Nicholas Choong Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1977 -

Nicholas Choong studied watercolour painting from a mentor at the age of 13. At 16, he learnt graphic design and photography working as a Production Assistant in the film industry. By the time he was 19, Nicky (a moniker he goes by sometimes) was already working in the events, music and entertainment industry. The next 17 years of his life was spent working and raising a family before he began painting again in 2011. In 2014, he helped develop and was the first artist in residence for the Sembilan Art Residency Programme in Seremban. He was a ​resident artist at Rimbun Dahan for the Southeast Asian Art Residency programme from February to April 2018. His solo exhibitions included Particolare at Art WeMe Contemporary Gallery, Pavilion KL in 2019; Retrospektiv at Port Commune, Selangor in 2016; and his first solo exhibition was held at Epicenter Art Gallery, Petaling Jaya in 2011, to name a few. In 2018, he is one of the two artists featured in the exhibition Liku-Liku (organised by Pelita Hati) held at National Art Gallery Malaysia.

In 2015, he established his own studio, Satu Arts and experimented with installations, performance art and collaborative mural projects. In 2016, he began his foray into video production. He is no stranger to the visual arts and design world, servicing a list of reputable clienteles such as MRT Gamuda, Uber Malaysia, Tiger Beer, as well as accounting and public relation firms and the food and beverage industry in Malaysia as a conceptual artist.