Artisan Pottery & Ceramics Class
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Past Exhibitions
1986
Contemporary British Malaysia Art Show
National Art Gallery
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1988
Wicitra ’86 Infocraft
National Craft Museum
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1988
KLCA Alumni Art Show
Australian High Commission
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1995
Ceramic Fine Art Exhibition
Nanyang Art Gallery
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1996
Reflective Kaleidoscope Exhibition
Putra World Trade Centre
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1996
Malaysian-Japan Ceramic Artisan Exhibition
Japan Cultural Centre
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1997
Visi Seni Ceramic Exhibition
Bank Negara (National Bank)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1997
KLCA Pottery Instructor-students Exhibition
Sogo Art Gallery
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1999
KLCA Pottery Instructor-students Exhibition
Isetan Art Gallery
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2000 to 2008
Touch of Clay Instructor-students Exhibition
Badan Warisan
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2003 & 2005
Pottery Emotions Exhibition Kraftangan
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2006
Group Exhibition at INAX
Tokoname, Japan
2006
SelsiusExhibition -Universiti Science Malaysia Art Gallery
Penang, Malaysia
2006
Selsius Exhibition -Putrajaya Gallery
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2007
International Contemporary Ceramic Exhibition
National Art Gallery
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2008
Ceramics Exhibition
Kanayama Yaki
Aomori, Japan
2009
“The Ring of Fire”
Ayala Museum
Philippine
2009
WHAMPOA ARTS Station Ceramic Exhibition
The Plaza, National Library
Singapore
2010
One Malaysia Seramic Exhibition
Bangunan Kraf tangan Negara
Jalan Conlay,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2011
National Craft Day 2011
Bangunan Kraf Tangan Negara
Jalan Conlay,Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia.
2012 & 2013
Two Man Ceramics show
Bonton Gallery,Penang, Malaysia
2012
National Craft Day 2012.
Jalan Conlay, Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia.
2012
South East Asia Conference Clay Unity
Fupin, China.
2012
Clay Unity, Dao Artspace
Xian, Shaanxi, China.
2012 , 2013 & 2014
Art-Expo Matrade Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
2014
The 5th Selsius - USM International Ceramic Festival Exhibition
Penang, Malaysia
2014
Nami Island International Pottery Exhibition Korea
2014
Sasaran International Art Festival Exhibition
Sasaran, Selangor, Malaysia
2015
Icheong 2015 International Inter-local Ceramic Workshop
Korea
2015
Yuyao Gallery
Qingdao, China
2016
Harmony International Friendship Exhibition
Seoul, Korea
2016
Khajiharo Art Mart Exhibition, India
2016
Sanamchadra Art Gallery, Thailand
2016
Selsius 2016 7th International Ceramic Festival
National visual Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
2016
Ceramic Studio 2016
Seri Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur
2016
KKB International Art Festival KKB Library
Kuala Kubu Bahru, Selangor
2017 Harmony International Ceramic Friendship Exhibition
Geosan, SouthKorea
2017
My Clay Soul Solo Exhibition at Soka Exhibition Hall, Wisma SGM,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2017
Yu Yao International Ceramics & Pottery Exhibition
Qingdao, China
2017
Sasaran International Art festival Exhibition
Sasaran Art Gallery, Malaysia
2018
Harmony International Ceramic Friendship Festival Exhibition
Korea
2018
Malaysia International Contemporary Art Biennale Exhibition
2018
Top Art Gallery, Klang, Malaysia
2018
Guiling International Wood Kiln Firing Exhibition,
Guilin Tourism University
Guangxi, China
2018
KLCA ALUMNI GROUP ART EXHIBITION 2.0
White Box@Publika, Kuala Lumpur
2019
Raku International Sculpture Exhibition
Silpakorn University, Phetchaburi Gallery
2019
Harmony International Ceramic Friendship Exhibition
Geosan, Korea
2019
Thaihang Gallery Exhibition
Shanxi, China
2019
Malaysia-Korea-Brunei Contemporary Art Exhibition
2019
Sasaran Art Gallery
Selangor, Malaysia
About Us
Touch of Clay was founded by Malaysian ceramic artist Cheah Yeow Seng. From 1976, he helped out at Kuala Lumpur College of Art (KLCA) in Subang with ceramic production works. During then, he was pursuing his Diploma in Accounting. However, at that time, he knew that all he wanted was to pursue a ceramics course - which his Asian parents deemed a career that 'does not make much'. He worked in accountancy for 2 years before deciding that it was not for him and made a big decision to pursue the art of ceramics.
He started in 1979 and graduated from Kuala Lumpur College of Art (KLCA) in 1984. From 1985, he taught students as a pottery assistant and then moved on to being a ceramic lecturer in KLCA. Since then, he has created hundreds of artisan pottery pieces and has had many exhibitions both locally and internationally. Many of his works are inspired by the human body, architecture, nature, flora and fauna as well as other forms of inspiration. This in turn allows him to ruminate on how to sculpt the earth into the fine art of ceramics.
"I want my work to speak for itself. If you have your own way to decipher it, go ahead because that is what art should be about." Cheah Yeow Seng wants people to interpret his art in their own ways without him imposing his views on them. This way, he can make his artwork theirs as much as it is his. It also gives more meaning to the work made.
Incorporating various techniques and materials he has gained over time, he opened up his own pottery studio in year 2000 in Segambut, Kuala Lumpur. He hopes that the future generation will continue to create art and not forget the importance of it in society.
His daughter Thea Cheah Jia Hui has joined in his endeavours with her own project called My Random Pots (MRP.), with smaller scale works incorporating the same ideas as her father.
Past Works
 Cheah Yeow SengCheah Yeow Seng with his art work - Woman figure jugs and tapir. |  Cheah Yeow SengCheah Yeow Seng in Thailand ceramic workshop and exhibition 2019. |
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 Cheah Yeow Seng |  Cheah Yeow SengCheah Yeow Seng in Thailand ceramic workshop and exhibition 2019. |
 Cheah Yeow SengCheah Yeow Seng with his work in Thailand ceramic workshop and exhibition 2019. |  Cheah Yeow SengCheah Yeow Seng with his potter friends in China. |
 Cheah Yeow SengCheah Yeow Seng making his work in Thailand ceramic workshop and exhibition 2019. |  Cheah Yeow SengCheah Yeow Seng with his potter friends in Korea inside a wood kiln. |
 Cheah Yeow SengCheah Yeow Seng in Korea with his potter friends. |  Cheah Yeow SengGroup picture of Cheah Yeow Seng in Thailand ceramic workshop and exhibition 2019. |
 Cheah Yeow SengCheah Yeow Seng in Korea. |  Cheah Yeow SengCheah Yeow Seng in a wood kiln in Korea. |
 Cheah Yeow SengCheah Yeow Seng's 'My Clay Soul' exhibition in Soka Gakkai. |  Cheah Yeow SengCheah Yeow Seng in mirror lake in Sasaran, Malaysia for International ceramic workshop. |