Umibaizurah Mahir Ismail (b. 1975, Johor, Malaysia) is a contemporary ceramic artist who has been widely credited for pushing the boundaries of ceramic work in Malaysia. She obtained her BA Hons of Art and Design (Ceramics) at the Faculty of Art & Design, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Shah Alam, Selangor in 2000. Umi has steadily participated in various group exhibitions in Malaysia, Indonesia, London, Korea, Singapore, China, Japan, Dubai and Pakistan. In 2007, Umi and her husband Ahmad Shukri Mohamed (a prolific Malaysian artist and member of the Matahati arts group) launched “The Patisatu Studio” with a series of residencies, programmes and internships open to young Malaysian ceramists and students. Since then, the studio has also welcomed international ceramic artists as part of her goal to increase collaborations between the local and international ceramic art community. Her artworks have garnered several international awards including Top Under 40, Prestige Malaysia – Poised For Power (KL) awards in 2010 and in 2017, she won the award in Top 10 Winners, The Young Contemporaries ’06 organised by the National Art Gallery (KL).