Ahmad Zakii Anwar

Artist : Ahmad Zakii Anwar
Tittle : Affirmation and Denial 1999/2002
Medium : Acrylic on Canvas
Size : 27.5 x 63 Inch

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Ahmad Zakii Anwar (b. 1955, Malaysia) - better known as Zakii - hasemerged as one of the most exciting, engaging andeloquent 'urban realist' artists in the region.

A graduate of the School of Art and Design, MARA Institute ofTechnology Malaysia, the artist began his career as a graphic artist,producing some of the leading advertising graphics of his time beforeturning to fine art practice.

Zakii came to attention for his virtuosity and command of a spectrumof media from charcoals to oils, building a reputation for stunningphoto-realist still-life paintings and expressive portraits. Later, amore contemporary edge surfaced in his works as Zakii introduced urbansubjects and settings into his canvases. He is lauded for capturingnot just city motifs and urban features but also a distinctivepsychological dimension and cinematic quality in these scenarios.Zakii's preoccupation with the spiritual or metaphysical aspects ofurban life, as seen through his use of icons, symbols and allegories(including metaphors of theatre, performance and masks) have alsomarked his practice.

The artist's studio and viewing gallery is in Johor Bahru, Malaysiawhere he resides with his wife and children.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2008 DISCLOSURE, Survey Exhibition by Ahmad Zakii Anwar, PetronasGallery, Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2007 Ahmad Zakii Anwar : Paintings, Drawings & Prints, 1991-2007,Singapore Tyle Print Institute, Singapore

Kota Sunyi: Solo Exhibition by Ahmad Zakii Anwar CP Foundation,CP ArtSpace, Jakarta, Indonesia

2006 Subliminal, The Drawing Room, Manila, Philippines and NumthongGallery, Bangkok, Thailand

2005 Ahmad Zakii Anwar: Primordial Dream, Singapore Tyler PrintInstitute, Singapore Icons, Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2004 Borobudor, Amanjiwo, Jogjakarta, Indonesia Arangbali, Taksu Jakarta, Indonesia

2003 Interpreter of Desires, Taksu Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2001 Shadowland, Plum Blossoms, Hong Kong

2000 Stills, Taksu Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1999 Presence, Barbara Greene Fine Art, New York, USA

1998 Distant Gamelan, Art Focus, Singapore

1997 One Man Show, Valentine Willie Fine Art Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2007 50th International E.V B.K, Prum, Germany Force of Nature, Darling Muse, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2006 Feed Me, Rimbun Dahan, Selangor, Malaysia Signed and Dated - Our 10th Anniversary, Valentine Willie Fine Art,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ArtSingapore, Suntec City, Singapore

2005 You Are Here, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ArtSingapore, Suntec City, Singapore Interface, Taksu Singapore Spirit of Wood and other Treasures, Taksu Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia New Works, Taksu Singapore

2004 Portraits, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2003 Games People Play, Rimbun Dahan, Selangor, Malaysia Grand Opening, Taksu Jakarta, Indonesia Exhibition 2003, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2002 Kembali ke Bali, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Bali, Indonesia Contra / Indications, Taksu Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Touch, Rimbun Dahan, Selangor, Malaysia

2001 Exhibit X, Taksu Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flashpoint, Rimbun Dahan, Selangor, Malaysia Malaysia Still Lifes, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Bali, Indonesia Exhibition 2001, Taksu Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Singapore Art Fair, Suntec City, Singapore

2000 Headlights, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Arang, Taksu Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1999 Aku 99, Petronas Gallery, Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 14th International Asian Art Exhibition, Museum of Asian Art, Fukuoka, Japan Perception & Perspective: A Malaysian Eyeview, Hotbath Gallery, Bath& Pittville Gallery, Cheltenham, UK Three Person Show, Taksu Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1998 Malaysian Expressions, Panorama Gallery, Beijing, China Culture Colour Connection, Fremantle Arts Center Perth, Australia No Retreat, Oberoi Gallery, Bali, Indonesia Just Drawings, Artcase Galleries, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Commonwealth Games Exhibition, Taksu Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Culture Colour Connection, Artcase Galleries, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Keeping Pace, Artcase Galleries, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Eights Artists, GalerCitra, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Menjelang Syawal, Maybank Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1997 Dance, Rhythm & Motion, Maybank Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Figuratif, Andi's Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia Malaysian Drawings, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Art for Nature, NN Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Movement, Artcase Galleries, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tresors, Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore Pekan Seni Ipoh, City Hall, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia 12th International Asian Art Exhibition, Centro de ActividadesTuristicas, Macau Maya, City Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1996 Men on Women, MIM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Karyawan Seni Johor, Hyatt Regency, Johor Bahru and Artfolio KualaLumpur, Malaysia Open Show, Galeri Shah Alam, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

1995 Culture Colour Connection, Takashimaya Gallery, Singapore Recent Works - A two person show with Oh Chai Hoo The John ErdosGallery, Singapore Pursuing a Dream - The Collection of Rahime Harun, Petronas Gallery,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Dimension 95, Petronas Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

1993 Titian 111, Hanoi School of Fine Art, Vietnam The Vietnam Experience, Maybank Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Imbauan Ledang, Maybank Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Exposure, Quo Quo, Hong Kong Dimension 93, Petronas Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1992 Islam Contemporary Works of Art, Holiday Inn, Singapore

1979 Salon Malaysia, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1976 National Drawing Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1975 Young Contemporaries, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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