1946

Dilahirkan di Bagan Datok, Perak. 

Born in Bagan Datok, Perak.


1951

Mendapat pendidikan awal di Sekolah Gombak

Lane, Selangor. Received his earlier education at Sekolah Gombak Lane, Selangor.


1964

Sekolah Menengah Maxwell, Kuala Lumpur. 

Maxwell Secondary School, Kuala Lumpur.


1968

Menyertai Angkatan Pelukis Semenanjung (A.P.S) dibawah pimpinan pelukis Mazeli Mat Som. Became a member of Angkatan Pelukis Semenanjung (A.P.S) under the tutelage of Mazeli Mat Som.


1973

Masih bersama A.P.S dan bergerak ke arah

pembentukan Pra-Anak Alam. Remained with A.P.S and developed the formation of Pre-Anak Alam group.

1974

Di antara individu pengasas Anak Alam bersama Latiff Mohidin, Yusoff Osman, Zulkifli Dahlan dan Ali Mabuha. Anak Alam telah menjadi sebuah episod yang penting dalam sejarah seni lukis Malaysia. Seniman-senimannya terdiri daripada pelukis, penyair, pengarca dan dramatis teater. One of the founders of Anak Alam together with Latiff Mohidin, Yusoff Osman, Zulkifli Dahlan and Ali Mabuha. Anak Alam has become a significant episode in the history of Malaysian art. Its group of artists consist of painters, poets, sculptors and theatre actors.

Pameran Exhibition

1968

Tunas Baru, Angkatan Pelukis SeMalaysia,         Kuala Lumpur. Tunas Baru, Angkatan Pelukis SeMalaysia, Kuala Lumpur.

1971

Manifestasi 2 Seni ke-2, Kuala Lumpur.

Pameran Bersama Di Medan, Indonesia.

Pameran Tahunan Balai Seni Lukis Negara,

Kuala Lumpur. The second Manifestasi 2 Seni, Kuala Lumpur. Pameran Bersama in Medan, Indonesia. The National Art Gallery Annual Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur. Pemandangan Malaysia, 

Balai Seni Lukis Negara, Kuala Lumpur.

1972

Pemandangan Malaysia, Balai Seni Lukis Negara, Kuala Lumpur. Panorama Kuala Lumpur, Balai Seni Lukis Samat Bakar Baru, A.P.S., Kuala Lumpur. Malaysian Landscape, National Art Gallery,

Kuala Lumpur. Panorama Kuala Lumpur, Samat Art Gallery Bakar Baru, A.P.S., Kuala Lumpur.

1973

Pameran Jemputan Balai Seni Lukis Negara. Solo Exhibition, British Council, Kuala Lumpur. Invitational exhibition, National Art Gallery. Pameran Perseorangan, British Council,

Kuala Lumpur.

1974

Pelukis Muda Sezaman, Balai Seni Lukis Negara. Pameran Grafik Anak Alam, Kuala Lumpur.

Young Contemporary Artists, National Art Gallery. Grafik Anak Alam exhibition, Kuala Lumpur.

1975

Pameran Grafik Anak Alam, Pulau Pinang.

Grafik Anak Alam Exhibition, Penang.

1977

Bakat Muda, Balai Seni Lukis Negara Seni Lukis dan Grafik, Balai Seni Lukis Negara.

Young Artists Exhibition, National Art Gallery. Seni Lukis, National Art Gallery.

1977

Bakat Muda, Balai Seni Lukis Negara Seni Lukis dan Grafik, Balai Seni Lukis Negara.

Young Artists Exhibition, National Art Gallery. Seni Lukis, National Art Gallery.

1978

Seni Lukis Malaysia sehingga 1978, London. Seni Lukis Malaysia until 1978, London.Bakat Muda, Balai Seni Lukis Negara Seni Lukis dan Grafik, Balai Seni Lukis Negara. Young Artists Exhibition, National Art Gallery. Seni Lukis, National Art Gallery.

1979

Pameran Perseorangan di Studio Anak Alam, Kuala Lumpur. Pameran Lukisan & Arca Anak Alam, Kuala Lumpur. Pameran Seni Lukis Sezaman ASIA, Fukuoka, Jepun. Solo Exhibition at Studio Anak Alam, Kuala Lumpur. Anak Alam Painting & Sculpture Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur. ASIAN Contemporary Art exhibition, Fukuoka, Japan.

1981

Pameran Keliling ASEAN-Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur. Singapura, Jakarta, Manila. Pameran Lukisan dan Arca Anak Alam, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. Pameran Pemandangan, Balai Seni Lukis Negara. ASEAN Touring Exhibition-Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur. Singapore, Jakarta, Manila. Anak Alam Painting and Sculpture Exhibiton, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. Landscape Exhibition, National Art Gallery.


1982

Pameran Grafik dan Foto Anak Alam, Alliance Francaise Kuala Lumpur Pameran Seni Lukis Malaysia 25 Tahun, Balai Seni Lukis Negara Pameran Keliling ASEAN-bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapura, Jakarta, Manila. Anak Alam Graphic and Photography Exhibition, Alliance Francaise Kuala Lumpur. 25 Years Malaysian Art Exhibition, National Art Gallery. ASEAN Touring Exhibition, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Jakarta, Manila.


1983

Pameran seni Lukis Modern Asia, Fukuoka Museum of Art Japan. Pameran Perseorangan, Hotel Equatorial, Kuala Lumpur. Modern Asian Art Exhibition, Fukuoka Museum of Art Japan. Solo Exhibition Hotel Equatorial, Kuala Lumpur.


1985

Warisan Endau Rompin, Balai Seni Lukis Negara, Kuala Lumpur Pameran Pelukis Self-Taught, Kuala Lumpur. Warisan Endau Rompin exhibition, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur Self-taught Artists Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur.

1989

Pameran Terbuka Balai Seni Lukis Negara.

Open Exhibition, National Art Gallery.

1996

Pameran Dwi Rupa (S. Amin Shahab,Ghaffar Ibrahim,Mustapa Ibrahim, Siti Zainon Ismail), Universiti Malaya. Dwi Rupa exhibition (S. Amin Shahab, Ghaffar Ibrahim,Mustapa Ibrahim, Siti Zainon Ismail), Universiti Malaya.

2006

Karya mula dipamerkan di Galeri R A Fine Arts. Works exhibited at Galeri R A Fine Arts.

2007

Pameran Ulung, Pelancaran di Galeri R A Fine Arts. Pameran Merdeka@50-Perjalanan-perjalanan Dalam Pembangunan Bangsa. Pameran Tiga Alam, Central Market, Annexe, Kuala Lumpur. Inaugural exhibition, officiated at Galeri RA Fine Arts. Pameran Merdeka@50-Perjalanan-perjalanan Dalam Pembangunan Bangsa. Pameran Tiga Alam, Central Market, Annexe, Kuala Lumpur.

2008

Mustapa Haji Ibrahim, Paintings, 1968-2008, 4th Solo Exhibition, R A Fine Arts, Kuala Lumpur (Guest Curator-T.K Sabapathy, former lecturer USM and NUS,Singapore). Mustapa Haji Ibrahim, Paintings, 1968-2008, Pameran Perseorangan Ke-4, R A Fine Arts, Kuala Lumpur (Kurator Jemputan-T.K Sabapathy, bekas pensyarah USM dan NUS,Singapura).

2013

Absurd (c)ity, Balai Seni Visual Negara.

Absurd (c)ity, National Art Gallery.

2016

Pameran Berkumpulan, TUNJANG, 2016, Creative Space, Balai Seni Visual Negara. Group Exhibition, TUNJANG, 2016, Creative Space, National

Art Gallery.

Mustapa Hj Ibrahim dikenali sebagai pelukis dan penyair yang penting dalam sejarah seni lukis dan pembentukan ‘Anak Alam’.  Sehingga kini (2021) beliau masih berkarya dan karya-karyanya mempunyai gaya yang tersendiri dan inspirasi Alam masih tersergam dalam pengolahan setiap karya-karyanya. Mustapa Hj Ibrahim is a well-known and important artist and poet in the history of Malaysian art and was instrumental in the formation of Anak Alam. Up until today (2021), he has been making art with his unique style and employing Nature as the main source of inspiration for his artworks.