SOCA officially forms on 20 January. Mun Sen moots for the establishment of the Nanyan Academy of Fine Arts and is elected Vice-President of the Society. On 25 June, the collective organises its first large-scale annual exhibition.

 

Penang Ying Ying Art Exhibition (嚶嚶藝術展覽會) takes place at Li Teik School 5th Branch (蓮花河麗澤第五分校) from 2-4 April. Yong contributes 20 oil paintings, 15 watercolours, 12 photographic artworks and 3 sculptures.

 

In the same year, he invites Xu Beihong and Liu Haisu of China to give lectures to SOCA members.

 

Mun Sen Studio wins second place in the 'Photography-Professional' category in the M.A.H.A.  exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, which takes place in August.

 

Nanyang Siang Pau organises Mahua Art of Photography Exhibition (馬華攝影藝術展覽會) in October at the Great World Amusement Park. Shanghai Photo Studio wins first prize in the 'Professional Group' category for the work Golden Age (黃金時代) and second prize for Charm (媚). In painting, Yong wins first prize for the 'Amateur' category for Vista (極目地) and also three special mentions for his artworks Obtaining (得之), In Good Order (井然) and White Clouds in Sight (白雲在望).

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From 21-23 October, Penang Chinese Artist Club members debut at the annual Impressionists Art Society Exhibition at Malay Volunteers Headquarters. Yong shows twenty of his paintings. He displays seven oil paintings, Small Talk, Working Together, Fulfilling Life, The Bride, Mountains, Gambling, and Village; seven watercolours, including After Rain, Working in the Field, Contemplating, White Rock Mountain, Tanjung Landscape, Penang Hill, and Mountain Spring and 6 photographs.

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