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
An Introduction by Della Butcher
Artwork Collection
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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 is Sanskrit for "source of light".
Jimmy was the winner of the First Prize IBM Art Award Singapore in 1988. He
was awarded the Merit Award and Highly Commended Work in IBM
Singapore Art Award in 1988 and 1987, and Certificates of Commendation in
the Painting of the Year Exhibition in 1983 and 1986. He received Third Prize
in the National Art Competition, Western Painting Open Section in 1974.
He has been a judge for 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 the 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 centres, airline lounges, banks, hospitals, offices and the homes
of art lovers and collectors around the world. His works are in the
permanent collection of the Singapore Art Museum.
He was asked to teach sketching/drawing (elementary/ intermediate/
advanced levels) lessons and acrylic painting courses at the Federation of Art
Societies, Singapore when it was located on Church Street in the early 1990s.
He conducted painting workshops for teachers at Metta School in 2003 and
taught art at Siglap Community Centre and Mountbatten Community Centre
in the 1980s.
Since 2009, Jimmy has also dedicated himself to serving those in need of
artistic assistance and visual arts consultation, sharing his experience in the
visual arts with those who wish to discover the joy of art making in his home
studio in Tampines, Singapore.
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inspired by art daily!
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 is Sanskrit for "source of light".
Jimmy was the winner of the First Prize
IBM Art Award Singapore in 1988. He was
awarded the Merit Award and Highly
Commended Work in IBM Singapore Art
Award in 1988 and 1987, and Certificates
of Commendation in the Painting of the
Year Exhibition in 1983 and 1986. He
received Third Prize in the National Art
Competition, Western Painting Open
Section in 1974.
He has been a judge for 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 the
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 centres, airline lounges, banks,
hospitals, offices and the homes of art
lovers and collectors around the world. His
works are in the permanent collection of
the Singapore Art Museum.
He was asked to teach sketching/drawing
(elementary/ intermediate/ advanced
levels) lessons and acrylic painting courses
at the Federation of Art Societies,
Singapore when it was located on Church
Street in the early 1990s. He conducted
painting workshops for teachers at Metta
School in 2003 and taught art at Siglap
Community Centre and Mountbatten
Community Centre in the 1980s.
Since 2009, Jimmy has also dedicated
himself to serving those in need of artistic
assistance and visual arts consultation,
sharing his experience in the visual arts
with those who wish to discover the joy of
art making in his home studio in
Tampines, Singapore.
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
An Introduction by Della Butcher
Artwork Collection
