Raphael Scott Ahbeng is among the artists most deeply inspired by the landscapes of Borneo, a subject continuously explored throughout his artist career. Raphael's iconic paintings capture natural forms through distinctive hues and expressive textures. Working from his secluded studio in Bau, Sarawak, Raphael Scott Ahbeng explored a diverse range of subjects and artistic styles, with abstraction remaining his main choice of expression. Given his first solo in 1954, he took up an Art and Photography course at the Bath Academy of Fine Art in England (1964-1967). He also took up Drama in London in 1973 under a Sarawak Government scholarship. His awards include 1st Prize in the Sarawak Shell Open (1959, 1982, 1983), and 3rd Prize in the Natural Malaysia art competition in Kuala Lumpur in 1991. A Bidayuh, RSA, as he is sometimes known, is an artist (professional since 1990), a teacher, a photographer, a newspaper cartoonist and a radio producer.