Jojo Yusof was born on the 3rd of May 1985 at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. He was then raised in a family that love art through his father, Yusof Gajah who is a Malaysian painter.

 

In 2003, he pursued his studies in Malaysian Institute Of Art and PTPL majoring in Graphic  Design. Apart from using canvas as a medium, he experimented with large scale exhibition such as mural and mosaic as he was heavily influenced by other artist such as Keith Haring, Peter Max, Eddie Hara and Eko Nugroho.

 

 

 

 

Selected Exhibition

 

1998  : 'ARTIFACT ON CANVAS' ,  Islamic Museum Of  Arts, Kuala Lumpur.

1999  :  'ART TO WARD' , Hospital Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur

2002  : 'HEART TO ART' , Institut jantung Negara, Kuala Lumpur

2003  : 'T.I.G.A' ArtTalk Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

2005  : 'KUASA TINGGI' , Not That Balai , Kuala Lumpur

2005  : 'COLORS OF EXPERIANCE' Gajah-Gajah Gallery , Kuala Lumpur

2006  : 'RANTAI ART EVENT' ,Not That Balai ,Kuala Lumpur

2007  : 'RANTAI ART EVENT' ,Not That Balai ,Kuala Lumpur

2008  : Uniten Family Art Event, Serdang, Selangor D.E

2008  : Open Exhibition, Gallery Shah Alam, Selangor D.E

2008  : 'MALAYSIAN NAIVE ART SHOWCASE' , The Annexe Gallery Central Market, Kuala Lumpur

2008  : 'SUSUR MASA' ,Balai Seni Lukis Negara , Kuala Lumpur 

2010  : 'YOUNG CONTEMPORARY ARTIST' ,Petronas Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

2014  : 'ARTIVATE' , MAGIC Putrajaya, Selangor

2014  : 'URBANSCAPE' ,Genting Highland, Selangor

2014  : 'URBAN EXCHANGE' Hin Bus Depoh ,Pulau Pinang

 

 

Achivement

 

2008  : 3# Graffiti Competition, Rakan Muda, Pandan Indah, Kuala Lumpur

2008  : Honourable Award, Out Of Line Competition, The Annexe Gallery Central Market, Kuala Lumpur