Me and my teacher, Master Calligrapher Belaid Hamidi of Morocco.
Writing for a competition
My journey with Arabic Calligraphy started in 2011 due to my curiosity with the cinnamon like wood that calligraphers carve by themselves to create pens to write. I am always thankful and humbled that my practice of this art form had led me to meet and learn from many brilliant people and open up countless doors of opportunities:
Calligraphy training
Under the tutelage of Master Calligrapher Belaid Hamidi of Ain Leuh, Morocco:
2014: License in Riqah, Diwani & Diwani Jali fonts
2015: License in Nasta'liq & Maghribi fonts
2016: License in Nasakh & Thuluth fonts
2018: International Diploma in the Art of Islamic Calligraphy, IRCICA
Under the tutelage of Calligrapher Ahmad Jurjani Hishamudin of Malaysia:
2020 - current: Under training for the Squared Kufi, Kufi Fatimi and Kufi Mushafi fonts.
Under the tutelage of Master Calligrapher Haji Noor Deen (Mi Guang Jiang) of Shandong, China:
2022: Under training for the Sini (Chinese) style of Arabic Calligraphy.
“My dream is to nurture people’s natural born ability to appreciate beauty.”
Exhibitions & Showcases:
2015: Arabic Calligraphy Exhibition by ASEAN, Cairo (Egypt)
2016: Letters & Ornamentation from Southeast Asia, Sharjah (UAE)
2017: Passion Arts Festival, Singapore
2017: ASEAN Calligraphy Exhibition & Festival, Jombang (Indonesia)
2018: Arabic Calligraphy Exhibition, Singapore
2019: Pameran & Aktiviti Seni Kaligrafi Islam, Brunei
2019: Ayaat Exhibition, Dubai (UAE)
2019: ABCASS Showcase, Singapore
2021: Silk Road exhibition, Iranian National Comission for UNESCO, Iran
Competitions:
2013: IRCICA 9th International Calligraphy Competition, Istanbul (Turkey)
2016: IRCICA 10th International Calligraphy Competition, Istanbul (Turkey)
2017: Islamic Calligraphy Competition ASEAN-2, Sabah (Malaysia)
2017: Arabic Calligraphy Competition ASEAN, Jombang (Indonesia)
2018: Islamic Calligraphy Competition ASEAN-3, Sabah (Malaysia)
2019: IRCICA 11th International Calligraphy Competition, Istanbul (Turkey)
2019: Arabic Diwan Award, Berlin (Germany)
2020: Islamic Calligraphy Competition ASEAN-4, Sabah (Malaysia)
2021: Safeer Arabic Calligraphy Competition, Kufah (Iraq)