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Renowned for his mesmerising oil portraits featuring people from all walks of life, Chia Hoy Sai portrays the diversity of indigenous people and culturally distinct communities. He is also skillful at painting tropical fruits. This portrait of a bearded elderly man with a piercing gaze is carefully modelled in a realist style using a variety of earth tones. This Selangor born painter is a devoted traveller. He received his art education in Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore. In 2000 he travelled to Sarawak whilst being impressed by the cultural diversity and Indigenous people of Sarawak. His journeys in Southeast Asia to Thailand, Indonesia, Burma, Laos and Cambodia allowed him to gain understanding of the local culture and inspired him to paint portraits as a subject matter. In 2009 he had a touring show titled The Differing Faces of Southeast Asia — Touring Exhibition of Chia Hoy Sai’s Artworks which started its journey at SGM Culture Centres in Klang, throughout the east coast, north continents and Kuala Lumpur. His solo exhibition entitled Harvest, was held at Pinkguy Gallery, Kuala Lumpur in 2022.