| Born, 1941, Penang, Malaysia | |
| EDUCATION | |
| 1992-95 | London post-graduate printmaking, Goldsmiths College MPhil research |
| Post Graduate Studies, London University: University College | |
| 1975-78 | Oxford Polytechnic (Oxford Brooks University), Oxford, England |
| 1970-71 | Studied Art History at Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University |
| Studied drawing at Boston College of Art & Cambridge Education Centre, Mass. | |
| 1966-67 | Studied at Corcoran School of Art, Washington D.C. |
| 1962 | Attended art classes held by Hoessein Enas in Kuala Lumpur |
| SOLO EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2005 | Tsunami 2004-2005, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur |
| 2002 | Virgin Spring Today & Siti, installation artworks at the artist’s studio, Kuala Lumpur |
| 1998 | Nirmala Dutt Shanmughalingam: A Review, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur |
| 1981 | The Condition of Being, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur |
| SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2004 | Dewicitra, Galeri Shah Alam, Malaysia |
| 2003 | Public Art II: Siti |
| 2002-2005 | Breaking the Veil: Women Artists from the Islamic World, Amman, Jordan; Rhodes, Greece; Valencia, Spain; Naples, Italy; Luxembourg; Barcelona, Spain |
| 1999 | Two Women, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur |
| 1997 | Public Art: The Story of Ogre Citrus: Distributed by mail. |
| ASEAN Masterworks Exhibition; 2nd Informal Summit at the Mines Resort the National Art Gallery | |
| 1996 | Figurative Approaches in Modern Malaysian Art, Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur |
| Modernity and Beyond: Themes in Southeast Asian Art, Opening Exhibition of Singapore Art Museum | |
| 1995 | 2nd Generation Artists, Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur |
| 1992 | 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 | |
| 1991 | 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 Nature Society’s Greening Fund | |
| Malam Puisi Alam (Poetry on the Environment), Kuala Lumpur | |
| Modern Masters, GaleriWan, Kuala Lumpur | |
| Art Document I, Artiquarium, Kuala Lumpur | |
| 1990 | 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 | |
| 1989 | 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 | |
| Contemporary Art from Islamic Countries, Barbican Centre, London | |
| Metromania, Perth, Australia | |
| 1988 | 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), Arkib Negara | |
| 1987 | Malaysian Art 1957-87, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur |
| Pameran Minggu Palestin (Palestine Week Exhibition), Johore Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 1986 | Side by Side: Contemporary British and Malaysian Art, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur |
| 1985 | Endau Rompin Pasar Seni Exhibition and Auction to raise funds for the Malaysian Heritage and Scientific Expedition, Endau Rompin |
| 1984 | American Experiences Malaysian Images, American Embassy, Kuala Lumpur Saujana Fine Art Exhibition, City Hall, Kuala Lumpur |
| 1983 | National Invitation Show, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur |
| Titian I (Bridge I), Malaysian Artists’ Association, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore | |
| 1982 | Sericipta Puteri Malaysia, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur |
| Geraktara, Penang Museum and Art Gallery | |
| 25 Years of Malaysian Art, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur | |
| 5th Triennale India, New Delhi | |
| 1981 | Perdana (Premier) Exhibition, Malaysian Artists’ Association, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur |
| 1981-85 | ASEAN Travelling Exhibition of Painting and Photography |
| 1979 | 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 | |
| Slide presentation and seminar of Squatter Series by Medical Faculty, University of Malaya | |
| Year of the Child Exhibition, Mobile Exhibition by Ministry of Health, Malaysia | |
| 1974 | National Photography Exhibition, National Museum, Kuala Lumpur |
| 1973 | Man & His World exhibition, National Art Gallery |
| 1972 | Malaysian Landscape, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur |
| 1968 | Salon Malaysia, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur |
| 1964-69 | Annual Exhibitions, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur |
| 1957 | International Exhibition of Child Art, The Hague, Holland |