BRIAN TAI
Born 1976, Kuala Lumpur
Academic Education
2000 - Degree in Physics, University Putra Malaysia
Mentor
1990 - 1992 - Ch’ng Beng Hin, self-taught artist
2017 - present - Tung Yue Nang, self-taught artist
Member of Art Society
Malaysian Watercolour Society (MWS)
Malaysia Art Society (PSM)
Life-member of National Art Gallery Malaysia
Solo Exhibitions
2022 -‘Poetry of Cities’, Awegallery, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
MAJOR LOCAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017 Ecoworld ‘Art of Journey’ Exhibition, Ecoworld Gallery, Ecosanctuary, Selangor
‘Blossom Art Festival 2017’, Wisma MCA, Kuala Lumpur
‘Sketchwalk Kuala Lumpur 3rd Anniversary Exhibition’, L’Atelier Rouge, PJ, Selangor
2018 ‘Revisit KL Group Exhibition’, Zheng Yu Art Gallery, Kepong, Kuala Lumpur
‘My Landscape’ Group Exhibition, Top Art Gallery, Klang, Selangor
‘Blossom Art Exhibition’, City Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
‘MWS Stroke of Malacca Art and Plein Air Exhibition’, Zheng He Duo Yun Xuan Art Gallery, Malacca
‘MWS Mission of Art’ GS Artcade Fine Art Gallery, PJ, Selangor
‘MWS Perak Watercolour 2.0 Exhibition’ Gray Haus Soho, Ipoh
2019 ‘OF Moments and Memories MWS Maybank exhibition’, Balai Seni Menara Maybank, Kuala Lumpur
‘Blossom Art Festival’, City Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
2020 MWS Online Annual Show
MWS ‘StayATHome’ Online Exhibition
‘Southeast Asia Watercolour Exhibition (PACA)’, Balai Seni Lukis Negara Cawangan Langkawi
‘MWS Peace & Calm Taiping Exhibition + Plein air’ Raintown Art Gallery, Taiping Perak
2021 ‘UNLOCK’ MWS Online exhibition
‘A Brush with Passion teacher-student exhibition’, Lot 18 Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
2022 ‘MOMENTS discover Wanderlust 3 men show’, Awegallery, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
‘The Magnificent Two Duo exhibition of Brian Tai & Shireen Lee’, Heritage 1957 Café and Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
Major International Group Exhibitions
2017 ‘Incheon global art exchange exhibition 2017’ ,Incheon Culture & Art Center,
Incheon, Korea
2018 ‘IWS 1st International Watercolour Festival Czech Republic’, Galerie Manes, Praha, Czech Republic
‘IWS Our Wonderful world Ukraine exhibition’, Ukraine Gallery AVEC, Ukraine
‘IWS 1st International Watercolor Biennale Malaysia’ White Box @Publika KL, Malaysia
2019 ‘Incheon global art exchange exhibition 2019’ ,Incheon Culture & Art Center,
Incheon, Korea
‘@rtquarelle IWS Indonesia 3rd Exhibition’, AB-BC Building/Art Bali, Nusa Dua Bali, Indonesia
2020 ‘The 2nd Shenzhen International watercolour Biennale’, Luohu Art Museum,
Shenzhen, China
‘Incheon Korean art exchange 2020’, Incheon Culture & Art Center, Incheon, Korea
2021 IWS 1st truly Watercolour International Juried online exhibition, Nepal
IWS Indonesia online exhibition
CIWAS China-Malaysia art exchange online Exhibition
IWMA Online Competition
International Watercolour Master Online Exhibition
Exposition D’Aquarelle France-Prologne Online Exhibition
2022 ‘2nd International Watercolour Exhibition Fremantle (IWEF)’, WA’s epicentre of
culture and the arts ,Fremantle Mayor, Hannah Fitzhardinge, Australia