Ramsay Ong Art for Sale at Auction

b. 1943 -

Ramsay Ong, who is a fifth generation from the clan of the Kapitan Cina Ong Tiang Swee (he’s his great grandson) always works close to nature in his art. When he went to live in Sri Lanka for two years, he was based in the Hantane Hills and drew his inspirations from there, and was awarded the Rathna Deepa Award by the Sri Lanka Hill Country Cultural and Arts Association. In the late 1970s, he used the processed bark of the Tekalong (wild breadfruit tree) his bark-cloth canvas. Another popular medium he works on is batik, for which he had won an Outstanding Prize. He was also awarded the Ahli Bintang Sarawak in the 1970s. He set up a gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Artrageously Ramsay Ong Gallery, which he later moved to his home base in Kuching. He first worked as a draughtsman at the Postal and Telecommunications Department and later a teacher. His first solo was held at the British Council in Kuching in 1965.