Wong Wang Chang, better known as Cephas Wong(), was born in Malaysia in 1994. He has spent most of his life in Singapore as a civil servant. Having greatly inspired by the nature and his numerous renowned Chinese artist friends, he turned his initial enthusiasm quickly into an artistic passion. Today, Cephas’ Chinese ink painting, oil paintings, and porcelain vessels expressively exemplify the current trends in contemporary Chinese art.

In the 1980s, Cephas travelled extensively in China and made acquaintances with numerous renowned Chinese artists and critics. He has visited scenic places like the Chang Jiang River , Great Wall of China , and many famous mountains and rivers including some of the emperor’s majestic tombs. China ’s natural and beautiful landscapes, her people, and culture arouse Cephas’ interest in China .

At the same time, he has also spent time visiting many museums and art galleries all over the world. This enables him to feel, perceive and grasp hold of the magnitude and profundity of different traditions and cultures of these countries. The beauty, wonders and gigantic nature of the Scared Land and other parts of the world, have always been on his thoughts

Until the late 1990s, with encouragement from his wife, he took up the brushes and started his venture into the life of a paint artist. Cephas and his ever-encouraging wife opened a gallery in Singapore and hosted many of China ’s renowned artists and critics. While working with them, he has studied and collected their works. He is greatly influenced and inspired by their techniques, talents and theories. He has also learned to balance the laws of good painting and technique with his creative talent.

His work is deeply rooted in the established themes of nature and human’s relationship to it. His concepts elegantly mesh a traditional eastern style with uninhibited innovation that imbues feelings and understanding in his works. This gives him the confidence to continue exploring new forms of expression.