Teo Yew Yap is an accomplished Chinese calligrapher, Chinese ink-painting artist, and Chinese seal-carving artist. He has won prestigious competitions and held many exhibitions both locally and overseas.
Mr Teo was also awarded the “Ngee Ann Artist of the Year 2015” award by Ngee Ann Cultural Centre in 2015 in recognition of his contribution to local arts. Mr Teo has taught calligraphy for more than 40 years and has been the Chinese calligraphy and painting teacher at Chung Cheng High School since 1998.
As a versatile calligrapher in all traditional Chinese calligraphic styles and ink-painting artist, Mr Teo believes that the learner should develop their own unique style after learning the basic techniques.