“Solitude and solace don’t refer to the pandemic, ” says Sharifah Fatimah candidly over the phone. Fifteen such artworks by the formidable artist, now in her 70s, are on display at G13 Gallery in Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya until March 20. She went on to study at Reading University (England) and Pratt Institute (New York) and her works have been exhibited at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, Sharjah Art Museum in the United Arab Emirates and the Singapore Art Museum, among numerous other venues. As a young adult, she was actively involved in international art exchanges, organising art exhibitions of Malaysian artworks abroad in her capacity as a curator at the National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (1982 to 1989) and later as an art consultant. Tales Of Solace is on at G13 Gallery in Petaling Jaya, Selangor until March 20.

Source: The Star March 12, 2021 03:22 UTC