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BAPAKU PULANG: Growing Up with Art – Selected Works from the Collections of Nazura Rahime and Sharmin Parameswaran
October 7, 2023

  Framing a Moment in Fathers and Daughters’ Journey with Art Nazura Rahime and Sharmin Parameswaran are the sole daughters of Rahime Harun (1954 – [...]

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The ARA Kinship
September 20, 2023

Galeri Puteh presents a group exhibition showcasing artworks by 41 artists and friends from the Ara Damansara art enclave. Representing some contemporary artists who work [...]

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In Memory of Society
July 20, 2023

SARENG presents Arif Fauzan Othman’s fourth solo exhibition, “Angkat-Sumpah”. The show features fifteen oil on canvas paintings depicting symbolic figures that convey social values represented [...]

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Still-life Solidified
May 25, 2023

Batu by Fauzulyusri offers a fresh perspective into Fauzulyusri’s artistic oeuvre, which has spanned over two decades. This exhibition marks his 14th solo and 10th one-person [...]

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Self-Reflection and Cultural Motifs in the Works of Awang Damit Ahmad
May 10, 2023

In the broadest sense, Awang Damit Ahmad’s gestural paintings encapsulate the abstract form of the physical world and nature’s phenomena as he experiences it. The [...]

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Womanly Aesthetics
May 1, 2023

Galeri Puteh presents “Hawwa”, a group exhibition celebrating the creativity of 15 women artists whose artistic flair remains true to subject matters expressed through feminine [...]

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Blissful Utopia: Minimalist Abstraction by Izzuddin Basiron
February 12, 2023

Artas Galeri presents Izzuddin Basiron’s inaugural solo exhibition titled Kota Kromatik: Izzuddin Basiron featuring 12 abstract minimalist paintings. Izzuddin’s aesthetic appeals consist of varying shapes [...]

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Mengukir Kisah menerusi Hasil Kerja Kayu Pelbagai Wajah Anniketyni
January 27, 2023

Pameran solo ketiga Anniketyni Madian berjudul Susey yang ditunggu-tunggu menampilkan 15 buah arca diperbuat daripada kayu dan resin yang terdiri daripada sepuluh arca dinding dan [...]

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Lines of Labour
July 2, 2022

  For two decades, Raduan Man has perfected the art of woodcut since completing his undergraduate studies majoring in printmaking at MARA University of Technology [...]

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The Garden of Perpetual Existence 
January 4, 2022

  “The artistic capability of reinforced concrete is so fantastic — that is the way to go.” — Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012), Brazilian modernist architect    [...]

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Segaris Art Center 10th Anniversary Exhibition (2011-2021)
October 4, 2021

Delineating Progress As Segaris Art Center marks its 10th anniversary, a special exhibition featuring over 90 Malaysian artists takes place from October 4 until 17, [...]

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Constructed Realities in the Landscape Paintings of Syed Fakaruddin
March 27, 2021

  “Only in our imagination do we live in more than two dimensions, and with its help we attempt to enliven the flatness of our [...]

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Silent Enchantment in the Paintings of Dato’ Sharifah Fatimah
March 1, 2021

  “The nights have always been my friend. Even as a child I had difficulty in falling asleep. I was never afraid of the dark. [...]

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Floating Thoughts
January 6, 2021

Floating Thoughts   Propelled by floating thoughts, Fadhli Ariffin – also known as Pali – produces a series of dynamic abstract paintings titled “Peristiwa Di [...]

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Digitalising woodcarving motifs in the works of Tomi Heri
December 12, 2020

Digitalising woodcarving motifs in the works of Tomi Heri An abbreviation for Sungai, or river, SG. – gesturing to a return to roots – metaphorically [...]

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Of Painting People and Memories
August 8, 2020

Of Painting People and Memories A decade of painting is a momentous occasion to celebrate for 33-year-old Fadilah Karim. It marks her emotional and cerebral [...]

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What Real Reasonable Women Think
March 13, 2020

WRWT: What Real/Reasonable/Rational/ Women Think 13 – 28 March 2020 Have we acknowledged women enough? For centuries, men tried to figure her out, but Oscar [...]

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Kickstart 366
January 21, 2020

Kickstart 366 21 Jan – 9 Feb 2020 To welcome a brand-new leap year, Segaris Art Center presents Kickstart 366, an exhibition featuring 25 contemporary [...]

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Form(s) of Prayer(s) by Paul Nickson Atia
December 16, 2019

An Act of Faith The obsessive rendering of miniature squares serves as Paul Nickson Atia’s central motif in his latest solo exhibition entitled Form(s) of [...]

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The Painted Rhapsody of Soh Boon Kiong
December 4, 2019

Date: December 7 – 21, 2019 Venue: PinkGuy Gallery Bangsar, 51-1, Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Soh Boon Kiong has been actively [...]

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