Opening Ceremony and Group Show 2023

Gallery at ChinaHouse 153 Beach Street, George Town, Penang, Malaysia

You are warmly invited to join the artists and organising committee of Open Studios Penang for the launch ceremony and opening of the OSP 2023 Group Show. Here you will see works of art by all exhibiting artists and enjoy refreshments generously sponsored by ChinaHouse.

Kaz Leong – From Australia With Love

Jetty35 35 Weld Quay, George Town, Penang, Malaysia

A mature woman, nurse, and social photographer, Kaz sensitively and respectfully uses what she knows in her images: Womanhood, Caring, Disease Process, Shared Humanity.   She uses her art to raise awareness of complex and often emotive social issues which are a part of life. She has a long association with Malaysia over 20 years through […]

Alvin Koay Open Studio

Alvin's Art Studio 60 Persiaran Midlands, Pulau Tikus, Penang, Malaysia

Alvin Koay is a self-taught contemporary artist and is best known for his intuitive style of painting and bold colors. Resonating with the abstract expressionism movement of post world war II, he is influenced by early works of Willem de Kooning, Basquiat, Picasso and other great painters of that era. All of his works are […]

Les Succari Open Studio

Les Succari Woodworking 24B Lebuh Macallum, George Town, Penang, Malaysia

Sami Succari is a furniture maker, designer and woodworker with a passion for fine craftsmanship using solid wood. Hailing from Damascus, Syria, the love for woodwork came easily to Sami when he started working with Master Craftsman, Arthur Lamon as an apprentice. During his time as an apprentice, Sami learned the fundamentals of woodworking and […]

Eric Yeoh – Eclectic Painting

Black Kettle 105 Beach Street, George Town, Penang, Malaysia

Penang Artist Eric Yeoh has been dabbling in the arts from a very young age. Painting primarily in water colours and acrylic, his style and subject matter is best described as 'Eclectic Penang'. He will be exhibiting an eclectic collection from his works over a period of time, and also painting on site so you […]

Yann Indigo Dye Room Meet The Artist & Exhibition

ArtLane

Yann is a Penang-born artist specializing in designing wearable arts and home decors with indigo dyeing and Shibori technique. She is the founder and designer of Yann Indigo Dye Room. Yann is one of the people who was lucky to identify her passion and natural talent in arts at a young age. She dedicated most […]

Pouring Love, Sipping Wine by Tina Lee Degreef

Le Petit Four 314 Lebuh Pantai, George Town, Penang, Malaysia

Tina Lee Degreef creates exuberantly expressive acrylic fluid art paintings. The fluid art enables her to manipulate paint through pouring and blowing to express emotions on canvas. At the same time, the unpredictability of each pour gives a sense of fluidity to the composition, where control and chaos exist in harmonious tandem. She will be […]

Shop Howard Open Studio

Shop Howard 154 Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling, George Town, Penang, Malaysia

Howard Tan was born in Penang in 1974. He works and lives in Penang, enjoys spending his time wondering and photographing different part of Malaysia, in particularly Penang. He draws inspiration from the old buildings, the people, the streets, to the wandering cats, the tradespeople and other aspects of the world around him. His latest […]

Painting Emotions by Lee Phaik Kee

Black Kettle 105 Beach Street, George Town, Penang, Malaysia

Phaik Kee is a portrait and figurative painter. Drawing was a big part of her life when she was small. Eventually it led her to art school. She ventured into creative field in ad agency for some years, before turning herself to work as a freelancer. This allows her to have more time in exploring […]

Savour the Art of Living by Ooi Viv

Ascott Gurney Penang 8, Gurney Drive, George Town, Penang, Malaysia

Ooi Viv's specilaity is pastel and oil painting.  An art and design fashion student by background, she is the founder of Pastel school - Vivnagomi and ZenVee Art Of Therapy Academy Malaysia. She gives art training courses and teaches more than 1000 students around the world online, as well as delivering training courses for workshops, […]

Inktober Open Studio with Azmi

hin bus depot 31a Jalan Gurdwara, George Town, Penang, Malaysia

Mohd Azmi Bin Mohd Hussin, or ‘Azmi Hussin’, hails from Butterworth, Penang. Wearing many hats, Azmi is a cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator, muralist, colouring book artist, and coffee painter. Azmi has made a name for himself in the industry for the past decade, including his inscription in the Malaysia Book of Records (2017, 2019 & 2021) […]

Mothers-in-Law by George Burchett

8 Gurney 1, Persiaran Gurney, Pulau Tikus, Penang, Malaysia

George Burchett was born in and now lives again in Hanoi, Vietnam, and studies art in Paris and Sofia. He has exhibited his works in solo exhibitions many times in Australia, China and Vietnam, and was in Penang for the first Open Studios Penang in 2019. George will be showcasing his current collection of the […]

Performing Arts as a Form of Communication

Viva Victoria 20F, Lebuh Penang, George Town, Penang, Malaysia

The speakers for this talk are mass communication students from UOW Malaysia KDU Penang University College under the supervision of Mr Maizul Affendy and Mr Ian Barbosa. Both speakers had been involved in various mass communication projects and live performances such as stage performances under Penang Players Production, Georgetown Festival, and experimental art performances. The […]

Ex-Press Yourself by Joshua Foo Guan Long

EX 2-1-18, Solaria Square, Medan Rajawali, Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia

Joshua Foo Guan Long named his studio EX, where he explores, expresses and experiments with his  art & design in order to bring excitement & new experience to the viewers. He enjoys doing sketches, portraits and life drawings. Joshua foo, JF, aka foohaus, Chung Ling 'kiah: Penang 'lang' since 1973; He spent most of his […]

Versatility is Earned not Gifted

Viva Victoria 20F, Lebuh Penang, George Town, Penang, Malaysia

The speakers for this talk” are mass communication students from UOW Malaysia KDU Penang Univerisity College under the supervision of Mr Maizul Affendy and Mr Ian Barbosa. Both speakers had been involved in various mass communication projects and live performances such as stage performances under iBox Theatre, USM, and experimental art performances. The talk will […]

Linocut Printmaking with Ahmad Syadzwan

Viva Victoria 20F, Lebuh Penang, George Town, Penang, Malaysia

A versatile printmaking method that's still in practice today, appreciated for its accessibility and expressive potential. Part of the Art & Wellness programme. All materials will be provided for us during the workshop. Contact 012 313 5297 to book.

RM100