Rishya Roslan
Visual Artist & Landscape Architectural Designer
based in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
My work explores women, intimacy, culture, and the quiet mysteries of everyday life. Through realism, I draw inspiration from batik, traditional motifs, crafts, and human gestures such as hands and eyes. These familiar details allow me to explore memory, identity, and the ways our cultural heritage continues to shape our lives.
Selected Exhibitions
SOLO EXHIBITION
2023
Batik Feels, Kota-K Art Gallery, Kota Kinabalu Sabah, Malaysia.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026
OPEN ARTO 2026, ARTO Movement, Greydea Studio, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Inheritance: Borneo Women, Jam PJ, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.
PTGSA-30th Edition (Edisi Jubli Mutiara), Galeri Shah Alam, Malaysia.
2025
MONEYFESTO, Galeri Puteh, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Inderawi, Pameran Karya Wanita Ke-15, Sabah Art Gallery, Malaysia.
1000 Tiny Artworks, Hin Bus Depot, Penang, Malaysia.
Di Bawah Langit yang Sama, ARTO Movement, Malaysia.
Pameran Jendela, Karya Undangan Ke-32, Sabah Art Gallery, Malaysia.
Kecik-Kecik Group Show, Hin Bus Depot, Penang, Malaysia.
Tanong, Sabah Art Gallery, Malaysia.
2024
It’s Open, ARTO Movement, Malaysia.
Retak Pertujuh: Tribute to Datuk Yaman, Sabah Art Gallery, Malaysia.
2023
1x1 Group Exhibition, Titikmerah Collective, Malaysia.
♀ Exhibition, HOM Art Trans Gallery, Malaysia.
Pameran Karya Wanita Sabah ke-14, Sabah Art Gallery, Malaysia.
2022
VIRTUE(AL) 3.0, Online Exhibition, ARTO Movement, Malaysia.
2021
Kumik, 28th Invitational Artist Exhibition, Sabah Art Gallery, Malaysia.
VIRTUE(AL) 2.0, Online Exhibition, ARTO Movement, Malaysia.
18th New Talents Exhibition, Sabah Art Gallery, Malaysia.
2020
Lelaki, Virtual Exhibition, A.P. Art Gallery, Malaysia.
17th New Talents Exhibition, Sabah Art Gallery, Malaysia.
2019
Pameran Karya Wanita Sabah ke-12, Sabah Art Gallery, Malaysia.
ART FAIRS
2025
Art Bazaar, Bank Negara Malaysia Museum and Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
WORKSHOPS & TEACHING
2026
Bengkel Eksplorasi Asas Lukisan, Pensil Grafit & Serbuk Arang, Bengkel Seni PTGSA-30, Galeri Shah Alam, Malaysia.
2024
Shh, Lukis, Kota-K Art Gallery, Laman Seni, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Organised in conjunction with Batik Feels exhibition.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2026
First Place, Sembulan Green Corridor & Public Amenities Design Competition, Kota Kinabalu City Hall (DBKK).
Award Recipient, Pameran Terbuka Galeri Shah Alam Ke-30 (PTGSA-30), Edisi Jubli Mutiara, Shah Alam Gallery.
2024
Consolation Prize, Sketching Competition, PAM Sabah Chapter (BAF).
Second Place, Creative & Innovation Competition, KKTP, Sabah.
2023
First Place, Sketching Competition, PAM Sabah Chapter, Kota Kinabalu.
2020
Second Place, Urban Design Campus Competition, UiTM Puncak Alam.
PRESS
Promoting Batik through art. www.dailyexpress.com.my/read/5914/promoting-batik-through-art/
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (Hons.)
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Diploma in Landscape Architecture
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)