Artist Statement / Bio
Khairulddin Wahab’s (b. 1990, Singapore) paintings weave narratives drawn from cultural geography, environmental history, and post-colonialism in Singapore and Southeast Asia. Working from archival materials, found images and iconography derived from his geographic and cultural contexts, Khairulddin creates visual tableaus that allude to our historico-political encounters with the natural world.
He graduated with a BA in Fine Arts from LASALLE College of the Arts (2014) and has exhibited in local and international exhibitions, including Biennale Jogja 2019, S.E.A. Focus, and State of Motion 2018. He was the winner of the 2018 UOB Painting of The Year award, recipient of the inaugural National Library Creative Residency in 2021 and the 2014 Winston Oh Travel Award.
Education
2013 - 2014 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Hons), First Class Honours, LASALLE College of the Arts,
Singapore - Goldsmiths University of London, UK
2007 – 2010 Diploma in Fine Arts, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore
Solo Exhibition
2023 Shape of Land, Cuturi Gallery, Singapore
2021 The Word For World is Forest, Cuturi Gallery, Singapore
2019 ‘Island Story’, UOB Art Gallery, UOB Plaza, Singapore
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 Art Sg, Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore
2022 Art Moments Jakarta, Sheraton Grand, Indonesia
2022 Little Red Dot (London Edition) Cuturi Gallery at Cromwell Place, London, United Kingdom
2021 ‘Falling’, Tang Contemporary Art, Shanghai, China
2020 ‘Genset’, Gajah Gallery, Singapore
2019 ‘Biennale Jogja XV Equator #5’, Taman Budaya Jogjakarta, Indonesia
2019 UOB Art Space @ Art Jakarta, JCC Senayan, Indonesia
2019 UOB Art Space @ S.E.A. Focus, Gillman Barracks, Singapore
2018 ‘Nanyi Sunyi: Songs of Solitude’, Gillman Barracks, Singapore
2018 ‘State of Motion’, National Library Plaza, Singapore
2017 ‘Afterimage…’ Ipreciation Gallery, Singapore
2015 ‘Art of ASEAN: Our Exhibition’, Bank Negara Malaysia Museum and Art Gallery, Malaysia
2015 ‘Perhentian’ FUR Studio, Duduk-duduk Aspirational Space, Indonesia
2014 ‘Grass is Greener on the Other Side’ Winston Oh Research Award, Project Space, Singapore
2014 ‘From the Ground Up’ ICAS Gallery, Singapore
2013 Arte Laguna Prize, Romanian Institute, Venice, Italy
2013 Grand Opening, Culture Square, Singapore
2013 Worlds Apart Art Fair, Millenia Walk, Singapore
2013 ‘Dustbunnies’, Societe Generale Gallery at Alliance Francaise de Singapour, Singapore
2012 ‘Pameran Poskad’, Viridian Art House, Singapore
2010 ‘Raw Art Singapore’, Sculpture Square, Singapore
2010 ‘Art Triangle’, Balai Seni Lukis Negara, National Art Gallery, Malaysia
2010 ‘The LASALLE Show 2010’, ICA Singapore Gallery, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore
Awards
2018 UOB Painting of the Year
2014 Winston Oh Travel Award