Open
Studios
Penang

Bringing Art Together

Friday-Sunday June 14th-15th-16th 2019

100+ local and international artists

30 different venues on Penang Island

Highlights

Infinity – Ilza Burchett

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 10:00am - 5:00pm ) Exhibition, Highlight, Performance

During the three days of Open Studios Penang, Ilza will be creating a site-specific art work as part of a series called ‘Infinity’. The art work will come to life in a corner of the inner …
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Open Studio by Aboud Fares (Bold)

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 11:00am - 5:00pm ) Exhibition, Highlight, Meet the Artist

A Syrian born in 1988 in Damascus, Aboud Fares is a young sculptor with a B.A. in Sculpture from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Damascus University, obtained in 2010. After graduating, he joined the Syri…
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New Works By Fazz Ramli

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 11:00am - 5:00pm ) Exhibition, Highlight, Meet the Artist

Fazz Ramli is a self-taught artist from Penang, living in Germany who specialises in realistic acrylic or watercolour paintings of flowers. Artist statement: Spring has arrived !! Let the flowers bloo…
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Ch’ng Kiah Kiean Open Studio

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 11:00am - 5:00pm ) Exhibition, Highlight, Meet the Artist

Penang-born Ch’ng Kiah Kiean ran his own graphic design studio for about 10 years and is now a full-time artist based in Penang. He published Sketchers of Pulo Pinang in 2009 and co-founded Urban Sk…
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Land[e]scape Hanoi

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 5:00pm - 7:00pm ) Exhibition, Highlight, Meet the Artist

An exhibition of paintings by two of Hanoi’s leading artists, Ha Manh Thang (born 1980) and Pham Huy Thong (born 1981). The art works are being made specially for this show, which will be their firs…
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Esther Geh at Heap Seng House

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 5:00pm - 7:00pm ) Exhibition, Highlight, Meet the Artist

Esther is a Penang born artist with a passion for botanical illustration. Her style developed from the attention to detail required in her previous career as an anaesthetist, coupled with her love for…
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Colour Pencils as Fine Art Talk

14 Jun, 2019 ( 6:00pm - 7:00pm ) Highlight, Talk

Sharon Kow is a Colour Pencil Artist, living and working in Penang. She began seriously pursuing coloured pencil art in 2013 at the age of 43. Her style gravitates towards contemporary realism, paying…
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Did They Live Happily Ever After? by Dipali Gupta

15 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 11:00am - 5:00pm ) Exhibition, Highlight, Meet the Artist

Indian-born Malaysia-based artist, graduate from the Lasalle College of the Arts and winner of the Chan Davies Art Prize 2018. She is a speaker at this year’s Women in Art, Science and Technology co…
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Land[e]scape Hanoi Talk

15 Jun, 2019 ( 11:00am - 1:00pm ) Highlight, Talk

Two of Hanoi’s leading artists, Ha Manh Thang (born 1980) and Pham Huy Thong (born 1981) talk about life as an artist in Vietnam and their exhibition here in Penang. The art works are being made spe…
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Art in Penang, Today and Tomorrow, Panel Discussion

15 Jun, 2019 ( 2:00pm - 4:00pm ) Highlight, Panel Discussion, Talk

From the birth of modern art through the likes of the Penang Impressionists in the 18th century to becoming “the unexpected street art hub of Southeast Asia” today – what makes Penang the place …
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Elephant Parade

16 Jun, 2019 ( 1:00pm - 2:30pm ) Exhibition, Highlight

Following 3 days of workshops on making elephants out of clay, all the participants’ elephants will be on display! Artist Mentor: George Burchett, born in Hanoi, Vietnam in 1955. Graduated with Mast…
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What's Happening

Art and the Law Talk

16 Jun, 2019 ( 5:00pm - 6:30pm ) Talk

Know your legal rights as an artist and learn useful tips on filing your taxes as a freelancer. Join us for a two-part professional development series for artists. Participation fee for both talks is …
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Life and Figure Drawing Workshop

16 Jun, 2019 ( 4:00pm - 6:00pm ) Workshop

Mandy Maung is a self taught portrait illustrator and painter from Penang. After completed her studies majoring in Graphics & Multimedia design she diverted her career pursuing her passion for fin…
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Taxes and Budgeting for Artists Talk

16 Jun, 2019 ( 3:00pm - 4:30pm ) Talk

Know your legal rights as an artist and learn useful tips on filing your taxes as a freelancer. Join us for a two-part professional development series for artists. Participation fee for both talks is …
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Colour Pencils as Fine Art Workshop

16 Jun, 2019 ( 1:00pm - 3:00pm ) Workshop

Sharon Siew Suan Kow is a Colour Pencil Artist, living and working in Penang. She began seriously pursuing coloured pencil art in 2013 at the age of 43. Her style gravitates towards contemporary reali…
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Personal Philosophy of Art, a talk by Ilza Burchett

16 Jun, 2019 ( 1:00pm - 3:00pm ) Meet the Artist, Talk

Bulgarian artist Ilza Burchett, who is creating a site-specific piece at ChinaHouse during Open Studios Penang, talks about her experience of what it means to be an artist.
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The Big Draw

16 Jun, 2019 ( 9:00am - 7:30pm ) Workshop

Big Draw Intro at 9am -12noon and Sunset Big Draw at 5:30pm – 7:30pm. A collaboration between Gusto and TAES. Gusto is a community cafe in Tanjung Bunga who supports, promotes and encourages art…
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Live Improvised Comedy

15 Jun, 2019 ( 7:30pm - 9:30pm ) Performance

Improvised comedy is an exhausting but exhilarating art form. PPIC do not prepare scripts or rehearse lines. Instead they invent everything on the spot in response to whatever the audience has suggest…
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Printing and Print Preparation for Artists and Photographers

15 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 4:00pm - 5:30pm ) Talk

This talk is perfect for photographers and artists who are interested in printing and reproduction of their work. Learn what is involved in the printing process, choosing the right paper for your prin…
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Art Trail

15 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 4:00pm - 6:00pm ) Art Tour

Curator, Art critic, Comedienne and Artist, Lusy Koror of LAH Studios invites you on a walking tour of some of her favourite sites of the OPEN STUDIOS PENANG Art festival. Spaces are limited so book y…
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Two Perspectives at Little Art House Studio

15 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 12:00pm - 7:00pm ) Exhibition, Meet the Artist

Mexican photographer Gabriela Garza Lainez and British artist Lusy Koror have collaborated to respond to Penang’s landscapes. They both work in very different ways but have focused on the same locat…
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8 x 6 Project Opening Event

14 Jun, 2019 ( 7:00pm - 10:00pm ) Opening, Performance

The 8’’ by 6’’ Project is an exhibition by a diverse group of 30 creative individuals, from various different artistic styles who are associated within the Penang Arts community. All of them w…
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GLASS!!! by Fuan Wong

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 3:00pm - 6:00pm ) Exhibition, Meet the Artist

Glass artist and garden designer, Fuan Wong marries the two in his garden at the Art and Garden. In his gallery where he will be on hand to explain his work, there is also a video of the Garden.
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Thomas Powell Open Studio

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 2:00pm - 5:00pm ) Exhibition, Meet the Artist

Thomas is a multidisciplinary Fine Art graduate from the U.K. currently based in Penang. His ever-evolving themes are coupled with research from numerous fields for his indoor & outdoor paintings.…
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A Reluctant Artist, Talk by Madeleine Ekeblad

14 Jun, 2019 ( 2:00pm - 4:00pm ) Talk

I will help you to understand not ‘what’ you paint, but ‘why’. An artist’s thought process throughout a single painting can go from Patience to Enthusiasm Caution to Courage Memory to Imagin…
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Abstract Mixed Media Collage for Kids

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 2:00pm - 4:00pm ) Meet the Artist, Workshop

Tania Ng’s paintings are a lot focussed on the life process of a flower (eg: when it blooms and withers). She loves the challenge of trying to capture the beauty in things that are usually overlooke…
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Senandong Alam

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 1:00pm - 8:00pm ) Exhibition

Song of Nature Art Exhibition by Judin Ahmad, Ramil Harun, Ramli Samsuri and Mohd Zulwari Hashim. Four artists from Kedah represent how they feel and what they get from our mother nature. Exhibition …
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I Paint Music

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 12:00pm - 6:00pm ) Exhibition, Meet the Artist

A solo exhibition of paintings by artist Maddi Ekeblad, who is inspired by the impact of music in her life. Full of rhythm, movement and the love of music.
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8 x 6 Project

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 12:00pm - 6:00pm ) Exhibition, Meet the Artist

The 8’’ by 6’’ Project is an exhibition by a diverse group of 30 creative individuals, from various different artistic styles who are associated within the Penang Arts community. All of them …
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The Hidden

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 12:00pm - 5:00pm ) Exhibition, Meet the Artist, Opening

An art exhibition curated by Can Can Public Art is designed to uncover some hidden creations that have evolved from the passion and creativity of the artists. The Hidden features works by a group of i…
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For the Love of Colours

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 12:00pm - 6:00pm ) Exhibition, Meet the Artist

A stunning presentation of fine handcrafted sterling silver jewellery for every outfit and mood by jewellery artist Tina Lee Degraaf.
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Photography and Collage Art by Howard Tan

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 11:00am - 6:00pm ) Exhibition, Meet the Artist

Penangite Howard Tan is mainly a photographer but is now spending some of his time experimenting with photo collages and installation art. He enjoys very much the nostalgia engendered by rooting abou…
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Self-ish by Mandy Maung

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 11:00am - 5:00pm ) Exhibition, Meet the Artist

Mandy, also known as Mama, is a self-taught full-time artist & muralist from Penang. Self-ish is a series of self-portrait and anatomy studies of the artist as she shifts through her own space of …
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REVERIE by Jonathan Yun

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 11:00am - 6:00pm ) Exhibition

Jonathan Yun is an award winning jewelry artist whose love for the craft is shown in his ability to sculpt intricate pieces. REVERIE is a collection of Object d’ Art including jewelry. Pieces ha…
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Penang: Past & Present

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 11:00am - 5:00pm ) Exhibition

Artworks of Penang Scenes from various decades by local artists including Malaysian Pioneer Artists such as Khaw Sia, Kuo Ju Ping, Yong Mun Sen and other artists such as Chai Chuan Jin, Dato’ Ch…
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All In Penang

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 11:00am - 5:00pm ) Exhibition, Meet the Artist

Prominent award-winning Malaysian artist, & founder of Penang Balik Pulau Art Society, Koh Teng Huat who built his career travelling throughout Malaysia creating picturesque landscape artworks usi…
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House Dialogues by Marianne Klerk

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 11:00am - 5:00pm ) Exhibition, Meet the Artist

Marianne Klerk is not your typical artist—if there even is such a thing. Though born in tiny Denmark, travel has been at the center of her world from a young age, and she’s spent years living in F…
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Kejora by Charis Loke

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 11:00am - 5:00pm ) Exhibition, Meet the Artist

An ongoing project, KEJORA is a collection of illustrated microfiction rooted in Southeast Asian cultures and issues. These tales explore the cracks and dissonances in our shifting societies. They ask…
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Yu Yu in the Surreal House by Annabelle Ng

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 11:00am - 5:00pm ) Exhibition, Meet the Artist

Annabelle conveys her thoughts in a subtle way to communicate in the arts. The poetic nature of her works combining various medium with the elements of found objects are often unexpected in two or mul…
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My Sole Open Studio

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 11:00am - 5:00pm ) Exhibition, Meet the Artist

Artist Maizul Affendy was exposed at an early age to the art scene in 1992. He is a graphic designer, visual artist, performance artist, stage actor, stage designer and academician. An art addict and …
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Beginnings, Group Exhibition at Gudang Cafe

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 11:00am - 4:00pm ) Exhibition, Meet the Artist

Nine Penang-based artists who are early in their artistic careers, Nasir Nadzir, Lee Phaik Kee, Debbie J McIntyre, Lee May Ling, IonaDanald, Charles Ramachandran, Asniza Mohd Ismail and Roslan Yusof. …
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Bold by Alaa Shasheet & Aboud Fares

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 11:00am - 5:00pm ) Exhibition, Meet the Artist

Alaa Shaheet was born in Damascus, the capital of Syria, and is based now in Penang. He studied Fine Arts at Damascus University before moving to Malaysia in 2012 to pursue his Masters of Art in Inter…
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Beyond Canvas Art by Kumar Nagalingam

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 11:00am - 5:00pm ) Exhibition, Meet the Artist

The work consists of surrealism and some realism. The artist has evolved over the years from ‘painting as you see it’ to ‘painting what it could be’. Colour is definitely an im…
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Discover Light by Dhruv Ashra

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 11:00am - 5:00pm ) Exhibition, Meet the Artist

Dhruv Ashra realized he loved photography and photography loved him back when he first held his 1000D canon camera. A techie by profession, he began photography 7 years ago, now with a Canon EOSR. H…
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Leftovers by Jakob Zuyten

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 11:00am - 5:00pm ) Exhibition, Meet the Artist

Jakob Zuyten is a self-taught photographer originally from Laholm, Sweden, now based in Penang. He started working with photography in a company run with friends, in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2010. The pa…
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Wondrous Creations

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 11:00am - 5:00pm ) Exhibition

Wondrous is a great word to use when describing something amazing or delightful. There’s a hint of magic and awe about the word wondrous and it reflects the hands of the artists as they create t…
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X-Ray Series

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 11:00am - 6:00pm ) Exhibition

By Mohamed Sany Bin Abdullah. Mohamad Sany Bin Abdullah was born in August 1970 in Sungai Buloh, Malaysia, and grew up in the state of Kedah. He has lived in Kuala Lumpur, Penang and different islands…
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United Colours of My Garden by Aasiyaa Hashim

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 11:00am - 5:00pm ) Exhibition, Meet the Artist

Nor Asiah Binti Hashim @ Aasiyaa is a Perak-born doctor and prolific artist in her spare time, of which she has very little! Artist Statement I had been painting since I was 12 years + under the tutel…
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Falah Naim Open Studio

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 11:00am - 6:00pm ) Exhibition, Meet the Artist

Falah Naim, who goes by IMMJN (pronounced “Imagine”), is a graphic designer. Previously working full time as a Junior Art Director, he now works as a freelancer and tries to participate in…
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Painting Music Workshop

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 10:00am - 12:30pm ) Workshop

Madeleine’s work reflects the nature of the artist herself, who lives the dynamic and exuberant philosophy she has for her own art and the role that art plays in society. Black lines of Enamel paint…
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Paint Jam

14 - 15 Jun, 2019 ( 10:00am - 1:00pm ) Workshop

The Art E Space is a studio space for artists, art clubs, and a venue for workshops. The TAES philosophy is to support and promote art and other creative pursuits in the community. We believe that any…
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Painting with Fire Workshop

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 10:00am - 12:30pm ) Workshop

Tina makes contemporary Sterling Silver jewellery with Asian influences. Every piece of jewellery is handcrafted by the artist. Workshop: Painting with Fire Description: Colour your copper “canvas�…
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Father’s Day Woodworking Workshop

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 10:00am - 6:00pm ) Workshop

“Build Dad a DRINKO Game or a Six-Pack Beer Tote with carpenter Nick Pereira First 45 Minutes – Builder Basic: Machinery & Powered Hand Tools � Participants will be exposed to all machin…
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ifWALLScouldSPEAK By Priya Kainikara Sharma

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 10:00am - 10:00pm ) Exhibition, Meet the Artist

This a series of mixed media works on framed or mounted ply board and stretched cotton or linen canvas, depicting imperfect, weathered wall fragments and the conversation that the artist would have ha…
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Young Talent Programme 2018-2019

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 10:00am - 10:00pm ) Exhibition

In this seventh edition of the Young Talent Programme, eight artists in Southeast Asia were selected through an open call for proposals plus portfolios. The three winning artists are exhibiting on …
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Make an Elephant

14 - 16 Jun, 2019 ( 9:45am - 12:45pm ) Workshop

14-15-16 June, 9.45am – 12.45pm each day Make a simple elephant using your hands with clay. Develop awareness of the necessity of respecting and protecting Asian elephants, which are in danger o…
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Event Programs

100+ artists, in 30 different galleries, studios and other art venues across Penang are involved in Open Studios Penang, which will take place on 14-15-16 June.