Country: Malaysia
About me
Kar-Keat Chong is a Minneapolis-based architect and watercolor artist. Born and raised in Malaysia, he studied drawing and watercolor painting with renowned local artists in his hometown of Georgetown, Penang when he was 14. Upon graduating high school, Kar-Keat left for United States in 1995 to pursue his undergraduate studies and later a Master’s degree in Architecture. Painting and sketching took a backseat to Kar-Keat’s professional pursuits. In 2017 under the encouragement and mentorship of esteemed international watercolor artist and father-in-law Cheng-Khee Chee, Kar-Keat resumed his childhood passion of watercolor painting. In late 2020, Kar-Keat started entering his work in national and international juried watercolor exhibitions. His work has been accepted by Audubon Artists of America, Society of Watercolor Painters, Transparent Watercolor Society of America and several others. Besides operating his own art and architecture studio, Kar-Keat also teaches watercolor at the University of Minnesota-School of Architecture.
