Biodata
Tan Kuan Aw
Born 1952, Penang, Malaysia
Education
Primary School – Phor Tay Primary School
Secondary School – Chung Ling High School
Form Six – Methodist Boys School
B.A.Hons (USM) majoring Fine Arts.
M.A. (USM) – Thesis title “Wolff’s Defense of Anarchism”
Career
Join International Footwear (Penang) Sdn. Bhd. as shoe designer in 1981. Retire from the position of General Manager in the same company in 2001.
Art Activities
1 Exhibited regularly in local and international exhibitions since 1972.
2 First Solo Exhibition at The Art Gallery, Penang, Malaysia on 15 March, 1998.
3 Second Solo Exhibition at Island Gallery, Penang, Malaysia on 11 January 2014
4 Design the book cover of – “ Disabled Persons as Promoters of Non-handicapping Environments: Guidelines for Training Trainers”, a publication of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.
5 A member of Penang Watercolor Society, Malaysia.
Community Activities
1 Founding secretary of Society of the Disabled Persons Penang in 1988.
2 President of Society of the Disabled Persons Penang since 1996.
3 Past Coordinator of SILA (Sustainable Independent Living and Access), a network of disabled persons’ organizations.
Tan Kuan Aw
Born 1952, Penang, Malaysia
Education
Primary School – Phor Tay Primary School
Secondary School – Chung Ling High School
Form Six – Methodist Boys School
B.A.Hons (USM) majoring Fine Arts.
M.A. (USM) – Thesis title “Wolff’s Defense of Anarchism”
Career
Join International Footwear (Penang) Sdn. Bhd. as shoe designer in 1981. Retire from the position of General Manager in the same company in 2001.
Art Activities
1 Exhibited regularly in local and international exhibitions since 1972.
2 First Solo Exhibition at The Art Gallery, Penang, Malaysia on 15 March, 1998.
3 Second Solo Exhibition at Island Gallery, Penang, Malaysia on 11 January 2014
4 Design the book cover of – “ Disabled Persons as Promoters of Non-handicapping Environments: Guidelines for Training Trainers”, a publication of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.
5 A member of Penang Watercolor Society, Malaysia.
Community Activities
1 Founding secretary of Society of the Disabled Persons Penang in 1988.
2 President of Society of the Disabled Persons Penang since 1996.
3 Past Coordinator of SILA (Sustainable Independent Living and Access), a network of disabled persons’ organizations.