EDUCATION 2006 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) with Vice-Chancellor's Award, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Shah Alam, Malaysia 2004 Diploma in Art & Design (Fine Art) UiTM Shah Alam, Malaysia WORK EXPERIENCE 2010-Present Self Employed (Malaysia - Singapore) - Collaborated with Kalkitos (retro rub-down paper toy), Animax Asia, and more 2009-2010 Storm Lion (Singapore) Position held: Art Director for comic department - Artist for Blacklight: Tango Down (art direction, interior comic lineart and cover illustration) one shot adaptation with Zombie Games 2009-2009 Esplanade (Singapore) - Commissioned for Of Music and Mayhem, an 87 meter tunnel installation art project with Esplanade Singapore (in conjunction with Baybeats 2009) 2007-2009 Imaginary Friends Studios (Singapore) Position held: Senior Artist - Artist for City of Dust (art direction, pre-production concepts, interior comic art and cover illustrations) with Steve Niles in 2008 2003-2004 Plastic Clothing (Malaysia) - Part time t-shirt designer 2001-2003 Berita Publishing (Malaysia) - Cover and editorial illustrator for Investors Digest magazine EXHIBITIONS 2010 Manga & Anime! Japan, Japan Creative Centre, Singapore (group exhibition with OIC Singapore) White Frames @ Open House, The National Art Gallery, Singapore (group exhibition with OIC Singapore) White Frames, Red Dot Design Museum, Singapore (group exhibition with OIC Singapore) 2009 1xSuitcase, The Annexe Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (group exhibition) Of Music and Mayhem, Esplanade, Singapore (solo exhibition) KL Design Week 2009, CapSquare KL, Kuala Lumpur (group exhibition with Digital Malaya) 2008 Kecikecik #2,They Art Studio, Kuala Lumpur (group exhibition) 2006 UiTM Fine Art Graduation Show, Fakulti Seni Halus, UiTM Shah Alam, Selangor (group exhibition) 2004 Necessary Distractions: From Ukiyo-e to Anime, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (group exhibition) 2003 Upload: Download, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan (group exhibition) Sonneratia II 2003, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (group exhibition) UiTM Art Exhibition, Galeri Shah Alam, Selangor (group exhibition) NAM XII Conference Art Market, Malaysian Tourism Centre, Kuala Lumpur (group exhibition) PUBLISHED WORKS 2010 Blacklight: Tango Down by Storm Lion Publishing (cover & interior lineart) 2008 City of Dust #1 by Radical Publishing (covers & interiors) 2007 Dark Hunger by Berkley Trade (cover artwork & interior lineart) Barongan by Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka (interior art) 2006 Lullaby #2 by Alias Publishing (interior painted comic) Planetary Brigade #2 by BOOM! Studios (interior lineart) 2005 Retrojak in JOM! #6-9 by Kumpulan Karangkraf Sdn. Bhd. Fasad in JOM! #3 by Kumpulan Karangkraf Sdn. Bhd. (5-pager one shot) 2004 Breakdown #5 by Devil's Due Publishing (cover artwork) Misplaced #4 by Devil's Due Publishing (cover artwork & interior colours) Hikayat Syah Mardan by Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka Investors Digest by Berita Publishing Sdn. Bhd. (cover artwork) Worldwide Designers 2007 by L'edition Populaire, France (illustration, Malaysian representative) 2003 Investors Digest by Berita Publishing Sdn. Bhd. (covers & interiors) 2002 Investors Digest by Berita Publishing Sdn. Bhd. (covers & interiors) Tragic Kingdom a.k.a "Pemerintah Kuku Besi" in GEMPAK #62 by Art Square Creation Sdn. Bhd. 2001 Investors Digest by Berita Publishing Sdn. Bhd. (interior illustration) 2000 Big Eyes Small Mouth (BESM) RPG Book 2nd edition by Guardians Of Order (collaboration with Aimo) AWARDS, ACHIEVEMENTS & HONOURABLE MENTIONS 2009 KRE8TIF! Industry Awards Best Digital Artwork: Experimental (Demi Kala), Best Digital Comic (Intipati) by MSC Malaysia 2008 Startdrawing.org article feature - (www.startdrawing.org/browse/article/zid) 2004 NewWebPick E-zine 01 "Special Report: Asia Storm" by NewWebPick.com Super pick of the world - (www.newwebpick.com) 72dpiZine news by 72dpizine.com - (www.72dpizine.com) 2003 clandestina.colors issue #16 by clandestina (artwork showcase) - (www.clandestina.com) 2002 Jaring Internet Magazine Vol.5 No.4 Superb showcase by Mimos Bhd. (The Art of Zid)