Hafizuddin Azman (b. 1994, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia) is a painter whose practice navigates memory, power, and social tension through a layered material language. A graduate of UiTM Seri Iskandar, Perak, with a BA (Hons.) in Fine Art (2017), Hafizuddin began his career shortly after completing his studies, developing a body of work that blends oil, charcoal, and bitumen into darkly atmospheric compositions.
His early paintings channelled personal history—surreal, fragmented images that emerged from childhood memories shaped by the political unrest and social dynamics of his village. The materiality of his work, treated in smudged charcoal, viscous oil, and scorched bitumen, became a vehicle to process themes of conspiracy, control, and the emotional residue of life under systemic power.
In 2022, Hafizuddin presented his first solo exhibition Tanda Tanah at HOM Art Trans, marking a critical shift in his practice. Here, his work moved from the imagined to the observed—turning outward toward land, environment, and lived context, while retaining the charged emotional undertones of his earlier work. That transition deepened during a residency with PORT Ipoh in mid-2022, where his paintings became increasingly gestural and tactile—defined by bold palette-knife strokes, raw brushwork, and stripped-down imagery rooted in daily surroundings.
Hafizuddin is the recipient of several major awards, including the Art Against AIDS Grand Prize (2018), the Malaysia Emerging Artist Award (2019), and a Special Prize at the Mellow Art Award (2021). His recent work continues to interrogate identity—both personal and political—through a visual language that is instinctive, physical, and often unflinching.