Winner of The Netherlands Portrait prize 2023
ABOUT THE ARTIST
"He does not shy away from experimenting and does good research into his own style and use of materials. Khairzul is able to work freely without losing its recognisability. He has a good sense of drama and can find a nice balance between the use of color and light." ~ Marijke Licher, Art educator, artist coach and curator.
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Khairzul Ghani works primarily in oil medium and excels in the subject of portraiture, figurative and landscape. He expresses and interprets through his bold colors, lines and strokes, inspired by the style of contemporary, fauvism and expressionism. His works always emphasize on multitude of saturated colors and expressive gestures, yet every inch of canvas is given proper attention and functionality.
His Southeast Asian heritage and engineering background infused some influence in his self-expression and reflected clearly in the colors and in the details of his works. His style has been evolving since 2012 when he began as a full time artist, but it always speak of his desire to express himself in his own way. He admires artists who are unapologetic in breaking boundaries or conventions and aspires to be one.
​Khairzul Ghani was born in 1974 in Johor, Malaysia and since 2012 works and lives in Harderwijk, The Netherlands.
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ARTIST CV
AWARDS / ACHIEVEMENTS
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WINNER
De Nederlandse Portretprijs 2023, Slot Zeist, Netherlands
Exhibitor, 2019
Europa Zomerexpo, Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle, Netherlands
Winner, 2018
Artbattle Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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EXHIBITIONS
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8 jun - 3 sep 2023
Group, De Nederlandse Portretprijs 2023, Slot Zeist
28 jan - 21 mar 2023
Solo, Veluvine, Nunspeet
3 - 18 dec 2022
Group, MESS, SPRMRKT Harderwijk
4 Jun - 29 Sept 2021
Group, St. Ermelo Kunst (StEK), De Enk 30, Ermelo
26 sep - 27 sep 2020
Group, Kunst in de tuin Kunstroute, Putten
14 aug - 21 sep 2020
Solo, Khairzul@ Lijstenmakerij Harderwijk
13 jun - 19 jun 2020
Group, Kunst op 1.5 meter in De Hallen
25 may - 1 sep 2019
Group, Europa Zomerexpo 2019, Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle, Netherland
29 sep - 24 nov 2018
Solo, Artbattle Winner, Sweet Bob, Amsterdam
2 sep - 6 oct 2016
Solo, Khairzul, Kreawood Harderwijk, Netherlands
2 - 5 jun 2016
Group, Atelier Route, Putten, Netherlands
10 feb-9 may 2016
Solo, Khairzul hangt in De Bank, De Bank, Harderwijk
16 nov-15 dec 2015
Solo, Evolutie, City Hall, Harderwijk, Netherlands
15 sep - 31 oct 2012
Solo, Stille Krachten, Galerie Kunstig, Tilburg, NL
EDUCATION
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2022 - 2023
St. Cultuurkust Harderwijk - Observation Course
2012 - 2019
St. Cultuurkust Harderwijk - Portrait Painting Course
2014 - 2019
St. Cultuurkust Harderwijk - Modern Painting Course
1995 - 1997
Bachelor of Computer Science (CGPA: 3.23/4)
University of Technology, Skudai Johor, Malaysia
1992 - 1995
Diploma in Computer Science (CGPA: 3.15/4)
University of Technology, Skudai Johor, Maleisië
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Grietje-Akke de Haas: “Khairzul Ghani ‘schildert’ kerstverhaal op ruiten van kapsalon De Haarsmederij”, Ermelo Nieuws.nl, 16 dec 2022, Nieuws Sectie
Luyendijk, Joris : “Europa Zomerexpo - Tussen hoop en vrees”, De Volkskrant, 23 mei 2019, Special Section
Van der Beek, Hans : “Strippen in artistiek Noord”, Het Parool, 30 apr 2018, p.13
Schuijl, Lex : “Sterren op het doek”, Harderwijk Courant, 6 mei 2015, p.9
Houtsma, Henriette : “Een nieuw soort van geluk voor Khairzul Ghani”, De Stentor, 14 apr 2015, p.28 - 29
Van Reenan, Hemmy : “Khairzul Ghani Portretteert de burgemeester het mooist”, De Stentor, 24 dec 2014, p.39
PUBLICATION
On the cover of Cortex Journal - July 2021 Publication
COLLECTIONS
Works held in private collections (among others) in The Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain, Canada, Colombia, Australia, Malaysia and United States.