Haffendi Anuar (b. Malaysia)
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Solo Exhibitions
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2023
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Interiors, Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore
2022
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Rumah Berkaki (Legged House), Arrival, Tower Room, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK
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2021
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Flat Lands, A.I. Gallery, Cromwell Place, London, UK
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Ringtangan, PULSE Clinic Bangsar Health Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Rintangan, online, Richard Koh Fine Art. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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2019
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Midday Stanza, Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore
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2017
Migratory Objects, Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Migratory Objects, Volta New York 2017, New York, US
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2015
Elephant Utopia, Future Section, Art Taipei 2015, Taipei, Taiwan
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M13, Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Group Exhibitions
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2024
Untitled, with A.I. Gallery, Miami, US
Harmony and Contrasts: Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Present, Shaping a Vibrant Future, Online Exhibition, Galeri Khazanah Virtual Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Journeying through Malaysian art, imagination and legacy, Galeri Khazanah, Think City at UAB Building, Penang
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glimmers itself, A.I. Gallery, London
Of placebos that sing sweet in the mouth and ache in the soul, curated by Louis Ho, Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore
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Not Just in Black and White, Works from the Steve Wong Art Collection, curated by Rogue Art, Kuala Lumpur
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With Every Fiber, Aicon Contemporary, New York
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Art Basel Hong Kong, with Richard Koh Fine Art, Hong Kong
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Everything is connected in life: Art and Wellbeing, Gerald Moore Gallery, London
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2023
Diverse Visions, Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore
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The Colours of Life: Exploring Kaleidoscopic Narratives, Virtual exhibition, Galeri Khazanah, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2022
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Soft Facade, Gerald Moore Gallery, London, UK
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Hotel Art Fair (with Richard Koh Fine Art), The Standard, Bankok, Thailand
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Still, A.I. Gallery at Cromwell Place, London, UK
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Hand in Hand, A.I. Gallery, London, UK
With Whom We Mutually Communicate?, curated by Mentong Zhang, Copeland Gallery, London, UK
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ILHAM Art Show 2022, ILHAM Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Eye of the Collector 2022, with A.I. Gallery, Two Temple Place, London, UK
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Time Together: Exploring Art Through Khazanah Nasional Berhad's Collection, Online exhibiton, Khazanah Virtual Arts Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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PULSE Awards: Art for Life, Pulse Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
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2021
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Notes from the Motherland, Aicon Contemporary, New York, US
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A Life Beyond Boundaries (The Geography of Belonging), curated by Loredana Pazzini-Paracciani, JWD Art Space, Bangkok, Thailand
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A Good Line, A Good Line, A.I. Gallery, London, UK
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SH/FT, No Show Space, London, UK
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2020
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In Our Own Frame, RKFA SG 10th Anniversary Show, Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore
The Foot Beneath the Flower, ADM Gallery, Nanyang Tech University, Singapore
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SEA Focus 2020, Singapore
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2019
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Empty Vase (curated by Lingzhi Zhuang), Gallery Vacancy, Shanghai, China
For the Few and the Many, Beers London, London, UK
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Bakat Muda Sezaman 2019 (Young Contemporaries 2019), National Visual Arts Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2018
Elysian Fields (2 person show with Sinta Tantra), Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Summer of Love, J:Gallery x Design Republic, Shanghai, China
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Condo Shanghai, J:Gallery hosting Project Native Informant and Greengrassi, Shanghai, China
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Volta Basel (with Richard Koh Fine Art), Basel, Switzerland
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Flotsam, Jetsam, Lagan and Derelict, A.I. Gallery, London, UK
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New Look, Christine Park Gallery, New York, US
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head heap heat, Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore, Singapore
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The Horizon is Just an Illusion: New Thoughts on Landscape, Our ArtProjects, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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2017
West Bund Art and Design (with J:Gallery), Shanghai, China
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Asia Now (with Richard Koh Fine Art), Paris, France
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Powerhouse Commission 2017, Battersea Power Station and CASS Sculpture Foundation, London
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THE UNREAL DEAL: Six Decades of Malaysian Abstract Art, Bank Negara Museum and Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
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PERSONAL STRUCTURES – Open Borders, European Cultural Center, in the context of the 57th Venice Biennale, Venice
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Southwind Print Projects, New York
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ILHAM CONTEMPORARY FORUM Malaysia 2009 - 2017, Ilham Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
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Bakat Muda Sezaman 2017 (Young Contemporaries 2017), National Visual Arts Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
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2016
Malaysian Art, A Special Preview, Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur
B-Movie, J:Gallery, Shanghai
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2015
Eyeball Massage, Fingers Exercise, Fergana Artspace, Penang
Synthesis, The Art Center, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
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I am Ten, Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur
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Malaysian Art, A New Perspective, Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore
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Malaysian Art, A New Perspective, Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur
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2014
Cherry on Top(less), Topless, New York
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MEAA 2014 (Malaysian Emerging Artists Award), Whitebox @ Publika, Kuala Lumpur
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2013
METAMORPH, Hoxton Garage, London
Void Open 2013, Hoxton Arches, London
Xhibit 2013, SU Gallery, UAL and Four Corners Gallery, London
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Green Week, Lower Street Gallery, London College of Communication, London
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2012
Show, Elthorne Road, London
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Magic Assemblage, Magic Assembly, Petrie Museum, London
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2011
Quick – in the Moment…., Nolia Gallery, London
Utopia, the Architecture of Perfection, Nolia Gallery, London
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In-Exchange, Lethaby Gallery, London
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2010
VAA Exhibtion (Starhill Visual Arts Award), Kuala Lumpur
Breakthrough Exhibition, The Gallery @ Starhill, KL PAC and Dasein Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
Young Malaysian Artists - New Object(ion),Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur
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Artriangle 3, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
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NKOTB, Threesixty Art Development Studio, Kuala Lumpur
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2007
Art +- 1000, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur
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2005
Foundation Triennial, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence
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Awards
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2021
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PULSE Awards: Art for Life, Pulse Gallery, Bangkok
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2020
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Vivien Liegh Art Prize 2020, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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Emery Prize 2020, Pembroke JCR Art Gallery, Pembroke College, Oxford University, Oxford
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2019
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KARA 2019 (Kooshk Artist Residency Award), Tehran
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2017
Joint winner for the Battersea Power Station 'Powerhouse Commission 2017', organized by Cass Sculpture Foundation, Goodwood, UK and Battersea Power Station Development, London, UK
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2014
Finalist, 'MEAA' (Malaysian Emerging Artists Awards), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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2013
Winning piece, 'Xhibit 2013', University of the Arts London, London, UK
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2010
Shortlisted, Starhill Gallery Visual Arts Awards (VAA), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Residencies
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2023 - 2025
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Acme Work Live at the Fire Station, London, UK
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2019
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KARA 2019 (5th Kooshk Art Residency Award), Kooshk Residency, Tehran, Iran (May)
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2018
Khazanah Nasional Berhad Artist Fellowship 2018, Acme Studios and Troy Town Pottery, London, UK (Sept - Dec)
Artist in Resident and collaborative art projects with student, International School of Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Oct - June)
2017
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Resident artist at Rimbun Dahan, Rimbun Dahan International Residency, Kuang, Malaysia (Feb - May)
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2015
Resident artist at Rimbun Dahan, Rimbun Dahan International Residency, Kuang, Malaysia (July)
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Projects and Talks
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2020
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Online sharing-session for USM’s Postgraduate-seminar, University Science Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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Presented a sharing session titled ‘Sarong Mentality’ on Conscious Isolation platform, online, UK
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2018
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Facebook AIR Commission, Facebook, Singapore (June)
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‘Art in the Park’ outdoor sculpture commission for Tamansari Sculpture Project 2018 at Tamansari, Bandaraya Development Berhad, Rawang, Malaysia
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2017
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Speaker in ‘Power Stories: Powerhouse Commission Artist Talk’ with Jesse Wine and Sam Thorne, moderated by Helen Turner, Battersea Power Station and Cass Sculpture Foundation, London, UK
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Co-published with Veronika Neukirch, a publication titled ‘Hafka’, documenting works and discussions produced at Rimbun Dahan arts residency, Kuang, Malaysia from Feb - May 2017. Project is sponsored by Goethe-Institut Malaysia
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Speaker in ‘Open Border – Southeast Asia Forum’ with Tulip Duong and Boedi Widjaja, Moderated by Kwok Kian Chow (SMU (Singapore Management University) Singapore), Palazzo Rossini, Venice, Italy
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Moderated Mark Tan’s Art Talk in-conjunction for his solo exhibition ‘Arrangements’ at Our Art Projects, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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2016
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Speaker in ‘Talks x Asia Society: Contemporary Art in Greater Asia’ with Bembol Dela Cruz, Tiffany Chung and Shahzia Sikander, moderated by Tan Boon Hui, Art Central Hong Kong 2016, Hong Kong
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2015
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Aesop collaboration ‘Precious as Porcelain Gift Kit’ with Advanced Brittle Bodies (2015), Aesop, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Speaker in ‘Prudential Eye Artist Forum’, British Council Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Collections
Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
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Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, India
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Battersea Power Station, London
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Cass Sculpture Foundation, Goodwood, UK
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The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands, Maldives
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Khazanah Nasional Berhad, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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ILHAM Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Pembroke College JCR Art Collection, Oxford University, Oxford, UK
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Facebook, Singapore
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Tamansari, Bandaraya Development Berhad (BRDB), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Education
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2019 - 2020
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MFA, Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford, Oxford
2010 - 2013
BA Honors, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London
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2006 - 2007
BFA (Foundation), Rhode Island School of Design, Providence
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