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Ramsay Ong

Ramsay Ong Liang Thong was born in Kuching, Sarawak in 1943. An award-winning batik artist in his early career, Ramsay started his unique art form bark cloth painting in the late seventies inspired by his fellow artists in Hawaii and Australia. The processed bark of the `Tekalong` or wild breadfruit tree has been used widely by the indigenous people of Sarawak for garments and mats and in this Ramsay found his new `canvas`. His unique creations are included in the collections of numerous museums, art galleries, private and public institutions, homes of dignitaries, art collectors and appreciators worldwide. For his outstanding achievements in the arts, Ramsay is the recipient of the `Ahli Bintang Sarawak` (A.B.S.) medal from the Sarawak Government and the Rathna Deepa Award from the Sri Lanka Hill Country Cultural & Arts Association.

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  • Ramsay Ong
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  • Description : Ramsay Ong Liang Thong was born in Kuching, Sarawak in 1943. An award-winning batik artist in his early career, Ramsay started his unique art form bark cloth painting in the late seventies inspired by his fellow artists in Hawaii and Australia. The processed bark of the `Tekalong` or wild breadfruit tree has been used widely by the indigenous people of Sarawak for garments and mats and in this Ramsay found his new `canvas`. His unique creations are included in the collections of numerous museums, art galleries, private and public institutions, homes of dignitaries, art collectors and appreciators worldwide. For his outstanding achievements in the arts, Ramsay is the recipient of the `Ahli Bintang Sarawak` (A.B.S.) medal from the Sarawak Government and the Rathna Deepa Award from the Sri Lanka Hill Country Cultural & Arts Association.
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