Lai Foong Moi (1931-1995) / 赖凤美（1931-1995）

Lai Foong Moi (1931-1955), a Seremban born artist and here is a brief account of the artist:
赖凤美（1931-1995），芙蓉出生的画家。以下为其简介：

 Her paintings:
她的油画：

Source: Six Artists, 1994, Singapore.
摘录自1994年出版的《六画家作品选集》

from Henry-Butcher's catalog:
据拍卖商亨利布彻的介绍：

LAI FOONG MOI

• Born i n S eremban, Negeri S embilan i n 1931

• Enrolled at Nanyang Academy of Fine A rts f rom 1950

to 1953

• Awarded a scholarship by the French Government

to study at Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts de Paris in

Paris, France f rom 1954 to 1958

• The first Malaysian-born woman artist to study art in

Paris a nd was i nf luenced by Post-Impressionism

• Emerged in the Malayan art scene as one of the few

women a rtists i n t he 1950s

• Held a teaching position at the Nanyang Academy of

Fine A rts (NAFA) f rom 1958 u ntil 1994

• She invited Professor Chapelain Midy, her lecturer at

Ecole Nationale des Beaux A rts de Paris to v isit NAFA

• Participated in group exhibitions Salon de Mai and

Salon Autumn i n Paris between 1954 a nd 1958

• Known for her iconic portrait study of an elderly

Chinese San Sui construction worker dated 1967 in the

collection of National Visual Arts Gallery, Malaysia

which represents the working class

• Died i n Singapore i n 1995

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