Chen Cheng Mei

rdf:langString Chen Cheng Mei

rdf:langString Chen Cheng Mei

rdf:langString Chen Cheng Mei

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rdf:langString Chén Chéng Méi

rdf:langString 陈城梅

rdf:langString 陳城梅

rdf:langString Chen Cheng Mei (simplified Chinese: 陈城梅; traditional Chinese: 陳城梅; pinyin: Chén Chéng Méi; 1927–2020), also known as Tan Seah Boey, was a Singaporean artist known for her pioneering work as the woman behind the . A loose collective of Singapore-based artists, the Ten Men Art Group made work based on their travels around Southeast Asia in the 1960s, and around China and India in the 1970s. She initiated a trip with three artists to Peninsular Malaysia in 1960, which led to another journey the following year with ten participants, this time headed by artist after Chen proposed that he lead the trip in her stead. Further excursions to Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, Borneo, and other locations followed, which involved the group visiting key artists, as well as creating sketches and taking photographs of temples, villages, cities, and the countrysides from these areas. Chen's later practice of solo journeys would see her work engaging with Africa and South Asia in the decades following their decolonisation, depicting scenes from locations such as Nairobi, New Delhi, and the Sahara. Until recently, Chen's early role in the Ten Men Art Group had been eclipsed by that of her male counterparts. Chen, who was rather private about her practice, did not hold her first solo exhibition in Singapore until much later in 2004, when she was in her 70s. Chen died at the age, 93 in 2020.