Literature
Literature on Nim including academic essays, selected exhibition catalogues, and an exhibition timeline.
ESSAYS
Surpassing the Call For National Identity Through Traditional Forms in Nirmala Dutt's Social Commentary Artworks
Thesis by Melvin Tong Tim Yi of Mudframe Pictures, 2018
Postmodernity in Malaysian Art: Tracing Works by Nirmala Dutt Shanmughalingam
Essay by Dr Sarena Abdullah for the Indian Journal of Arts, 2015
Re-visiting a ‘Lone Voice Crying in the Wilderness’
Menjejak-semula ‘Suara Tunggal Yang Merintis Dalam Belantara’
Essay by Hasnul J Saidon, 2006 (in English and Bahasa Malaysia)
Malaysian Visions: Exploring Identity, Ethnicity and Gender in the Case of Three Contemporary Women Painters
Thesis by Ariana Leon, 2003
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