CHETAK 17
Going North marks the first exhibition of the year at Hin Bus Depot,
presented by CHETAK 17, a collective dedicated to expanding the possibilities of printmaking. This edition moves beyond their usual studio-based showcases, offering a broader perspective on the individual artistic pursuits of its members. While there is no singular theme that ties the works together, the exhibition highlights an important aspect of their practice—experimentation. Each artist has used this opportunity to explore techniques, refine processes, and challenge the boundaries of printmaking, often drawing from personal experiences and artistic disciplines beyond the medium itself. Through this process, they uncover new approaches and insights, sharing them within the collective while pushing the boundaries of their individual practices.
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The exhibition features works by CHETAK 17 members Faizal Suhif, Bayu Utomo Radjikin, Samsudin Wahab, Azam Aris, Haslin Ismail, and Fadli Mokhtar, alongside invited artists Abdul Mansoor Ibrahim, Jamil Mat Isa, Mursyidah Zainal, A. Rahman Mohamed, Fuad Pathil, Nik Syahida Sabri, and Luqman Yusri. Their works range from print-based explorations to mixed-media and experimental approaches, reflecting the fluidity between tradition and innovation. Going North presents each artist’s evolving creative process whilst also reinforcing CHETAK 17’s role as a space for collaboration, discovery, and technical mastery—an ongoing journey that continues to shape and redefine contemporary printmaking.
Artwork
Faizal Suhif
Dua Dunia
Drypoint and cine-colle on paper
60 x 30 cm
Edition of 5
2025
RM2,200
Renungan Senja
Drypoint and cine-colle on paper
47 x 30 cm
Edition of 5
2025
RM2,200
Kesuburan
Wood engraving and stencil on paper
33 x 33 cm
Edition of 10
2024
RM1,800
Bayu Utomo Radjikin
Ru Sa
Etching and aquatint on paper
40 x 30 cm
Edition of 9
2025
RM3,000
Hari Mau
Etching and aquatint on paper
40 x 30 cm
Edition of 9
2025
RM3,000
Sing A
Etching and aquatint on paper
37.5 x 27 cm
Edition of 13
2018
RM3,000
Samsudin Wahab
Rindu Bayangan
Woodcut, collagraph and dry point on paper
60 x 42 cm
Edition of 10
2023
RM3,000
Pergelutan
Woodcut, collagraph and dry point on paper
60 x 42 cm
Edition of 10
2024
RM3,000
Bulan Dipagar Bintang
Etching & aquatint on paper
55 x 47 cm
Edition of 12
2021
RM2,500
Haslin Ismail
Tutup Mata
Dry point on paper
51 x 38 cm
Edition of 4
2025
RM2,500
Buka Mata
Dry point on paper
50 x 38 cm
Edition of 4
2025
RM2,500
Terusan Kabus Ribut
Etching and aquatint on paper
60 x 46 cm
Edition of 10
2024
RM3,000
Azam Aris
Akta Awangan
Etching and aquatint on paper
45 x 32 cm
Edition of 5
2025
RM1,800
Jurang Bawah Tanah
Etching and aquatint on paper
58.5 x 40 cm
Edition of 10
2023
RM2,500
Akta Angkasa
Etching and aquatint on paper
39 x 64.5 cm
Edition of 5
2025
RM2,500
Fadli Mokhtar
Enlightenment I
Collagraphy and painted wood on 300gsm paper
50 x 38 cm
Edition of 5
2025
RM2,300
Enlightenment IV
Collagraphy and painted wood on 300gsm paper
50 x 38 cm
Edition of 5
2025
RM2,300
Belenggu Falasi
Collagraphy on paper
73 x 53 cm
Edition of 4
2023
RM2,500
Abdul Mansoor Ibrahim
Beban Hidup
End grain Ciku wood engraving on rice paper
26.3 x 22.3 cm
Edition of AP
2024
RM2,200
Bersatu Roboh UNHCR
End grain Ciku wood engraving on rice paper
20.8 x 21.8 cm
Edition of AP
2024
RM2,000
Cahayaku
End grain Ciku wood engraving on rice paper
35.5 x 26.7 cm
Edition of 5
2023
RM2,400
Jamil Mat Isa
Mawar Tak Sekuntum, Lebah Tak Seekor
Silkscreen on BFK Rives 300gsm paper
61 x 45 cm
Edition of 4
2025
RM2,500
Mawar Tak Sekuntum, Lebah Tak Seekor # 2
Silkscreen on BFK Rives 300gsm paper
61 x 45 cm
Edition of 4
2025
RM2,500
Syida Zainal
Emas Si Tapah
Tetra Pak, gold leaf and stencil on paper
50 x 18 cm
Edition of 4
2025
RM2,200
Budi yang baik dikenang jua
Tetra Pak, gold leaf and stencil on paper
50 x 18 cm
Edition of 4
2025
RM2,200
A. Rahman Mohamed
Khat Ta Mim Kayu
Etching and aquatint on paper
25 x 37 cm
Edition of 20
2020
RM3,000
Ketam Bukan Crab
Etching and aquatint on paper
25.5 x 37.5 cm
Edition of 5
2025
RM2,000
Fuad Pathil
The Thinker
Wood engraving on paper
44.8 x 44.7 cm
Edition of 10
2018
RM1,500
Search and Rescue
Wood engraving on paper
25.1 x 19.9 cm
Edition of 10
2016
RM800
Geram
Wood engraving on paper
20.2 x 29.9 cm
Edition of 10
2018
RM1,000
Earthquake Disaster
Wood engraving on paper
20.1 x 18.3 cm
Edition of 10
2015
RM800
Nik Syahida Sabri
Whisper of the Soul
Linocut on paper
60 x 45 cm
Edition of 4
2025
RM1,500
Whisper of the Soul II
Linocut on paper
60 x 45 cm
Edition of 4
2025
RM1,500
Luqman Yusri
Cabak Kenaboi
Etching and aquatint on paper
19.5 x 15 cm
Edition of 10
2023
RM600
Cabak Rindukan Bulan
Etching and aquatint on paper
21 x 16.8 cm
Edition of 10
2023
RM600
Owl Blossom
Etching and aquatint on paper
20.5 x 14.5 cm
Edition of 10
2025
RM600
Faizal Suhif
Faizal studied Diploma in Fine Arts UiTM Malacca (2002-06) Degree Hons in Fine Arts UiTM Shah Alam (2006-08) and completed a Master’s degree in Fine Art UiTM Shah Alam in 2013. Specializing in printmaking and has won various awards such as Honourable Mention, NBC 1ST Screen Print Biennale, Japan, 2007,UOB Painting of the Year Bronze Award 2015, and Excellent Master Award UiTM 2013. Has held 9 solo shows and participated in over 100 group shows in Malaysia, Bangladesh, USA, Japan, Germany, Singapore, Indonesia, Beijing, Macau, Taiwan, Thailand, Macedonia, and Turkey.
Haslin Ismail
Haslin Ismail was born in 1984 in Johor. Graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in 2007. He has been creating and exhibiting his fantastical art pieces in various exhibitions since 2000. He was a winner of the grand prize for In-Print: Contemporary British Art from the Paragon Press held at National Art Gallery in 2006.His first solo exhibition ‘Exorcismus Persona: Windows Into Fantasy Worlds of Haslin Ismail’ was at the RA Fine Arts Gallery in 2009. He was also the grand prize winner for the prestigious Young Contemporary Award (2010) at the National Art Gallery with his entry of a complex and intricate paper/book art installation. He has also held residencies at Rimbun Dahan, Malaysia (2011) and for the S-AIR exchange program at Naebono Art Studio, Sapporo, Japan, in partnership with HOM Art Trans for two months, from October to late December 2019, before the pandemic era of Covid-19 has just begun.
Samsudin Wahab
(b. 1984) Samsudin Wahab majored in printmaking, graduating in 2007 with a Bachelor (Hons.) Fine Arts from UiTM, Shah Alam. He regularly exhibits paintings in group shows in Malaysia, and in 2008 held a solo entitled Enough! in Kuala Lumpur. In 2009, Samsudin was granted the Rimbun Dahan 15th Australia-Malaysia Visual Arts Residency, which culminated in an exhibition of paintings and sculpture, and a performance piece. Samsudin was also a 2009 winner of the Malaysia Emerging Artist (MEA) Award.
Bayu Utomo Radjikin
(b. 1969) Bayu Utomo Rajikin has established himself as one of the major Malaysian artists of his time, venturing in various fields of fine art. Graduated with a Bachelor (Hons.) Fine Arts from UiTM, Shah Alam. He is the founder members of MATAHATI group and the Director of HOM Art Trans. He is been exhibiting since 1989 locally and internationally.
Abdul Mansoor Ibrahim
(b. 1952, Selangor, Malaysia) is a master printmaker that has been involved in the art of printmaking for close to half a decade. He first received his education at the School of Art and Design ITM (now UiTM) in 1975 until he graduated in 1975 and decided to pursue further education abroad. Due to the influence of a friend, he took on the journey for a printmaking education in France when he was granted a French Government Cultural Exchange scholarship, learning the French language for a year at Centre Audiovisual de Royan CAREL pour l’etude des Langues in 1976, before being admitted into the well-established, classical and historical school, Ècole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Art (Paris, France). In the years from 1977 until 1980, he became one of the young disciples of a renowned printmaker S.W. Hayter at Atelier 17 (now known as Atelier Contrepoint), learning the art of a specialised printmaking technique, viscosity printing which was devised by S.W. Hayter himself.
After graduating, he returned to Malaysia and soon joined the infamous Anak Alam collective from 1980 until 1982, becoming the fifth batch member. In the collective, he extensively explored the multifaceted art of printmaking, joining exhibitions and participating in the group’s prolific activities. He took on an Art Teachers Diploma (ITM) in 1984, where he started to teach in several art institutions. In the year 2000, he received a special accolade of a visiting grant from the French Government to Lyon and Paris. In 2004, he finally received his MA in Fine Arts at UiTM, Shah Alam. His art career took off locally and abroad, from Kuala Lumpur to France, Poland, Italy, Vietnam, Korea and Japan amongst others with works ranging from sculpture to woodcut, etching, and engraving, to name a few. His notable works are collected by and can be viewed in Balai Seni Lukis Negara (Malaysia), Muzium Seni Asia (Malaysia), Bibliothéque Nationale de Paris (France), and the International Collection of Graphic Art, Prints & Drawing Cabinets, Cremona Civic Museum (Italy). Abdul Mansoor Ibrahim currently works in Selangor in a shared studio called Studio Pena with a long-time fellow artist and friend, Fuad Pathil.
Fadli Mokhtar
Fadli Mokhtar (b.1986 Perak, Malaysia) is Malaysian based artist. He currently lives and works between Pahang and Kuala Lumpur. Having pursued his formal fine art training from Universiti Teknologi Mara Malaysia (UiTM), he currently holds an MFA. He is working primarily in alternative and experimental printmaking. His approach to artmaking is inspired from the variety of marks produced in the printing process. His investigation is driven by fascination and desire that emphasize on how the idea of possibilities in printmaking can be utilized out of its traditional approaches.
Fadli’s artistic endeavours has provided him with opportunities to exhibit his work on both local and international scale; he has been featured in group shows in China, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Colombia, Serbia, and Indonesia. Notably, he spent four years in Japan, where he held three solo exhibitions and artist residency program between 2015 to 2018. His artwork is included in the collections of Gallery of Japan Artists’ Association Japan, Gallery Tuanku Nur Zahirah , Malaysia , Faculty Of Art & Design UiTM Shah Alam, Malaysia, Faculty Of Art & Design UiTM, Kelantan Malaysia , Gallery Malaysia National University UKM Bangi, News Straits Times Berhad Malaysia, University Malaya Medical Centre (UMSC), Malaysia.
Fuad Pathil
Madzi Fuad Bin Pathil or known as Fuaf Pathil was born on 22 February 1962 in Ipoh, Perak. He started his career as a Firefighter in 1994 and has served for 29 years. He is also a former sepak takraw athlete who once represented the state at the national level. Discipline from these two fields has greatly shaped his personality towards fine art, a field he ventured into afterwards.
In 2006 based on his interest in learning and understanding the field of art, he went to Studio Terusi, at Rumah PENA, Kuala Lumpur and met sculptor Mad Anuar and printmaker Abdul Mansoor Ibrahim. At the studio he has learned the art of sculpture and printmaking from the two artists. In 2014 he sojourn to France to continue his studies in printmaking at Atelier Contrepoint Paris or better known as Atelier 17, a world-renowned printmaking studio. He has studied under the guidance of Hector Saunier, principal of Atelier 17 himself. After returning to Malaysia, Fuad Pathil actively produces works of art prints and participates in art exhibitions in the country and abroad. Among the exhibitions he has participated in are the 'Black & White' Exhibition at Vallette Gallery, Kuala Lumpur in 2015, the 'Kuala Lumpur Printmaking Open' Exhibition at HOM Art Trans, Kuala Lumpur in 2023, the 'Mondial De I' Estampe Et De Exhibition La Gravure Originale – Triennale de Chamulieres' in 2010 in Chamalieres, France and the 'Tokyo International Mini Print Triennial' Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan. He also won third place in the 'SEAN Graphic art Competition & Exhibition' in Hanoi, Vietnam in 2012.
Mursyidah Zainal
Mursyidah Zainal Abidin (b.1982, Kuala Lumpur) is an art educator and printmaker specializing in various printmaking techniques, particularly intaglio. She holds a master’s in art from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Shah Alam (2009) and has dedicated her career to exploring the depth and versatility of printmaking as both a creative practice and an academic discipline. Her expertise spans traditional and contemporary approaches, incorporating experimental methods and sustainable materials.
She has participated in numerous local and international exhibitions, showcasing her commitment to printmaking as a dynamic and evolving medium. As an educator, she is passionate about mentoring emerging artists, emphasizing technical mastery and conceptual development. Her artistic practice reflects a deep engagement with cultural narratives, ecological themes, and the evolving role of print media in contemporary art. Through exhibitions, workshops and scholarly contributions she continues to advance printmaking discourse, bridging heritage and innovation.
Jamil Mat Isa
Jamil Mat Isa was born in Seberang Perai in 1967. He received a formal education in Fine Arts, earning his Diploma from ITM Shah Alam in 1992. He continued his studies in the same field, obtaining a master’s degree from the University of Central England in Birmingham in 1997. In 2017, he completed his Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Universiti Teknologi MARA.
Jamil has been active in various group exhibitions since 1990, both locally and internationally. Some of the notable exhibitions he participated in abroad include the Kyushu Special Edition in Japan (1996), Triennale Mondiale De L’estampe (France, 1996), the International Print Exhibition in Thailand (2007), and Cai Yan 2008 in Hong Kong (2008). His solo exhibitions include & ‘Yang Hitam Manis’ at ArtCase Galleries in Kuala Lumpur (2000), & ‘Arithmetic’ at Alpha North Gallery in Penang (2010), and & ‘Malai’ at Impian Art Gallery in Shah Alam (2024).
He has won several art awards, including second place and a consolation prize at the 1994 National Screen Silk Print Art Competition organized by Galeri Shah Alam and Shell Malaysia. Additionally, he has received gold, silver, and bronze medals in various UiTM commemorative innovation competitions, both nationally and internationally.
Nik Syidah Sabri
Nik Syahida Sabri who is a Master of Fine Arts and Technology graduate, is an art enthusiast. Majoring in Printmaking while she was in bachelor’s degree in UiTM Shah Alam, she continues to embrace her printmaking journey in graduate school in 2016 and still actively producing printmaking until now. Her artworks, mostly monoprints were being exhibited in local galleries, are produced based on the experimentation of plate making process which results in beautiful patterns of mark making. The abstract style of her mark making is continued in her latest digital artworks as well as exploration in traditional Printmaking.
With eight years of work experience as a Graphic Designer and Desktop Artist in the local publishing companies, direct involvement in the process of creative digital artworks making has never stop her to produce traditional fine artwork as well as digital artworks revolving around her experience with others. She continues to inspire others by serving as a Fine Art Lecturer in UiTM Shah Alam in the present.
Luqman Yusry
Luqman graduated from the Akademi Seni Budaya dan Warisan Kebangsaan (ASWARA) is an inherently skilled artist.
Most recent works submitted for this very group exhibition are engaging and beautiful in every aspect, meticulously portrayed and dark. Although not intended to be dark or grim in any way, the choice of palette is such to deliver a mysterious effect. Luqman’s works are results of his observations of animals that perch on fruit trees in his farm. The artist has developed a fascination for these birds and their antics, translating them onto paper.
Owning a farm in Jelebu, Negeri Sembilan, Luqman enjoys treading the grounds and making keen observations. These particular submissions depict nocturnal birds in all its glory with rigorous detailing from its eyes, feathers and the movements of its body against a stunning backdrop of the night sky
enclosed in various shapes.
A.Rahman Mohamed
Born in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. He has a Bachelor of Arts [Honors] degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang. He earned his Master of Science degree in Communications Design from Pratt Institute in New York, United States of America and Master of Fine Art degree in Graphic Design from University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, USA. He was an Associate Professor in Graphic Design at the School of the Arts, Universiti Sains Malaysia (1997-2017). He then served as the Dean at the Academy of Applied and Visual Art, Linton University College, Negeri Sembilan until 2019. An artist printmaker, Rahman works mainly in etching, collagraph, woodcut, and recently moved to a less toxic printmaking technique of waterless lithography.
As an artist he participated in numerous art exhibitions in Malaysia, Argentina, Bangladesh, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, India, Italy, Korea, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Thailand, and the United States of America. Besides printmaking, he also produces works in digital art and interactive multimedia.
Azam Aris
Azam (b. 1983) graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art (Hons.) from UiTM Shah Alam in 2007. The following year, Azam won the Artist Residency at HOM Art Trans, which led to his 2008 solo show titled “Float”. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions, including Ties of Tenggara, “Young Contemporaries” series and “Flush” a group of Sebiji Padi. Azam’s work was displayed at Gwangju Fine Art Gallery in South Korea, at VIVA art fair held at Bacolod City in The Phillipines.
Azam has a unique style that borders on the dark and the horrific, and references his personal feelings towards life as a Malaysian artist. He constantly expanding the scope of his practice and experimenting with various media, including photography, printmaking, painting, drawing, installation and performing art.