Ilse Noor (b. 1941, Wipperfuerth, West Germany) is a celebrated graphic fine artist, known best for her semi-autobiographical etchings. Her works typically depict landscapes, animals, buildings or objects, interwoven with her interest in the literature, histories, myths, and legends of Germany and Southeast Asia. At the age of sixteen, she studied graphic design, initially under W. M. Stucke in Bonn, then at the College of Art in Cologne, and finally at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich from 1963-64. There, she studied graphic art and painting under Professor Franz Nagel, winning her first award in painting from the Academy. It was during this period when Ilse met her Malaysian husband, later migrating to Malaysia in 1974. Apart from over 100 group and solo exhibitions worldwide, Ilse has written three books, illustrated posters, magazines, and various children’s books including one for the Oxford University Press. She has received commissions from various bodies including Shell Companies Malaysia (1985), His Majesty the Sultan of Selangor (1992), and Malaysia Airlines System Berhad (1997). Her 24 etchings of historical buildings commissioned by Shell resulted in the publication of the book, Warisan Nusa Shell Book of Malaysian Heritage (1991), where Ilse writes about her experiences in various buildings and sites around Malaysia. Her collections reside in galleries, museums and banks in several locations including Malaysia, Germany, Egypt, France, and Bosnia.