Yong Look Lam, born in 1962 in Klang, Selangor, Malaysia. In 1982, he graduated from the Fine Arts Department of the Kuala Lumpur Academy of Fine Arts. In 1983, he majored in advanced studies in watercolor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Kuala Lumpur. From 1984 to 2004, he was a lecturer in watercolour at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kuala Lumpur. He is currently the President of the Malaysian Sen State Art Association and the Vice President of the Malaysia International Modern Calligraphy and Painting Union Sen State Branch. Art Advisor of the Asia Artists Association, Malaysia.