Jul 18, 2019 | Art, art installation, Exhibitions, Festivals
‘Gerimis’ translates as ‘drizzle’ — a very light rain that often goes unnoticed. This is a neat analogy for the aims of Gerimis: A Collaborative Orang Asli Art Exhibition — to draw attention to the traditions of the Orang Asli and the (largely undermined yet very...
Jul 9, 2019 | Art, Exhibitions
Firstly, congratulations to the Contemporary Malaysian Watercolorists Association (CMWA) on holding their 26th annual exhibition in Penang. These artists are some of the most well known around Malaysia, as well as some big names from Penang. With local names including...
Jun 17, 2019 | Art, art installation, Community, Exhibitions, Festivals, Sculpture
Exploding onto the art scene last weekend, with the Open Studios Penang arts festival, came a new and exciting project spearheaded by Ivan Alexander Francis Gabriel. As a multi-disiplinary artist himself, he has collated work by a vast variety of Penang-based...
Jun 8, 2019 | Art, Exhibitions, Festivals, Sculpture
With over 90 international and local artists, and over 30 different venues, this event on the 14/15/16 June 2019 looks to be a spectacular demonstration of not only the skill and talent of those who reside on this special island, but also their independence and...
May 17, 2019 | Art, Exhibitions
The Art Gallery Penang, an interesting little gallery on the 4th floor of Belissa Row always provides its viewers with an eclectic array of contemporary artists and this show is no exception. “Figural” features paintings of figures by ten different Malaysian...
May 13, 2019 | Art, Exhibitions
This profoundly beautiful exhibition by Maneerat Srikampa opened rather fittingly on International Mother’s day. I say rather fittingly because as one walks through the artworks, it is obvious that they are of deeply intimate private moments of women. They remain...
