Anurendra Jegadeva is one of the most established Malaysian contemporary artists in recent times, his works encompass religion, culture, tradition, politics, love, migration and violence. Artist, journalist, lawyer — J. Anurendra has been all, but it is in art that he excels and excites. Certainly, one of the brightest contemporary artists in his 50-something age group. He did his MFA at the Monash University, Melbourne (2003) after a Foundation in Art and Design at Oxford Polytechnic (1987) and LLB Honours at the University of London. After a tame first solo in 1992, J. Anu has come up with several head-turning exhibitions culminating in Sacred Altars in 2017. His other notable solos include My God Is My Truck, Conditional Love and Melancholic Mantras.