SEAN
(Husin Othman)
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Husin Othman Vintage Series 7 Acrylic on Canvas 30cm x 30cm 2021
Husin Othman Random Access Memory Acrylic Charcoal and Pencil on Canvas 183cm x 183cm 2017
Husin Othman Mesin Baru I Acrylic on Canvas 92cm x 107cm 2020
Husin Othman Vintage Series 8 Acrylic on Canvas 30cm x 30cm 2021
Husin Othman Halaman Surat Taip II Acrylic on Canvas 92cm x 92cm 2019
Husin Othman Family Story Acrylic on Canvas 30cm x 30cm each (12 Panels) 2023
Husin Othman Siri November Terik Pagi Acrylic on Canvas 123cm x 123cm 2014
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Graduated in 2013 with a honours degree in Fine Art from UiTM Malaysia, Sean or Husin Othman is a young emerging Malaysian artist that is slowly gaining recognition within the local arts scene.
His artistic talent is clear, skilful techniques and thorough understanding of figuration marks his works noteworthy amongst his peers. From the villages in outskirts of Perak, Malaysia, young Husin Othman was often running freely at play with his 7 siblings. Rekindling his sweet childhood memories, he showcases works of the Malaysian lifestyle that are now sometimes forgotten, drawing emotions and understanding from his Malaysian identity and Malay culture.
Sean is the winner of UOB Painting of the Year 2014 award as the Most Promising Artist of the Year (under the Emerging Artist category) in Malaysia.
b. 1987
EDUCATION
2013 BA (Hons) in Fine Arts, UiTM Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
2010 Diploma in Art and Design (Fine Arts), IKIP College (UiTM), Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 INSTA(KU)RAU, Core Design Gallery, Malaysia
2020 Jurnal Husin Core Design Gallery, Malaysia
2019 Nostalgia Timur, Core Design Gallery in collaboration with Maya Gallery, Singapore
DUO EXHIBITION
2018 The Frames of Two Cultures (with Ng Kok Leong), Core Design Gallery, Malaysia
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
Art Fair Philippines 2025, Core Contemporary Art, Ayala Triangle, Makati City, Philippines
2024
Access Bangkok 2024, Core Contemporary Art, The Pinnacle Hall, ICONSIAM, Bangkok, Thailand
CIMB Artober: Art and Soul 2024, Core Design Gallery, Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC), Kuala Lumpur
Harmony Unity : China – Malaysia Artwork Exchange Exhibition, Art Museum Guilin, China
Nyata : A group Exhibition of Malaysian Contemporary Art, Fergana gallery, Kuala Lumpur
CIMB Artober: Hotel Art Fair 2024, Core Design Gallery, Four Points by Sheraton Kuala Lumpur, City Centre
Sesat Di Kuala Lumpur Exhibition, Galeri Puteh, Kuala Lumpur
Art Busan 2024, Core Contemporary Art, Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO), Busan, South Korea
Semukut+Ism Exhibition, Galeri seni UPSI, Perak
2023
SUARA Speaking up or Palestine Exhibition, Galeri Prima, Kuala Lumpur
Colors For Gaza, Solidarity Art Exhibition, Galeri Puteh, Kuala Lumpur
Yellow, Core Design Gallery, Malaysia
The Emperor’s New Clothes, Malaysia-Pakistan, Gallery Lahore, Pakistan
Lukisan Berhajat Art Exhibition, Galeri Puteh, Kuala Lumpur
Capturing The Moment, Malaysia-Thailand Exhibition, The Treasury Museum Khon Kaen, Thailand
2022
Narrative Figuration Art Exhibition, ArtVoice Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
TURUN TANAH Group Exhibition, Galeri Puteh, Kuala Lumpur
Sketches, Covid-19 Virtual Exhibition, Bank Negara Malaysia Museum and art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
Serba Serbi, Core Design Gallery in collaboration with Maya Gallery, Singapore
Soya Cincau Extreme, Core Design Gallery, Malaysia
2021
CIMB Artober Hotel Art Fair 2021, Core Design Gallery in collaboration with Dua Konsultasi, Element by Westin, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia Art Ecosystem Festival, HOM Gallery, World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur
10thAnniversary Show, Segaris Art Center, WhiteBox, Publika, Kuala Lumpur
Art Aid Artist l , ll & lll, HOM Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
Transit 1 x 1, HOM Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
KAIROS, Malaysian – Thailand, KL City Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
Positive, Segaris Art Center, Publika, Kuala Lumpur
2020
1 Meter Apart, Core Design Gallery, Malaysia
STAYHOME, KL City Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
Lockdown Exhibition by Malaysian & Pakistani Artist, KL City Art Gallery / O Art Space.
OMNIFICENCE, Galeri Prima, Balai Berita Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur
No(w) Showing, To Curb the Spread of COVID-19, Segaris Art Center, Publika, Kuala Lumpur
Mending Fence, Tales from an Isolation, G13 Gallery, Malaysia
2019
Nanjing Art Fair International 2019, Core Design Gallery, Nanjing Expo Centre, Nanjing, China
Art Expo Malaysia 2019, Core Design Gallery, MATRADE Exhibition & Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Art Taichung 2019, Core Design Gallery, Millennium Hotel and Resort, Taichung City, Taiwan
Bangkok Hotel Art Fair, Core Design Gallery, W Bangkok, Thailand
The 8th Shanghai Citizen Art Fair, Core Design Gallery, Twelve at Hengshan, Shanghai, China
Neo Baroque – A Malaysian Reinterpretation, Core Design Gallery, Malaysia
XIX : Nineteen Exhibition, Segaris Art Center, Publika
Gerak Movement, Penang Art Open Exhibition 2018, Lembaga Muzium Pulau Pinang.
2018
UOB Painting of the Year 2018 Exhibition, Menara UOB, Kuala Lumpur
MORPHOSIS Exhibition, Galeri Prima Balai Berita Bangsar
Bintang 5 FINALE Exhibition, Segaris Art Center. Publika
Meraki 3.0 Art Exhibition, Art Festival & Carnival, REAL School, Cheras
2017
Much Ado about Drawing, Core Design Gallery, Malaysia
Possibilities of Impossibilities, Chandan Gallery, Publika.
HOMEDEC2017- Part 2 : kuala Lumpur Convention Center, Kuala Lumpur
2016
Mosaic Art Project, Art Expo, Hom gallery, Matrade, Kuala Lumpur
Transit A2, HOM Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
Grande III , Core Design Gallery, Malaysia
Youngsters, HOM Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
2015
Art Expo Malaysia 2015 (Reason 4 Season) Core Design Gallery, MATRADE Exhibition & Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
GrAnde II, Core Design Gallery, Malaysia
Figure Out, HOM Gallery, KL
The Grass is Greener on this Side, Core Design Gallery, Malaysia
MERU Exhibition, Segaris Art Center, Publika
Young and Blooming, Chinahouse Galllery, Penang
2014
Soya Cincau, Core Design Gallery, Malaysia
UOB Painting of the Year 2014 Exhibition, Menara UOB, Kuala Lumpur
OPEN SHOW Malaysia 2014, BSVN, Kuala Lumpur
PULPA : At The Cutting Egde, Chandan Gallery, Publika, Kuala Lumpur
2013
MEA Award Malaysia Emerging Artist, White Box & Black Box, MAP@PUBLIKA, Kuala Lumpur
Piece Of Me, Whitebox, Publika
The Street Art Project 2.0 Event, Shah Alam, Selangor
Platform Art Exhibiton Chandan Gallery, Publika
Degree Show, UITM Shah Alam, Selangor
2012
Art Expo Malaysia 2012, MATRADE Exhibition & Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sehaluan Exhibition, Kedai Objek, Solaris, Kuala Lumpur
Rubanization Art Show, Galeri Seni Tuanku Zahirah (GESTURZ) UiTM Shah Alam
