在1943年生于彭亨文德甲的叶逢仪，早年受教育于尊孔中学，受恩师启蒙，习画多年。1959年，他参加了国家主办之全国少年绘画赛，并荣获大奖。1966年，叶逢仪赴日本东京留学，8年期间曾进入东京艺术大学当研究生并专修日本画，师从田中青坪、平山郁夫先生。之后，他考进早稻田大学文学部美术史学科，主修东洋美术四年，获学士后。留学期间，他在日本东京、名古屋等10个地方举办个展数十次。

1974年回国后，叶逢仪致力推广美术教育，设立了艺术中心教导水墨画、儿童美术等，并继续在新加坡、吉隆坡、台北、曼谷、东京各地举办个展60余次。1990 年，他受邀参加深圳第二届国际水墨画展及研讨会。1994年，他前往北京中央美术学院进修花鸟画。现任马来西亚雪隆水墨画会会长、国际现代水墨画联盟会员的叶逢仪，作品获得大马国家画廊、日本早稻田大学、国立台湾美术馆等机构典藏。

In 1959, Yap Hong Ngee won the grand prize in the National Youth Art Competition. In 1966, Yap headed to Tokyo, Japan and studied there for 8 years. At the Tokyo University of the Arts, he was taught Japanese arts by established artists such as Seihyo Tanaka and Hirayama Ikuo. After that, he went to Waseda University where he majored in Japanese Art History. During his time in Japan, Yap has held numerous solo exhibitions across 10 regions, including Tokyo and Nagoya. Yap has been dedicated to promoting art education since returning to Malaysia and organised more than 60 solo exhibitions in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Bangkok and more. In 1990, Yap was invited to the 2nd edition International Chinese Ink Painting Exhibition & Seminar in Shenzhen, China. In 1994, Yap refined his floral and bird painting skills at the Beijing Central Academy of Fine Arts, China. Yap’s artworks are collected by public institutions including the National Art Gallery Malaysia, Waseda University (Japan), and National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, among others.