Hamidi Abdul Hadi is a Malay artist who was born in 1971. His work is often seen as abstract and a ‘confusing’ state of expression that requires the viewer to observe and understand. Hamidi’s body of work is perceived to be edgy as they dwell with social issues and such while some even called them ‘disturbing’. Apart from winning awards and accolades, Hamidi is actively involved with the art movement of Malaysia where his works have been exhibited in most major art spaces in the country. Apart from being one of the previous Top 5 winners of the prestigious Philip Morris Asean Art Awards, he has also held solo and group exhibitions with established galleries in Malaysia, thereby cementing his place among the new generation of fine artists of the country.

His early art education came through from the Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) in Shah Alam in 1995 when he graduated with a  Diploma in Art and Design where he majored in Fine Art. He would the continued to finish his Bachelor of Arts form the same university’s School of Art and Design. Hamidi then went to the United Kingdom where he completed his M A in Art and Design Network, majoring in Painting from the University of Wolverhampton.