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Sharifah Fatimah Syed Zubir, Dato'
1948
Born in Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia
1967-71
Studied at MARA Institute of Technology Malaysia
Awarded Diploma in Fine Art
1973-76
Studied at Reading University, Reading, England
Awarded First Class Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Art
1976-78
Studied at Pratt Institute New York
Awarded Master’s Degree in Fine Art
1982- 89
Curator of Art, National Art Gallery Kuala Lumpur
1990-present
Full time artist. Art consultant
Awards
1968
Batik Design Competition, National Art Gallery
1971
Best Student Award, MARA Institute of Technology
1972
Minor Award Malaysian Landscape Exhibition National Art Gallery
1973-76
Federal Government Scholarship for further studies in England
1976-78
The JDR III Fund Fellowship
1976
University Prize Reading University England
1977
Studio Scholar Award Pratt Institute New York
1979
Major Award Salon Malaysia National Art Gallery
1981
Minor Award Young Contemporaries National Art Gallery
1987
British Council Fellowship
2003
Third Prize Second Biennial of Contemporary Painting of the Islamic World, Museum of Contemporary Art Tehran ,Iran
2006
Anugerah Sijil Penghargaan Kerajaan Negeri Kedah Darul Aman. Sebagai Wanita Kedah Cemerlang diatas bakti dan khidmat Cemerlang yang telah disumbangkan kepada Negara
2006
Anugerah Darjah Dato’ Setia Di Raja Kedah oleh DYMM Sultan Kedah
Solo Exhibitions
1972
Alpha Gallery, Singapore
1978
Institute Gallery , Pratt Institute , New York
Penang State Art Gallery & Museum
1980
Wisma Loke , Kuala Lumpur
1983
Australian High Commission , Kuala Lumpur
1984
Gallery 231 , Kuala Lumpur
1985
Alpha Gallery , Singapore
1987
Galeri Citra , Kuala Lumpur
1989
PERNAS International Building , Kuala Lumpur
1990
Galeri Citra , Kuala Lumpur
1992
Balai Seni Malayan Banking , Kuala Lumpur
1996
Takashimaya Gallery , Singapore
Galeri Citra , Kuala Lumpur
1997
NN Gallery , Kuala Lumpur
1998
Avant Garde Gallery , Alor Star, Kedah
1999
Artfolio , Kuala Lumpur
2000
Galeri Citra , Kuala Lumpur
2001
Gallery Art Point , Pulau Pinang
Green Art Gallery , Dubai , UAE
2005
Art Space Gallery , Kuala Lumpur
Selected Group Exhibitions
1968
Galeri 11 , Kuala Lumpur
Batik Design Exhibition , National Art Gallery , Kuala Lumpur
1969
Salon Malaysia , National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
1970
Talent & Hope , Samat Gallery , Kuala Lumpur
Manifestasi Dua Seni , Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka , Kuala Lumpur
1971
Situasi Baru , Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka , Kuala Lumpur
1972
Malaysian Landscape Exhibition , National Art Gallery , Kuala Lumpur
1973
National Invitation Show , National Art Gallery , Kuala Lumpur
1975
Winsor & Newton Exhibition of Paintings , Reading Gallery , Reading, England
1976
Stowell Trophy Exhibition of Paintings, Diploma Galleries, Royal Academy of Art, London
Invitation Drawing Show, Gallery 55 Mercer, New York
1977
Exhibiton of Prints, Glassboro State College, New Jersey and Bloomsburg State College, Pennsylvania, USA
Artist 77 International Art Exhibition, Union Carbide Building, New York
Winners of Studio Scholar Awards, Institute Gallery, Pratt Institute New York
1978
College Art Association of MFA Candidate Drawing Exhibition Northeastern States, Parson School of Design, New York
1979
Salon Malaysia, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
1980
Utara ’80, Dewan Sri Pinang, Pulau Pinang
Wisma Loke, Kuala Lumpur
1980
Contemporary Asian Art, Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan
1981
Kedah Artists Exhibition of Paintings, Alor Star, Kedah
Young Contemporaries, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
ASEAN Exhibition of Paintings & Photographs, Bangkok, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Jakarta
Premier Show by Malaysian Artists Association, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
Geraktara, Penang State Gallery & Museum
1982
International Print Show, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore
Exhibition of Prints, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
Exhibition of Paintings, Prints & Sculpture from Private Collections, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
Seri Cipta Puteri Malaysia, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
25 Years of Malaysian Art, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
1983
Titian 1, National Museum Art Gallery Singapore
Open Show, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
Kedah Artists Art Exhibition, Kedah State Art Gallery, Alor Star
National Invitation Show, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
2nd Asian Art Biennale, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1984
Malaysian Images: American Experience, American Embassy Kuala Lumpur
Exhibition of Paintings & Calligraphy, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
1985
12 Malaysian Painters, Museum of History, Taipeh
Exhibition of Paintings by the grantees of the JDRIII Fund, Nautilus Club, Hong Kong
1986
Contemporary British and Malaysian Art, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
1987
Asian Art Festival, Bali, Indonesia
Malaysian Art 1957-87, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
1988
Premier Show, Balai Seni Malayan Banking, Kuala Lumpur
Contemporary Paintings of Malaysia, Asia Pacific Museum, Pasadena, California
Baghdad Arts Festival, Saddam Art Center, Baghdad, Iraq
1989
First ASEAN Exhibition of Painting, Photography & Children’ Art, Manila, Singapore, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Bandar Seri Begawan
Contemporary Art From the Islamic Countries, Barbican Centre,London
1990
Malaysian Landscape, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
Women and Creativity, Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur
Seni Lukis: Contemporary Paintings of Malaysia, Bayerisch Landesbank Munchen, Wasserschloss Grafen, Germany
5th Asian International Art Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysian Abstracts, Balai Seni Malayan Banking, Kuala Lumpur
1991
Pameran Muhibah – 12 For Bandung, Galeri Citra, Kuala Lumpur
Muhibah Seni Rupa ’91, Braga Gallery, Bandung, Indonesia
Malaysian Watercolour, Balai Seni Malayan Banking, Kuala Lumpur
Open Show, Galeri Shah Alam, Selangor
Nuansa: An Exhibition of Paintings by Indonesian & MalaysianWomen Artists, Balai Seni Rupa Jakarta & National Art Gallery Kuala Lumpur
The Question of Identity: The Malaysianess of Malaysian Art,National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
Festival Istiqlal, Masjid Istiqlal, Jakarta
1992
Risalah Dari Malaysia – An Exhibition of Paintings by Five Malaysian Artists, Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts,Amman
Koleksi ’92, Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur
Identiti Islam Dalam Seni Rupa Malaysia: Pencapaian dan Cabaran , National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
Bienniale of Visual Arts Seychelles, Carnegie Museum, Victoria Seychelles
Singapore Art Fair, IMM Exhibition Centre, Singapore
1993
Art Aid, NST Building, Kuala Lumpur
Her Presence in Colour, Gallery of Central Institute of Fine Arts,Beijing China
8th Asian International Art Exhibition, Fukuoka City Art Museum, Japan
Malaysian Art ’93, Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur
1994
Ekspresi APK ’94, Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur
Getaran Jiwa: Contemporary Paintings of Malaysia, Museum Of Anthropology, Madrid, Spain
Menusuk Kalbu Melalui Seni, Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur
Vision and Idea , National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
9th Asian International Art Exhibition, National Museum of History, Taipeh
1995
Expression ’95, Nanyang Gallery of Art, Kuala Lumpur
Art Actual Association Ariane Essor, Chateau des Bouillants, Danmarie les Lys & Palais du Roi de Rambouilet, France
Art and Spirituality, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
Getaran Jiwa II, The Gallery, Lot 10 Kuala Lumpur
10th Asian International Art Exhibition, Singapore Art Museum
Festival Istiqlal 2, Masjid Istiqlal, Jakarta
Al Fann: Contemporary Art From Islamic & Islam Influenced Countries, Packhof, Hann. Munden, Germany
1995
Her Presence in Colour, Penang State Art Gallery
1996
Three Vibrations, Art Folio, Kuala Lumpur
Modernity and Beyond: Themes in South East Asian Art, Singapore Art Museum
Rupa Kata, Pekan Seni Ipoh, Perak
Risalah Dari Malaysia, Stadthalle Forum, Germering, Germany
1997
Risalah Dari Malaysia, International Portrait Gallery Tuzla; Dom Armije Sarajevo Bosnia; Museum of Contemporary Art,Dubrovnik, Croatia and Gallery Hilton Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
Asia Artists’ Group, Art Folio, Kuala Lumpur
Alam Seni & Perjalanan, Pekan Seni Ipoh, Perak
Liberte Art Collection, Palais Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland
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1998
Rupa Malaysia: A Decade of Art, Brunei Gallery , London
Malaysian Group Art Exhibition, Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Art for Nature, NN Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
Secawan Kopi, Art Case Galleries, Kuala Lumpur
Miniaturization, Art Case Galleries, Kuala Lumpur
Ariane Essor “ Ocean “ , Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
1999
Commemorative Joint Art Exhibition Malaysia/China, Daiichi Modern Art Gallery, Sungai Petani, Kedah
Ariane Essor “ Ocean and Other Images “ , Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur
Light and Reflections, Atrium Gallery, London
Young Contemporaries in Review: 1974 – 1997, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
2000
Aspirasi 2000, Langkawi, Kedah
Art Folio Charity Show, Art Folio, Kuala Lumpur
Light and Reflections, Art Case Galleries, Kuala Lumpur
Lanskap ke Lanskap, Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur
Suara Hati, THB Satu, Kuala Lumpur
Rupa Malaysia, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
2002
Gerak Rasa, National Museum, Kuala Lumpur
Women & Art: A Global Perspective, Sharjah Art Museum, UAE
The Three Vibrations: Form, Colour and Line, Wisma Kebudayaan SGM, Kuala Lumpur
Singapore Modern Art in the 70s, Singapore Art Museum
Second Biennial of Contemporary Painting of the Islamic World, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
2002/03
Breaking the Veils: Women Artists from the Islamic World, Porte d’Ambois Medieval City, Rhodes; Benaki Museum, Athens; UNESCO Paris
2003
Celebrate Six Malaysian Artists, NN Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
Her Presence in Colours VI, Women’ Art in Asia: Sense & Serenity Universiti Sains Malaysia; Wisma Kebudayaan SGM Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia and Thailand Art Exhibition, Wisma Kebudayaan SGM; Echo Art Gallery Bangkok
2004
Petronas Art Collection Series 1, Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur
Breaking the Veils: Women Artist from the Islamic World, Museum of Fine Arts , Valencia; Edificio Varadero Recinto Portuario, Almeria; Fundacion Tres Culturas, Seville Spain; Royal Palace, Naples; S. Francisco della Scarpa, Lecce, Italy; Abbaye de Neumunster; Centre Culturel de Recontre, Luxenburg; Vittoriano Complex Rome, Italy
Drawings and Prints, TJ Fine Arts, Kuala Lumpur
Continuities: Contemporary Art of Malaysia At The Turn Of The 21st. Century, Guangdong Museum of Art, China
2005
Small Works, TJ Fine Arts, Kuala Lumpur
Breaking the Veils: Women Artists of the Islamic World, Centro Cultural Circulo del Arte, Barcelona, Spain
Kuala Lumpur International Photography Bienale, Art Space Gallery Kuala Lumpur
2006
10 years on , NN Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
Holding Up Half The Sky, National Art Gallery Kuala Lumpur
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
• Museum of Modern Art New York
• National Art Gallery Kuala Lumpur
• National Gallery of Fine Arts Amman Jordan
• Singapore Art Museum
• Brunei Museum
• Museum of Contemporary Art, Dubrovnik, Croatia
• Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah, UAE
• Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Liberte Art Collection, Geneva, Switzerland
• Kedah State Art Gallery, Alor Star, Kedah
• Penang State Gallery & Museum
• University of Science Gallery, Pulau Pinang
• Malaysian Institute of Art, Kuala Lumpur
• Wisma SGM, Kuala Lumpur
• Ministry of Culture, Arts & Heritage, Kuala Lumpur
• Prime Minister’s Department
• Bank Negara Malaysia
• Bank Bumiputra Kuala Lumpur
• Bank Industri Kuala Lumpur
• Bank Kemajuan Kuala Lumpur
• Bank of America Kuala Lumpur
• Allied Bank Kuala Lumpur
• Arab Malaysian Development Bank Kuala Lumpur
• Chase Manhatten Bank Kuala Lumpur
• Chung Khiaw Bank Kuala Lumpur
• Deutchebank Kuala Lumpur
• Hong Leong Bank Kuala Lumpur
• Industrial Bank of Japan Kuala Lumpur
• Malayan Banking Kuala Lumpur
• Mitsubishi Bank Kuala Lumpur
• Oriental Bank Kuala Lumpur
• Thai Farmers Bank Bangkok
• United Overseas Bank Singapore
• Petronas Art Collection Kuala Lumpur
• Shell Companies in Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
• Esso Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
• Mobil Oil Kuala Lumpur
• Iron and Steel Mill Company Singapore
• MAS Golden Lounge Changi Airport Singapore
• MAS Headquarters Kuala Lumpur
• Phillip Morris Malaysia, Seremban
• Island & Peninsular Kuala Lumpur
• Cold Storage Kuala Lumpur
• Bedford Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
• Arcoza Holdings Kuala Lumpur
• Sime Leasing Kuala Lumpur
• Hazama Corporartion Kuala Lumpur
• Dawn Tree Properties Kuala Lumpur
• Wembley Industries Holdings Kuala Lumpur
• Royal Pahang Polo Club Kuantan
• Kelab Darul Ehsan Kuala Lumpur
• Nik Hussein & Partners Kuala Lumpur
• Multiart & Graphics Kuala Lumpur
• Kadir, Tan & Ramli, Kuala Lumpur
• Zain & Co, Kuala Lumpur
• Ruslan Khalid Associates Kuala Lumpur
• Johan Design Kuala Lumpur
• Weststar Sdn Bhd Kuala Lumpur
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (appointments , conferences , meetings )
Nov. 1981
Working Meeting of Photographic Documentation of Traditional
Architecture in South-East Asia, Institute of South-East Asian Studies, National University of Singapore
1981
Curator, Exhibition of the Life and Works of Ibnu Sina (Symposium Ibnu Sina ) University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur
Curator, Exhibition of Islamic Calligraphy, University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur
1982
External Examiner, Department of Fine Art, MARA Institute of
Technology Shah Alam
Judge – “Landscape Malaysia” Competition organized by Dunlop Malaysia
Judge – Art Competition, Sarawak Arts Council
Coordinator- Exhibition of Paintings “Sericipta Putri Malaysia” By Malaysian Women Artists, Kuala Lumpur
May 1983
ASEAN Exchange of Museum Curators of Art. Travelled to Singapore, Bangkok, Manila and Jakarta
1984
Judge – Children’s Art Competition, National Library Kuala Lumpur
July 1984
Liason Officer – Third International Seminar on Islamic Thought Organized by the Ministry of Culture Malaysia and International Institute of Islamic Thought
Sept. 1984
Delegate- 3rd ASEAN Sculpture Symposium Meeting of Organisers,Jakarta
June 1985
Delegate- 2nd Asian Art Show, Meeting of Organisers, Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan
Sept. 1985
Delegate-4th ASEAN Sculpture Symposium Meeting of Organisers
Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei
Oct. 1985
Delegate- 1st Meeting of ASEAN Committee on Culture & Information, Working Group Visual & Performing Arts Manila
1985
Judge – PNB Art Competition Kuala Lumpur
Advisory Committee Purchasing & Acquisition Pusat Islam Prime Minister’s Department Kuala Lumpur
1985-86
Panel Jury Malaysian Book Award, Ministry of Education Kuala Lumpur
1986
Selection Panel, Candidates for Art Scholarships, Malaysian
Institute of Art Kuala Lumpur
July 1986
Delegate- 14th. Meeting ASEAN Committee on Culture &
Information, Chiengmai Thailand
1987
Participant – Asian Arts Festival Bali
June 1987
Delegate- 15th. Meeting ASEAN Committee on Culture &
Information, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Oct.-Dec.1987
Short course in Museum Management, City University, London
March 1988
Delegate- 16th. Meeting ASEAN Committee on Culture &
Information Genting Highlands
June 1988
Leader of the Malaysian artists group visiting Los Angeles,USA
Presented paper on “Western Influences in Contemporary
Malaysian Art”, Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena
Oct. 1988
Represented Malaysia at the Baghdad Arts Festival, Iraq
Nov. 1988
Delegate- ASEAN Travelling Exhibition of Painting, Photography & Children’s Art, Jakarta
Delegate- 4th. Working Group Meeting on Visual & Performing
Arts ASEAN Committee on Culture & Information, Singapore
Jan.1989
Delegate- 18th. Meeting ASEAN Committee on Culture &
Information, Baguio, the Philippines
June 1989
Delegate-19th. Meeting ASEAN Committee on Culture &
Information, Bangkok
Aug 1989
Delegate- Preparatory Meeting First ASEAN Symposium on
Aesthetics, Workshop & Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur
Nov.1989
Coordinator – First ASEAN Symposium on Aesthetics, Workshop & Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur
Aug. 1990
Coordinator- Art Exhibtion ‘Women & Creativity’ organized by
National Council of Women Organisation(NCWO)Malaysia at
Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka Kuala Lumpur
Aug. 1991
Coordinator- “Muhibah Seni Rupa – Bandung~Kuala Lumpur”
Braga Art Gallery & Decenta Gallery Bandung
Oct. 1991
Organising Committee Malaysia’s participation at Festival Istiqlal, Jakarta
May 1992
Coordinator- “ Risalah Dari Malaysia “ Jordan National Gallery Of Fine Arts Amman Jordan
Nov. 1992
Coordinator- Malaysia’s participation in the Biennale of Visual Arts, Seychelles at Carnegie Museum, Victoria
June 1993
Coordinated Prof. Dr Syed Hoessein Nasr & Dr Osman Bakar’s visit/lectures in Jakarta, Bandung, Jogjakarta and Bali
May 1994
Attended the opening ceremony of “Getaran Jiwa”: Contemporary Paintings of Malaysia at the Museum of Anthropology Madrid
Aug. 1994
Curated “ Menusuk Kalbu Melalui Seni” an exhibition of paintings by 13 Malaysian women artists at Galeri PETRONAS
Aug. 1995
Coordinator- Malaysia’s participation in “Al Fann: Contemporary Art From Islamic & Islam Influenced Countries” at Hann.Munden Germany.
Nov. 1996
Raised funds for “Risalah Dari Malaysia” art exhibition held at Forum Stadhalle, Germering Germany
May 1997
Coordinated Malaysia’s participation in exhibition “Inside:
Encountering The Others” organized by Project-Gruppe Stoffwechsel University of Kassel Germany
June 1997
Attended “Risalah Dari Malaysia” art exhibition at Museum of
Modern Art Dubrobnic, Croatia
Jan. 1999
Coordinator for International Art Exhibition “ Ariane Essor: Ocean and Other Images “ held at Galeri PETRONAS Kuala
Lumpur
March 2002
Coordinator Exhibition of Painting, Sculpture & Print by Graduates of MARA University of Technology at National
Museum Kuala Lumpur
Dec. 2002
Attended the opening ceremony of 2nd. Biennial of Contemporary Painting of the Islamic World, Museum of Contemporary Art,Tehran, Iran
Feb. 2006
Coordinator for exhibition “ Muhibah Seni Rupa: Malaysia~Jordan” held at Galeri Shah Alam, Selangor
April 2006
Judge Bahrain Annual Fine Arts Exhibition 33, Bahrain National Museum, Manama
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