Alush Shima's first visit to Singapore for his second personal exhibition at the HaKaren Gallery in April 2003 proved to be his most successful exhibition to date! Despite the SARS scare and recent conflict in Iraq, passionate art lovers turned out in large numbers to meet Mr. Shima and purchase one, or several, of his masterpieces. By the end of the opening night, over 20 paintings had sold!

Alush was received by both press and public as one of the great painters of our time. He was interviewed on television, "Good Morning Singapore", on Asian art radio, and he was given 3 major write-ups (click here for link) in national newspapers, including the Straits Times. "It was like capturing lightning in a bottle." noted his manager, Rick Padro, of this spectacular event.