16 Tan Peng Hooi Loving Pigeons 1993 Oil on Canvas 76 x 61 cm

17 Chooi Yew Seng Running Horse 1 1975 Chinese Ink on Paper 43 x 52 cm

18 Allen Soon Bird One 2008 Acrylic on Canvas 20 x 20 cm

19 Ooi Seng Chai Fantasy Animal Series 1 - 3 2003 Clay 28 cm (H)

20 Yong Seow Ping Beckoning - Cat Series II 2014 Acrylic on Canvas 41 x 31 cm

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23 Lim Anuar Craving For Jackfruit 2015 Batik 87 x 55 cm

24 Ch’ng Huck Theng The Good Old Days 2010 Acrylic on Museum Grade Paper 75 x 56 cm

25 Loo Hooi Nam Morning Market 2013 Oil on Canvas 33 x 45 cm

26 Chan Tat Wai Cameron Highland 2008 Acrylic on Canvas 52 x 75 cm

27 Jason Min Lebuh Cannon, Penang 2014 Mixed 38 x 58 cm

28 Gooi Thin Kwang Arowana 2015 Copper Tooling (Hues created by Temp. Heating) 91 x 61 cm

29 Gary Chuah Chun Wah Tiger 2015 Acrylic on Canvas 91.5 x 61 cm

30 Nasir Nadzir Love 2015 Artline Ink 25 x 28.5 cm

31 Lye Yau Fatt Two Cats Pastel on Paper 18 x 16 cm

32 Wong Siew Inn Flower Power 1998 Water Colour 54 x 39 cm

33 Santhi d/o Palanisamy Pillai Veenai 2015 Acrylic on Canvas 72 x 65 cm

34 Soon Lai Wai Garden Of Art - Basking In The Sun 4 2011 Mixed 91.4 x 121.9 cm

35 Mah Ai Ching Prosperity 2000 Water Colour 35 x 51 cm

36 Yeo Eng Siang My Hometown Chinese Ink 29.5 x 41 cm

37 Voon Kim Cheong Sway In The Wind 2012 Oil on Canvas 35.5 x 35.5 cm

38 Ng Kim Neoh Sweet Dreams 2009 Oil on Canvas 61 x 61 cm

39 Tan Kuan Aw Thinker Sketch on Paper 23 x 32 cm

40 Carmen Loo Morning Glory 2015 Acrylic 60 x 45 cm

41 Tan Hock An Hatchling 2015 Acrylic on Glass 61 x 61 cm

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13 Lee Siew Wen Elephant 2015 Acrylic on Canvas 76 x 104 cm

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21 Felysia Chew Shin Yin Reflection 2014 Acrylic 105 x 74 cm

22 Choy Meng Foong Glazing In The Dark 2014 Acrylic on Canvas 72 x 84 cm

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11 Cheah Gim Ewe Dancing In Dendara Egypt 2011 Acrylic on Canvas 120 x 90 cm

12 Koh Teng Huat Penang M a Chor Temple 2015 Oil on Canvas 60 x 75 cm