BIODATA - Mohd. Hoessein Enas, Dato'

 (1924 - 1995) Born in Bogor, Indonesia. Died in Kuala Lumpur

 Art education

Self - taught. 

 Solo exhibitions

1960 - Charniel Gallery, Chelsea, London

1966 - Retrospective exhibition, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

1999 - Memorial exhibition, The Art Gallery, Penang.

 Art Society

1956 - Founder of Angkatan Pelukis Semenanjung ( the Peninsular Artists Force)

 Award

1960 - UNESCO fellowship and Asia Foundation grant for a year's study tour.

 Honours

1963 - Paintings used to illustrate book, Malaysians published by Shell group of companies.

1990 - Conferred the title of Royal Portrait Painter by the Sultan of Selangor

1991 - Awarded datukship by the Sultan of Selangor.

 Auctions

1994 March - Christie's auction of S E Asian Pictures and Straits Chinese Ceramics, Gold and Silver, Singapore.

1995 March - Christie's auction of S E Asian Pictures, Singapore

1996 March -  Christie's auction of S E Asian Pictures, Singapore

1996 Oct      -  Christie's auction of S E Asian Pictures and Straits Chinese Works of Art, Singapore

1996 Oct      -  Sotheby's auction of S E Asian Pictures, Singapore

1997 March -  Christie's auction of S E Asian Pictures, Singapore

1997 Sept    -  Christie's auction of S E Asian Pictures, Singapore

1997 Sept   -   Sotheby's auction of S E Asian Pictures, Singapore

1999 Mar    -     Christie's auction of S E Asian Pictures, Singapore

2001 April   -   Sotheby's auction of S E Asian Pictures, Singapore

2010  Aug  Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers' auction of Malaysian art, Kuala Lumpur.

2011 June  Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers' auction of Malaysian art, Kuala Lumpur

 Literature

1994 - Tan Chee Khuan, Pioneers of Malaysian Art, The Art Gallery, Penang

1999 - The Life and Art of Dato' Mohd Hoessein Enas, The Art Gallery, Penang.

Public Collections

Muzium & Galeri Tuanku Fauziah, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang

National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

Penang State Art Gallery

Tenaga National, Kuala Lumpur.