Al-Nidaa - Donation of artworks

A charity organisation called Al-Nidaa is raising funds for the building of a school and hostel to provide quality education at reasonable fees, with priority to underprivileged children who will be supported by the school itself.

Fatimah Chik is supporting this charity, which is close to her heart, by donating 10 of her artworks to the school. This includes pieces from her famed, Nusantara batik scroll and Sejadah series.

More details of painting sale

http://fatimahchik.blogspot.com/p/al-nidaa.html

These pieces will be available for viewing at Al-Nidaa's Charity Dinner on 21 September 2013 at Shah Alam Convention Centre.

Piala Seri Endon 2013 - In the News

The Batik Art of Fatimah Chik

Here's a look at Fatimah Chik's career as 'batik artist'. Actually her works do also incorporate other forms of resist dyeing but her motifs are very local, very Asian. The very fact that she is not overseas-trained but had her art education in UTM (now called UiTM - Universiti Teknologi MARA) and batik skill training in local batik factories under various batik 'sifu's, gives her work a very untainted originality. Her only foray overseas, following her late husband to Hawaii, was the impetus for her to research on Asian culture and motifs.

A book has been published about her art. Through this, we can see her development from textile designer to batik and resist artist.

Read more :
http://fatimahchik.blogspot.com/p/the-batik-art-of-fatimah-chik.html

Introducing Fatimah Chik

After more than 30 years of pioneering batik art, Fatimah Chik shares with us the lessons learnt and stories of her journey in becoming one of our homeland's most renowned batik authorities.

Art Malaysia Issue 15 (Oct - Nov 2011)