Yusof Gajah

In 1974 he graduated from the Indonesian Academy of Fine Arts in Yogyakarta . In 1976, he painted the first picture of an elephant . Since then, the elephant has become its brand name and is even present in the pseudonym (“gadzha” in Malaysian “elephant”).

Uses a different technique of drawing, painting with graphics, such a technique, in his opinion conveys the spirit of folk culture, ritualism and festivity.

He held 17 solo exhibitions and participated in more than 60 collective exhibitions in Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Australia, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Thailand, New Zealand, Norway. His paintings are kept in Malaysian art galleries and abroad, in the collection of the King of Malaysia.

In 2008, he opened his gallery in Kuala Lumpur ^[1] .

Published 9 children's books with their texts and illustrations.

A book of poems by Indonesian and Malaysian poets has been published in Russia, the cover design of which was prepared by the artist ^[2]

“Yusof Gajah is a master of colors, fantasy, imagination and style. Sometimes he manages to portray the whole world as an elephant alone, sometimes he just defies the imagination of the audience ... At first glance his work seems simple, but then we discover in them more and more new parts, the search for which turns into a real adventure. ”- Ambassador of Norway Arild Braastad

• Prize "Prataita Adi Karja" Academy of Fine Arts Indonesia (1974)
• Second Prize at the Annual Painting Competition of the Sabah Art Gallery (1985)
• Incentive Prize at the Nome Competition in Japan (1986, 1988)
• Prize for the best book illustrations of the Malaysian Language and Literature Council (1990)
• Second prize at the Noma competition in Japan for illustrations of the book The Last Tree (1992)
• Prize of the National Board of Publishers of Malaysia for the best illustrated book for children (1992)
• Grand Prix at the Noma Competition in Japan for the illustrations of the book The Real Elephant (1997)

• Where is my red ball? (Where is my red ball?). Kuala Lumpur: Yusof Gajah Lingard Literary Agency, 2011
• Transport. Kuala Lumpur: Yusof Gajah Lingard Literary Agency, 2011
• Let's Build a House (Let's build a house). Kuala Lumpur: Yusof Gajah Lingard Literary Agency, 2011
• My Home. Kuala Lumpur: Yusof Gajah Lingard Literary Agency, 2011
• Elephant Teapot (Elephant Maker). Kuala Lumpur: Yusof Gajah Lingard Literary Agency, 2011
• The Real Elephant (Real Elephant). Kuala Lumpur: Yusof Gajah Lingard Literary Agency, 2011
• Mother & Child (Mom and Child). Kuala Lumpur: Yusof Gajah Lingard Literary Agency, 2011
• Elephabet. Kuala Lumpur: Yusof Gajah Lingard Literary Agency, 2011
• Elephabet: Amazing Activity Book (Elephabet: awesome game book). Kuala Lumpur: Yusof Gajah Lingard Literary Agency, 2011