Featured Artist

Idris Ali

Idris Mohamed Ali is one of most senior Malay artists in Singapore today. For more than five decades, Idris has painted landscapes and street scenes of Singapore, capturing our visual heritage amidst the city’s rapid development.Born in 1944 in Singapore, Idris started painting at the age of 10. As he could not afford formal art training, he had a brief tutelage under S. Mahdar, Mas Ali Sabran and S. Mohdir, and learnt from books, observation and practice. He also took advice from other senior artists at the Angkatan Pelukis Aneka Daya (APAD) or Association of Artists of Various Resources, in ...