Born December 27th, 1983 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
EDUCATION
| 2006 | Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) with Vice-Chancellor’s Award, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Shah Alam, Malaysia |
| 2004 | Diploma in Art & Design (Fine Art) UiTM Shah Alam, Malaysia |
WORKING EXPERIENCE
| 2010-Present | Self-Employed (Malaysia) Clients: Animax Asia, Astro Malaysia, Kalkitos Singapore, Legendary Comics, McDonald’s Singapore, Media Prima Berhad, and Top Cow Productions. |
| 2009-2010 | Storm Lion (Singapore) Position held: Sequential Art Director – Artist for Blacklight: Tango Down (art direction, interior comic lineart and cover illustration) one shot adaptation with Zombie Games |
| 2009-2009 | Esplanade (Singapore) – Commissioned for Of Music and Mayhem, an 87 meter tunnel installation art project with Esplanade Singapore (in conjunction with Baybeats 2009) |
| 2007-2009 | Imaginary Friends Studios (Singapore) Position held: Senior Artist – Artist for City of Dust (art direction, pre-production concepts, interior comic art and cover illustrations) with Steve Niles in 2008 |
| 2003-2004 | Plastic Clothing (Malaysia) – Part time t-shirt designer |
| 2001-2003 | Berita Publishing (Malaysia) – Cover and editorial illustrator for Investors Digest magazine |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2009 | Of Music and Mayhem, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Singapore |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2011 | MASiF 2011 – Fusion of Passion, Galeri Petronas, KLCC KL Design Week 2011, Publika @ Solaris Dutamas (with Behance Malaysia) Idolism – A Curious Teepee X OIC Singapore, A Curious Teepee, Singapore (with OIC Singapore) Sequential Narratives, Galeri Chandan |
| 2010 | Manga & Anime! Japan, Japan Creative Centre, Singapore (with OIC Singapore) White Frames @ Open House, The National Art Gallery, Singapore (with OIC Singapore) White Frames, Red Dot Design Museum, Singapore (with OIC Singapore) |
| 2009 | 1xSuitcase, The Annexe Gallery, Kuala Lumpur KL Design Week 2009, CapSquare KL, Kuala Lumpur (with Digital Malaya) |
| 2008 | Kecikecik #2,They Art Studio, Kuala Lumpur |
| 2006 | UiTM Fine Art Graduation Show, Fakulti Seni Halus, UiTM Shah Alam, Selangor |
| 2004 | Necessary Distractions: From Ukiyo-e to Anime, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur |
| 2003 | Upload: Download, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan Sonneratia II 2003, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur UiTM Art Exhibition, Galeri Shah Alam, Selangor NAM XII Conference Art Market, Malaysian Tourism Centre, Kuala Lumpur |
PUBLISHED WORKS
| 2018-2019 | Lost in Space: Countdown to Danger by Legendary Comics (cover art & interiors) |
| 2017 | Skull Island: The Birth of Kong (#1-#4) by Legendary Comics (cover art & interiors) Spectral: Ghosts of War by Legendary Comics (cover art & interiors) |
| 2015 | Trick ‘r Treat: Days of the Dead (Monster Mash) by Legendary Comics (cover art & interiors) Maharaja Lawak 2014 by Astro Malaysia (finale promotional art & web comic strips) |
| 2014 | Mr. First from Space Goat Presents Vol. 1 by Space Goat Productions (cover art & interiors) |
| 2013 | Samurai Burger online manga by McDonald’s Singapore What If online comic by 8TV & Media Prima Digital (cover art & interiors) |
| 2012 | Son of Merlin by Top Cow Productions & Heroes and Villains Entertainment (cover art & interiors) |
| 2010 | Oxford Bookworm World Stories (Stories from Malaysia) by Oxford University Press (accompanying illustrations) Blacklight: Tango Down by Storm Lion Publishing (cover art & interior lineart) |
| 2008 | City of Dust #1 by Radical Publishing (covers & interiors) |
| 2007 | Dark Hunger by Berkley Trade (cover art & interior lineart) Barongan by Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka (interior art) |
| 2006 | Lullaby #2 by Alias Publishing (interior art) Planetary Brigade #2 by BOOM! Studios (interior lineart) |
| 2005 | Retrojak in JOM! #6-9 by Kumpulan Karangkraf Sdn. Bhd. Fasad in JOM! #3 by Kumpulan Karangkraf Sdn. Bhd. (5-pager one shot) |
| 2004 | Breakdown #5 by Devil’s Due Publishing (cover art) Misplaced #4 by Devil’s Due Publishing (cover art & interior colours) Hikayat Syah Mardan by Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka Investors Digest by Berita Publishing Sdn. Bhd. (cover art) Worldwide Designers 2007 by L’edition Populaire, France (illustration, Malaysian representative) |
| 2003 | Investors Digest by Berita Publishing Sdn. Bhd. (covers & interiors) |
| 2002 | Investors Digest by Berita Publishing Sdn. Bhd. (covers & interiors) Tragic Kingdom a.k.a “Pemerintah Kuku Besi” in GEMPAK #62 by Art Square Creation Sdn. Bhd. |
| 2001 | Investors Digest by Berita Publishing Sdn. Bhd. (interior illustration) |
| 2000 | Big Eyes Small Mouth (BESM) RPG Book 2nd edition by Guardians Of Order (collaboration with Aimo) |
AWARDS, ACHIEVEMENTS & MENTIONS
| 2014 | Intellectual Property Creators Challenge (IPCC) Winner for Digital Interactive Comics Category (Raksa) by MSC Malaysia |
| 2009 | KRE8TIF! Industry Awards Best Digital Artwork: Experimental (Demi Kala), Best Digital Comic (Intipati) by MSC Malaysia |
| 2008 | Startdrawing.org article feature – (www.startdrawing.org/browse/article/zid) |
| 2004 | NewWebPick E-zine 01 “Special Report: Asia Storm” by NewWebPick.com Super pick of the world – (www.newwebpick.com) 72dpiZine news by 72dpizine.com – (www.72dpizine.com) |
| 2003 | clandestina.colors issue #16 by clandestina (artwork showcase) – (www.clandestina.com) |
| 2002 | Jaring Internet Magazine Vol.5 No.4 Superb showcase by Mimos Bhd. (The Art of Zid) |