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ALICE TAN KHAI LI Art & Design Educator . Art Director
Khai Li is currently a lecturer in an Art & Design College, she is an Art Director with more than 15 years of experience in graphic design and advertising industry, as well as serving in her church’s creative worship ministry. “Khai Handmade” is a brand borne out of her passion for all things crafty; she is currently focusing on modern calligraphy, hand lettering and watercolour painting. Her art & design have been featured in several newspapers, magazines and social media as well as international art exhibitions. Khai Li believes that creativity can make a profound impact on people’s lives, regardless their skill level. She loves seeing both the young and old express their creativity through art, thus she is also conducting creative art workshops to continue inspiring everyone to create! FEATURED IN EXHIBITIONS Year 2021 • Artworks exhibited in Asia International Art Exchange Exhibition, Yun Lin, Taiwan • Excellence Award Winner of Sakura Art Malaysia 100th Anniversary Contest Year 2020 • 8th Ulsan International Woodcut Print Festival, South Korea • Grateful International Online Calligraphy Exhibition • Love 18 & Tea+ Packaging Design Exhibition, Malaysia Year 2019 • Main-main Malaysia’s T-shirt Design Exhibition
ART WORKSHOPS • Calligraphy Workshop Instructor for Dasein Academy of Art • Calligraphy and Watercolour Instructor for International Women’s Week Workshop at Standard Chartered Malaysia Headquarter • Calligrapher for Epigate Malaysia’s New Headquarter Grand Opening • Art Workshop Instructor for Artline & Popular Bookstore • Art Workshop Instructor for Mega Chinese Methodist Church COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTS • Committee & Coordinator of Mega Chinese Methodist Church’s Heartbeat Worship Conference’s Art Exhibition • Committee & Art Workshop Instructor for Eco World & Setia Alam Mommies’s Mother’s Day Community Event at Eco Ardence
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Exhibition: Asia International Art Exchange Exhibition, Yun Lin, Taiwan Year: 2021
Title: Peace Size: 42 x 59.4cm Medium: Digital Watercolour, Modern Calligraphy 4
Title: Light Size: 91 x 42.3cm (3 in a series) Medium: Photography, Graphic Design
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Exhibition: 8th Ulsan International Woodcut Print Festival, South Korea Year: 2020
Title: Be Still Size: 70 x 100cm Medium: Woodcut Print, manual printing by hand, single colour
Title: Overcome Size: 70 x 100cm Medium: Woodcut Print, manual printing by hand, single colour
This message of this artwork is to be still amidst uncertainties.
When we are hit by Covid-19 pandemic globally, we are shaken and restless.
Wildflowers standing strong and dancing freely in nature; imply that need not to worry about tomorrow, be still and know that God is in charged.
This artwork is to portray a Bible verse through hand lettering and illustration. Be assured that Christ has overcome the trials and sorrows on earth, He is embracing us in the storm, we will not be afraid as His peace is within our hearts.
The artwork was based on a watercolour painting and brush calligraphy on my sketchbook, now adapted into a large-scale woodcut print.
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“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” - John 16:33
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Exhibition: Grateful International Online Calligraphy Exhibition Year: 2020
Title: Love One Another Size: 21 x 29cm Medium: Hand Lettering and Illustration
Title: Hope will Rise Size: 29 x 42cm Medium: Brush lettering
The love for one another is essential for us to fight this pandemic together by doing our part in solidarity. Social distancing doesn’t hinder us from caring of each other.
Even though we are amidst fear and uncertainties, not to be over-worried about tomorrow, always be hopeful.
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Title: I will be with you Size: 38.1 x 26.7 cm Medium: Brush Lettering, Acrylic Pouring When we are facing waves of pandemic as if passing through waters, it will not sweep over us as we are all in this together. The acrylic pouring art was created 1 day prior to the lock down in Malaysia while the artist was experimenting with the medium. The phrase then appeared in her mind and it was being added on the painting as a reminder to have peace in her heart.
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Exhibition: Main-main Make It Happen Exhibition, Malaysia Year: 2019
A creative project initiated by “Main-main” for the grand opening of its Main Creative Hub at Jumpa, Sungai Wang on 6 Oct 2019. The exhibition features limited edition T-shirt designs by 45 designers. Each T-shirt were printed for 2 pieces only which 1 pc is for charity auction and 1 pc for the designer. The Idea: To design a list of words starting with alphabet M using the M logo template provided. My chosen word is “Make”; I wish to portray the act of making comes from our hearts. The Creation: Using brush lettering to connect the wordings to hands molding a heart. The T-shirt designed by me was sold even before the launch. Glad to be a part of this project in support of the establishment of a creative hub in KL city center.
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Exhibition: Love18 X Tea+ Exhibition, Malaysia Year: 2020
An artist crossover collaboration project of Love 18 Artisan Chocolate & Tea+ Cold Brew Tea, featuring 21 designers, organised by “Main-main” – a creative hub. Love 18 is an International award-winning artisan chocolate brand by Malaysian. While Tea+ by Purple Cane is the first artisan tea bar experience in Malaysia. The exhibition is on-going from 11 - 31 Jan 2020, at Jumpa, Sungai Wang Plaza. The Idea: The theme is Happiness/Joy with Chinese New Year mood, the design of both products to be in a set. The Creation: Expressive calligraphy style and loose floral painting style were used in my design. Peonies are known as the flower of riches and honour especially to bring prosperity in CNY. 11
Event: Creative Art Workshops Role: Art Instructor
I believe arts and creativity can make a profound impact on people’s lives. No matter their skill level. I love seeing both the young and old expressing their creativity through different types of art. Thus, in 2018, I began conducting creative art workshops to anyone interested in discovering the joy of making art. I taught modern calligraphy, watercolour and acrylic painting to public. It started off as my self-initiative, subsequently I were invited for collaboration with brands, such as, Artline, Popular bookstore, Claire Organics, Tedboy Bakery, Main-main and L’zzie Singapore for conducting workshops for them.
In my Loose Floral Watercolour workshop, participants were taught to paint with simple method that enables them to paint effortlessly. At the end of the class, the masterpiece can be used as framed artwork or greeting card.
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Modern Calligraphy is a skill that enables you to bring out life in words. The workshop covers the basics of pointed pen copperplate calligraphy, which is fundamental to kick start one’s handlettering journey!
In conjunction of my 1 year of motherhood, I hosted a mother-daughter art workshop to celebrate Mother’s Day. It was a cozy and creative afternoon spent with 5 pairs of participants creating arts. Children were taught to make paper bouquets while teens and mothers were taught to do brush lettering and watercolour floral painting. It then ends with a buffet as refreshment.
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Brand: Apigate Event: New Office Opening Ceremony Role: Calligrapher
Live calligraphy session at Apigate’s opening ceremony. Personalised names and short quotes for guest and staff on postcard as door gift souvenir. The recipients were full of joy when seeing their names being calligraphed. A total of 150 names were written in 3 hours’ time.
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Brand: Setia Alam Mommies, SP Setia Campaign: Community Project – Mother’s Day Market Role: Organising Committee . Design . Calligraphy . Art instructor
The Idea: A self-initiated community project by 15 mothers in Setia Alam. The objective was to get connected and provide opportunity for mothers to be involved in entrepreneurship. It was a Mother’s Day themed market on 5 June 2019, there were pre-loved, handmade, craft, product and services on sale. The event was a collaboration with SP Setia Eco Ardence and in support of charity.
Calligraphy certificate for committee
The Creation: I was volunteering as the organising committee, in charge of designs and art instructor for Mother’s Day card workshop for children. The event was a great success and brought the community closer together. 15
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