Ong Kim Seng (b. 1945, Singapore ), BBM. A.W.S. DF. N.W.S is one of the most acclaimed watercolour artists in Asia.  A full-time artist since 1985, Mr Ong was awarded the Cultural Medallion in Visual Arts by the Republic of Singapore in 1990 and is a recipient of 8 awards from the prestigious American Watercolour Society (AWS) in New York. In 1990, he became the first Asian outside of the United States to be awarded the AWS membership. He was conferred the distinguished Dolphin Fellowship by the Society in 2000.