Abdullah Ariff was a Malaysian painter, dubbed the ‘Father of Modern Art in Malaysia,’ due to his pioneering of watercolor painting in Penang, Malaysia. Ariff was born into a Peranakan Jawi family, to ...

“The exhibition’s narrative begins with the spread of Islam and the introduction of the Jawi script ... became deeply woven into Malay-Islamic art and daily life,” says Izuan, who also ...