Education
Bachelor in Fine Art, Faculty of Art & Design, MARA University of
Technology, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
Awards
2002-03
Artist-in-Residence. Rimbun Dahan,, Selangor. Malaysia.
2001
Honorable Mention, PHILIP MORRIS MALAYSIAN ART AWARDS 2001,
National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
1999
PHILIP MORRIS Group of Companies ASEAN ART AWARDS ’99. National Art
Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
Top Five Winners, PHILIP MORRIS Group of Companies MALAYSIAN ART
AWARDS ’99. National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
1998
Travel Grant To Indonesia, sponsored by National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
Consolation Award, “Malaysian Craft”, Handcraft Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia
1997
Major Award “ Installation” YOUNG CONTEMPORARY, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Top Five Winners, PHILIP MORRIS Group of Companies MALAYSIAN ART
AWARDS ‘97, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The Jurors’ Choice Awards, PHILIP MORRIS Group of Companies
ASEAN ART AWARDS 1997, Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Philippines.
1996
Consolation Award, Merdeka Day’s, Sabah Museum, Sabah. Malaysia.
First Prize, Watercolor Competition “Selangor’s Oldest Mosque”, Shah Alam
Art Gallery, Selangor. Malaysia.
1995
Honourable Mention, PHILIP MORRIS MALAYSIAN ART AWARDS ’95,
National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
1994
First Prize, MALAYSIAN ART OPEN ’94, Petronas Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
1991
Minor Award, YOUNG CONTEMPORARY, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.Malaysia.
Consolation Award (Print), SALON MALAYSIA ‘91/’92, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
1990
Minor Award, “DOKUMENTASI KEMISKINAN”, Shah Alam, Selangor. Malaysia.
1989
Second Prize, Perangsang Berhad, Shah Alam, Selangor. Malaysia.
Selected Exhibitions
2009
MATAHATI KE MATADUNIA – Malaysian contemporary Art To The World. DCA Fine Art, Los Angeles , USA.
Tanah Air. Art For Nature. Rimbun Dahan. Selangor. Malaysia.
IMCAS 2009. Danga City Mall, Johor Bahru.Johor. Malaysia.
The force of Nature. Pace Gallery, Petaling Jaya gallery, Selangor. Malaysia.
2008
Vice and Versus 18@8. Wei Ling Gallery . Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Susurmasa - Timelines, National Art Gallery Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
Art Triangle 2008, Sokka Gakkai Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Wet Seasons. Pace Gallery, Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Malaysia
Shifting Boundaries.Art For Nature. Rimbun Dahan. Selangor. Malaysia
Mind, Body, and Soul. Wei Ling Gallery . Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2007
Exhibition. Pace Gallery, Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Malaysia.
Grand Opening-Two Man Show. Warning! Tapir Crossing. Patisatu, Puncak
Alam, Selangor . Malaysia
Filtered. Wei Ling Gallery . Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
00.15 Superstar. Art For Nature, Rimbun Dahan. Selangor. Malaysia.
Art Triangle. Fund-Raising Matahati. Sokka Gakkai. Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
2006
Open Show. Gema Rimba. Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
Grand Opening. Semar Art Gallery. Surabaya. Indonesia.
18@8 - Contemporary Artists Malaysia.Karachi-Kuala Lumpur. Karachi. Pakistan
Feed Me! An Exploration of Appetites. Art For Nature, Rimbun Dahan. Selangor. Malaysia.
Tabik. Salute. A Tribute Exhibition For Jeri Azhari. National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
Arts @ Earth. Xoas . Petaling Jaya. Selangor. Malaysia.
Arts @ Earth. KL Performing of Art. Kuala Lumpur.
Julai Exhibition. Seksan Gallery. Bangsar. Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
Art Salon Show. XOAS Gallery. Petaling Jaya. Selangor. Malaysia.
Two Man Show with Umibaizurah Mahir@ Ismail. TOYS. Wei Ling Gallery .
Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
Paintings & Photographs 1954 – 2005. Star Hill Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
XL’06, XOAS Gallery, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.
2005
Grand Opening. Wei Ling Gallery . Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Taman Sari. WWF, Rimbun Dahan. Selangor. Malaysia.
XL, XOAS Gallery, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.
Spirit of Wood, Taksu Gallery , Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
Takung, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
Rooster Mania, Town House Gallery, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
2004
Paradise Lost/Paradise Found, Rimbun Dahan, Selangor. Malaysia.
Malaysia Arts Now, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
Immersion, Maya Gallery, Bangsar. Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
Art Singapore 2004, Suntec City and Convention Centre. Singapore.
Continuities, Contemporary Art Of Malaysia At The Turn Of The 21st Century,
Guandong Museum Of Art, China.
EMAAR International Art Symposium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
2003
Of Shadows And Images, Malmo Konstmuseum, Malmohusvagen, Malmo, Sweden.
Wahana, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
Games People Play, Art For Nature. Rimbun Dahan Selangor.Malaysia.
Muse, Gallery Tangsi, Kuala Lumpur.Malaysia.
Grand Opening, Art Seasons, Beijing. China.
Sharjah International Biennial, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Residency Exhibition. Rimbun Dahan, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
2002
Identities- Who we are, National Art Gallery Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
Gerak Rasa, Kuala Lumpur National Museum .Malaysia.
10th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh 2001, Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka. Bangladesh.
10th International Exhibition, Invited Artist, Brande Hall, Denmark.
2001
OPEN SHOW 2001, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
PHILIP MORRIS Group of Companies MALAYSIAN ART AWARDS 2001,
National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
2000
Simply Red, Tangsi Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
Arang, Gallerie Taksu, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
Trans(formations) 6 from Malaysia, Sculpture Square, Singapore.
Featherstone 2000 International, Featherstone, Martha Vineyard Haven. USA.
10/2000, Art Salon, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
TANDA, Tangsi Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
Young Contemporaries In Review 1974-1997, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
1999
PHILIP MORRIS, Group of Companies ASEAN ART AWARDS ’99, TOUR
EXHIBITION shown in Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand,
Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Malaysia (Asean Countries).
PHILIP MORRIS, Group of Companies MALAYSIAN ART AWARDS ’99, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
1998
GEMA, Resonance– Malaysia Contemporary Manes Gallery, Pragne, Czechoslovakia.
RUPA MALAYSIA , Brunei Gallery, SOAS, London. University England.
1997
PHILIP MORRIS Group of Companies ASEAN ART AWARDS ’97, TOUR
EXHIBITION shown in Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia (ASEAN Countries).
1996
PHILIP MORRIS, Group of Companies ,MALAYSIAN ART AWARDS ’96, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
SELANGOR OLDEST MOSQUE, Watercolor Exhibition, Shah Alam Art Gallery, Selangor. Malaysia.
YOUNG CONTEMPORARY ’96, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
1995
HAKARA OPEN, Air Museum, Hakara , Japan.
AKITA INTERGRATED LIFE, Cultural Hall, Akita, Japan.
Setagaya Art Museum, Japan.
PHILIP MORRIS, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
ART & SPIRITUAL, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
1994
ESSENCE OF CULTURE ’89-‘93, joint exhibition with Awang Damit, Shenn’s Fine Art Gallery, Bukit Pasoh, Singapore.
4thASEAN ART SHOW, Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan.
MALAYSIAN ART OPEN ’94, Petronas Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
1993
RUPA DAN JIWA, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
ISLAMIC EXHIBITION, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
ASEAN TRAVELLING EXHIBITION OF PAINTING, PHOTOGRAPHY & CHILDREN ART, ASEAN Countries.
1992
YOUNG CONTEMPORARY ’92, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
1991
SALON MALAYSIA ‘91/’92, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.Malaysia.
OPEN SHOW ‘91, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
YOUNG CONYEMPORARY ‘91, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
ONE WORLD, NO WAR, City Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
1990
MALAYSIAN LANDSCAPE, mobile exhibition touring Malaysia.
YOUNG CONTEMPORARY ‘90, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
KELUARGA BAHAGIA, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
1989
OPEN SHOW ‘89, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
YOUNG CONTEMPORARY ‘89, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
IMAJAN SUKAN, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
1988
PPM ANNUAL, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
HIROSHIMA NEVER AGAIN, City Hall Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Solo Exhibitions
Matahati’s
Group Show
1998
939495969798 , Art Salon , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2001
AHMAD SHUKRI, Art Salon, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2002
BOY & GIRL, Gallerie Taksu , Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
2003
VIRUS, Art Seasons, Singapore.
2005
FITTING ROOM, XOAS Gallery, Petaling Jaya. Malaysia.
2007
Matahati For Your Pleasure. Petronas Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
2005
2nd Tupada Internatinol Action Art Festival, Sambalikhan. Philippines.
MAGER PROJECT. Anting-Anting + Matahati, Pinto Art Gallery. Antipolo City,
Rizal, Philippines.
MAGER PROJECT. Matahati + Anting-Anting , Art Salon, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
MURAL PROJEK MAGER, Matahati + Anting-Anting, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
2004
Fund Raising Projek MAGER, Matahati + Gelaran , Art Salon, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
SENI RUANGAN. Gallery Pitoe, Yogyakarta. Indonesia.
MAGER PROJECT, Gelaran + Matahati “HALAMAN”. Pelantaran Djoko Pekik
Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
<!> AWAS.Valentine Willie Fine Art. Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
PROJEK MAGER. Matahati + Gelaran “1+1=1”. Shah Alam Gallery, Selangor.
2002 -
ROOM. MIA Art & Design Centre. Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
1998
MATAHATI PL, an exhibition of drawings, paintings ,and installations,
Petronas Gallery, KLCC, Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia.
1996
SEEING THE UNSEEN. Pelita Hati, Gallery Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
1994
DARI MATAHATI. The Weld ,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
1993
LIFE, Maybank Art Gallery , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Professional Activities
2004
EMAAR International Art Symposium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2003
Sharjah International Biennial Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Artist in Residence. Rimbun Dahan. Selangor. Malaysia.
2002
Participant in Asian Contemporary Workshop 2002, BRAC Center For
Development Management Rajendrapur, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
10th International Workshop, Invited Artist, Brande, Denmark.
Private and Public Collection
AL- BURJ DUBAI, UAE
DJOKO PEKIK, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
HIJJAS KASTURI ASSOCIATES, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
REMISEN BRANDE, Denmark
BENGAL FOUNDATION, Dhaka, Bangladesh
BANGLADESH SHILPAKALA ACADEMY, Dhaka, Bangladesh
TANGSI GALLERY, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
PETRONAS GALLERY, KLCC Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
THE WORLD BANK, Washington D.C, USA
FEATHERSTONE MEETINGHOUSE FOR THE ARTS, Martha’s Vineyard, USA
FUKUOKA ASEAN ART MUSEUM, Japan
SINGAPORE ART MUSEUM, Singapore
SHAH ALAM GALLERY, Selangor, Malaysia
SABAH ART GALLERY, Sabah, Malaysia
NATIONAL ART GALLERY, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ASCOTT, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
MANDARIN HOTEL, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
AP ART GALLERY, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ALIYA & FAROUK KHAN COLLECTION
GRACE & K.T LIM, Malaysia and Melbourne
FATIMAH & PAKHARUDDIN SULAIMAN
DR. STEVE WONG
WEI LING & YOHAN
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