This exhibition will be my first shot at curating and features the work of myself, Adnan Chowdhury(Sydney via Bangladesh) and Tada Hengsapkul(Thailand). The show runs from the 7th of March until the 30th and there will be opening drinks from 3 to 5pm on Saturday the 9th of March at Fehily Contemporary, 3a Glasshouse Rd, Collingwood VIC

I'll be starting the new year with a group show with Casey Ayres and Nathan Beard at a new space in Perth called 'MOANA'. This show will feature recent unseen works by the artists made since their GACPS collaboration and will open on the 18th.

In February I am included in 'The Social', an exhibition curated by Megan Monte at the Campbelltown Art Centre in NSW. It will open on the 1st.

In March I will be curating an exhibition of photography at Fehily Contemporary in Melbourne. I will exhibit works alongside photographs and video by Adnan Chowdhury and Tada Hengsapkul.

If you're in Sydney, come down to our exhibition at Artereal Gallery in Rozelle. The show opens on the 4th of July and runs until the 28th of July. It will be an exhibition of artefacts from 'The Greater Asia co-Prosperity Sphere' that was part of the 2012 Next Wave Festival in Melbourne.

It has been a busy year so far and it has been a while since I updated my news section.

- My year started with 'Mongrel' a show at Fehily Contemporary that ran from February 9 - March 3.
- Myself, Nathan Beard and Casey Ayres' collaboration had a residency at PICA in preparation for our show 'The Greater Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere' that was hosted by NGV Studio in Melbourne from May 17 - 27 as part of the 2012 Next wave Festival.
- My work 'Them and us' has been acquired by and is currently on display at Lawrence Wilson Gallery, UWA, as part of the 'Beyond Likeness' Exhibition.

I would like to thank the Blake Society and the Maritime Union of Australia for awarding me the 2011 Blake Prize for Human Justice.

I am proud to announce me relationship with Fehily Contemporary. They will represent me in Melbourne along with great artists like Ricky Maynard, Brett Graham, Belle Bassin and Veronica Kent!

My new show of recent paintings titled, 'Celebrations and Gold' will on June 30th at 6 - 8pm at Linton and Kay Contemporary on Hay St in
Subiaco, Western Australia.

I hope to see you there!

G'day guys, this week I was absolutely stoked to find out I was included as a finalist in this year's Archibald prize. This is my first time entering and I painted my hero; Waleed Aly. YOu can see the image of the painting in the 2010 section of this website.

My exhibition proposal was accepted at Kings ARI in Melbourne. The exhibition will run in June 2011 and will be funded by the City of Melbourne's 'young artist grant'.

This year I was fortunate to be included in Triple J's inaugural list of 25 under 25!

check out:

http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/25under25/smashinit/abdulabdullah/

I'm having my first show in Melbourne at the Brunswick Street Gallery! Opening the 7th of May, 2010. Running until the 20th of May.

I have been awarded the Highly Commended in the National Youth self Portrait Prize 2009.

...Highly commended was the more traditional oils and enamel work 'Self Portrait as King Abdullah of the Greater Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere', by seventh generation Muslim Australian Abdul Abdullah.

"The image is really strong and the painting is beautiful,''[Stuart Bailey] said. "It has a real power due to its understatement and the ambiguous pose of the subject, who is casually scratching his beard while wearing a crown. For Abdullah, it's a bit of rejection of the popular understanding of an Australian identity.'' ...

The Australian, 23 July 2009

I have been selected as one of the top 15 finalist in the NYSPP! The exhibition will take place at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra, from July to September 2009.

My recent painting 'by touch' will be featured in an exhibition in the lobby of the Burswood Entertainment Complex. The painting received an honourable mention and will be on display until the 18th of July 2009.

I have some drawings on display in the Arterial Collective's second group show. Opening 6.30pm Wednesday 15 April 2009 at 214 Williams Street Northbridge.

for more information go to www.arterialcollective.com

A show of work by Abdul Abdullah and David Collins
Opening 6 30pm January 31th, 2009
Moores Building Contemporary Art Gallery
46 Henry Street
Fremantle WA 6959

Recent work by David Collins, Steven Morgana, Samuel Tait and Abdul Abdullah
Opening 6:00 pm Sunday 30th November
391 Canning Hwy Melville 6156 Entry and Parking Via Stock Road

Opening 6pm
Curtin University Art Department
Friday 28th, November 2008

Recent Graduates + Mid Career Artists
Graduates from Central Tafe Edith Cowan University and Curtin University together with Mid Career Artists
Opening 6:00 pm Saturday 1st November
391 Canning Hwy Melville 6156 Entry and Parking Via Stock Road

If you're in South Perth, swing by the heritage house and place a vote in for 'distractions' in the people's choice section