Preamble

Dr. Roslina Ismail, or her artist name Lyne Ismail, has always been fascinated with the dual conceptions of art and
science and how they influence one another. She graduated in 2017 with MFA in Fine Arts and Technology, majoring
in Painting from UiTM, Shah Alam, Malaysia. She also has a Ph.D. in Engineering (Nanotechnology) and MEngSc. in
Advanced Materials from the Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. Her first degree is in Chemistry
from the UMIST, United Kingdom.

Her Vision Statement
To be a thought leader in the field of art science transdisciplinary by shaping narratives
of new strategies for creative development and critical inquiry across art and science

Her Mission Statement
∙ To create and develop a platform for artists and scientists to collectively prospect what principal questions and
methods that can lead to imaginative research
∙ To converge the gaps between two cultures of knowledge that represent the symbiotic connection between the
creative process's intuitiveness and the empirical structure of science
∙ To incorporate a strong component of research in the creative process while balancing the instinctual context of
art practice

The Artist Scientist- Transdisciplinary
She believes that her career in science and life experiences are essential to expressing her creative works. Immersing
herself in art-making creates the in-between space that thrives in mystery and ambiguity. This process spurs her
creativity like a fountainhead overflowing inside of her. Her arts speak of her ideas and views of abstraction that uses
a visual language of shape, form, colours, and lines to create a composition without direct visual references. It
somehow converged the similarities of reductionism in both science and art. By relaxing the structured criterion that
requires one-on-one mapping, she realised that art and science could correspond in non-literal and creative analogies
that create a safe space for experimentation and exploration of new possibilities. Her paintings come in different
series that communicates her imagination on the concepts of birth, the existence of parallel worlds, and the beauty of
micro landscapes on the seemingly mundane surface. She has been actively taking part in art shows and exhibitions in
the Malaysian art scene since early 2017.

In 2021, she received the prestigious Artist in Resident at the Slade School of Fine Arts, University College
London, United Kingdom. This residency is offered to international artists from different backgrounds. The
program is funded by Cass Art, a leading art retailer in the UK which was established in 1984, while Slade School as
the host provides studio space and artist experience. She also received the Cendana Mobility Fund for her travel
expenses. She delivered a lecture at the Slade Contemporary Art Lectures curated by Lea Collet, an event that invites
artists from all over the world to share their art research and creative practice. Her artwork at the Slade titled Cat
Town was nominated for Jameel Prize 6 organised by Victoria and Albert Museum London. Art Jameel in
Dubai funds this prize.

She sits on the Steering Committee for ArtScience Initiatives run by Academy Science Malaysia. She is the
Chairman for the 2nd ArtScience Award 2022 organised by Academy Science Malaysia and National Art Gallery.
As one of the leaders in creating hybrid spaces for artists and scientists to converge, immerse and collaborate, she
draws strength from her own experiences and outlook in her life. She is also the founder of Sphaera Incubation
Program©, a four-phase initiative under Universiti Malaya that offers a platform for artists and scientists to
collectively prospect principle questions and methods for research. Her current projects involve the convergence of art
and science initiatives under Universiti Malaya that offers a platform for artists and scientists to collectively prospect
principle questions and methods for research.

She was appointed as Allied Research Fellow at the Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics
(IMEN), National University of Malaysia (UKM). She is a committee member for Electronic Packaging
Society (EPRS), a platform for disseminating knowledge on advanced semiconductor packaging in Malaysia since
2005 at the national level. Her research in semiconductor packaging is published by peer-reviewed journals in WOS
and Scopus. One of the articles published with the team was awarded as Emerald Literati Outstanding Paper
2019

The Academician
She is currently the Deputy Dean (Postgraduates and Research) at the Faculty of Creative Arts, Universiti
Malaya. Her role as an academician has enriched her outlook in creative practice due to the vibrant research
environment in which she currently resides. She believes that her transdisciplinary approach towards her academic career,
artistic practice, and research has provided a unique perspective in the way she sees her surrounding in which she
visualises them in her artworks and writings. She is a senior lecturer in the Visual Arts Program, delivering lectures on
Malaysian Arts and supervising postgraduates on practice-led research in arts and culture. As part of her knowledge
sharing, she was frequently invited to be on a panel in webinar series and discourse on the cultural policy of Malaysia
such as Kongress Kebangsaan Malaysia, DAKEN2021, artscience webinars, and artist talks.
She is the Program Leader for Hubs for Good Program Malaysia, a collaboration between Universiti Malaya,
British Council and Yayasan Sime Darby. A program covering five countries in Southeast Asia and supporting creative
hubs as key drivers and catalysts for good in cities. The three-year program involved several interrelated projects; a
country-wide mapping and research, a toolkit for creative hub leaders and creative practitioners, a digital platform,
and capacity-building activities to address the skill and knowledge needs of local creative hub leaders. The outcome
of the project is a digital platform (https://creativehubs.my/) that consolidates creative hubs in Malaysia and
technical reports that cover the histories, struggles, values, and wisdom of hubs in Malaysia