About Ping Lian Yeak
An 11 Year Old Specially Gifted Artist


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    Born Nov.11, 1993 in Malaysia.
    Currently living in Sydney, Australia.

    04101 Twin Towers I
  		• Initially, Ping Lian demonstrated poor fine motor control. In order to strengthen and develop Ping Lian’s fine motor skills, his home schooling co-curriculum included tracing and coloring activities. These activities also served as a way to fill his time since Ping Lian was unable to engage in play activities. Ping Lian also had very poor imitation skills, guiding him tracing and drawing stroke by stroke is one of the way to develop his imitation skill. Ultimately these activities became a catalyst for discovering his exceptional artistic talent.

  • In mid-2002, at the age of 8, Ping Lian seemed to suddenly

    acquire an obsession with art. The transition from tracing to drawing happened almost instantly - One day after he had. finished eating an ice-cream cone he just started drawing the pictures that were printed on the ice cream wrapper. He has not stopped drawing since then. The quality of his drawing has rapidly advanced and his rate of progress is fascinating.

    From simple, childish sketches, Ping Lian’s style evolved into a more sophisticated level. His art work has been well-received by all quarters and many have commented on his unique, signature style. He works in charcoal, acrylic, watercolour, ink, oil pastels and oil. He has participated in various solo and group exhibitions in Malaysia & abroad.

    Ping Lian’s work, “Ubudiah Mosque I” which was donated for a November 2004 RDA charity auction in aid of the Riding for the Disabled Association, Malaysia, generated RMYR100,000.00 ($30,000. US) through an anonymous bidder.

  • Ping Lian has limited communication and social skills. Art has provided him with an outlet of expression.
  		• In Malaysia, Ping Lian went to mainstream school but he could not cope academically. He began home schooling and attended supplementary lessons for special needs children at Emmanuel Care Center and Kumon on Mathematics. In 2006 Ping Lian’s mother (Sarah SH Lee) uprooted the entire family and moved to Sydney. Ping Lian is now attending The Vern Barnett School, under the umbrella of Aspect, which is a school for children with autism.

  • In 2004, Ping Lian’s father died due to a sudden heart attack. Initially Ping Lian did not understand death. It took a while for him to finally realize that his father was gone forever – “long sleep”.

    In 2005, so soon after the loss of his father, Ping Lian’s 80 year old grandmother also passed away. Ping Lian was always very close to his grandmother who had lived with him since he was born. There was a special bond between them. This time, Ping Lian understood that his grandmother would be gone forever. The moment we arrived at the cemetery, he was very hyper and behaved in a very unusual manner. At the last moment of the burial ceremony he tried to stop people from burying his grandmother

    More details of these chapters of Ping Lian’s story and how it changes his life & art will be available in Ping Lian’s upcoming book written by Ping Lian’s mother & Dr Rosa C. Martinez from New York www.rcmautismnotebook.com. The book will tell the remarkable story of Ping Lian’s life complete with his art illustrations.(expected completion date - 2008).


    Let us celebrate and focus on what autistic people can do, not what they can't do and do not
    label them as DISABLED.

    Sarah SH Lee (Mother of Ping Lian Yeak)
    Email : sarahshlee@pinglian.com or sarahshlee888@yahoo.com (preferable)
    Mobile: +614 1051351 or House Phone: +612 94123429

    Sher Lyn Yeak (Webmaster)
    Ping Lian's sister, 20 year old, second years University of Sydney, Medical Science student. She picked up computer skills on her own and created Ping Lian’s website.
    Email : sherlyn@pinglian.com
    Website: http://www.pinglian.com/zephyris