Dan Aku Melihatmu (And I Watch Over You) evokes the celestial through the tiny, sparkling shapes expanding from the centre. The artist’s dreamlike exploration of space is well expressed through subtle shades and textures, resulting in a poetic composition of balanced elements. This early work by Dato’ Sharifah was made during her studies and is a testament to her early talents, displaying her versatility in the medium of printmaking. Dato’ Sharifah Fatimah Zubir is without doubt one of the greatest women artists in Malaysia today, with a body of astonishing unequalled works. She is from the pioneering batch of fine art students from the Mara Institute of Technology (now a university) graduating in 1971. She studied for her BFA at the Reading University, England, in 1973-1976, and her MFA at the Pratt Institute, New York, in 1976-1978, under the JDR III Fund fellowship. She won the Minor Award in the Malaysian Landscape competition in 1972 and the 1981 Bakat Muda Sezaman. In 1979, she won the coveted Major Award in Salon Malaysia. In 2007, she was conferred the Dato’ title by the Sultan of Kedah. Her other awards include 3rd Prize 2nd Biennial of Contemporary Painting of the Islamic World in Tehran, Iran, in 2003.