Abstract painter Suzlee Ibrahim gains inspiration from travelling the globe. His gestural paintings focus on the relationships between dynamic brushstrokes and colour, conveying the impressions of his thoughts. In Movement Series: Playing The Flame, Suzlee creates a dynamic palette bestowed with richly layered primary colours of blue, red and yellow which move elegantly across the canvas. Suzlee imbues the canvas with lyrical movement through his emotive brushwork. Suzlee Ibrahim graduated from the Mara Institute of Technology in 1987 but started lecturing in his alma-mater from 1993 to 2009 (part-time 1993-1996), after a stint in advertising. He has retired from the National Academy of Arts, Culture and Heritage (Aswara). He has taken part in exhibitions in more than 20 countries including solos in Denmark (Remise Academy, Brande) and Macedonia (Kicevo art colony). In 2010, he took part in the Tunisia Art Festival Workshop in Monastir. He had a mini survey show called, Suzlee Ibrahim: 30 Years Journey, at The Art People Gallery in Klang, from July to September 2016. His awards include: Tokoh Seni Anugerah Citra Kencana UKM in 2011; the Japan-Malaysia Art Friendship Ambassador (2007) and the Emaar Art Symposium Outstanding Creative Excellence Award, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2005). Sotheby's Hong Kong April 2018 auction sale saw his work sold for HKD 237,500.