Georgette Liying Chendana Chen, most commonly known as Georgette Chen, was a Singaporean painter and one of the pioneers of modern Singaporean art as well as the Nanyang style of art in the region.
Georgette Chen
Georgette Chen, Self Portrait, c. 1946, Oil on canvas, Collection of National Gallery Singapore
Portrait of Chang Li Ying (Georgette Chen) from The Young Companion, 1931
Georgette Chen, Sweet Rambutans, 1965, Oil on canvas
The visual art of Singapore, or Singaporean art, refers to all forms of visual art in or associated with Singapore throughout its history and towards the present-day. The history of Singaporean art includes the indigenous artistic traditions of the Malay Archipelago and the diverse visual practices of itinerant artists and migrants from China, the Indian subcontinent, and Europe.
Chua Mia Tee, National Language Class, 1959, Oil on canvas, 112 x 153 cm, Installation view at the National Gallery Singapore
Javanese-style gold jewellery discovered at Bukit Larangan (Fort Canning Hill), 14th century, National Museum of Singapore
A fragment of the Singapore Stone, inscribed with an unknown script, c 10th to 13th century.
Philip Jackson, A View of Singapore from the Sea, June 1823, Pencil sketch
