Curriculum Vitae

Name : Sharmiza Abu Hassan
Born : 11/22/1972, Taiping , Perak, Malaysia.
Address : 69 Gallipoli Parade, Pascoe Vale South, 3044 Victoria, Australia.
Telephone : +603-9354 0991
E-mail: mizasan@yahoo.com
S3208815@rmit.edu.au

Education

1999 - 2000 Master of Creative Arts, University of Wollongong, Australia.

1991 - 1994 Bachelor of Fine Art, Faculty of Art & Design, MARA Universiti of Technology (UiTM),
Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.

Designation

2008 - Present Post Graduate Studies- DFA, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia.

2004 - 2008 Head of Fine Art Department, Faculty of Art & Design, UiTM, Shah Alam, Malaysia

2000 Full time lecturer in Fine Art Department, UiTM, Shah Alam, Malaysia

1997 - 1999 Part time lecturer UiTM, Shah Alam,Selangor, Malaysia.

1997 - 1999 Part time lecturer One Academy Art College, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

1995 - 1997 Apprenticed under Malaysian renowned sculptor Ramlan Abdullah.

Awards

2001 Finalist (Malaysia level) Marquette stage for 6th Oita Asian Sculpture Competition.

1997 Young Lecturer Scheme Scholarship, UiTM, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Honorable Mension, Philip Morris Art Competition, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Finalist (Malaysia level) Marquette stage for 3rd Oita Asian Sculpture Competition.

1996 Minor Award, Young Contemporary Art Competition, National Art Gallery (NAG), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Best Student awards, Fine Art Department, Faculty of Art & Design, UiTM, Malaysia
Dean's List, Fine Art Department, Faculty of Art & Design, UiTM, Malaysia

2003 First Prize Sculpture Category, Johor Art Competition, Johor, Malaysia.

2004 Juror's Award - Young Contemporary Art Competition 2004. NAG, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2005 - 2006 Project Manager for Building UiTM Sculpture Park, "LAMAN ARCA MIM".


Selected Exhibition / Activities.

2008 New Collectable, First Site, RMIT Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria.
Semangat Chandan: Galeri Chandan, Damansara, Kuala Lumpur.
WWF For Living Planet: Rimbun Dahan Gallery, Sungai Buloh, Selangor.

2007 Out of The Mould - The Age of Reason: Malaysia Women Artist Exhibition, Petronas Gallery, KLCC.
Welcome to Malaysia - Selamat Datang: 4AGallery, Sydney, Australia.
Domestic Bliss - The Myth of Happy Home, Sculpture Square, Singapore.
Triangle - SOKOGAKAI, Kuala Lumpur.
WWF for Living Planet: Rimbun Dahan Gallery, Sungai Buloh, Selangor.
50th Anniversary of UiTM, UiTM Gallery, Shah Alam, Selangor.

2006 10th Year Anniversary: NN Gallery, Ampang, Selangor.
Pameran Pelukis Wanita Malaysia, - National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
Sculpture Show: Gema Rimba Gallery, Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur.

2005 Garden International Art Workshop, Jackowo, Warsaw, Poland.
Contemporary Metal - Maya Gallery, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur.
A Closer Look - Miniature Show - Maya Gallery, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur.

2004 Warisan Melayu: Tradisi & Inovasi, Kongres & Ekspo Warisan Melayu, UiTM Shah Alam.
ILHAM: NATURE INSPIRATION, Faculty of Art & Design, UiTM Shah Alam.
Young Cotemporary Competition 2004, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
WWF: Paradise Lost Found, Rimbun Dahan Gallery, Sungai Buloh, Selangor.
Symbolism & Spirituality - National Art Conference, Faculty of Art & Design, UiTM Shah Alam, Malaysia.

ALEGORI LEDANG, 1ST SOLO EXHIBITION - Maya Gallery, Jalan Telawi, Bangsar, KL, Malaysia.

2003 WAHANA - Malaysian & Singapore Artist - National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
VERSI JOHOR - Galeri Seni Johor, Johor Bharu, Malaysia.
ALAMI - Science Inspired Art Exhibition - National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
FORMATIVE - Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition - Willie Valentine Gallery, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.

2002 Science Inspired Arts Camp, Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Jejak Seni, Taiping Art Track Workshop, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia.
'Resource person' for 'Sonneratia' Malaysian Youth Art Camp, Kuala Selangor, Malaysia.
Committee member of Academic Research for Royal Tombstone Projek, Malaysia.

2001 Open Show, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Dialogue of Civilizations, Metro Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
ILHAM, Faculty of Art & Design, UiTM Shah Alam, Malaysia.

2000 Young Contemporary Art Review, National Art Gallery, Malaysia.
Echoes of Dream, Spark Gallery, Faculty Creative Arts, University of Wollongong, Australia.
Volume and Form, Chijmes, Singapore Art Festival, Singapore.

1999 Perspective & perception 1 - Malaysian Eyeview, Hot Bath Gallery, Bath, United Kingdom.
Light and Reflection, Contemporary Malaysian Art, The Atrium Gallery, London.

1998 Islamic Art Exhibition, Maybank Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Resonance, Manes Gallery, Prague, Chezh Republic.
Recent Acquistion, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

1997 Young Contemporary Winner 1996 Exhibition, PAPAHAYAG, National Art Gallery, Malaysia.
Journey, Art and Nature, Pekan Seni Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
Inside, Stofweschel Project, Kassel, Germany.
Art For Nature, WWF, NN Gallery, Kuala LUmpur, Malaysia.
Echoes of Infinity, Faculty of Art & Design, UiTM, Shah Alam, Malaysia.
Malaysian First International Art Fair, Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Crates Classified - Wan Gallery Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

1996 Young Contemporary Competition, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
'Rupa Kata', Pekan Seni Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
Philip Morris Competition, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
From Tradition to Modernity, Contemporary Malaysia Sculpture, National Art Gallery, Malaysia.
"X=PRO + Form,"Creative Centre, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Islamic Art Manifestation Exhibition, Petronas Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

1995 The Young Ones, Nan Yang Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2nd Oita, Asian Sculpture Competition (Preliminary), Creative Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
'Lembaran 95', Petronas Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

1994 Degree Show, FineArt Department, UiTM, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
Sculpture Preview, FSSR Gallery, UiTM, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
Japanese Woodblock Print Workshop, Japan Embassy, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The River Project - Central Market, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Kenyir Ecofest, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Culture in Context, Australian High Commissioner, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

1993 Higher Institutional of Learning Exhibition, Bank Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Earthwork, Wan Gallery, Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Open Show, Shah Alam Gallery, Selangor, Malaysia.


Collections

Faculty of Art & Design, UiTM, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.

National Art Gallery, Kula Lumpur, Malaysia.

Australian High Commissioner, Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Perak Arts Foundation, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia.

Mr. Pakaruddin & Mrs Fatimah, Malaysia.

Mr. Hamid Ibrahim - Petronas, Malaysia.

Datin Soraya - (RHB)

Mr. Paul Johnson, Wanganui Polytechnic, New Zealand.

Mrs. Cole Adam, ANCA, Canberra, Australia.

Uwei Shaari - Film Director

Datuk Syed Ahmad Jamal

Raja Azmi Raja Yaakob - Film Director

Mr. Osman Bakarudin

Redza Piyadasa - Artist


Recent Articles / Publications

1. Off The Edge: December 2007, Issue 36
Art Review by Carmen Nge - The Edge Comm. Sdn. Bhd.

2. The Encyclopedia of Malaysia: Art & Craft. - Edition Didier Millet Sdn. Bhd. K.Lumpur

3. Craft Arts International Issue 52: ISSN 1036-846X
Echoes of Dream - Ken Lockwood & Jenie Thomas Craft-Art Pty Ltd.

4. Art Corridoor Issue 8: KDN PP 1178/10/2002.
Labyrinth search for Identity
Review on Artist by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Khatijah Sanusi - Arttext Publishing Sdn. Bhd.

5. Dewan Bahasa, April 2005, ISSN 0126-8473
Review on Solo Exhibition Alegori Ledang by
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muliyadi Mahmood.
Kiasan Dalam Arca Sharmiza - Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka.

6. The Edge. Option July 5, 2004. ART: The High Cost Pride
Review on Solo Exhibition by Laura Fan - New Straits Times

7. City Focus. The Star. 2004. Sculpturing Stunning Allegories.
Review by Meena Srevanivasan - The Star

8. Infokreatif: Issue 2, FSSR, UiTM. 2005, Review on Award
Bakat Muda by Jamil Mat Isa. - FSSR, UiTM.

9. NadZalewam: ISSN 1506-1590 (2005)
Jackowie Dolnym, Nad Bugiem Review on workshop
by Barbara Polak - ZALEWEM, Poland.

10. New Straits Times. Life & Times: Thursday July15, 2004.
Subtle dig at selfish leader by Ooi Kok Chuen - New Straits Times.

11. The Egde, Option. (2003) Taking its place. Review On Solo
Exhibition by Laura Fan. - The Edge.

12. Utusan Malaysia. July 2004, Alegori Ledang 2004
Papar Karya Hebat Sharmiza - Utusan Malaysia.

13. METRO. Tuesday 1st June 2004. Legend carved in lesson
that make viewers think deep. By Dharmender Singh - Berita Harian.