Chew Fang Chin is a largely self-taught artist known for his portraits, combining watercolour and Chinese ink, of Sarawak’s indigenous people, of which there are 27 ethnic groups such as Ibans, Bidayuhs and the Orang Ulu, and mostly of half-naked women. He has the distinction of being the first Malaysian artist to have exhibited his works at the Qingdao Museum and the Jinan Hall in China, and the Academia Sinica in Taiwan. Fang Chin graduated with a Bachelor of Law at the National Chengchi University in Taiwan in 1972.