The Artists To The World Famous Celebrity
  
 
 

 

Wafa Gallery was launched in year 1999. Owned by the most famous Artist to the stars, Syed Yusof Wafa Bin Syed Nordin Wafa. Inconspicuously nestled among the rows of building in the Cheras Township of Pandan Jaya, Kuala Lumpur is a shop that houses hundreds of sketches and portraits of celebrities. The Wafa Gallery, owned by Syed Mohd Yusof Wafa Syed Nordin, showcases of the peak of crop from his collection of more than 2,000 works over an 11 years period. Giving the gallery a sense of legitimacy are the framed photographs of Wafa presenting the celebrities with a portrait of their self.  The Perak-born-and-bred Wafa has had a passion for drawing since young, having honed his skills in art classes. Wafa's idol is the legendary USA-born Artists named Norman Rockwell. Upon completing his secondary education, he when a step further by taking a teacher training course (in art & music) at Maktab Perguruan Ilmu Khas in Cheras. After he graduated, he started giving music lessons - piano and choir - singing - to children of dignitaries and ministers before becoming a freelance journalist cum-illustrator for Malay newspaper and entertainments magazine from 1994-2000. In between, he also drew portraits and sketched stars based on photographs. He would normally take a week to complete. He garnered a reputation for his creative skills and was commission by corporate firms to draw portraits of their retiring CEOs/ chairperson, which he is still doing as his main source of income. After accumulating so many works, Wafa decided to set up a shop and opened the gallery in Pandan Jaya 5 years ago.  The drawing, done in oil or with color pencils, is only for display. Of the celebrities, Wafa singled out Micheal Jackson as his most memorable subject. He also realized they shared something. "When I presented the gloved one with his famous portrait, he was deeply touched and in return, he drew me a simple sketch. Micheal Jackson told Wafa, he also loves drawing and his sketches became an outlet for his loneliness. Wafa has also presented Mariah Carey with a portrait when she was in Kuala Lumpur in February 2004. The meeting with Micheal Jackson and Mariah Carey would not have been possible if not for Wafa's friend Datuk Syed Yusuf Tun Syed Nasir, who organized the 2 singers' concerts in Kuala Lumpur. Wafa also presented Malaysia's Prime Minister, Datuk Sri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi with a portrait during an exhibition in 1997.

 

Address: Wafa Gallery, No 47-2B, Jalan Pandan 3/10, 55100 Pandan Jaya, Kuala Lumpur.

 Tel/Fax : +603 9281 3669 (Malaysia Land Line Number)

Email :

Wafa.Gallery@gmail.com

Younger Photo Of Syed Yusof Wafa / Parents Of Syed Yusof Wafa / His Family Photos

FULL NAME
SYED MOHD YUSOF WAFA BIN SYED NORDIN

NICKNAME
WAFA

DATE OF BIRTH
March 08

ZODIAC
PISCES

PLACE OF  BIRTH
KAMPUNG ENGGOR, KUALA KANGSAR, PERAK, MALAYSIA

OCCUPATION
ARTISTS (ILLUSTRATION) & BUSINESSMAN

EXPERIENCES

  • 7 YEARS SPECIALIZE AS MUSICAL TEACHER FOR VIP   CHILDREN
  • 15 YEARS ILLUSTRATION ARTISTE
  • DESIGNATED AS INVITED JOURNALIST CUM ILLUSTRATION ARTISTS FOR UTUSAN MELAYU (M) BERHAD FROM 1994-2000 (URTV, HAI, MANGGA, UTUSAN MALAYSIA)

BEST DRAWING &   EXCLUSIVE MEETING
CONDUCTING PRIVATE & EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH WORLD FAMOUS ARTISTES SUCH AS MICHEAL JACKSON, MARIAH CAREY, RICKY MARTIN, WHITNEY HOUSTAN, ILDIVO, FERGIE, JULIO IGLESIAS, WESTLIFE, SCORPIONS AND JEAN CLAUD VAN DAMN

 

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With International Celebrities

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Malaysia's Astronaut Dr Sheikh Muszaphar, Farhan & Liza Hanim

 

 
Syed Yusof Wafa With International Celebrities :

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Air Supply (2009)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With David Archuleta (2009)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With F1 Racer (2009)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With F1 Racer (2009)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With F1 Racer (2009)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With F1 Racer (2009)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With F1 Racer (2009)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Jamiroquai (2009)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Jermain Jackson (2009)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Mallika Sherawat (2009)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Simon Yam (2009)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Shah Rukh Khan (2009)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Shah Rukh Khan (2009)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With The Saturdays (2009)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With TJ Taylor (2009)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Macy Gray (2008)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Celine Dion (2008)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Toto (2008)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Avril Lavigne (2008)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Engelbert Humperdinck (2007)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Back Steet Boys (2008)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Click 5 (2007)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Dianne Warwick (2007)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Jeff Timmons (2008)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Jim Brickman (2008)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With John Mcenroe (2008)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Bjorn Borg (2008)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With James Blake (2008)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Roger Federer (2008)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With My Chemical Romance (2007)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Olivia Newton John(2007)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Withney Houstan (2007)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With 911 (2001)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Alanis Morissette(1999)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Jacky Cheung

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Alicia Keys (2004)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With All 4 One (1998)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Anggun

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Aaron Kwok

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Atomic Kitten (2002)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Bardot (2000)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Black Eyed Peas

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Blue

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Boney M (2006)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Boyz II Men (2007)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Brian Mcknight

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Cliff Richard (2007)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Dave Kozz (2000)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Diana King (1998)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Air Supply

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Ellie Chambell (2000)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With F1 Racers

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Faye Wong (2004)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Gil

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Il Divo (2007)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Jackie Chan (2006)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With James Ingram

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Jean Claude Van Damn (1999)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Jewel (1999)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Jim Brickman

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Jimmy Ray

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Julio Iglesias (1997)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Linkin Park (2003)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Lionel Ritchie (2006)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With M2M (2000)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Mariah Carey (2004)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Mel C

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Micheal Bolton (2006)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Micheal Jackson

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Micheal Learns To Rock

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Moffats (2000)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With No Doubts

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Plus One

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Point Break (2002)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Ricky Martin (1998)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Ronan Keating

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Sarah Brightman (2004)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Scorpions

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Shaggy (2001)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Simple Plan (2002)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Stephen Chow

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Sting (2005)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With The Wild

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Ultra (1999)

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Westlife

 

 
Syed Yusof Wafa With Malaysia's High Profile Names :

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Dato’ Seri Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With YAB Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Sultan Almu'tasimu Billahi Muhibbuddin Tuanku Al-Haj Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With His Royal Highness Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Yang Amat Mulia Tengku Muda Pahang Darul-Makmur

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Y.B. Dato' Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Datuk Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With YB Dato Seri Sharizat Abdul Jalil

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Datuk Seri Utama Dr Rais Yatim & Wife

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With YAB Tan Sri Muhyidin Yasin

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With YAB Dato’ Seri Dr. Mohamed Khir Toyo

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Tun Datuk Seri Utama Mohd. Khalil Yaakob

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With With Dato' Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Dato' Effendi Nawawi

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Mr Khairi Jamaluddin

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Dato' Seri Datin Paduka Dr. Siti Hasmah

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Dato' Azalina Dato' Othman Said

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Dato' Jimmy Choo

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With YB Dato’ Hishamuddin Tun Hussein Onn

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With YB Datuk Railey Jeffrey & Wife

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Raja Bahrin Of Terengganu

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With YB Dato' Hj Zulhasnan Bin Rafique

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Tun Musa Hitam & Dato' Azalina

 

Syed Yusof Wafa With Dato' Seri Datin Paduka Dr. Siti Hasmah & Dato' Siti Nurhaliza

 

Anugerah Kewartawanan Negeri Sembilan (25 April 2007)

 

ASEAN Forum 2008

 

AFT Bangkok (January 2008)

 

Citarasa Tasik Titiwangsa (June 2007)

 

Citarasa Miri (June 2008)

 

Gempadah Jempol Negeri Sembilan (August 2007)

 

KLIFF Dinner (November 2008)

 

FEI Concert Kuala Terengganu (November 2008)

 

Wafa With Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor At Macasa (July 2007)

 

Majlis Berbuka Puasa Seniman Seniwati Lagenda (2008)

 

Majlis Berbuka Puasa Seniman Seniwati Lagenda (2008)

 

Majlis Peristiharan Melaka & Georgetown Warisan Dunia (November 2008)

 

Visit Malaysia Promotion In Korea (September 2007)

 

FINAS Dinner (June 2007)

 

Wafa With Siti Sarah At Majlis Makan Malam Istana Negara (October 2007)

 

Pandu Puteri Dinner (May 2007)

 

Wafa With Dato Seri Shahrizat Jalil At

Chinese New Year Dinner At KL Hilton (February 2008)

 

Malaysia Tourism Award At KLCC (July 2007)

 

Media Appriciation Night At Sunway Pyramid (December 2007)

 

Pelancaran Bulan Kemerdekaan At Dataran Jempol (August 2007)

 

Pesta Air Labuan (May 2007)

 

Pesta Air Melaka (May 2007)

 

Pesta Air Port Dickson (April 2008)

 

Pesta Masakan Warisan (December 2007)

 

Program Merakyatkan Seni In Jelebu (March 2008)

 

Visit Malaysia Year Promotion In Banda Acheh (March 2007)

 

Wafa With Meet Uncle Hussain At

Rumah Terbuka Aidilfitri In Kuantan (October 2008)

 

Rumah Terbuka Menteri Kabinet At PWTC (October 2007)

 

Rumah Terbuka Menteri Kabinet At PWTC (October 2007)

 

Rumah Terbuka Dato Seri Azalina Othman In Penggerang (October 2008)

 

Rumah Terbuka Deepavali At Brickfields (November 2007)

 

Rumah Terbuka Deepavali At Brickfields (November 2007)

 

Rumah Terbuka Gawai Dayak In Kuching (June 2008)

 

Rumah Terbuka Krismas In KK (December 2007)

 

Rumah Terbuka Tahun Baru Cina In Kota Bahru (February 2008)

 

Rumah Terbuka Krismas At PWTC (December 2007)

 

Senam Seni In Pekan (February 2008)

 

Showdown Of The Champions (November 2008)

 

Tatu Angkatan Tentera (September 2007)

 

Wafa With Dato Siti Nurhaliza At Teater Patung Kertas (April 2007)

 

Wafa With Noryn Aziz At

World Championship Of Performance Art In USA (July 2008)

 

World Tourism Conference Dinner (June 2007)

Citrarasa 2009 At Boulovard Miri (27-29 March 2009)

 

Citrawarna Malaysia 2009 At Dataran Merdeka (21 March 2009)

 

Extravaganza Malaysia At Grand Season Hotel KL (17 March 2009)

 

Hari Kanak Kanak Bakti 2009 At Sri Satria, Putrajaya (16 June 2009)

 

Majlis Amal At Kampung Berembang, Ampang (4 June 2009)

 

Majlis Hari Kasih Sayang, Media Hiburan (13 Feb 2009)

 

Majlis Keputraan Tuanku Sultan Kelantan At Riverview Hotel (8 April 2009)

 

Majlis Makan Malam KLIFF 2008 At KOmpleks Kraftangan KL (26 November 2008)

 

Majlis Makan Malam "Visit Malaysia Year" In MATIC (30 Dec 2008)

 

Majlis Penamaan Semula Malaysia 'My 2nd Home' At Salmoa Bistro (2009)

 

Majlis Penyerahan Watikah Pengistiharan Georgetown & Melaka (2009)

 

Pelancaran Pra Color Of Malaysia 2009 At Hyatt Hotel Kuantan (2009)

 

Pesta Air 2009 At Tanjung Balau Johor (4 April 2009)

 

Pesta Air 2009 At Labuan (3 May 2009)

 

Pesta Air Langkawi 2009 (10-11 April 2009)

 

Rumah Terbuka Malaysia Gawai Dayak 2009 In Kuch (13 June 2009)

 

Sambutan Tahun Baru 2009 At Penggerang Johor (31 Dis 2008)

 

Sambutan Tahun Baru Cina At Pengerang Johor (14 Feb 2009)

 

Zoom Matic 2008 At Matic Jln Ampang KL (12-13 Dis 2008)

 

 

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