PETALING JAYA, Sept 20: A Malaysian deaf artist who has never owned a television is set to become a reality TV star in the United States.

Kedah-born Leon Lim 31, is one of 14 contestants vying to be the next Picasso in the second season of Bravo's Work of Art: The Next Great Artist.

He was selected from thousands of artists who attended auditions in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles early this year.

The 10-episode series, filmed in New York, is scheduled to air over NBC Universal network on Oct 12 in the United States.

The winner of the cutting-edge competition will take home US$100,000 (RM308,950) cash and hold a solo exhibition in Brooklyn Museum.

Source: http://thestar.com.my