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Literature

Literature on Nim including academic essays, selected exhibition catalogues, and an exhibition timeline. 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS 

1981

1998

2002

2005

2010

2015

2017

The Condition of Being, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka

Nirmala Dutt Shanmughalingam: A Review, Valentine Willie Fine Art

Virgin Spring Today and Siti, installation artworks in Dutt's studio

Tsunami 2004–2005, Valentine Willie Fine Art

Beyond Sight, in the artist's home 

Nirmala Dutt: The London Years, OUR ArtProjects

Great Leap Forward, OUR ArtProjects

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 

1957

1964–69

1968

1972

1973

1974

1979

1981, 83, 85

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1995

1996

1997

2015

2019

International Exhibition of Child Art, The Hague, Holland 

Annual Exhibitions, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur 

Salon Malaysia, National Gallery of Art, Kuala Lumpur 

Malaysian Landscape, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur 

Man & His World, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur 

National Photography Exhibition, National Museum, Kuala Lumpur 

Exhibition of Squatter Children and Pollution Series, International Year of the Child Conference, The National Council of Women Organisations (NCWO) 

 

Exhibition of Squatter Children Series, Man and the Biosphere Programme, Child and Environment Regional Seminar by MAB, Ministry of Health, Socio-Economic Research Unit (SERU), Prime Minister’s Department, and UNESCO 

 

Malam Nada Warna (Evening of Colour Tones), Grup Teater Elit, Puan Sri Frances Ariffin, National Museum of Art And Selangor Philharmonic Society Exhibition 

 

Year of the Child Exhibition, Mobile exhibition by Ministry of Health, Malaysia 

ASEAN Travelling Exhibition of Painting and Photography 

Perdana (Premier) Exhibition, Malaysian Artists’ Association, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 

5th Triennale India, New Delhi 

 

25 Years of Malaysian Art, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur 

 

Geraktara, Penang Museum and Art Gallery, Penang 

 

Sericipta Puteri Malaysia, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 

National Invitation Show, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur 

 

Titan I (Bridge I), Malaysian Artists’ Association, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore

American Experiences — Malaysian Images, American Embassy, Kuala Lumpur 

 

Saujana Fine Art Exhibition, City Hall, Kuala Lumpur 

Endau Rompin Pasar Seni — Fundraising exhibition and auction for Malaysian Heritage and Scientific Expedition, Endau Rompin 

Side by Side: Contemporary British and Malaysian Art, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur 

Malaysian Art 1957–87, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur 

 

Pameran Minggu Palestin (Palestine Week Exhibition), Johore Bahru

Contemporary Paintings of Malaysia, Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, California 

 

First ASEAN Travelling Exhibition of Photography, Paintings and Children’s Art, Bandar Seri Bagawan, Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, and Singapore 

 

Hiroshima Day Exhibition, City Hall, Kuala Lumpur 

 

Pameran Perdana 3, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur 

 

Pameran Pelukis Sezaman Malaysia, Menara Maybank, Kuala Lumpur 

 

Wanita Malaysia — Sejarah Cabaram, Keberanian dan Kesungguhan (Malaysian Women — A History of Challenge, Courage and Dedication), National Archives of Malaysia 

Exhibition of Paintings by Malaysian Artists’ Association, National Art Gallery, Bangkok 

 

Question of Palestine, City Hall, Kuala Lumpur 

 

3rd Asian Art Show, Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan 

 

Metromania, Perth, Australia 

 

Contemporary Art from Islamic Countries, Barbican Centre, London 

Open Show, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur 

 

Women and Creativity, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur 

 

Malaysian Artists’ Association (PPM) Exhibition, Johor Bahru and Kuching 

 

5th Asian International Exhibition — Malaysia, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur 

 

APS 90, Kuala Lumpur 

The Question of Identity — The Malaysian-ness of Malaysian Art, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur 

 

Exhibition of Paintings by Indonesian and Malaysian Women Artists, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur 

 

Art and the Social Context, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur 

 

Show by Malaysian National Society’s Greening Fund 

 

Malam Puisi Alam (Poetry on the Environment), Kuala Lumpur 

 

Modern Masters, GaleriWan, Kuala Lumpur 

 

Art Document I, Artiquarium, Kuala Lumpur 

Risalah Dari Malaysia (Message from Malaysia), The Royal Society of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan and National Art Gallery @ Dayabumi Complex, Kuala Lumpur 

 

Women and Creativity, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur 

2nd Generation Artists, Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur 

Modernity and Beyond: Themes in Southeast Asian Art, Opening Exhibition of Singapore Art Museum 

 

Figurative Approaches in Modern Malaysian Art, Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur 

ASEAN Masterworks Exhibition; 2nd Informal Summit at the Mines Resort and the National Art Gallery 

 

Public Art: The Story of Ogre Citrus, distributed by mail 

Looking Ahead: 15 Malaysian Artists, Fergana Art Space @ The Whiteaways Arcade, Penang 

Awakenings: Art in Society in Asia 1960s–1990s

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