{{Short description|Singaporean painter}}{{Infobox person | name = Ang Ah Tee | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1942|11|11}} | citizenship = Singaporean | awards = Cultural Medallion | website = {{URL|angahtee.sg/}} }}
'''Ang Ah Tee''' (born 11 November 1943) is a Singaporean painter. He received the Cultural Medallion in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ang Ah Tee |url=https://www.singtel.com/about-us/sustainability/support-for-the-arts/singtel-art-collection/artists/ang-ah-tee |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=www.singtel.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ang Ah Tee |url=https://www.nafa.edu.sg/experience/why-nafa/award-winning-artists/profile/ang-ah-tee |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=www.nafa.edu.sg |language=en}}</ref>
==Education== Ang attended afternoon art class in addition to his formal classes. He studied at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts from 1960 to 1962.<ref name = "InfoPedia">{{cite web |url= https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1414_2009-01-13.html|title= Ang Ah Tee|last= Jamil|first= Nurhaizatul Jamila|date= |website= Singapore Infopedia|publisher= National Library Board|access-date= 11 October 2023|quote=}}</ref> His teachers at the academy included artists Georgette Chen and Cheong Soo Pieng, who were both pioneers of the Nanyang Style.<ref name = "Offstage">{{cite web |url= https://www.esplanade.com/offstage/arts/ang-ah-tee|title= ANG AH TEE|last= |first= |date= 12 October 2016|website= Esplanade Offstage|publisher= |access-date= 11 October 2023|quote=}}</ref>
==Career== After graduating, he was employed at the Port Authority of Singapore as a clerk. In his spare time, he would paint in watercolour and oil. In 1974, he won the Open Art Competition. He participated in a group exhibition in the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the same year.<ref name = "Offstage"/> By 1976, he had painted several prominent landmarks in Singapore. In 1976, he went on a trip to various countries across Asia which would later serve as inspiration for his art.<ref name = "InfoPedia"/> In 1977, he left his job, thereby allowing him to devote more time to painting. In his initial years as an artist, he was supported by Della Butcher.<ref name = "Offstage"/>
In 1978, Ang transitioned from using oil and watercolour to using acrylic for his artwork. In the same year, he won the National Day Art Award. He held his first solo exhibition in the Mandarin Hotel in the following year. In 1981, he went on a trip where he visited various countries across Europe and painted the prominent landmarks there. Besides touring Europe, he also visited Egypt, Nepal, Kashmir, China and Australia. In 2001, he won the first prize at the Dr Tan Tsze Chor Art Awards Competition. In 2009, he received the Cultural Medallion for his contributions to visual arts in Singapore.<ref name = "InfoPedia"/>
==Personal life== Ang is married and has a son.<ref name = "InfoPedia"/>
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Category:1943 births Category:Singaporean artists Category:Living people