Soh Boon Kiong is an acclaimed artist known for his mesmerising abstract paintings. His expressions are poetic and musical, inspired by the beauty of nature, changing seasons, Chinese calligraphy, and classical music. His lyrical compositions reflect optimism and endurance, reflecting the spirit of history and civilisations of humanity. Soh Boon Kiong studied in Paris, France from 1988 to 1993. Through his studies at Beaux - Arts de Paris, France, he embraced the western way of making and looking at paintings. He was invited as Artist in Residence at University of Malaya from 2010 to 2014. His major solo exhibitions include Alliance Française, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2022), Beirut Art Fair, Lebanon (2018), Institut Français de Maurice, Mauritius (2017), and Formosa Art Show, Taipei, Taiwan (2015). Since his first solo exhibition in 1990 at Empress Place Museum in Singapore, Soh has held numerous solo exhibitions in galleries, museums, and art fairs from Malaysia to New Zealand, Japan, Italy, Taiwan, Mauritius, Lebanon, and Russia.