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.
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ART SG 2025
Aisha Rosli, Faris Heizer, Hubert Le Gall, Julien Des Monstiers, Khairulddin Wahab, Lionel Sabatté and Shen Jiaqi 17 - 19 Jan 2025 Art Fairs -
Asia NOW Paris Asian Art Fair 2024
Faris Heizer and Khairulddin Wahab 17 - 20 Oct 2024 Art Fairs -
Summer Group Show 2024
Group Exhibition 17 Aug - 7 Sep 2024 Singapore -
Taipei Dangdai 2024
Aisha Rosli, Faris Heizer, Israfil Ridhwan and Khairulddin Wahab 9 - 12 May 2024 Art Fairs -
Liminal
Hubert Le Gall, Khairulddin Wahab, Lionel Sabatté, Quentin Garel, Steven Low, Sukhburen Narankhuu and Wayan Upadana 24 Feb - 6 Apr 2024 Singapore -
ART SG 2024
Aisha Rosli, Casey Tan, Faris Heizer, Israfil Ridhwan, Khairulddin Wahab, Marla Bendini, Shen Jiaqi and Vanessa Liem 19 - 21 Jan 2024 Art Fairs, Singapore -
Abu Dhabi Art 2023
Hubert le Gall and Khairulddin Wahab 22 - 26 Nov 2023 Art Fairs -
Asia NOW Paris Asian Art Fair 2023
A Torrid Eden by Khairulddin Wahab 19 - 22 Oct 2023 Art Fairs -
Summer Group Show 2023
Group Exhibition 15 Jul - 27 Aug 2023 Singapore -
ART SG
Aisha Rosli, Faris Heizer, Israfil Ridhwan, Khairulddin Wahab and Shen Jiaqi 12 - 15 Jan 2023 Art Fairs -
Shape of Land
Khairulddin Wahab 7 - 29 Jan 2023 Singapore -
Art Moments Jakarta
Anagard, Khairulddin Wahab, Shen Jiaqi 4 - 6 Nov 2022 Art Fairs -
Little Red Dot - London Edition
Group Exhibition 26 Oct - 6 Nov 2022 London -
Little Red Dot - Singapore Edition
Group Exhibition 20 Aug - 4 Sep 2022 Singapore -
The Word For World Is Forest
Khairulddin Wahab 21 Aug - 12 Sep 2021 Singapore
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Glass Eaters, 2024
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Talisman 1, 2024
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Talisman 2, 2024
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Talisman 4, 2024
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Talisman 5, 2024
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Talisman 8, 2024
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Talisman 9, 2024
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Talisman 10, 2024
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Talisman 12, 2024
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Sunda Shelf, 2024
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Cleave, 2023
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A Boulder Rock and Singapore Stone, 2019
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Rites, 2019
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The River, 2019
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What Lies Beyond, 2019
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Heatmap, 2024
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Elusive Neighbours, 2024
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What The Forest Remembers, 2024
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Talisman 3, 2024
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Talisman 6, 2024
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Talisman 7, 2024
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Talisman 11, 2024
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Grand Conjuration, 2024
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Oddly Shaped Rocks or Very Large Trees, 2024
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The Struggle for Luxuriance, 2023
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Green Screen, 2023
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The Farthest Boundary, 2023
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Impure and Worldly Geography, 2023
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Otherlands, 2023
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Near Light, 2023
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Sojourn, 2023
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Ghost of Navigators, 2023
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Stranger in a Strange Land, 2023
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A Thousand Plateaus, 2023
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11 Knots, 2022
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Descent from the Carriage, 2022
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Tropical Possessions, 2022
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Reclaim, 2022
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Sacred Geometry, 2022
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Pushing Tides, 2022
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Land of the Living, 2022
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Serpentine Prison, 2022
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Landward, 2022
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Beyond the Seas, 2022
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Flight of the Gods, 2022
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Spoken Lore, 2022
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Terra Nullius, 2022
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Through the Glass, 2022
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Day One, 2022
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In Search of Topos, 2022
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Fieldwork, 2022
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Sumpit, 2022
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Afterlives, 2022
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A Place in the Sun, 2022
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The Kiss, 2022
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Reshape, 2022
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Specimens, 2022
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In the Margins, 2022
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Humid House, 2021
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Herringbone, 2021
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Seven Years, 2021
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A Variation On Things Imperfectly Known, 2021
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Land Without Soil, 2021
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Till The Ground, 2021
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The Golden Chersonese, 2021
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Herbaria Sheet 1 After J.S, 2021
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Herbaria Sheet 2 After J.S, 2021
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Herbaria Sheet 3 After J.S, 2021
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Herbaria Sheet 4 After J.S, 2021
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Pleasure Ground 1, 2021
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Pleasure Ground 2, 2021
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Travellers, 2021
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By the River, 2021
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View from Mount Wallich, 2021
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Past The Forest, 2019
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Mantle, 2019
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After Dragon's Toothgate, 2019
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Bukit Larangan, 2019
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New Dawn, 2019
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Words in Amber, 2019
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AWDB SPOTLIGHT: Interview with Khairulddin Wahab
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Khairulddin Wahab's commissioned works for 21 Carpenter: A New Hotel Where Heritage Is Thoughtfully Re-Imagined in Singapore
February 10, 2024Rooted in local heritage, historically significant, and reinvented for the contemporary era, Singapore’s 21 Carpenter juxtaposes the past with the present and future. Situated at...Read more -
Khairulddin Wahab exhibits at Appetite Sg with 6 other artists
21 November 2023 - 18 February 2024 November 27, 2023Curated by Tan Siuli, New Tropics features past works by Khairulddin Wahab (b.1990, Singapore) along with pieces by 6 other artists; Astria Suparak, Hilmi Johandi,...Read more -
Khairulddin Wahab exhibits alongside 5 other Singaporean artists at SAM Contemporaries: Residues & Remixes
18 May - 24 September 2023 May 17, 2023Uncover new depths in Singapore art at the inaugural SAM Contemporaries exhibition, which features six Singapore-based artists whose works investigate the links between historical narratives...Read more -
3 of our local artists exhibits at Art To Heart: A Charity Art Exhibition
28 – 30 April 2023 May 2, 20233 of our local artists Khairulddin Wahab (b.1990, Singapore) , Marla Bendini (b.1986, Singapore) and Shen Jiaqi (b. 1989, Singapore) participated alongside other artists including...Read more -
Get your own copy of Khairulddin Wahab's Shape of Land booklet at the Gallery!
February 14, 2023Cuturi Gallery is thrilled to announce that the exhibition booklet are finally ready to be picked up at the gallery! Read more about the work,...Read more -
In Conversation with Khairulddin Wahab
by Noorshidah Ibrahim January 7, 2023Noorshidah Ibrahim: The title of your second solo show, Shape of Land, seems to reflect the general leitmotif of your oeuvre in recent years: colonial...Read more -
Launch of Limited Editioned Prints by Khairulddin Wahab
December 9, 2021We are thrilled to announce the launch of limited edition prints by Khairulddin Wahab! This selection of prints features works from Khairulddin’s previous well-received solo...Read more