ARTISTS

          Pan Shou

     He was born in 1911 in Nanan, Fujian in China.

     He came to Singapore in 1930 as a young man of 19, well-schooled in Chinese classics and brush.

     Pan Shou's artistic achievements are the result of decades of studying ancient Chinese scripts. He studied many calligraphic masterpieces of China, especially those on commemorative stone tablets.

     Upon this foundation, his own calligraphic style gradually evolved over the years and he became Singapore's most well-known calligrapher.

     Some of his works:

     *Poem of Zither  1999     8 panels (purchased by the Singapore Art Museum with support from the Lee Foundation)

     The Singapore Art Museum's website is at NHB.

     Selected Exhibitions:

     *1990   Singapore Art Fair (Singapore)

     *1991   Singapore Art fair (Singapore)

     *1991   Solo calligraphy exhibition: National Museum Art Gallery (Singapore)

     Awards:

     *Gold Medal, Salon des Artistes Francais, Grand Palais, Paris (France)

     *Cultural Medallion Award, Ministry of Information & The Arts (Singapore)

     Selected Collections:

     *National Museum Art Gallery (Singapore)