Bio
Dhavinder Singh (b. 1983) is a Kuala Lumpur- based artist whose art practice deals with the repurposing and reconfiguring of materials. Trained in fine art at the Malaysian Institute of Art (MIA) and the Cardiff School of Art & Design, UK, Dhavinder finds himself still testing the parameters of his practice and the mediums he engages with. In his body of work, he tends to express a visual metaphor of his reaction towards a particular space and subject matter. Bearing witness to the overdevelopment of Kuala Lumpur in the last few decades, Dhavinder’s deep affinity for the industrial area of Kuala Lumpur in which he grew up—Chan Sow Lin—features prominently in his work.
Selected Exhibitions
Please Do Not Sit – Rimbun Dahan, Malaysia 2022 (solo)
Ilham Art Show – Ilham Gallery, Kuala Lumpur 2022
Tagistan – Zhongshan Annexe, Kuala Lumpur 2020 (solo)
Test Tanah – Bauxite, Urbanscapes, The Godown, Kuala Lumpur 2019
Test Tanah, MouTou Artist Run Space, Kuala Lumpur 2019 (solo)
Rethinking Editions, Our Art Projects, Kuala Lumpur 2019
Art Central, Richard Koh Fine Art, Hong Kong 2018
India Art Fair, Richard Koh Fine Art, New Delhi 2018
Art Stage, Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore 2018
Malaysian Art A New Perspective, Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur 2017
Recollectus, Project Room Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur 2017 (solo)
Atitude in Lines, Gallery Taksu, Kuala Lumpur 2015
Magnum Opus; Formalandscapes, Project Room, Kuala Lumpur 2014 (solo)
M50 Art Exhibition, White Box Gallery Publika, Kuala Lumpur 2013
Songsang, Gallery Chandan, Kuala Lumpur 2012
New Works A Two Man Show, Wei Ling Gallery, Kuala Lumpur 2011
Locals Only, Gallery Taksu Kuala Lumpur 2011
Combines A Tribute to Robert Rauschenberg, Gallery Taksu, Kuala Lumpur 2010
Blank Page, Wei Ling Gallery, Kuala Lumpur 2009
Iskandar Malaysia Contemporary Art Show (IMCAS), 2008
