Alya Hatta
Alya Hatta is an interdisciplinary artist based between London and Kuala Lumpur. She graduated from her BA Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London and MA Painting at Royal College of Art. She has exhibited internationally in London, Milan, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo, Tübingen and Sydney amongst others. Hatta is part of London-based Southeast Asian artist collective 'Unamed Collective'.
Drawing on personal experiences and memories, the work Hatta makes explores her Southeast Asian identity, ands portray the colourful intimacies of the diasporic human condition. She takes inspiration from the communities of both her South-London and Kuala Lumpur residences as well as Southeast Asian mythology to create alternate realities in an attempt to find new spaces in which she can call home. Community and ecology are key influences in my work. The backdrop of these new worlds are framed by a wilderness that bridges ecologies from Southeast Asia and Europe, with aims of rooting herself deeper and more securely in each location.
The materials within Alya’s work are sourced locally in Southeast London - tires and chains from the junk at Bob’s bike, a random box of fabric trimmings from Aunty on East Street Market - these things curated by the community feed themselves into her work and physically embody the close relationships she has made with these wonderful individuals. Fabrics that carry Hatta’s personal histories are sewn into her works in the form of her used clothes. Through new travels and the mundane, they weave their stories into to new worlds created in the works.
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B. 1999 in Malaysia. Lives and works in London
Education
2021-2023 Royal College of Art, MA Painting
2018-2021 Goldsmiths University of London, BA Fine Art Painting
Solo Exhibitions
2023 PLAYING CHOPSTICKS AT S.E.A FOCUS WITH YAVUZ GALLERY, Singapore
2022 UP ON STILTS, THE ROOM, London
2022 IDA, LUPO GALLERY, Milan
2020 PLAYGROUND, ZHAN ART | SPACE, Selangor
2017 APHRODISIA, MINUT INIT GALLERY, Kuala Lumpur
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 BUFFER 2, Guts Gallery, London
2023 WHITE LODGE, ISLAND 83 GALLERY, New York
2023 FUTURE FAIR WITH EVE LEIBE GALLERY, New York
2023 EVE PRESENTS 3 WITH EVE LEIBE GALLERY, Rome
2023 NEW ORIGINS WITH ANDREA FESTA, Rome
2023 NEW NOW AT ART SG WITH PI ARTWORKS, Singapore
2023 FRIENDS AND FAMILY II, PI ARTWORKS, London
2022 WELL COLD, MOOSEY GALLERY, Norwich
2022 INGRAM PRIZE EXHIBITION, UNIT 1 GALLERY, London
2022 MMG X STUDIO CHAPPLE START ART, SAATCHI GALLERY, London
2022 GROUP PRESENTATION, YAVUZ GALLERY, ASIA NOW, Paris
2022 GROUP PRESENTATION, YAVUZ GALLERY, Sydney
2022 FRAGMENTS, OMER TIROCHE GALLERY, London
2022 THERE GOES THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, INDIGO + MADDER, London
2022 5 O’CLOCK SHADOW, PRIOR ART SPACE, Barcelona
2022 TRICKSTER, APT GALLERY, London
2022 PLAY/PAUSE, CHISENHALE PROJECT SPACE, London
2022 UNAMED COLLECTIVE: A TEA PARTY, HUXLEY PARLOUR, London
2022 THE FLESH OF PAINTING, LILIYA ART GALLERY, London
2022 IDENTITY BY THE ARTISTELLAR, 67 YORK STREET, London
2022 DE-ORIENTED, THE UGLY DUCK, London
2022 FRIENDS AND FAMILY, PI ARTWORKS, London
2022 FINDING HOME, TATE BRITAIN, London
2021 WEI-LING GALLERY YOUNG ARTIST INCUBATOR SHOW, Kuala Lumpur
2021 ANTHOLOGY OF METAVERSES 1.0, Online
2021 IN OTHER COMPANY, DEPTFORD X FESTIVAL, London
2021 UNITY, WE ARE FILAMEN, KONGSIKL,Kuala Lumpur
2021 100 PIECES: ART FOR ALL, WEI-LING CONTEMPORARY, Kuala Lumpur
2020 MISPLACED, OPED SPACE, Tokyo
2020 RRRAWRRR!!! WOMEN ARTIST EXHIBITION, MAYBANK ART GALLERY, Kuala Lumpur
2020 LAVA CLUB EXPERIENCE, MERCATO METROPOLITANO, London
2019 SH/FT, BLACKBOX PUBLIKA, Kuala Lumpur
2019 SNAKES AND LADDERS, THE INCUBATOR, Kuala Lumpur
2019 GENERATE! FESTIVAL, TUBINGEN, Germany
2019 THIRD NATURE, SAFEHOUSE 2, London
2018 GOLDSMITHS FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS, London
Residencies
GOLDSMITHS CCA ‘RESIDENTS’ PROGRAMME — OCT 2021 - PRESENT
As part of our women of colour collective ‘FloorFive’, we will be running monthly workshops at Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art creating discussions about cross-cultural art practices via a diverse range of mediums.