Esther Geh is a Penang born artist with a passion for botanical subjects, painting in watercolour and occasionally in acrylic. She lived a large part of her life as a medical professional in Singapore and the UK prior to returning to Penang in 2007. The attention to detail required in her previous career as an anaesthetist, coupled with her love for nature, has been instrumental in the development of her personal style of botanical painting.

Esther’s current work explores the flora of Malaysia, with particular interest in : Plant migration ( identifying and differentiating indigenous species from introduced species which have become naturalised, or are so extensively cultivated in Malaysia that they are thought to be native to Malaysia);
Edible plants commonly used in our native cuisines, and plants native to our rainforests.

Esther has exhibited nationally and internationally, including with The Society of Botanical Artists’s annual exhibition in 2016, Georgetown Festival 2017 and 2018, and Open Studios Penang 2019. She participated in Belang in 2020, and her piece is now part of the Penang State Art Gallery’s permanent collection.
You can also view Esther’s work in the collections at The Art and Garden, Viva Victoria, Heap Seng at 29, Art Lane, Penang Hill Lower Station, and Eythrope.

Esther will be working from her temporary open studio at Rumah Kacha, inside Hin Bus Depot on Friday March 14th 12pm- 3pm, and on Sunday March 16th from 12-3pm. She will also be running workshops on Friday 10am-12pm, 3pm-5pm and on Sunday 3pm-5pm. Register for those workshops here.

She is also running a workshop for children at St Christopher’s School on Saturday 15th. More details here.

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