“My scope of interest is strictly confined to nature. The manifestation of my art is all about nature.” – Fauzan Omar Having practised art professionally for over 30 years, Fauzan Omar constantly explores new ways to convey his concerns about the decay of nature through his mixed media paintings. Executed in the early Nineties, Unity & Diversity depicts Fauzan’s initial endeavour in immortalising the beauty of tree barks and dried foliage. Fauzan places a layer of canvas on top of another and begins the process of carving the top to reveal the layer underneath. This technique brings out the texture and form of the outermost layers of stems and roots of woody plants. Fauzan Omar attended Maryland College Institute of Art in Baltimore, Maryland, USA from 1982 to 1984 and attained Master of Fine Arts (Paintings). In 1995, he won two awards: Australian Cultural Awards from the International Cultural Relations Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia; and Major Award from the Philip Morris Art Competition, at the National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. His solo exhibitions include Bracing The Heat (2018) at The Edge Galerie, Kuala Lumpur, Hazardous Beauty (2017) at Wei-Ling Contemporary, Kuala Lumpur and Recent Paintings By Fauzan Omar at the Australian High Commission, Kuala Lumpur (1991), among others. Recently-retired art educationist Fauzan Omar is currently devoting his time to create artworks. He was a fine art lecturer at Universiti Sains Malaysia.