Cheong Soo Pieng (b. 1917, Amoy, China — d. 1983, Singapore) was one of the pioneers of the Nanyang art style,  employing a blend of Western and Eastern techniques to represent subject matter inspired by the Southeast Asian environment. Born and raised in Xiamen, China, he received his art education at the Xinhua Academy of Fine Arts in Shanghai. In 1946, he moved to Singapore, where he was offered a lecturer post at the then newly-established Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. There, he lectured for 20 years, influencing both students and peers alike. Two of his travels around the Nusantara would have a significant impact on the development of his style: a visit to Bali, Indonesia in 1952 and to Borneo in 1959. The rural and indigenous villagers of Indonesia and Borneo became his most recurrent subject matter, and he often depicted them with elongated limbs and almond-shaped eyes.