Recognised as one of Malaysia’s leading artists, Khoo Sui Hoe has been active in the international exhibition circuits since the 1960s. Little Couple features elements that are highly distinctive of the artist and original in style imbued with surrealistic elements, folk naïve traditions and iconic imagery. The figures and tree trunk are illustrated in seaweed green and ochre with hints of amber and red against the pastel blue background. Khoo Sui Hoe received his education at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore (1959) and continued his studies at Pratt Graphic Center, New York (1974). His numerous awards include Certificate of Merits, Asian Art Now, Las Vegas Art Musuem (2004), John D. Rockefeller 3rd (JDR 3rd) Fund Grant (1974), Honourable Mention, Salon Malaysia Art Competition (1969), and First Prize in Oil, Malaysian Art & Craft Competition (1965). His recent solo exhibitions include Faces and Landscapes by Sui Hoe Khoo, Butler Center, Arkansas Studies Institute, United States (2015), Khoo Sui Hoe – Recent Paintings, Bellevue Hotel, Penang, Malaysia (2015), Khoo Sui Hoe: An Overview Part II – The Patron, Datuk Seri Lim Chong Keat’s Collection from 1960s to 1980s (2015) and Khoo Sui Hoe: An Overview Part I – The Artist Collection from 1980s to Present (2014), The Private Museum, Singapore (2015). He has exhibited with The Art Gallery, Penang (2013), Pipal Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur (2012), Qingdao Art Museum, Qingdao, China (2010), Little Rock, AR (2009), Shanghai Art Museum, China (2005), The National Gallery, Bangkok (1997), Centre Culturel Francais, Bandung, Indonesia (1994), Lynn Kottler Galleries, New York (1981), The Art Society of International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC (1981), Alpha Gallery, Singapore (1980), Newton Gallery, Adelaide (1978), and Leland Art Gallery, Taipei (1969). His group exhibitions include Asian Art Exhibition, Tainan Cultural Centre, Taiwan (2012), Lantern of the East, Los Angeles, CA (2002), Art Expo Guangzhou, China (1996), Malaysian Art Exhibition, London (1978), X Sao Paulo Biennial, Brazil (1969), and Commonwealth Art Festival, London (1966). Khoo Sui Hoe’s works can be found in public corporations such a National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Penang State Art Gallery, United Overseas Bank, Singapore, Singapore Art Museum, First National City Bank of Chicago, Singapore, Bangkok Bank, Bangkok, and Lee Nordness Gallery, New York.