 | Zulkhairi Zulkiflee Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) |
Educational Background
- Master of Fine Arts, University of Illinois, Chicago
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) in Fine Arts, LASALLE College of the Arts
Research Brief
Zulkhairi’s research examines monuments, cultural memory, race and everyday life in public spaces. He is particularly interested in expanding engagements with public space by identifying monuments and informal sites of memory. Central to his artistic practice is an exploration of what it means to be Malay.
Research Areas
- Cultural Memory
- Everyday Life
- Monuments
- Public Spaces
- Race
- Visual Arts
Awards
- Fulbright Singapore Student Programme grantee, 2023–2024.
- NTU Research Scholarship.
- Anugerah Belia Cemerlang MENDAKI, 2024.
- LBKM Bursary Award, 2024.
Exhibitions
- Painting with Light, Southeast Asian Shorts, National Gallery of Singapore, 2025.
- Artist's Proof: Singapore At 60, Artspace@Helutrans, The Culture Story, 2025.
- Certain Places, Comfort Station, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 2024.
- Worldly Dis-position, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 2024.
- Proximities, Objectifs, Centre for Photography and Film, Lower Gallery, 2022.
Publications
- Zulkiflee, Z. (2024, January 9). Review of A Village Before Us. Art & Market. https://www.artandmarket.net/exhibition/2024/1/9/a-review-of-a-village-before-us
- Zulkiflee, Z. (2021, August 24). Visions and desires: What We May Be, The Visit, and I Took a Nap and I Miss You. Asian Film Archive. https://asianfilmarchive.org/visions-and-desires-what-we-may-be-the-visit-andi-took-a-nap-and-i-miss-you/
- Zulkiflee, Z. (2020, January 3). Review of Singapore Biennale 2019. Art & Market. https://www.artandmarket.net/exhibition/2019/1/3/review-of-singapore-biennale
Presentation
- Zulkiflee, Z. (2025, October 27–28). Trailing Singapore: A lens-based inquiry on Singapore, Michigan. Paper presented at the Southeast Asia’s Art Histories Postgraduate Symposium, “The Merry Sounds of Hammers”.