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IT IS the insatiable love for batik that has prompted a teacher and her student to
hold a unique exhibition of their art entitled Fatimah Chik & Emilia Tan – A
Master-Student Art Exhibition. Their relationship began in 2001 when Emilia Tan
studied textile and fashion design under Fatimah Chik during her days at the
Malaysian Institute of Art (M.I.A.) and from there, the scholar’s love affair with
batik began.
Fatimah Chik is a well-known Malaysian artist and her art work has been col-
lected by individuals and institutional and corporate art patrons alike. Fatimah is
fond of using traditional metal blocks featuring various Southeast Asian motifs
on textiles. Fatimah started creating batik while conducting research on South
East Asian textiles in 1975. She is now an authority on batik and has been a
Student Emilia Tan with
Piala Seri Endon judge for several years. teacher Fatimah Chik
Emilia Tan is a natural artist whose talent has flourished since she was a (seated).