Anthony Lau (1933 – 2016) was born in Johor. After studying at the Malayan Teachers’ Training College in Kirby, Liverpool, UK, he received a government scholarship to study at Brighton College of Arts & Crafts, UK in 1957. In 1968, he received a Fulbright grant to further his studies at University of Indiana, USA. A renowned sculptor, Lau was also a respected educator who taught at the Specialist Teachers’ Training Institute at Cheras for over 10 years. As Head of the Department of Arts and Crafts, he was responsible for introducing new art concepts to young artists and art teachers. Anthony Lau’s relatively small catalogue of works features many of the most iconic and organic sculptural forms to have graced the Malaysian Art movement.