A master of watercolour, Chang Fee Ming is celebrated for his vivid and intricate depictions of Southeast Asian life. Through his travels across Asia, he has documented the region's diverse communities, traditions, and rituals, capturing them with remarkable sensitivity, vibrant colours, and refined detail. In five decades of a chequered career as a dedicated watercolorist, Chang Fee Ming has achieved accolades as a trail-blazer in the region. His prized bounty include: Gold Asean Award in the Sime Darby Art Asia (1985); Minor Awards in Bakat Muda Sezaman (1986, 1987); 1st Prize PNB (1985); the Dom Perignon Portrait of A Perfectionist Award, Malaysia (1999); the Winsor & Newton World Millennium (1999); two Awards of Distinction, Rockport Publishers USA (1997), and the Malaysian Watercolour Society Award (1984 and 1985). Though he first etched international fame in Bali, he is best known for his epic anthropological painting odyssey of the Mekong. In April 2013, a watercolour painting by Chang Fee Ming was sold for RM 198,000 at Henry Butcher Art Auction.