m zaki's biodata

Mohammed Zaki Zakaria is a self-taught artist. He was born in 1963 in a small village of the coast of Besut in Terengganu. Showed interest in art since he was a child. Trained in the architectural school at a local polytechnic, Zaki obtained his basic training in a field which later shaped his direction in the creative world of  painting. In 1993 Zaki left the architectural profession to start his career as a full time artist which has been his passion since childhood.

Among his favorite themes are nature, flora and fauna, the study of living things, architecture, historical buildings, Malay heritages, and perspectives. Zaki has preferred to use watercolor although oil-paint and acrylic were also his specialties. To him, the watercolor could express his feeling, and the results were excellent. But, before giving attention seriously to watercolor, Zaki had started the oil-paint and acrylic briefly. 

Having felt something should be changed, in the mid of 2007 Zaki began to shift the media. It is from watercolor to oil-paint. At the moment, Zaki applies oil medium in his paintings. He gives more attention to oil painting seriously. To date, Zaki has participated in a number of Grand Art Exhibitions all over Klang Valley. Among them are:

□ 1989 
•Young Talent Exhibition held by Currency Museum, Bank Negara Malaysia 
•Annual Exhibition for 'Bakat Muda Sezaman' held by Balai Seni Lukis Negara.
□ 1990 
•Guest Artist at Open Art Exhibition held by Bank Negara Malaysia, theme 'Historical Buildings in Malaysia' 
•Art Competition, theme 'Jihad Membasmi Kemiskinan' held by Persatuan Peladang at Bukit Cherakah, Selangor.
□ 1991 
•Guest Artist at Open Art Exhibition in conjunction with the Opening of Art Gallery in Shah Alam.
□ 1992 
•Invitation to Annual Art Exhibition at Art Gallery, Shah Alam.
□ 1993 
•Art Exhibition theme "Kampung Nelayan" held by Perbadanan Perikanan Malaysia in Art Gallery, Shah Alam. 
•Paintings for Bank Rakyat Calendar in 1994.
□ 1994 
•Art Exhibition theme “Tuhan, Alam dan Manusia” held by Creative Club, International Islamic University.
□ 1995 
•Art Exhibition held by AP Art Gallery at University Malaya.
□ 1996 
•Art Competition theme "Masjid dan Landskap di Selangor" held by Art Gallery in Shah Alam.
□ 1997 
•Art Exhibition held by Perbadanan Kraf Tangan Kuala Lumpur.
□ 1998 
•Painting exhibition held at Hilton Hotel with the theme "Labour of love". 
•Paintings for Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Calendar in 1999.
□ 1999 
•Art Exhibition held by Perbadanan Kraf Tangan Kuala Lumpur.
□ 2000 
•Open Art Exhibition held by Bank Negara Malaysia •Paintings for Bank Rakyat Malaysia Calendar 2001.
□ 2001 
•Paintings for Telekom Malaysia Calendar 2002 •Paintings for EXXON MOBIL Calendar 2002.
□ 2002 
•Paintings for Kementerian Luar Negeri Calendar 2003.
□ 2003 
•Paintings for IPR EKA Agency Calendar 2004.
□ 2004 
•Art Bazaar held by Balai Senilukis Negara.
□ 2005 
•Art Bazaar held by Balai Senilukis Negara.
□ 2006 
•Solo Exhibition at New Straits Times Press. Theme "Rupatimur".
□ 2007 
•Art Exhibition held by Balai Seni Lukis Negara in Putrajaya, theme "Flora dan Fauna"
•Zaki began turn to the medium of oil paint seriously since the mid of the year.
□ 2008 
•Preparing the paintings booked by Datin Normah.
□ 2009 
•Art Exhibition held by Balai Seni Lukis Negara, theme "Amal Palestin". 
•Art Exhibition held by Balai Seni Lukis Negara, theme "Open Malaysia". Balai Seni Lukis Negara changed its name to Balai Seni Visual Negara (National Visual Arts Gallery) in April 2009.
□ 2010 
•An auction sale of paintings, organized by An-Najjah (Persatuan Darul Najjah Kuala Lumpur dan Selangor). The event was held at the Palma Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. This is a contribution for their charity fund. 
•Painting Exhibition organized by MAP Publika, Sun Victory Solaris Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur. The theme of this exhibition was "Habitat Seni". 
•Exhibition of paintings at the PWTC in Kuala Lumpur, in conjunction with UMNO General Assembly for 2010.
□ 2011 
•Joined in an art exhibition entitled "Exhibition and Charity Selling of Cartoonist Fatah's Collection,” at Kraft Complex in Kuala Lumpur. •Participated in an Art Exhibition at the foyer in building of Tourism Ministry of Malaysia. • Held a solo exhibition of paintings theme "cat-minyak" at New Straits Times Press, Bangsar in Kuala Lumpur.
□ 2012 
•Participated in the Open Art Exhibition on February 2012 at G13 Gallery, GL13 Ground Floor, Kelana Square, Jalan SS7/26, Kelana Jaya, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Organized by G13 Gallery. •Open Art Exhibition 2012, organized by Shah Alam Art Gallery. •Participate in an art exhibition theme "Members Only" organized by the National Visual Arts Gallery (BSVN).  
□ 2013 
•Joint exhibition of art works by artists from the Perkampung Pelukis and Perkampungan Kraf in Kuala Lumpur Craft Complex. It was held at Basement Seri Anjung, Kompleks Kraf Jalan Conlay, Seksyen 63, Jalan Conlay, 50450 Kuala Lumpur. The exhibition themed "Arts for the World", sponsored by Craft Corporation of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. 
•Open Art Exhibition 2013, organized by Shah Alam Art Gallery. 
•Art exhibition, themed 'Inheritance and Innovation Towards Harmony and Unity', organized by The Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSAH).
□ 2014 
•Participating in Artis Koloni Group for Art Exhibition in conjunction with National Craft Day 2014 (HKK 2014). The exhibition was held at Laman Wau in Kompleks Kraf Kuala Lumpur Building 
•Mohammed Zaki's 4th Solo Exhibition of Paintings. For this time, it was themed 'Watercolor'. It was held at MaTiC Art gallery, 109 Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, on last May 
•Participated the open exhibition of visual arts at Art Gallery of Shah Alam, for the year 2014. 
•Participated in Exhibition & Sale of Paintings for Interior Decoration 2014, in conjunction with Exhibition of Interior Decoration and Landscaping 2014 organized by the Perbadanan Kraf Malaysia.
□ 2015 
•The Artists Art Fair Malaysia 2015 at Stadium Chin Woo, Kuala Lumpur 
•Exhibition of paintings by ArtisKoloni's group in conjunction with Interior Decoration Promo & Landscaping 2015 
•In conjunction with Kuala Lumpur International Craft Festival 2015 •Participated the open exhibition of visual arts at Art Gallery of Shah Alam, for the year 2015.
□ 2016 
•Sale and exhibition of paintings which the theme was 'Art of Heart'.
It lasted at NVAG in Kuala Lumpur. This event was from 26th Okt to 25th Nov 2016. It was sponsored by RHBank and was organized by NVAG. 10 artists have been selected for participating in this event.
□ 2017 
•Recovery and preparation of paintings ordered by Datuk Dr Rosli b. M Ali
□ 2018 
•Participated in ArteDecor (painting and sculpture exhibition). It has been held at MATRADE Building Jalan Duta in Kuala Lumpur on 8rd to 11rd March 2018
•Paintings Exhibition organized by PCORE themed Inspiration-Imagination-Interpretation Mosques of Malaysia. The exhibition was held at Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur.
□ 2019
• Open Art Exhibition 2019, organized by Shah Alam Art Gallery. 
• Arts of Artist and Craft Koloni Group were in PASAREKA PROGRAM. Accompanying exhibition in this program. It was established on Nov 8th, 2019.
□ 2020
Participated in the 2020 open exhibition, organized by the Shah Alam Gallery.
□ 2021
The year was frequently movement control by the government, due to Covid-19. Almost all Visual Arts activities had to be restrained.The pandemic is feared to be contagious. I was only able to complete a few painting orders, at home.
□ 2022
Participated in an art-paintings exhibition, themed RLH Art Collection. This exhibition was held at KLGCC Resort The International Gallery, Bukit Kiara in Kuala Lumpur.
□ 2023
Participated in the GSA Open Art Exhibition. My painting was selected to receive a prize, namely one of the five best. Touch here

Now, Zaki’s paintings are part of favorite collections of a few reputable organizations such as Bank Negara Malaysia; Jabatan Perdana Menteri; Kementerian Luar Negeri; Telekom Malaysia; Kementerian Kebudayaan, Kesenian dan Warisan; National Visual Arts Gallery of Malaysia and Universiti Malaya. Among private institutions who have bought his paintings are Universiti Islam Al Madinah, EKA IPR Agency, CITIBANK, Bank Rakyat, Southern Bank Berhad and Bank Pembangunan.

Honorable individuals who have his paintings in their private collections are Sultan Idris Shah (Selangor), Sultan Sirajuddin (Perlis), Tengku Abdullah (Pahang), Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin (Selangor), Thaksin Shinawata (Former Prime Minister of Thailand), Dato' Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak (Prime Minister of Malaysia), Dato' Dr Noraesah (Former Chairman of Bank Rakyat) Tan Sri Dato' Azman Hasyim (Chairman of AmBank), Dato' Ir. Nik Mohd Pena (R. Eng. of Malaysia), Dato' Nik Kamarudin, Dr Yusof, Datin Normah, Datin Halimah, Mr David Wee (Singapore), Mrs Elizabeth John, Mr Faisal Hasnain (Pakistan), Mr Robert Laing (Singapore), Mr Goh Pi Kuan (Singapore), Lisa McFadyen (USA), Mr Ranjit Gill, Mr Peter (England), Mr James Crist Wee (Australia), En Shamsul Baharin Rahim (R.Ar. of Malaysia), En Kamarul Idris (NSTP), Puan Sri Fadzilah, Sdr Yusri Rasak, Mr Runzhou Zhang (R.Ar. of USA), En Hassan Jantan, Dato Amirullah Abdul Muhi b. Mayudin, Mr Liew Kian Yap, Mr Denis Chai, En Kamal Hassan (R.Ar. of Malaysia), Dato' Sri Dr. Ng Yen Yen (Malaysia Tourism Minister), Mr Loo Boon Chen, Miss Elisabeth Juriks (Norway), Mrs Viola Jaynes (USA), Mrs Asha Khana (India), Mr Kan (Khmer), Sdr Mohamad Zamri b. Hj. Yahya, Mr Cam Thomson (Canada), En Badrul Hisham Idris (R.Ar. of Malaysia), Artist S. Amin Shahab, Mr Michael Dawson (England), Ar. Muhamad Zamri Zakaria, En. Eme Arizal, Dato' Robin Tan, Puan Sri Dr Suraiya Hani Hussein and her husband Tan Sri Dato' Dr. Yahya Bin Awang, Sir Bernard Montaron (France), Dr Mohd Ruslan Johan, Ar Azmi Zakaria (R. Ar. of PAB Malaysia), Dato' Dr Tamil Selvan, Dato' Haris Onn, Puan Rozia Hanis Tun Hussein, Zool Alias, Datin Saleha Yusoff, Mr Verhaegen (France) En Noor Azman AbdulAziz, Dr Rafidah AbuBakar, Edwin Berlin (Sweden), Pn Rodziah Zainudin, En Kamal Azwan Abbas, Puan Rowina Ghazali, Mr Terry H. Little (USA), Mr Tim Brazier (Australia), En Johari Noh, and more.