Sharifah Zuriah al-Jeffri, has the distinction of being the first Malay to have mastered Chinese ink painting, when she came under the tutelage of artist-gallerist Anthony Sum in 1976-1979. The artist employs the use of intricate calligraphic strokes and dispersal of sumptuous colours across the surface to form a lyrical expression. Zuriah is not only an artist but an activist, being the co-founder of Sisters In Islam, and a member of the Malaysian Nature Society in 1998-1999. She was listed by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (RISSC) of Jordan as among the 500 Most Influential Muslims (2009). She was also in the National Art Gallery Malaysia's board of trustees for the term, 1998-2001. She did her Diploma in Public Relations, Institute of Pubilc Relations Malaysia (1988), and took up courses in law at the Inner Temple, London (1965-1967). She was a Fulbright scholar for Islamic Studies in 1993. Her international exhibitions include Colours Of The Wind (Riddoch Art Gallery, Mount Gambier, South Australia, 2002); Arts As Faith And Search For Divine Truth (Malaysian Embassy, The Hague, 2005); and in Vienna, Austria (1993) in conjunction with the United Nations Conference on Human Rights.