Khalil is one of the nation’s most iconic artists. One of his revered themes is the East Coast, he captures a view of the beach and everyday lives at sea. Rays of light extend from the clouds, illuminating the fishermen gathering nets on the shore. This work, replete with balanced organisation of forms and adept treatment of light and air, is a celebration of teamwork and community spirit in the local landscape. Khalil Ibrahim graduated with a National Diploma of Design in Fine Arts at the prestigious St. Martin’s School of Art and Design in London in 1964 (post-graduate in 1965). He turned into a full-time artist in 1966. Khalil was a co-founder of the Malaysian Watercolour Society and had his first double solo of London works and Malaysian batiks at Samat Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur in 1970. That year, he also had a solo exhibition in Indonesia, the first Malaysian to have done so. He has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Switzerland and his works have been collected by the National Museum in Singapore, Fukuoka Museum of Art in Japan, New South Wales Museum of Art in Sydney, Royal National Art Gallery of Jordan, etc.