Visual Arts, Open Call

[Exhibition Opening Reception] (Re)discovering Shui Tit Sing

Organised by: Prestige Gallery
  • Date:
    17 Aug 2025
  • Time:
    2:30pm - 5:00pm
  • Duration:
    2h 30 mins
  • Venue:
    PRESTIGE GALLERY, Tanjong Pagar Distripark 39 Keppel Road, Lobby A #03-01, Singapore 089065
  • Language:
    Mandarin and English
  • Admission:
    Free
  • Advisory:
    16 years old and above (based in Singapore)

Synopsis:

Join us for the opening of "(Re)discovering Shui Tit Sing", a landmark retrospective that reintroduces the legacy of Shui Tit Sing (1914–1997)—artist, educator, and one of Singapore's overlooked modern pioneers.

Featuring over 50 works across watercolour, oil, ink, woodblock print, and sculpture, this exhibition traces Shui's transnational journey from the National Hangzhou Art Academy in 1934 to his final decades in Singapore. Alongside the artworks, an extensive body of archival material compiled by cultural archivist Koh Nguang How—ranging from teaching notes and photographs to rare historical documents—offers a rare, multidimensional look at Shui's life and impact.
This is Shui's first major solo exhibition in over 40 years, and marks the beginning of a long-term curatorial initiative to revisit underexplored chapters of Singapore's art history. Endorsed by the China Academy of Art and supported by the National Arts Council, the exhibition is also part of Singapore Gallery Month.
Be part of this long-awaited rediscovery of a post-war immigrant artist whose work shaped a generation.

About Shui Tit Sing:

Shui Tit Sing (1914–1997) graduated from the National Academy of Art in Hangzhou, where he studied under modern Chinese masters such as Lin Fengmian, Pan Tianshou, Wu Dayu, Cai Weilian, Chang Shuhong, and Guan Liang. He was a close classmate of Zao Wou-Ki, while Chu Teh-Chun and Wu Guanzhong were his juniors. In 1940, Shui relocated to Malaya (now Singapore), and after becoming a Singaporean citizen in 1957, he devoted himself to both art-making and teaching. He taught art and Chinese at Catholic High School from 1948 to 1977 and actively participated in artistic groups such as the Ten Men Art Group and the Society of Chinese Artists from the 1960s. His practice spanned oil, watercolour, ink, sketching, and woodcarving, with a distinctive personal style. Over several decades, he made a lasting impact on the art history of Singapore and Malaysia.