ABOUT KIT Tan Juat Lee
Many people who see my paintings describe them as being very 'Chinese' or oriental in style. But they are only half-right in that assessment. I am of Chinese race, am Chinese educated and I am traditional in both my upbringing and lifestyle. But one must not forget the fact that I am above all, Singaporean. Being born and bred in a multi-racial and increasingly westernised country like Singapore will naturally have its influences on my development and style as an artist. Personally, I do not believe it is possible to be completely 'Chinese' in a multi-cultural environment such as Singapore. Thus, I would describe my artistic style as being predominantly 'Chinese Singaporean' with a touch of the current 'East Meets West' ideology.
My paintings are highly personal; they contain and reflect my memories, personal history, intimate thoughts and private emotions. Every deliberate plan, every finely-detailed brushstroke, every stroke of intense colour leads me closer towards the creation of a beautiful and flawless dream.
I am, undoubtedly, a romantic idealist. :)
AWARDS
2010 Finalist, The Sovereign Asian Art Prize. The Sovereign Foundation
2010 Finalist, The Sovereign Singapore Artists Art Prize. The Sovereign Foundation
2004 Grand Prize, UOB 23th Painting of the Year, United Overseas Bank Group, Singapore
2002 Honorable Mention, Singapore Art Award Philip Morris Group of Companies, Singapore
1999 Merit Award, Singapore Turf Club Art Competition
1999 Highly Commended Award, UOB 18th Painting of the Year, United Overseas Bank Group, Singapore
1999 Honorable Mention, Singapore Art Award Philip Morris Group of Companies
1998 First Prize (Representational), Dr Tan Tsze Chor Art Award, The Singapore Art Society
1997 Juror’s Choice, Asean Art Award, Philip Morris Group of Companies, Philippines
1997 Juror’s Choice, Singapore Art Award, Philip Morris Group of Companies
1997 Grand Prize, UOB 16th Painting of the Year, United Overseas Bank Group, Singapore
1997 Merit Award, Expression in Art, Singapore Telecom
1997 Merit Award, The MRT Art Competition, Singapore MRT
1996 Merit Award, SAF Defence Art Competition Singapore Armed Forces
1995 Highly Commended Award, UOB 14th Painting of the Year, United Overseas Bank Group, Singapore
1995 Honorable Mention, Singapore Art Award, Philip Morris Group of Companies
1987 Certificate of Commendation, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
SOLO EXHIBITION
2007 Wanderlust - An Art Exhibition by Kit Tan Juat Lee, Art Seasons Gallery, Singapore
2005 Life is but a dream - An art exhibition by Tan Juat Lee Kit, Singapore
1998 Hua Qu (Floral Delight) - An art exhibition by Tan Juat Lee Kit, Singapore
GROUP EXHIBITION
2021 SIMS4 Virtual Gallery - YouTube . An Exhibition by Modern Art Society (Singapore)
2019 Thriving Through Art” -- Singapore Women Artists Grand Art Exhibition 2019 @ Singapore Chinese Culture centre,
Federation of Art Societies (Singapore)
2019 “Revisiting History, Visualising the Future”(回顾历史,展望未来)—To commemorate Singapore Bicentennial and the 70th
Anniverary of The Singapore Art Society Exhibition 2019 @ ION Art Gallery and Singapore Chinese Culture Centre
2018 “ Modern and Beyond” Modern Art Society (Singapore) 54th Annual Exhibition 2018 @ ION Art Gallery
2017 NAFA Alumni Association 42 Years Art Exhibition @ ION Art Gallery, NAFA Alumni Association, Singapore
2017 Art Stage Singapore 2017 @ UOB Art Space “Modern Southeast Asian Art”, presented by United Oversea Bank
2016 “文人相亲”跨界文学创作艺术大展 @ National Library, Federation Of Art Societies Singapore/新加坡作家协会/新加坡文艺协会
2016 “Public Appreciation Of Modern Art” Art Exhibition@ ION Art Gallery, Singapore Modern Art Society
2016 “Dr. Tan Tsze Chor Art Awards Exhibition 2016” @ MICA Building. The Singapore Art Society
2016 “The Singapore Art Society Mini Painting Exhibition 2016”@MICA building, The Singapore Art Society
2016 “NAFA Alumni Association Art Exhibition 2016”. NAFA Alumni Association, Singapore
2016 “Sensibillity In Art : Southeast Asia and the local paradigm” Exhibition, curate by Ms Bridget Tracy Tan.
The United Oversea Bank, Singapore
2016 “SG50 Bounteous Golden Jubilee 金禧缤纷” Publication, written by Ms Zou Lu. Federation of Art Societies (Singapore)
2016 “Singapore’s Visual Artists” Publication. Singapore Art Museum 20th Anniverary Celebration, Singapore
2015 “Bounteous Golden Jubilee SG50”Art Exhibition (“继往开来”金禧名家作品大展) @ ION Art Gallery. Federation Of Art
Societies Singapore
2015 “Celebrating NAFA’s Fine Art SG50” Art Exhibition. Nanyang Academy Of Fine Arts and NAFA Alumni Association. Singapore
2015 “The UOB Art Collection : Drawing From Our Past, Framing Our Future” Exhibition. Nanyang Academy Of Fine Arts and
The United Oversea Bank. Singapore
2015 “A Seclude Scent” Telok Kurau Studios Annual Art Exhibition. Singapore
2015 “Affordable Art Fair 2015” Represented by Blue Lotus Fine Art Gallery, Singapore
2015 “Forging Ahead” (SG50) FASS Renowned Artists Grand Art Exhibition 2015, Federation of Art Societies, Singapore
2015 NAFA Alumni Association – 40th Annual Art Exhibition, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
2015 Affordable Art fair, Blue Lotus Fine Arts, Singapore
2015 “A Secluded Scent”, Telok Kurau Studios 17th Annual Art Exhibition, TKS Gallery, Singapore
2014 Contemporary Modern - MASS 50 Anniversary Art Exhibition, Modern Art society, Singapore
2014 2014 International Hainan Artists Art Exhibition, The Singapore Hainan Hwee Kuan, Singapore
2014 Reflections in Nanyang, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and Club NAFA
2014 Telok Kurau Studios 16th Annual Art Exhibition, TKS Gallery, Singapore
2013 UOB Painting Of The Year Re-Imagined digital art exhibition, The United Oversea Bank, Singapore
2013 Dr. Tan Tsze Chor Art Awards Exhibition, Singapore Art society, Singapore
2013 Telok Kurau Studios 15th Annual Art Exhibition, TKS Gallery, Singapore
2012 MASS 49th Annual Show, Modern Art Society, Singapore
2012 Art Is A Lie, Telok Kurau Studios 14th Annual Exhibition, TKS Gallery, Singapore
2011 Beyond A Prize, United Overseas Bank Group, ION Art Gallery, Singapore
2011 Singapore Art Museum Collections Exhibition - in conjunction with the launching of publication, “Women Artists in Singapore”,
by Bridget Tracy Tan, SAM Singapore
2011 Figure Art 2011, Federation of Art Societies, Kampong Eunos Exhibition Hall, Singapore
2011 The Sovereign Asian Art Prize Exhibition, Hong Kong
2010 The Sovereign Asian Art Prize Exhibition, Singapore
2010 “上下左右 Boundaries” - MASS 47th Annual Show. Modern Art Society, Singapore
2010 “Forgetting The Roses” - Telok Kuran Studios 13th Annual Art Exhibition, Singapore
2010 ArtSingapore (United Oversea Bank Group), Singapore
2010 Modern Art Exhibition, The Federation of Art Societies, Singapore
2010 Singapore Art Society 60th Anniversary Art Exhibition cum Launching of Artists Directory, Singapore
2010 The Song Heng Association Singapore & Oversea Hainanese Artists Art Exhibition, Singapore
2009 Mordern Hermit -- Telok Kurau Studios Annual Art Exhibition, Singapore
2009 Relived -- Modern Art Society in conjunction with The Singapore Art Show 2009 by National Arts Council, Nanyang Academy
of Fine Art, Singapore
2009 The 34th Anniversary Art Exhibition cum Art Award Presentation, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Alumni Association, Singapore
2009 The 2nd Singapore Hainanese Heritage & Traditional Cultural Festival, The Singapore Hainan Hwee Kuan, Singapore
2009 The Naked Truth - An Exhibition of The Nude in Contemporary Asian Art, Art Seasons Gallery, Singapore
2008 Kit Tan Juat Lee's painting at Fortis Bank, Singapore
2008 Nanyang 70 years After - A reunion of Artists in the Academy, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
2008 Asia in Harmony - 23rd Asian International Art Exhibition 2008, University City Art Museum, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, China
2008 Mountains as non-mountains- Telok Kurau Studios Annual Exhibition 2008,Singapore
2007 The Best of UOB, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
2007 Singapore Art Show 2007, Singapore Art museum, Singapore
2006 Art Cologne 2006,Cologne, Germany
2006 Art Singapore (Art Seasons Gallery Lot), Singapore
2006 Spectrum 06, Telok Kurau Studios Gallery, Singapore
2005 'Made in Singapore',Art Seasons Gallery, Singapore
2005 Award-Winning Works Exhibition 2001-2005: Recognising People And Projects. NAFA new campus official opening, Singapore
2004 The 19th Asian International Art Exhibition, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan
2004 United Overseas Bank Group 23rd Painting of the Year Exhibition, Singapore
2004 55th Anniversary Art Exhibition, The Singapore Art Society, Singapore
2003 F.A.S. 10th Anniversary Art Exhibition, The Federation of Art Societies, Singapore
2003 "Negotiating Boundaries", 39th Annual Art Exhibition, Modern Art Society, Singapore
2003 "Gift of Spring", Blue Lotus Fine Art Gallery, Singapore
2002 "Made in Singapore", Art Seasons Art Gallery, Singapore
2002 Singapore Art Society 53rd Exhibition, The Singapore Art Society, Singapore
2002 The 28th Annual Art Exhibition, The Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Alumni Association, Singapore
2002 The 17th Asian International Art Exhibition Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art, Korea
2002 Singapore Japan Art Exchange Exhibition, Japan Modern Art Society, Japan
2002 Mini-Painting Exhibition, The Singapore Art Society, Singapore
2002 Singapore Art Awards Exhibition, Philip Morris Group of Companies
2001 16th Asian International Art Exhibition, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
2001 37th Anniversary Art Exhibition, Modern Art Society, Singapore
2001 Walking into the 21st Century Grand Art Exhibition, The Federation of Art Societies, Singapore
2001 Mini-Painting Exhibition, The Singapore Art Society, Singapore
2000 Mini-Painting Exhibition, The Singapore Art Society, Singapore
2000 Nude Painting Exhibition, The Federation of Art Societies, Singapore
2000 Art Exhibition, The Singapore Art Society, Singapore
1999 50th Anniversary Art Exhibition, The Singapore Art Society, Singapore
1999 Singapore Turf Club Art Competition Exhibition, Singapore
1999 United Overseas Bank Group 18th Painting of the Year Exhibition, Singapore
1999 Philip Morris Group of Companies, Singapore Art Awards Exhibition, Singapore
1998 Art Exhibition, The Singapore Art Society, Singapore
1998 Asean Art Awards Exhibition, Singapore Art Museum & Brunei
1997 President's Charity Art Exhibition, Singapore
1997 Asean Art Awards Exhibition, Philip Morris Group of Companies, Philippines
1997 Expression in Art Exhibition, Singapore Telecom
1997 The MRT Art Competition Exhibition, Singapore
1997 United Overseas Bank Group 16th Painting of the Year Exhibition, Singapore
1997 Singapore Art Awards Exhibition, Philip Morris Group of Companies , Singapore
1997 Singapore Art Exhibition, National Arts Council, Singapore
1996 Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Defence Art Competition Exhibition, Singapore
1995 United Overseas Bank Group 14th Painting of the Year Exhibition, Singapore
1995 Singapore Art Awards Exhibition, Philip Morris Group of Companies, Singapore
1995 Singapore Art Exhibition, National Arts Council, Singapore
1987 Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Art Exhibition, Singapore
1984 Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Art Exhibition, Singapore
1982 Art Exhibition for Teachers, Ministry of Education, Singapore
Featured in published books and magazines
2016 < Singapore’s Visual Artists > by Singapore Art Museum in conjunction with 20th Anniversary Celebration
2016 < SG50 Bounteous Golden Jubilee 金禧缤纷 > by Zou Lu / Federation of Art Society Singapore
2011 <Women Artists in Singapore > by Bridge Tracy Tan
2008 Bella 都会佳人 (MAR 08), Singapore
2007 Prestige (September 2007), Singapore
1998 Asian Art News (Volume 8 Number 1), Singapore
COLLECTIONS
Singapore Art Museum
United Overseas Bank Group
Singapore MRT Ltd
Singapore Armed Forces (SAF)
Morgan Grenfell Investment Management (Asia)Ltd
Private Collections in China, Indonesia and Singapore
AFFILATIONS
Permanent Member of the Singapore Art Society
Member of Singapore Modern Art Society
Member of Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Alumni Association
Residential Artist of Telok Kurau Studios, Singapore National Arts Council (2008 - 2017)
EDUCATION
1987 Diploma in Fine Art, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
1977 Diploma in Education with Credit, Institute of Education, Singapore
1976 Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Nanyang University, Singapore