Zelin Seah (B.1980) obtained his degree in Fine Art from the University of Central England or Birmingham City University in 2007 and Diploma in Communication Design (majoring in illustration) from The One Academy of Communication Design in 2002.

 

He has participated in numerous group exhibitions since 2002. Notable among these includeMalaysia Emerging Artist Awards and most recently Vertical or Horizontal Exhibition at HOM andSequential Narrative at Galeri Chandan. In 2010, he was part of the Pudu Community Art Project. Seah’s works have also been shown in Singapore, Tokyo, and England.

 

He has participated in various competitions and walked away with top prizes at The Annexe Gallery’s Out of Lines Drawing Competition (2008) and the Comic Fiesta Online Art Competition(2007). This year, his works were part of the Manga Division Jury’s selection of recommended works at the 14th Japan Media Arts Festival.

 

Besides painting, Zelin also becomes one of the enthusiast cultural mapping visualizer on mapping local cultural and oral history, and he worked as a senior lecturer at The One Academy of Communication Design.