Born in 1943 in Singapore, Ang Ah Tee is a second-generation Singaporean artist and one of the nation’s most acclaimed and celebrated cultural treasures. He is a watercolour, oil and acrylic painter, best known for his vivid landscape paintings inspired by extensive travels around the world and his compelling abstract works.

He studied in the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, and in the three years he spent at the academy, he was tutored by Singapore art pioneers. Among his teachers, he counts Georgette Chen and Cheong Soo Pieng—both pioneering Nanyang style artists—as having the most significant influence on his art. Chen would inculcate in Ang the importance of building a strong foundation in his artistic studies and practice and Cheong’s creativity was a source of constant inspiration for Ang.

Through his career, Ang exhibited his art at numerous solo and group exhibitions both in Singapore and internationally. In 1974, he won the Open Art Competition organised by the Port of Singapore Authority and participated in a group exhibition in the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In 2009. Ang received the Cultural Medallion for his contributions to visual arts in Singapore.

The veteran artist has held 11 solo exhibitions, and participated in numerous group exhibitions internationally. His works are sought after and collected all around the world.

新加坡第二代画家洪亚弟1943年出生于新加坡，1962年毕业于南样美专，师从钟四滨和张荔枝。他在1977年成为全职画家，2009年获得新加坡文华奖。洪亚弟先后在中国、东南亚、中东、英国和美国举办过个人画展和联展。

新加坡第二代画家洪亚弟的名字，本地艺术爱好者和收藏家们都很熟悉，他是第二代画家中的重要人物。洪亚弟早年画水彩、油画，后来逐渐改画丙烯。他的作品题材广泛，作品风格非写实主义，具有印象表现主义特点，色彩稳重，色调统一，画面典雅，在零碎粗旷的笔触中含蓄描绘风景中建筑、街道、山川河流，作品朦胧中带出意境，具有含蓄之美。