Singapore artist Prabhakara Jimmy Quek

Jimmy Quek began learning art in 1971. He has been practising art full time since 1986. He has held 11 one-man art exhibitions and participated in more than 80 group art exhibitions in Yokohama, Kobe, Sapporo, Rotterdam, New York, Washington DC, Indianapolis, Dallas, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Beijing, Quanzhou, Shanghai, Korea, Fukuoka, Osaka, Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei Darussalam, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. Jimmy signs his painting "Prabhakara" which in Sanskrit means "source of light". Jimmy was the winner of First Prize IBM Art Award Singapore in 1988. He was awarded Merit Award and Highly Commended Work in IBM Singapore Art Award 1988 and 1987, Certificates of Commendation in Painting of the Year Exhibition in 1983 and 1986. He was awarded Third Prize in National Art Competition, Western Painting Open Section in 1974. He has judged several local and regional art competitions. He has served as External Assessor for Diploma in Visual Art Assessments for 2-D Studies in the School of Fine Art, LaSalle-SIA College of the Arts. He was a member of the Course Accreditation Committee for Department of 2D and 3D Studies of LaSalle- SIA College of the Arts, Singapore. Jimmy’s paintings adorn major areas of corporations, institutions, ministries, convention centre, airline lounges, banks, hospitals, offices and homes of art lovers and art collectors worldwide. His works are in the permanent collection of Singapore Art Museum. He was requested to conduct Sketching/Drawing (Elementary / Intermediate / Advanced levels) lessons and acrylic painting courses at Federation of Art Societies, Singapore when it was located at Church Street in the early 90s. He conducted painting workshops for teachers at Metta School in 2003 and taught art at Siglap Community Centre and Mountbatten Community Centre in the 80s. Jimmy commits to making himself available for those who require artistic assistance and visual art consultation. He shares his skills and experiences in the field of visual art with those who wish to discover the joy of art making at his home studio at Tampines. He has ongoing drawing and painting lessons available for adults and kids in Singapore since 2009.

PRABHAKARA JIMMY QUEK

Biography with photos Selected Collection A Retrospection Exhibition - 46 Years of Art Making Recent Paintings - Introduction text by Constance Sheares The Spirit of Nature - Introduction text by Della Butcher A Landscape of the Soul by Claude d'Anthenaise. Translated by O’Neil An art exhibition of Recent Artworks by Five Young Singapore Artists A Painter of Sublime Landscapes by Chia Wai Hon Jimmy’s Works by Carol Jacobi Chinese Translation

BIOGRAPHY

Informative biography of Prabhakara Jimmy Quek with more than 100 colours photos.

A RETROSPECTIVE

46 years of art making by Singapore Artist Prabhakara Jimmy Quek.

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Jimmy Quek began learning art in 1971. He has been practising art full time since 1986. He has held 11 one- man art exhibitions and participated in more than 80 group art exhibitions in Yokohama, Kobe, Sapporo, Rotterdam, New York, Washington DC, Indianapolis, Dallas, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Beijing, Quanzhou, Shanghai, Korea, Fukuoka, Osaka, Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei Darussalam, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. Jimmy signs his painting "Prabhakara" which in Sanskrit means "source of light". Jimmy was the winner of First Prize IBM Art Award Singapore in 1988. He was awarded Merit Award and Highly Commended Work in IBM Singapore Art Award 1988 and 1987, Certificates of Commendation in Painting of the Year Exhibition in 1983 and 1986. He was awarded Third Prize in National Art Competition, Western Painting Open Section in 1974. He has judged several local and regional art competitions. He has served as External Assessor for Diploma in Visual Art Assessments for 2-D Studies in the School of Fine Art, LaSalle-SIA College of the Arts. He was a member of the Course Accreditation Committee for Department of 2D and 3D Studies of LaSalle- SIA College of the Arts, Singapore. Jimmy’s paintings adorn major areas of corporations, institutions, ministries, convention centre, airline lounges, banks, hospitals, offices and homes of art lovers and art collectors worldwide. His works are in the permanent collection of Singapore Art Museum. He was requested to conduct Sketching/Drawing (Elementary / Intermediate / Advanced levels) lessons and acrylic painting courses at Federation of Art Societies, Singapore when it was located at Church Street in the early 90s. He conducted painting workshops for teachers at Metta School in 2003 and taught art at Siglap Community Centre and Mountbatten Community Centre in the 80s. Jimmy commits to making himself available for those who require artistic assistance and visual art consultation. He shares his skills and experiences in the field of visual art with those who wish to discover the joy of art making at his home studio at Tampines. He has ongoing drawing and painting lessons available for adults and kids in Singapore since 2009.