UOB Southeast Asian Painting of the Year and top winner for 2024 UOB Painting of the Year (Singapore), Established Artist Category, “A Sip Through Time” by Yong Wee Loon
Singaporean artist Mr Yong Wee Loon’s artwork “A Sip Through Time”, which taps into viewers’ sense of nostalgia through artifacts lost to modern society, clinched both the 2024 UOB Painting of the Year (Singapore) award and the prestigious UOB Southeast Asian Painting of the Year (SEA POY) award. Mr Yong’s artwork rose above the outstanding winning pieces from the 2024 UOB POY competitions held in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam. This is his second time winning a UOB POY award, previously winning the Silver award in the 2017 competition under the Emerging Artist Category. A Singaporean artist last received the SEA POY award in 2013.
The 43rd UOB POY Regional Winners’ Showcase will be held at National Gallery Singapore, UOB Discovery Space from 16 November 2024 to 26 January 2025, open from 10am to 7pm daily, and on UOBandArt.com
Venue: National Gallery Singapore
When: 16 Nov 2024 - 26 Jan 2025,
By: National Gallery Singapore
