He held his first solo exhibition, which was organised by the Singapore Leong Khay Huay KuanBursary to raise relief funds for China, in 1940. He became a teacher at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 1941. He held his second solo exhibition in 1970. In 1973, he was awarded the Bintang Bakti Masyarakat for his contributions to art in Singapore. He became the president of the Society of Chinese Artists in 1976 and held the role for a year, before becoming the society's vice-president in 1978, a role he held until 1981. His third and final solo exhibition was held in 1983.