YEOH
KEAN
THAI
(Malaysia) has
won a
prestigious
Commonwealth
Artist’s
Residency
2009,
awarded
by the
Commonwealth
Foundation
(UK).
Six
award
winners
were
chosen
by an
internationally
renowned
panel of
judges,
in a
highly
competitive
review
and
selection
process.
This
year had
a
record
number
of
entries
from
all
Commonwealth
regions.
Yeoh
Kean
Thai
will
spend a
number
of
months
in Sri
Lanka
fulfilling
the
objectives
and
specifications
of his
residency
proposal
which
includes
study of
the
natural
and
social
environments,
tsunami
affected
areas
and
rebuilding
efforts,
and
archeological
sites –
impressions
of which
are to
be
translated
into
works of
art.
Thai
is a
former
Phillip
Morris
Arts
Award
Winner
(Malaysia)
and
Freeman
Fellow
(USA).
For more
information,
please
contact
ee
www.shaliniganendra.com
or stag@tm.net.my