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Fadilah Karim
1987, Malaysia
Fadilah Karim
1987, Malaysia

Fadilah Karim (b. 1987, Johor) is a painter known for a realistic style of figurative painting and a palette of muted, earthy tones. Her works are often personal and intimate, externalising her thoughts and feelings with a whimsical air. Various prominent figures in the local arts and culture industry have featured as sitters in her paintings. Fadilah received her art education from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UiTM) and was mentored by the figurative painter Amron Omar for two months in 2019. She is a frequent presence in regional art fairs, having shown at Art Basel Hong Kong, Art Busan, and Art Jakarta. In 2020, Segaris Art Centre held a survey of her practice at White Box, MAPKL @ Publika, Kuala Lumpur.