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Perceptive towards the people and their surroundings, the social and cultural activities of the early days were deftly portrayed by Chia Yu Chian. A group of women at rest under the shade of trees were interpreted according to the artist's unique perception, fully capturing the character of the subject. Set against a garden with foliage of all sorts, the work hints at the relationship between human and nature. Chia Yu Chian was honoured with Memorial exhibitions by The Art Gallery Penang (1997) and the National Art Gallery Malaysia's Creative Centre (September to November, 2002), and a 2009 exhibition hosted by Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts called Chia Yu Chian In Nanyang, although he was not a NAFA alumni. He was mentioned in Dolores Wharton's seminal Malaysian art book, Contemporary Artists of Malaysia (1971) and Dr. Michael Sullivan's Chinese Art of the 20th Century (1965). On his return to Malaysia from Paris, he had a phenomenal sold-out solo exhibition at the British Council Penang. All 110 paintings were sold, raising a total of RM12,000, a princely sum then.