Who is Kamal Dollah?

Mohamed Kamal Bin Dollah (born 1967) is a Singaporean artist and art educator. A multi-disciplined painter with speciality in various medium ranging from traditonal craft of batik to contemporary street art and caricatures. Prior to focusing his career in the fine arts in 2006, he was an established graphic designer and co-owner of the graphic design firm Bob Associates Design Consultants.

Kamal lectures (part-time since 1994) at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Nafa) in visual communications and is an approved Art Education Programme (AEP) provider by the National Arts Council of Singapore with proprietory programmes in:

  • Batik painting
  • Graffiti mural art
  • Cartoon/ Caricature drawing
  • Watercolour/ Ink and wash techniques

Kamal attained a Master of Arts degree in Contemporary Practice from the University of Huddersfield at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Nafa) in 2007.

He is a member of the World Batik Council; A professional member of the NCN - an International organization for caricaturists; and former president (2003-2006) of The Association of Artists of Various Resources.
This blog chronicles his activities in art and art education.

Full Curriculum Vitae (Password protected for authorised access only).

Contact Details:
Studio: 808 French Road #05-169, Singapore 200808
Tel: (+65) 62978313
Mobile: (+65) 96805094
Email: kamaldollah@gmail.com

Me and my son
Kamal with his elder son Mahsuri.
Kamal is married to another artist who blogs and has a website.

19 Responses to “Who is Kamal Dollah?”

  1. Andy Says:

    Hi . . . cool blog

    say hi to roushi for me ;)

  2. Norlina binte Baharudin Says:

    hi….Do u give out workshop for students who love art???I would like to learn from u…anything,do e-mail me atBisikannaluriremaja@yahoo.com.sg.I love u’re art piece

  3. Richard Says:

    Hi Kamal

    I am keen to have a graffiti mural art drawn on my wall. How do i contact you? Thanks

  4. kamaldollah Says:

    Hello Richard, we have contacted you by email, but have not heard anything.
    Anyway, my number is stated above, look for Mr. Dino Hafian if I’m not available.

  5. Aishiqin Says:

    Wah Cikgu.. someday i wanna be as good as u lah!

    Coool..

  6. jo3ylim Says:

    hi cher, i have changed my blog add to http://www.jo3ylim.blogspot.com
    =D

  7. ademmm Says:

    subhanallah, excellent skill, keep good work bro.

  8. JC LIM Says:

    Hi sir, do u conduct caricature lesson for adults abv 40 yrs old, if so, where n how may I enrol? 10q very much

  9. kamaldollah Says:

    Hi JC Lim,

    Thank you for your interest. There is no age limit to learn caricature. However, I will only start a class for group of more than 10 participants (25 students for school). There are presently no ongoing program. I will contact you when there is a public group.

    Regards,

    Kamal Dollah

  10. Pak Adriano Says:

    Hi Kamal,

    Very good work in promoting batik to the younger generation of Singaporeans! We have interests in batik and intend to promote the art, philosophy and anything relating to batik…hope we can work together in the future. Maybe a feature on your workshops?

    Regards,
    Pak Adriano
    http://batikstory.com

  11. Ree Says:

    Hi,

    I would like to know if you would be willing to draw caricatures of maybe 5 individual people (with photos provided) as i would like it to be presented to my best friends of my graduating class. =)

  12. kamaldollah Says:

    Yes of course I take orders for caricature drawing. If anyone wants anything done, just give me a call. We’ll discuss the details.

  13. QuaChee Says:

    Hi, interesting works you’ve got :) Your promotion of batik & art is good.

  14. Radzi Razali Says:

    Hey man…. I wanna learn graff but imm still stuck at taggin…. I wanna know how do u get very clean lines on the nippon stock caps????????????????????????they’re usually misty…….. is it can control?????? and iare there any other caps out there tat fit on nippon cans tat can give clean lines like skinny caps????? If there are wer du u buy them????????

  15. kamaldollah Says:

    Getting clean lines is mostly about spray control. We do have imported female caps for big projects. Too bad I could not sell ‘em because I’m low on stock myself.

  16. Mineriko Says:

    Hello. I am a japanese researcher of art management and now interested in Arts Education Programm in Singapore. What are your views about the Arts Education Program that the NAC carries out? Do you think there have been any good outcomes from the programme?

  17. bibomedia Says:

    :)

  18. Aida Says:

    Hi Kamal

    Saw your website and would like to find out the charges for theme colour A3 for 2 persons. I am doing it for my wedding card. Can it be scanned and put it on cd as well for printing? Please advise.

    Thank you. Hope to hear from you very soon.

    Aida

  19. kamaldollah Says:

    Thank you Aida,

    I’ve been getting an increasing amount of requests to do caricatures, that I have set-up a new enterprise called Cartoon.sg. For enquiries on caricature drawing services, please visit http://www.cartoon.sg.

    Thank you. :)

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