Haron Mokhtar - Artist Info

About Haron Mokhtar

  • Biography

    Haron Mokhtar was born in Selangor, Malaysia in 1963. Mokhtar made a big splash on his graduation year (BA Fine Art in Painting and Printmaking), UiTM from 1983 to 1987 when he won the Major Award in the Young Contemporary Artists competition with his Melayu Pop mix of traditional architecture and culture. In 1988, Mokhtar added his Art Teacher Diploma. He had taught in schools in Selangor and Sarawak, and since 1998 was a senior teacher on humanities at the SMK Ungku Aziz in Sabak Bernam. His other awards included: Second Prize in Landscape Selangor competition (Shah Alam Art Gallery, 2002) Consolation Prize, Historical Incidents competition (National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, 2005) Second Prize, Merdeka competition in 201...

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