Khairulddin Wahab Singaporean , 1990

Khairulddin Wahab’s (b. 1990, Singapore) paintings weave narratives drawn from anthropology, environmental history, and post-colonialism in Singapore and Southeast Asia. Working from found images and iconography derived from his geographic and cultural contexts, Wahab creates visual tableaus that allude to our historico-political encounters with the natural world. Khairulddin’s works invite viewers to explore these narratives around landscape, enchantment and representation.

Graduated with a BA in Fine Arts from LASALLE College of the Arts in 2014, Khairulddin Wahab won the 2018 UOB Painting of The Year award and the 2014 Winston Oh Travel Research Award. He was also the recipient of the National Library Creative Residency in 2022.  

Wahab has exhibited in local and international exhibitions, including Singapore Art Museum (SAM) Contemporaries (2023), Paris Asia Now (2023), Abu Dhabi Art (2023), Art SG (2023 & 2022), Art Moments Jakarta (2022), Biennale Jogja (2019), S.E.A. Focus, and State of Motion (2018). Wahab held his first solo exhibition The Word for World is Forest at Cuturi Gallery in 2021 and subsequently, Shape of Land in 2023.