Solo and group exhibitions in Malaya featuring the watercolour and oil paintings of Yong Mun Sen

11 – 13 October 1947

Venue: People’s Gallery, Public Liaison Department, Dong Fang Street, Taiping

Exibits: More than a hundred

Notes:Public exhibition of masterpieces in artist’s collection

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4 – 7 June 1948

Venue: The Kuala Lumpur Chinese Assembly Hall
Exhibits: 70 watercolour paintings; 30 oil paintings

Notes: On 12 June, the artist, accompanied by his wife, personally handed $178.60 to the Area Welfare Officer F. H. Cooke, in contribution to the Malayan Welfare Fund

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25 – 27 August 1948

Venue: Mun Sen Studio in Penang

Exhibits: Unknown

Notes: Raised 250 dollars for the Malayan Welfare Fund

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10 – 12 June 1949

Venue: The Kuala Lumpur Chinese Assembly Hall

Exhibits: 102 watercolour paintings; 12 oil paintings

Notes: 40% of proceeds donated to University of Malaya Endowment Fund

1 – 8 July 1949

Venue: Photographer’s Association, Penang

Exhibits: Exhibits divided into two categories:

a) photographs;

b) calligraphy cum paintings;

Yong submitted more than 50 works for the show

Notes: Watercolour paintings such as Women Mending Clothes and Visiting Relatives depicted local life and exuded a unique local flavour

5 – 7 July 1949

Venue: Public Liason Department, Ipoh

Exhibits: More than 70 works

Notes: Part of proceeds from event donated to the Anti-Tuberculosis Fund, Perak

1 – 4 August 1949

Venue: Meng Seng Charitable Hall, Malacca

Exhibits: 60 watercolour paintings, prices ranging from 5 to 100 dollars

Notes: 30% of proceeds donated to Meng Seng Charitable Association; 20% donated to the Anti-Tuberculosis Fund, Malacca

2 – 4 September 1949

8 September 1949

opened from 9 am to 6pm, specially for staff and students of Chinese medium schools

Venue: Ha Qing English School

Exhibits: Several dozen works

Notes: In aid of the University of Malaya

Endowment Fund

3 – 5 March 1950

Venue: Joint art and photography exhibition by Yong Mun Sen and Photographer Chen Majing

at Kwang Tung Association, Taiping

Exhibits: More than 60 watercolour paintings by Yong Mun Sen; more than 30 photographs by Chen Majing; more than ten paintings by amateur artist from Ipoh Wang Zaizao

Notes: 20% of proceeds were donated to the Social Welfare Department Fund in Taiping

17 – 20 March 1950

Venue: Perak Han Kang Kong Hoey, Ipoh

Exhibits: Unknown

Notes: In aid of Ex-Convicts Aid Society

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8 – 10 February 1952

Venue: Yong Mun Seng held a joint exhibition with five other artists, namely Rooniffira, Yunus,

Majid, Raman and Frugtneit; British Council Hall, Kuala Lumpur; P.H.B. Harris, Art Superintendent of the Federation, officiated at the opening ceremony

Exhibits: Unknown

Notes: 20% of the proceeds were donated to the Nurses Welfare Committee Fund

11 December 1952

Venue: Ipoh Overseas Chinese Service Centre

Exhibits: Several dozen watercolour paintings

Notes: Yong’s works were described as “full of lively imagination, expressing the appeal of painting to the fullest” by a critic

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30 April – 2 May 1953

Venue: The Kuala Lumpur Chinese Assembly Hall; Opening ceremony officiated by Chief Justice of the Federation of Malaya Charles Mathew

Exhibits: More than a hundred works

Notes: In aid of the British Red Cross Fund of the Federation of Malaya

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2 – 4 August 1953

Venue: Penang Hakka Association; Loh Cheng Chuan officiated at the opening ceremony

Exhibits: More than 50 works

Notes: In commemoration of 40 years of artmaking

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7 – 9 December 1953

Venue: Malacca Hakka Community Association

Exhibits: 77 works

Notes: Exhibition attracted many visitors, particularly students and teachers

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1 – 3 November 1955

Venue: Charity exhibition on western paintings by Yong Mun Sen; Penang Hakka Association

Exhibits: 24 paintings, three of which were Bank of China in Singapore, Bridge of Singapore I and II

Notes: In aid of the School Building Fund of Poi Ching School

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