Azizan Paiman has consistently created works and mixed media concerning socio-political issues since his student days. In the present lot, he presents a portrait of Malaysian politician Nurul Izzah, a strong advocate of human and civil rights, and the daughter of 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia YAB Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Azizan Paiman represented Malaysia at the 5th Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art in 2006. He has won the Minor Award of the Young Contemporary Artists thrice - in 1992, 1994 and 1997. In 2002, he clinched the YCA's Major Award. His other awards include the Pearson Lowe Prize in the Royal Overseas London competition in 1996. He was resident artist in Japan in 1999 for the 1st Asian Art Triennial in Fukuoka, Japan, and at Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur in 2005. He graduated with a Bachelor's (Hons) degree in Fine Art from Universiti Institut Teknologi Mara (UiTM) in 1995. He then attained his MFA from the Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom in 2000. He has held several solo exhibitions with his recent entitled Aku Ini Binatang Jalan in 2020.