Ahmad Fuad Osman Explained

Ahmad Fuad Osman (born 1969) also known as Fuad, is a contemporary artist and painter in Malaysia^[1] known for installation art inspired by social and cultural changes.^[2] He is one of the founding members of the artist collective Matahati, formed in 1991,^[3] which played a role in the development of Malaysian contemporary art.^[4] He currently works and resides in Kuala Lumpur.

In 1998, Fuad joined protests around the firing of Anwar Ibrahim.^[5] The National Art Gallery in Kuala Lumpur organized a mid-career survey of his work in 2019–20.^{[6] [7]} All artwork in this survey was approved by the museum, but on January 31 four artworks were removed allegedly due to being politically obscene.^[8]

Awards

• 1994: Honourable Mention, Malaysian Art Open, Petronas Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 1994: Honourable Mention, Philip Morris Malaysia Art Award, National Art Gallery, Malaysia
• 2000: Jurors Choice, Philip Morris Malaysia Art Award, National Art Gallery, Malaysia
• 2003: Jurors Choice, Philip Morris Malaysia Art Award, National Art Gallery, Malaysia
• 2004: Asian Artists Fellowship, Freeman Foundation, Vermont Studio Centre, United States
• 2005/2006: Asian Artists Fellowship, Goyang National Art Studio, South Korea^[9]
• 2008: Jurors Choice, APBF Art Awards 2008, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore ^{[10] [11]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: ArtAsiaPacific: At The End Of The Day Even Art Is Not Important19902019 Ahmad Fuad Osman. 2021-10-26. artasiapacific.com. 2021-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20211026141946/http://artasiapacific.com/Magazine/WebExclusives/AtTheEndOfTheDayEvenArtIsNotImportant19902019AhmadFuadOsman. dead.
2. Abdullah . Sarena . Looking Ahead, Looking Back: A Review of Works by 15 Artists Organised by Fergana Art Space . 2015 . Journal of Art Discourse . 15 . 199–210.
3. Web site: Matahati . 2022-12-07 . universes.art . en-US.
4. Web site: Ting. Selina. 2 August 2019. Ahmad Fuad Osman – The Importance of Being Free. 31 July 2021. InitiArt Magazine.
5. News: Yee . Chen May . 2016-10-07 . A Malaysian Art Scene, Under the Radar . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-12-07 . 0362-4331.
6. Web site: ArtAsiaPacific: National Art Gallery Censors Artworks At Ahmad Fuad Osman Exhibition. 2021-10-26. artasiapacific.com. 2021-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20211026141945/http://artasiapacific.com/News/NationalArtGalleryCensorsArtworksAtAhmadFuadOsmanExhibition. dead.
7. Web site: National Art Gallery removes four artworks from Ahmad Fuad Osman's exhibition. 2021-10-26. The Star. en.
8. Web site: Dafoe . Taylor . 2020-02-11 . Malaysian Artists Cry Foul as the National Gallery in Kuala Lumpur Censors Four Artworks for Their Political Content . 2022-12-07 . Artnet News . en-US.
9. Web site: Artists in Residence: Ahmad Fuad B.Osman, Malaysia. National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea.
10. Web site: Awards And Residencies. 31 July 2021.
11. Book: Yap, June . Retrospective : a historiographical aesthetic in contemporary Singapore and Malaysia . 2016 . 978-1-4985-5582-1 . Lanham, Maryland . 1007842868.