Renowned art educator Prof Chung Chen Sun passes away at 89


Prof Chung Chen Sun posing in front of an artwork at his solo art exhibition in Kuala Lumpur in 2018.

KUALA LUMPUR: The founder of the Malaysian Institute of Art (MIA), who was a master in Chinese ink painting and Chinese calligraphy, Prof Chung Chen Sun, breathed his last at around 1pm on Monday (Feb 26), according to Chinese dailies.

Born in Melaka in 1935, Chung graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore.

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