Nhawfal Juma’at (1991 - )
Nhawfal Juma’at is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans drawing, text, sound, and spatial expression. He holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of the Arts Singapore and was awarded the NAC–UAS Arts Scholarship in 2024. Drawing from phenomenology, Islamic hermeneutics, and post-structuralist thought, his work examines how meaning is formed, unsettled, and experienced through material, space, and the body.
Nhawfal has exhibited locally and internationally. His installation This Is Where We’ll Part: The Perpetual Ending of an Immortal was presented at Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay in 2024, exploring ideas of temporality, immortality, and material trace. In the same year, he was selected for Paper Trails Between Lion and Swan, a cross-cultural platform connecting regional and international practices. Other exhibitions include Children of the Star at AC43 Gallery and NOCTURNE: Conversations with Waterloo, presented as part of Singapore Night Festival in 2022. Alongside his artistic pursuits, Nhawfal teaches studio-based modules in painting, drawing, ceramics and sculpture.
