YUSOF GAJAH Born : Johol , Negeri Sembilan , Malaysia : 10 feburary 1954
Education
1972 - 1974 : Sekolah Seni Rupa Indonesia , Jogjakarta , Indonesia 1975 : Akademi Seni Rupa Indonesia , Jogjakarta , Indonesia .
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Selected Exhibition 1972 1975 :- Group exhibition in Jakarta , Kediri , Jogjakarta , Madura , Surabaya , Bandung Krawang ( INDONESIA ) 1980 :- Anak Alam Art Gallery , Kuala Lumpur - Anak Alam Group Exhibition , Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka , Kuala Lumpur - Contemporary Asian Art Show , Fukuoka Art Museum , Fukuoka , Japan 1981 :- Young Contemporaries , National Art Gallery , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia - Solo Exhibition GAJA GAJA , Gallery Six , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia - International Art Exhibition , The Press, information and cultural Crop of Australia (PICCA) and Arts council of Australia . 1982 :- Group exhibition , Yayasan Sabah , Kota Kinabalu , Sabah 1983 :- First Okhstok International Childrens Picture Book festival , Japan - 4th exhibition of world picture book , Yokohama and Fujinomiya , Japan 1983 -1989 :- Pameran Terbuka , National Art Gallery , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia 1984 :- Sabah Art Gallery , Kota Kinabalu , Sabah 1985 :- Two man show , Sabah Art Gallery , Kota Kinabalu , Sabah 1986 :- NOMA concours for children pictures book illustration , Tokyo , Japan 1987 :- Biennale of illustration , Bratislava , Czechoslovakia 1989 :- Joint exhibition of Biennale of illustration , Tokyo , Japan - BIB 89 , Bratislava , Czechoslovakia 1993 :- BIB 93 award winning works , NOMA concour , Tokyo , Japan - Solo Exhibition Naive Painting Art Case galleries , Kuala Lumpur 1994 :- First Contemporary Malaysian watercolourist Association Exhibition , Balai Seni Maybank Kuala Lumpur 1995 :- Pameran Karya Cat Air Terbuka , Sabah , Kota Kinabalu , Sabah - Contemporary Malaysian Watercolour Association Exhibition , Nanyang Art Gallery , Kuala Lumpur - Jawi Stroke , Bukit Jawi Golf Resort , Penang , Malaysia
1996 :- Pursuing a dream from the collection of Rahimie Harun , Galeri PETRONAS Kuala Lumpur - Art from Sabah , Galeri PETRONAS , Kuala Lumpur - 11th International Watercolour Exhibition of Asia , Galeri PETRONAS , Kuala Lumpur
1997 :- Solo Exhibition the gajah series Kai Boon Art Gallery , Kuala Lumpur - APS art exhibition , Galeri Petronas , Kuala Lumpur - BIB 97 ( Biennale of illustration) Bratislava , Slovak - Solo Exhibition Decorative Naive Mon Decor Galeri , Jakarta , Indonesia - Malaysian Drawings , National Art Gallery , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia - Decorative Naive , one man show , Gallery Space Pause , Ichigaya , Shinjuku ku , Tokyo , Japan
1998 :- Solo Exhibition Decorative Naive Aiseyman Cafe , Kuala Lumpur - Menemui modeniti , 40 tahun Angkatan Pelukis seMalaysia , Balai Seni Lukis Negara , kuala Lumpur - Childlike dream , SOGO Department store , Kuala Lumpur - Nature and daily life in Asia , Africa , and Latin America from picture book illustration exhibition ,Tokyo , Japan
1999 :-RASA 99 , Bank Negara Malaysia , Kuala Lumpur - AKU 99( self potrait ) Galeri PETRONAS , Kuala Lumpur - Two - Man Show Galeri Mas , Johore Bahru - Solo Exhibition , Novotel Resort and Hotel , Phuket . Thailand - Solo Exhibition , Gallery Space Pause , Tokyo , Japan - The Philip Morris Group of Companies Art Awards Show , National Art Gallery , Kuala Lumpur
- TERRA Art Festival , Gisborne , New Zealand 2000 :- Appear Innocent , The Gallery , ISETAN KLCC , Kuala Lumpur - Landskap ke landskap , Galeri PETRONAS , Kuala Lumpur - Solo exhibition ELEPHANTOIDEA , Tinta Galllery , Kuala Lumpur 2001 :- L ANIMALE IN ARTE , Tinta Gallery , Kuala Lumpur - LANIMALE IN ARTE , Purna Budaya , Jogjakarta , Indonesia 2002 :- Solo Exhibition ELEFANTASTISK ARTIG . Krane Gallery , Tromso , Norway 2003 :- IMAJAN KEMERDEKAAN , Balai Seni MAYBANK , Kuala Lumpur
Solo Exhibition
1981 : GAJA GAJA , Gallery Six , Kuala Lumpur 1993 : Naive Painting , Art Case Galleries , Kuala Lumpur 1997 : The Gajah Series , Kai Boon Art Gallery , Kuala Lumpur Decorative Naive , Mon Decor Gallery , Jakarta , Indonesia 5th Solo Exhibition , Gallery Space Pause , Tokyo , Japan 1998 : Decorative Naive , Aiseyman Cafe and Bistro , Kuala Lumpur 7th Solo Exhibition , Novotel Hotel , Phuket , Thailand 8th Solo Exhibition , Gallery Space Pause , Tokyo , Japan 2000 : Elephantoidea , Tinta Gallery , Kuala Lumpur 2002 : Elefantastisk artis , Krane Galleri , Tromso , Norway 2004 : ELEPHANTOIDEA SERIES . Hyatt Regency Jogjakarta Indonesia 2005 Solo exhibition Bankers Club Kuala Lumpur 2005 Elephantoidea and The fat ladies Herman gallery , Stockholm Sweden
AWARDS 1974 : Pratita Adi Karya ( Sekolah seni rupa Indonesia , Jogjakarta , Indonesia ) 1985 : 2nd Prize , Annual Painting Competition , Sabah Art Gallery , Kota Kinabalu 1986 : Encouragement Awards ( SIMEOT ) , noma Concour for Childrens Picture Book Illustration (ACCU) Tokyo , Japan 1988 : Encouragement Awards ( TIDAK LAMA DAHULU ) NOMA Concours For Childrens Picture Book Illustration , ACCU , Tokyo , Japan 1990 : Hadiah karya Terbaik , Peraduaan Penyediaan Illustrasi Buku Bergambar , DEWAN BAHASA DAN PUSTAKA , KUALA LUMPUR 1992 : Runner-up ( THE LAST TREE ) NOMA Concoure for Childrens picture Book Illustration ( Asian culture for UNESCO ) Tokyo , Japan - Best Childrens Picture Book National Book Council . Kuala Lumpur - Best Childrens Picture Book illustrator National Book Council , KL 1997 : GRAND PRIX (THE REAL ELEPHANT) NOMA Concour For Childrens Picture Book Illustration (ACCU 0 Tokyo , Japan
