Katy Yu Guoqin holds a Bachelor Degree in Law and attended the Portrait Painting Course of the Oil Painting Department at the Central Academy of Fine Arts from 1990 to 1991. Since 1993, she has received numerous honors in the field of art namely two International Exhibition Gold Awards, one Special Excellence Award, and 15 selected entries; one National Silver Award and three selected entries in China’s national level exhibitions; three Provincial Silver Awards, one Bronze Award, and one Academic Award; as well as one Municipal Gold Award of the Literature and Art Golden Color Prize, two Top Ten Awards, one Special Award, and one Bronze Award.

She has held one solo exhibition and published two personal art albums. Many of her portrait works have been collected by political leaders and corporate figures from China, South Korea, Malaysia and other countries. She currently resides in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Alex Teh Chin Boon, a Malaysian artist and senior lecturer at the Department of Creative Multimedia, New Era University College. He specializes in integrating traditional watercolor techniques with digital media, combining classic artistry with modern innovation in both teaching and creation, thus promoting the dialogue between art and technology. His achievements include winning the championship of Nike’s “Keris – Born from Obsession” Digital Art Competition and the second prize at the Japan International Watercolor Award, with works exhibited at the Kurume Art Museum in Japan. In 2024, he was invited to the “Dreaming in the Deep Blue – Qingdao International Art Masters Exhibition”, further expanding his presence on the international stage. His works are highly regarded and collected by art lovers worldwide. As a cultural promoter, he continues to gain recognition for his unique artistic vision and expressive strength, while actively contributing to community development and cultural exchange.

Zheng Yanhong, originally from Fujian, China, was born in 1975 and graduated from the Fujian Arts and Crafts Institute, Xiamen, in 1997. He is currently the Art Director and Curator of Purity Art of Show Sdn Bhd in Malaysia and resides in Kuala Lumpur.

Since 2014, his works have been exhibited internationally, including the China–Malaysia Art Exchange Exhibition, Langkawi Art Biennale, Melaka Museum Art Exhibition, Xiamen New Year Art Exhibition, Hualien International Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition (Taiwan), and the China–Malaysia 45th Anniversary Art Exchange Exhibition. In 2019, he curated the “Silk Road Sentiment” Malaysia–Xiamen Watercolor Exhibition and published its catalogue. More recently, he has participated in the Melaka Museum China–Malaysia Art Exhibition, Malaysia Exchange Art Exhibition (2022), Singapore Art Exchange (2023), and the Beijing International Art Exchange Exhibition (2024). His works embody both the poetic spirit of Eastern aesthetics and the vitality of contemporary expression.

Molly is a Malaysian artist whose passion for painting has led her to study under several renowned masters while continuously refining her craft. She works across a wide range of media, including Chinese fine brush painting, acrylics, printmaking, oil painting, batik, and collage, creating works that are stylistically diverse and uniquely expressive. She is a member of PPM (Malaysian Artists Society), PPWM (Malaysian Female Artists Society), IACA (International Association of Creative Arts), and AAAM (Asia Artists Association Malaysia). Her works have been recognized in numerous international competitions, including the Top 30 Eminent Artists Award at the 2021 VAS International Art Contest (India), multiple categories of the IFAM International Art Competitions (2022–2023), and the JIWI Japan International Watercolor Exhibition (2023). She represented Malaysia at Fabriano in Acquarello in Italy (2023) and received the Excellent Award at the Japan International Art Competition in 2025, affirming her growing influence in the global art scene.

Janiz Chan, graduated from the Malaysian Institute of Art (MIA) in 1988. Since then, she has held 10 solo exhibitions and participated in over 50 international group shows, including the 6th Qingdao International Contemporary Art Biennale (2023), the 19th Asian Art Biennale in Dhaka (2022), and Divan at Le100 ECS, Paris, following a three-week residency in 2017. Her most recent solo exhibition, A Symphony of Wilt and Bloom, was presented at Art Portal Cebu in the Philippines. Chan has been recognized at numerous prestigious events, notably receiving the Bronze Award at the 3rd Fukuoka International Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition. Her works frequently appear in prominent local auctions. Beyond Malaysia, her exhibitions in France, Singapore, and Chicago have further expanded her international presence.

Helen Guek Yee Mei is a Malaysian artist, educator, and Sunway University lecturer who explores identity, memory, and human existence through painting and installation. With a BFA from the University of Melbourne’s Victorian College of the Arts and an MFA from Sultan Idris Education University, she combines material experimentation with conceptual inquiry.

She has been exhibited extensively in Malaysia and internationally, including solo exhibitions and group exhibitions in China, Australia, Europe, and East Asia. was Malaysia’s representative to the Asian Art Biennale in Bangladesh in 2001. She was the recipient of the Fukuoka International Open Show bronze prize, the Strover Award for Excellence, and an honourable mention for the Philip Morris Malaysia Art Award. Through her practice, she challenges fixed notions of identity and examines the fluidity of self-perception in contemporary society.

Denis Chai Kah Yune, was born in Malaysia, and graduated from Kuala Lumpur College of Art (KLCA) which majored in the Department of Fine Arts.. Denis Chai held three individual art exhibitions in 2011, 2014 and 2022 respectively in Malaysia and it went down a storm. His artworks were selected for the Biennale held by International Watercolor Society (IWS) of Canada, Thailand and Hong Kong in 2016; Fabriano in Acquarello International Exhibition in Italy year 2017, “Chasing Dreams In Deep Blue”, Qingdao International Master Artists Invitation Exhibition, China in 2024, “The Charms of Beijing”, China in 2025.

This pandemic enlightens the different thoughts in him, so he started to attempt another style of drawing and discover another breakthrough or possibility. In his new creations, dots, lines, blocks and textures of wood are what he favours when it comes to expressing the ‘collision’. He did not bring back the original appearance of the place; yet he presented the changes of the place in different times based on his own memory, and even mingle some common memories together in his paintings. To create a strong contrast in his artworks, nostalgic and high-chromatic tones are the elements he used this time, thereby displaying the immense differences between cultures.

Sim Saw Im, a graduate of Malaya Teachers’ College and third-generation direct successor of Wu Changshuo’s Nanyang Shanghai School lineage, specializes in ink and oil painting. She has received international acclaim, including the Gold Prize at the Tokyo International Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition (2023) and the Silver Prize at the Fukuoka International Ink Painting Competition (2019). Shen Ying has held numerous solo exhibitions in Malaysia, Singapore, and China, with her works widely collected. She has also published several art collections, including Traces of Ink, Shadows of the Heart, Shen Ying’s Ink Paintings, and Rhythms of the Ink Waves, reflecting her distinctive style and deep cultural heritage.