Mahmud Bin Mohd Jusan

An academician, a researcher and a self-taught artist, interested in exploring the hidden forces in the natural and man-made environment. My art works are inspired/driven by my studies on human behavior, and my concern with man-environment relationship based on my personal experiences in the rural and urban environment of Malaysia. Conceptually, most of my paintings are attempting to explore the reality of the natural and man-made environment that is the existence of genius loci or the spirit of place in them. The spirits are at work, organizing and monitoring, but they are often unrealized by almost all of us. They are there in the setting, often visible and real. It is the spirit that makes the environment alive and meaningful. Only the meanings of the places are perceived and may exist in abstract forms. It is the spirit that makes us attached to the place.

2007, Ph.D, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia.
1991, M. Sc. CTCM, Dundee University, Scotland, UK
1987 - Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture, Edinburgh College of Art, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland, UK.

1. October 2015 – Alumni Art Exhibition, UTM. FAB Convention Hall, UTM Johor Bahru.
2. May 2009 – Exhibition at Sultanah Zanariah Library, UTM, Johor Bahru.
3. May 2008 – Exhibition at Mawar Gallery, Johor; in celebration of the Birthday of The DYMM Sultan of Johor.
4. August 2007 – Exhibition at Johor Art Galley; in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Malaysian Independence – “Johor Negeriku Gemilang”.
5. April 2007. Exhibition at Kotaraya Shopping Center, Johor Bahru, organised by Gabungan Persatuan Pelukis Se Malaysia
6. July 2006. Watercolour Art Exhibition at Johor Art Gallery, organised by Yayasan Warisan Johor
7. January 2006. Group Exhibition at National Art Gallery stall during Pesta Zapin, Danga Bay, Johor.
8. October 2004 – Group exhibition at Johor Art Gallery