Daily Express Subscriber
Sign in to your account.

Kota Kinabalu: Tenom-born doodle artist Kendrick Ng, better known as Kendylife, opened his first major exhibition in Sabah, recently, marking two decades of work in illustration and visual storytelling.

The exhibition, titled Lines That Became Stories, was launched at Tinggi Tinggi Creative Hub in Kota Kinabalu and officially officiated by Deputy Speaker Datuk Al Hambra Juhar. The show runs until June 30.

Kendylife, a graduate of Kian Kok Middle School, has built his profile across Peninsular Malaysia and internationally, with appearances and collaborations in Singapore, the Philippines, Australia, and the United Kingdom. The Kota Kinabalu exhibition is his first on home soil.

“To finally have my first major exhibition in Sabah, surrounded by a community that understands and supports creative growth, is something I’m truly thankful for,” he said.

The exhibition brings together works spanning his 20-year career, from early sketches and self-published zines to later collaborative and narrative-driven pieces.

Beyond serving as a retrospective, it is intended to foster collaboration among local creatives, promote art education, and encourage entrepreneurship within Sabah’s creative community.

Lines That Became Stories is open daily from 10am to 6pm, except Mondays and selected public holidays. Sponsors include Sakura Color Malaysia, Gsoft Malaysia, Kinmen Association Tenom Sabah, Life Water Berhad and Bauertech Industries, among others.