Sulaiman Esa is known for his Islamic Art phase and his 1974 ‘Towards A Mystical Reality’ (with Redza Piyadasa) Conceptual Art phase. Born in 1941 in Jahor, Malaysia, Sulaiman had a Diploma in Art and Design at the Hornsey College of Art, London (1962-1966). He did post-graduate Printmaking at Sir William Hayter’s Atelier 17, Paris (1968). He achieved his MFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore (1979-1981) and his PhD Islamic Studies at the Temple University, Philadelphia (1986-1996). He had lectured at the Universiti ITM since 1969 and was made Associate Professor in 1995. Sulaiman won the Major Award in the ‘Man and his World’ competition organized by the National Art Gallery in 1973. His major exhibitions are ‘Insyira...