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AMIR ZAINORIN

Born in Johor, Malaysia in Sept 1, 1963. He has worked in advertising and public relations company,bank, diving school, hotel and restaurant. He now lives and work in Copenhagen.

Education
2007-2008 VUC Rødovre, Denmark-Digital Art
2004 Copenhagen Media School, Denmark
1995-1998 Apprenticeship to popartist Ahmad Azhari, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1988-1990 University of Missouri, Kansas City, US (Business Administration)
1986-1988 University of Central Arkansas, US (Business Administration)
1980-1983 Business Studies Certificate from Polytechnic Ungku Omar, Malaysia

Artist Residentship
2000-2001 Resident artist at 'Jaguar Studio' , Yap Kwan Seng, Kuala Lumpur
1998 Resident artist at the International Cultural Center, Oostelbier, The Netherlands

Solo Exhibition
2009 'Mad(e) in Malaysia', Bricklane Gallery, London                                                2008 'Paradice Now', Gallery Shambala, Global House and Albertslund Bibliotek Copenhagen
2007 'The Opening', Gallery Pelita Hati, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2005 'Art, Politik and Power' National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur                                2004 'Breathe' Embassy of Malaysia, Stockholm, Sweden
2004 'Art is ...' Roedovre Biblioteket, Denmark
2004 'Breathe' an installation art at Roedovregaard under the Culture Night Festival,Roedovre, Denmark

Group Exhibition
2010 ' European Panorama' , Opera Gallery, Budapest, Hungary                               2010  Global Village 'Ready Mades' Alkmaar, Holland                                          2009  Uncut-Video, Museum of Contemporary Art Roskilde, Denmark                 2009 'Take a May', Frederiksberg City Council, Copenhagen                                   2009  'Sculpture Festival', Svankjær, Denmark                                                      2009  'Art, Peace and the Global Village-Against Violence', Penang State Museum, Malaysia                                                                                                            2008 ' Pop Fiction', 3 Man show, RA Gallery Kuala Lumpur                                 2008 Diesel Wall Finalist Show*, Diesel Denim Gallery Store, Soho, New York City
2008 Grafik, Gallery Alstrup, Denmark
2008 'Aspect of Malaysian Art, RA Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
2007 'Resilience in Adversity' at RA Gallery, Kuala Lumpur,
2006 ‘Salute’ - tribute to Jeri Azhari at National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur'
2006 'Juleudstilling' at Gallery Shambala, Copenhagen
2006 'Revice" collaboration with ceramist Hanny Abel at Gallery Alstrup, Denmark
2004 'Hvidovre Juried Exhibition 2004' Copenhagen
2004 'Winter Exhibition' at Stadens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen
2003 '2020' Medborgerhuset, Copenhagen
2003 'Images of Asia', Kulturhuset, Island Brygge, Copenhagen
2000 'Untitled' at Gallery Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
2000 '3 person show' with Bob Azmin Husein and Azhar Mohamad at Space 16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Performance/Installation Art
2007 Ældre Sagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
2007 Danish Refugees Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
2006 ‘Grønsund-A house boat at Christianhavn' Copenhagen,
2005 'Spring Exhibition', Thrane and Thrane, Denmark
2004 'live portrait drawing ' at Heerup Museum, Denmark
2004 'Language barrier' a performance art in collaboration with' Xplorers of Now' at Roskilde Festival, Denmark
2003 'Black Box Exercise' installation art project under Images of Asia at Museum of Modern Art, Roskilde and Illum, Copenhagen, Denmark
2003 'Journey' a performance art for the Images of Asia Festival, Copenhagen

Workshops
2009 ' Trash Art'- The Environmental Summit Copenhagen, Heerup Museum            2008 'The Wall', Albertslund Bibliotek, Denmark
2007 'The clash of Civilizations', Tornbjerg Gymnasium, Odense,Denmark
2005 'Collage' at HC Andersen Festival , Roedovre, Denmark
2004 'Junk Art' at Heerup Museum, Roedovre, Denmark
2004 'Portrait' at Heerup Museum, Roedovre, Denmark
2003 'Recyling art' at Somalian Club, Roedovre, Denmark
2003 'Self portrait' at Roedovre Biblioteket, Denmark
2003 'Self Portrait' at Tempotanken, Roedovre, Denmark
2003 Visiting artist at'Black Box Exercise' installation art project under the Images of Asia Festival, Denmark
2003 Batik workshop at Billedskolen for the Images of Asia Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark                                                                                                            Amir is the head of Jambatan, an art collective network in Copenhagen                                                                                                   Amir is also a member of Bkf Forening, an artist association in Denmark