Abstract painter Suzlee Ibrahim gains inspiration from travelling the globe. His gestural paintings focus on brushstrokes and colour palette. On offer here is a fine example with streaks of red, yellow, blue, white and black juxtaposed against each other to make up a symphonic composition. On September 29, 2015, Suzlee received a recognition from the Malaysia Book of Records as the artist who produced the longest painting entitled The Poem, measuring 5 feet by 60 feet, created between 2010 and 2015. Suzlee Ibrahim graduated from the University Mara Institute of Technology (UiTM), Shah Alam in 1987. As an academician, Suzlee started as a part time lecturer at the School of Art & Design, Institut Teknologi MARA in 1993 (later known as the Faculty of Art and Design, Universiti Teknologi MARA). He currently serves as the Dean of Visual Communications and Design faculty at the National Academy of Arts, Culture & Heritage (ASWARA). Other universities and organisations also sought Suzlee’s expertise in fine arts as facilitator for art workshops, jury and curator. Among the professional bodies included Pusat Kebudayaan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and Pusat Perkembangan Professional INTAN, Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur. He received the Anugerah Citra Kencana by UKM in 2011. He has been actively involved in the art scene with his participation in numerous associations such as Persatuan Pelukis Malaysia (1990), Angkatan Pelukis Semenanjung (1997) and the International society of Assemblage and Collage Artists, Colarado, United States of America (2012). He has a number of awards namely in recognition of Outstanding Creative Excellence, Emaar International Art Symposium, Dubai (2005) and the International Honarary Artistic Committee Award in Greece (2007). He has participated in more than 500 group exhibitions across the UK, USA, Europe and Asia. He has held over 30 solo shows at home and abroad since 1998. In 2019, he held two solo exhibitions entitled Tengkujuh at Muzium Negeri Terengganu, and AA Collection at Galeri ASWARA, Kuala Lumpur.