Fadilah Karim
Fadilah Karim (b. 1987, Batu Pahat, Johor) is a Malaysian artist renowned for her evocative figurative paintings and refined realism. Encouraged by her parents, she pursued a formal art education, earning a Diploma, BA (Hons), and M.A. in Fine Arts from UiTM, where she was mentored by the esteemed Amron Omar. Her artistic journey began with traditional figurative works and evolved into introspective self-portraits exploring identity, emotional nuances, and personal transformation influenced by marriage and motherhood.
Notable solo exhibitions include Secret Lies (2016) at Taksu Gallery, A Decade (2021) at Segaris Art Center, and Folds and Creases (2022) at Gajah Gallery, Singapore. Internationally, her work has been featured in Art Basel Hong Kong, Art Taipei, and Shifting Tides at ASEAN Gallery, Jakarta. A recipient of the Young Gun Award (2013) and UOB Painting of the Year Bronze Award (2021), Fadilah continues to inspire a new generation of figurative artists.
EDUCATION
M.A of Fine Arts & Technology, UiTM Jalan Othman, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
BA of Fine Arts (Hons), UiTM Shah Alam, Selangor
Diploma of Fine Arts, UiTM Lendu, Alor Gajah, Melaka
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Kala Mekar, Rissim Contemporary, Kuala Lumpur
Folds and Creases, Gajah Gallery, Singapore
A Decade, Segaris Art Center, Malaysia
Secret Lies, Taksu Gallery, Malaysia
Vague, Pace Gallery, Malaysia
INTERNATIONAL SHOW/ART FAIRS
CIMB Artober Art & Soul with G13 Gallery, MITEC, Malaysia
Art Stage Osaka with Gajah Gallery, Japan
Art Fair Philippines with Gajah Gallery, Philippines
Genset Exhibition, Gajah Gallery, Singapore
Shifting Tides, Asean Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Independence, Art Jakarta, Segaris Art Center, Indonesia
Art Busan with G13 Gallery, Korea
Art Stage Singapore with G13 Gallery, Singapore
Art Fair Philippines 2017 with Yavuz Gallery, Makati City, Philippines
Art Stage Singapore 2017 with Taksu Gallery, Singapore
Art Basel Hong Kong 2017 with Yavuz Gallery, Hong Kong
Nasi Campur with Taksu Gallery, Singapore
Art Stage Jakarta with with G13 Gallery, Indonesia
Art Fair Philippines with Yavuz gallery, Philippines
Art Basel Hong Kong with Yavuz gallery, Hong Kong
Art Taipei with G13 Gallery, Taiwan
Art Expo Plus Malaysia, Matrade Exhibition & Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur with Taksu Gallery
Art Gwangju 15, Gwangju with Chandan Gallery, South Korea
Being Human with Fklub, Art Stage Singapore
Bazaar Berlin with Messe Berlin, Germany
6th Art Expo Malaysia 2014 with Taksu Gallery, Malaysia
YOUNG GUNS with Chan Hampe Galleries, Singapore
Nasi Campur with TAKSU, Singapore
7th ART EXPO MALAYSIA 2013 with Segaris Art Centre, Malaysia
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
New Malaysian Paintings, G13 Gallery, Malaysia
G13 @ 13, G13 Gallery, Malaysia
The Artist’s Studio, Group Exhibition, G13 Gallery, Malaysia
Unseen Connection, G13 Gallery, Malaysia
FURiends: Portrayals of Cats and Dogs, G13 Gallery, Malaysia
Human Being by F Klub, Malaysia
XIX Nineteen with Segaris Art Centre, Malaysia
Face Value, G13 Gallery, Malaysia
ARTAID18 DIRI, Whitebox, Publika, Malaysia
Bintang 5 Volume III with Segaris Art Center, Malaysia
Figure in a Room by The F Klub, Malaysia
ConFiguraTion “Parallel Universe with G13 Gallery, Malaysia
Transit A2 with HOM Art Trans Gallery, Malaysia
New Venture with Galeri Chandan, Publika, Kuala Lumpur
Art Aid’15 with Segaris Art Center, Publika, Kuala Lumpur
Ada Show with Segaris Art Center, Publika ,Kuala Lumpur
Hati & Jiwa, The Zain Azahari Collection, Galeri Z, Kuala Lumpur.
Being Human with Fklub, Whitebox, Publika, Kuala Lumpur
Suarasa 3 with Segaris Art Center, Publika, Kl
Two-Men Show – Myst{Eo}Ry, Hom Art Trans, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysian Eye, Ritz Calton Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
Locals Only with Taksu, Kuala Lumpur
Piece of Me with White Box Publika, Kuala Lumpur
YOUNG GUNS with White Box Publika, Kuala Lumpur & The Whiteaways Arcade, Penang
Favourites from The Zain Azahari Collection, The Edge Galerie, Mont Kiara, KL
S.U.A.R.A.S.A. 2 with Segaris Art Centre, Solaris @ Publika, Kuala Lumpur
Viii with Segaris Art Center, Kuala Lumpur
M.A Show, Uitm Jalan Othman, Petaling Jaya
Sekaki, Segaris Art Center, Publika, Kuala Lumpur
Transit A4 with HOM Art Trans, Kuala Lumpur
Songsang with Galeri Chandan, Bukit Damansara, Selangor
Locals Only with TAKSU, Kuala Lumpur
Deceitful Truth with Galeri Chandan, Kuala Lumpur
Anniversary Show with Pace Gallery, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Bapak, Maison of Malaysian Arts (MoMA) Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Woman and Their Landscape with Pace Gallery,
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Figurativismo with Core Design Gallery, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Kami with ARTI Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
January Showcase, Galeri Chandan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tanjong Heritage, Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Load with Faculty of Art and Design (FSSR) UiTM Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Out In Numbers, Black Box Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Open Show, Galeri Shah Alam, Shah Alam, Selangor
Tanjong Heritage, Sri Melayu Restaurant, Kuala Lumpur
Open Johor, Johor Art Gallery, Johor Bahru, Johor
AWARDS
Bronze Award, UOB Painting of the Year
YOUNG GUN award, White Box Publika, Kuala Lumpur
Consolation Prize , Oil/Acrylic, Tanjong Heritage, Kuala Lumpur
Intensive Awards, Open Show, Galeri Shah Alam, Selangor
3rd Prize, Oil/Acrylic, Tanjong Heritage, Kuala Lumpur
Consolation Prize, Peristiwa Bersejarah Johor, Galeri Seni Johor, Johor
Consolation Prize, Citra Terengganu, Muzium Negeri Terengganu, Terangganu
Intensive Awards, Open Show, Galeri Shah Alam, Selangor
2nd Prize, Charcoal/Ink, Tanjong Heritage, Kuala Lumpur
1st Prize, Art Competition, Melaka Tyt Action Portrait, UiTM Lendu, Alor Gajah, Melaka


Isolation #2
Fadilah Karim
152x122cm
Oil on Linen
2020
Artist Statement
‘Isolation #1’ revolve around the state of the artist during the MCO (Movement Contro Order) period. In these scenes, the artist expresses her feelings of being away from her friends and family, depicted by how the artist is seen using a binocular symbolizing the distance she has with her loved ones.