Bio

About Me Anchor

Silas Oo (b. 1996) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Kuala Lumpur who specialises in ink drawing and sculpture. The themes of his works explore the human psyche and existential conditions, with a tendency to fixate on death. His works often blend surrealist fantasy with sci-fi retrofuturism, aesthetic sensibilities that he picked up on from pop culture and childhood influences.

Oo graduated from The One Academy, Kuala Lumpur, in 2017 and won the Bronze prize in the UOB Painting of the Year Award (Emerging) in 2018. He has exhibited extensively in group exhibitions, with notable recent shows including Immersio by Filamen (2024, GMBB, KL), Ways of Seeing (2024, CULT Gallery, KL), The Studio Spectrum (2023, temu house, KL), and Leaving Traces (2023, Hin Bus Depot, Penang). From 2024–25, he was an artist in resident at Hin Bus Depot, Penang, which resulted in 余 Oo: A Post-Residency Showcase in 2025. In the same year, he collaborated with local fashion label Huntilanak on a capsule collection for KL Fashion Week. Roadkill is his first formal solo exhibition.

Awards / Residencies

2024-2025 - Artist Residency, Hin Bus Depot

2018 - Bronze in Emerging Category 2018, UOB Painting of the Year
2018 - Silver in Handdrawn Illustration, Student Kancil Awards
2017 - Best of Fine Arts, The One Academy Hall of Fame

Selected Exhibitions

2025 - Collaboration with HUNTILANAK, KL Fashion Week, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2025 - 余 Oo, A Post Residency Showcase, Hin Bus Depot, Penang, Malaysia

2024 - IMMERSIO, GMBB, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2024 - Ways Of Seeing, Cult Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2023 - 1000 Tiny Artworks, The Backroom KL, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2023 - Afterlife, Cult Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2023 - Passages, Armenian Park, Penang, Malaysia
2023 - The Studio Spectrum, Temu House, Selangor, Malaysia
2023 - Tabloid FATM - A.P. Art Gallery
2023 - Leaving Traces, Hin Bus Depot, Penang, Malaysia
2023 - Duality - Hin Bus Depot and Zhan Art Space, Penang and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2023 - Young, Wild and Free, Galeri Puteh, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2023 - Kecik-kecik Group Show, Hin Bus Depot, Penang, Malaysia
2023 - CELLSITE, GOEN, Mori Kohi, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2022 - Objects of Affection, M-Gallery, Selangor, Malaysia
2022 - A Temporary Self, Temu House, Selangor, Malaysia
2022 - Beyond The Boundary, Straits Gallery, Singapore
2022 - Ryebank Open Call Show, Ryebank Gallery, United Kingdom
2022 - Art For All, Art Gala, Art Expo, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2022 - HOM Art Open, HOM Art Trans 2022
2020 - Way Out: Solo Show, SNAP Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2017 - WOKE Graduation Show, THe One Academy, Malaysia
2016 - Moving On, Yasmin at Kong Heng Museum, Ipoh

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