Mad Anuar Ismail (b.1952) was born in Dungun, Terengganu and was a member of the Anak Alam collective in the 1970s. His works of wood and steel celebrate traditional aesthetics while exploring new perspectives and visual vocabulary. He studied at the Mara Institute of Technology(UiTM), Shah Alam and graduated with a Bachelor’s in Art and Design in 1977. He has participated in numerous exhibitions both in Malaysia and internationally. In 2017, his first solo exhibition entitled ‘Getaran’, organised by Fergana Art was exhibited at White Box, Publika.