Georgette Chen

Georgette Chen
Georgette Chen
张荔英
Born	23 October 1906; Chekiang (Zhejiang), Qing Dynasty
Died	15 March 1993 (aged 86); Singapore
Resting place	Mandai Crematorium
Nationality	Singaporean
Education	Académie Colarossi;; Académie Biloul;; Art Students League of New York
Known for	Oil painting
Movement	Nanyang Style; Impressionism; Post-Impressionism; Fauvism
Spouse	Eugene Chen (m. 1930; died 1944)
Awards	1982: Cultural Medallion (Visual arts)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	张荔英
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhāng Lìyīng

Georgette Liying Chendana Chen (simplified Chinese: 张荔英; traditional Chinese: 張荔英; pinyin: Zhāng Lìyīng; Born Chang Li Ying; 23 October 1906 – 15 March 1993), most commonly known as Georgette Chen, was a Singaporean painter and one of the pioneers of modern Singaporean art as well as the Nanyang style of art in the region.^[1]

A key figure in the development of modern art in Singapore, Chen is known for her oil paintings and contributions to art education as a teacher at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) from 1954 to 1981.^[1]^[2]^[3] Prior to being based in Malaya and Singapore from the 1950s onwards, Chen often travelled between cities such as Shanghai, Paris, New York and Tokyo.^[3] In 1982, Chen was awarded the Cultural Medallion for her contributions to the visual arts in Singapore.^[3]

On 15 March 1993, Chen died of complications from rheumatoid arthritis after an 11-year struggle with the ailment.^[3]

^ ^a ^b Kwok, Kian Chow (1996). Channels and Confluences: A History of Singapore Art. Singapore: Singapore Art Museum. p. 42. ISBN 9789810074883.
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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Georgette Chen Liying". Esplanade Offstage. 12 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.