Chin Kon Yit is one of the most established watercolour artists in Malaysia. In fact, his works is so popular, and his technique so unique, Kon Yit is very much one of the few watercolour artists of Asia. In a time where contemporary art is defined and produced using acrylic and oil for visual contrast, Kon Yit sticks close to what he knows best, watercolour and has done extremely well to establish himself as the master in this technique and thereby becoming a master in this segment.

It is very easy to recognize Kong Yit’s work because the images that are projected are soft with very vibrant colours used. While most artists exhibit their work at galleries and art spaces, Kon Yit goes a step further where his work are cemented and published in books which have been used as collection as well as text books by some institutions. Born in 1950, he has been actively pursuing his passion in art not only in Malaysia but abroad as well and one of his latest solo exhibition was at the Shalini Ganendra Fine Art at the ‘Gems of Heritage’ show. He has since produced a series of ‘Sketches’ books that has covered scenes of Malacca, Selangor, Perak, Kuala Lumpur and Penang.