Rimbun Dahan is pleased to offer occasional exhibitions and open days to support our resident artists and share their artistic achievements with the Malaysian public. Rimbun Dahan resident artists also occasionally exhibit their work elsewhere in Kuala Lumpur or in their home countries.
- Ignis Familiaris โ A Solo Exhibition by Amar Shahid
๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ต๐ถ๐ฑ, resident artist at Rimbun Dahan in 2023, presents his solo exhibition of photorealist paintings, ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐ง๐๐จ, in the Underground Gallery at Rimbun Dahan from 14 October to 12 November 2023. - Renewal: Paintings by Hijjas Kasturi
Join us for an exhibition by our permanent artist in residence, made during the pandemic! The exhibition includes oil paintings and acrylics on canvas, enamel on board, and works on paper. 5-27 March 2022, 10am-6pm, please register to attend… - Open Day for Tan Dee May & Ong Hieng Fuong
Rimbun Dahan invites art enthusiasts and members of the public to visit our grounds and meet our resident artists: printmaker-painter Ong Hieng Fuong and writer-publisher Tan Dee May. - Tindih – A Solo Exhibition by Syed Fakaruddin
Malaysian painter Syed Fakaruddin presents the results of his 6-month residency at Rimbun Dahan in this solo exhibition in our Underground Gallery, exploring the mood and memory of the three layers of landscape painting: background, middleground and foreground. - Women’s Work — Exhibition at Rimbun Dahan
Angela Hijjas looks back on 26 years of hosting women artists in residencies at Rimbun Dahan, as an accompaniment to the exhibition Women’s Work, which will be on display in the Underground Gallery at Rimbun Dahan from 13 September 2020 onwards. - Shadows That Flourish – A Solo Exhibition by Kim Ng
Malaysian visual artist Kim Ng presents the results of his 6-month residency at Rimbun Dahan in this solo exhibition in our Underground Gallery, investigating found objects, natural traces and material essence. - You Belong to Night by Wong Xiang Yi & Rojak Aesthetics by Chuah Shu Ruei, Rimbun Dahan Residency Exhibition 2019
Rimbun Dahan presents You Belong to Night & Rojak Aesthetics, a two-woman show by Rimbun Dahan Yearlong Resident Artist 2018, Wong Xiang Yi and Rimbun Dahan Half-year Resident Artist, Chuah Shu Ruei. Xiang Yi contemplated - Residencies in Review – Malaysian Artists
Rimbun Dahanโs permanent collection consists of selected works from all the residents artists who have stayed for a year long residency, and for whom Rimbun Dahan hosted exhibitions. The current show is exclusively works - Material, Order & Chance by Zulkifli Lee, Rimbun Dahan Residency Exhibition 2017
Rimbun Dahan presents Material, Order & Chance, a solo exhibition by Rimbun Dahan Yearlong Resident Artist 2017, Zulkifli Lee. In the well-trod tradition of past resident artists, Zulkifli has taken inspiration from the natural and - One Day Installation of Works by Haffendi Anuar and Veronika Neukirch
At the end of their four month residency in May 2017, Haffendi Anuar and Veronika Neukirch briefly displayed their individual works and collaborative work in the airwell of our underground gallery. The play of different - Everlasting Love by Azliza Ayob, Rimbun Dahan Residency Exhibition 2016
Rimbun Dahan presents Everlasting Love, a showcase of recent works made by Malaysian artist Azliza Ayob who, in her 16 year career, has worked in many mediums such as collage, painting, sculpture, and installation. She - Priceless: Featuring works by 2015 resident artist Al-Khuzairie Ali
Rimbun Dahan presents Priceless, showcasing works made by ceramic artist Al-khuzairie Ali during his six-month residency from July to December 2015, where he explored the concept of human connection to the external world (an ongoing - YEAH: solo exhibition by Azam Aris, officiated by Angela Hijjas
Helmi Azam B. Tajol Aris showed paintings and three-dimensional work from his year-long residency at Rimbun Dahan at HOM Art Trans, with the opening officiated by Angela Hijjas on 5 August 2015. - Bricolage: Rimbun Dahan Residency Exhibition 2015
From 15 to 22 March 2015, the Underground Gallery at Rimbun Dahan presents a selection of works by our recent resident artists: Malaysian sculptor Anniketyni Madian, Australian artist Jennifer Tyers, Indonesian poet Khairani Barokka, Vietnamese painter and sculptor Tran Dan, and Thai painter Yuwatee Jehko. - Cultivating the Garden
An exhibition that featured the work of Australian artists who had been in residence at Rimbun Dahan, acknowledging and celebrating the contribution that the experience has made to their creative lives. The exhibition was opened by Angela Hijjas at the Adelaide College of the Arts. - dot-net-dot-au
An art exhibition byย Tim Craker and Louise Saxton,ย who separately undertook short term artist residencies at Rimbun Dahan gallery in Malaysia in 2006. The exhibition travelled to Singapore and Malaysia, where it was presented at The Annexe Gallery at Central Market. - Half of Malaysia, Fundraising Exhibition for WAO
Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) celebrated its 25th year of service to women and children with a fundraising exhibition in the Underground Gallery at Rimbun Dahan. - Open Studios for Tim Craker, Patricia Sykes, Chang Yoong Chia and Helen Bodycomb
Visits to the studios of Tim Craker ( a Melbourne painter turned sculptor on a 3-month self-funded residency), Patricia Sykes ( the Asialink writer for 2006), Chang Yoong Chia (the Rimbun Dahan year-long Malaysian resident), David Jolly (the Rimbun Dahan year-long Australian resident), and Helen Bodycomb (a Melbourne mosaicist on a 3-month self-funded residency) gave all an opportunity to share insights into their practices and to the experience of being at Rimbun Dahan. - Fair Dinkum
Images from the opening dinner of an exhibition by former Rimbun Dahan resident artists from Australia in 2005.
Art for Nature+
Held at Rimbun Dahan from 1997 to 2012, Art For Nature was a unique showcase of artistic works created by Malaysian and international artists in support of nature conservation. Proceeds from sales of the artworks in this exhibition go towards WWF-Malaysia‘s nature conservation and wildlife protection programmes.
The Art For Nature exhibition wasย held annually in the Underground Gallery at Rimbun Dahan, from 2002 to 2005. Previous Art for Nature exhibitions, from 1997 to 2000, were not hosted at Rimbun Dahan.
- Art for Nature 2011: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow, curated by Noor Mahnun Mohd
- Art for Nature 2010: Survival, curated by Noor Mahnun Mohd
- Art for Nature 2009: Tanah Air, curated by Noor Mahnun Mohd
- Art for Nature 2008: Shifting Boundaries, curated by Noor Mahnun Mohd
- Art for Nature 2007: 00:15 Superstar, curated by Laura Fan
- Art for Nature 2006: Feed Me! An Exploration of Appetites, curated by Laura Fan
- Art for Nature 2005: The Power of Dreaming: Taman Sari, Gardens of Delight & Identity
The 2005 fundraising exhibition, curated by Laura Fan, takes its concept from the gardens of Taman Sari, originally located in the palace grounds of the Sultan of Yogyakarta, and the fragrance garden of the same name at Rimbun Dahan. - Art for Nature 2004: Paradise Lost
The 2004 fundraising exhibition, curated by Laura Fan, deals with personal definitions of paradise and explores our roles in creating or destroying these ideal places. - Art for Nature 2003: Games People Play
Curated by Laura Fan, the 2003 fundraising exhibition involves the concept of playing games which can have different meanings and outcomes in different contexts.
- Art for Nature 2002: Touch, curated by Laura Fan
Events at Rimbun Dahan
- Since we are looking at the stars, somebody must need them…
A work-in-progress performance will take place at 7:30pm on Sunday 19 May 2024, in the Dance Studio at Rimbun Dahan. - Visit & Art Workshop for SMK Dato’ Ibrahim Yaacob
A visit and art workshop for a group of hearing-impaired students from SMK Dato’ Ibrahim Yaacob, Kuala Lumpur, in July-August 2010. - The Wknd Sessions recording at Rimbun Dahan
In February 2009, local music show The Wknd Sessions recorded a shoot of independent Malaysian musicians at Rimbun Dahan.
Openings of Art Exhibitions Elsewhere
As patrons of the arts, Hijjas Kasturi and Angela Hijjas are occasionally invited to open art exhibitions in other venues. Here are some of their opening speeches and other featured events:
- Artists and Branding: An Alien Combination
“To me, art is much too diverse, too liable to take off in new and unrecognisable directions by leaps and bounds, to be suitable for branding” — Angela Hijjas, in a speech delivered on 10 November 2023 to the Beyond Contemporary Art Penang (BCAP) session “Art + Branding” in George Town, Penang. - ‘Kuang Road Prayer’ by Anthony Pelchen
The exhibition of works created by Asialink resident artist Anthony Pelchen at Horsham Regional Arts Gallery in Horsham, Victoria, Australia, was opened by Angela Hijjas on 18 August 2013. - Opening of Lisa Roet’s Exhibition at the Annexe
Angela Hijjas gave the opening speech at the opening of In Sight, a solo art exhibition featuring new works by Australian artist Lisa Roet, at the Annexe Central Market. - Artriangle Exhibition Opening
Angela Hijjas was invited to open a group show fundraising for MATAHATI Art Fund, featuring some works by former Rimbun Dahan resident artists. - Keynote Address for University of Melbourne Alumni GatheringHijjas bin Kasturi delivered the following address to over 50 alumni of the University of Melbourne at an alumni gathering at the Royal Selangor Visitor Centre in Kuala Lumpur on 24 May 2008.
- ‘Mouth of Flowers’ at Trocadero Art Space
Gabrielle Bates exhibited work she had made during her residency at Rimbun Dahan in 2007 in an exhibition at Trocadero Art Space in Footscray, Melbourne. Angela Hijjas was invited to give the opening speech. - Opening of Collaboration ASEAN, Mager KL-JogjakartaAngela Hijjas delivered the opening speech at the opening of this exhibition featuring Malaysian artists from Matahati and Indonesian artists from MIFA Foundation.
- No Support for Artists in MalaysiaA letter to the editor written by Angela Hijjas to protest against the cancellation of DBKL’s permit to Instant Cafe Theatre
- Opening of Khalil Ibrahim Solo Exhibition at Galeri PetronasHijjas Kasturi was invited to give the opening address for the exhibition Khalil Ibrahim: “A Continued Dialogue” at Gallery Petrons, KLCC Kuala Lumpur, until 20 June 2004.
- Opening of “VAASTU Windows to Timeโฆ” at Sutra GalleryAngela Hijjas was invited to give the opening speech at an exhibition of works by Jeganathan Ramachandram at Sutra Gallery, from 7 to 31 May 2004.