Melton ak Kais, 48 years old, is an artist born in Sarawak, East Malaysia. He is Bidayuh, one of the indigenous people of Borneo, who is known for exceptional artistry in basket making and beadwork. Melton graduated with a degree in art education and currently teaches art in a high school in Bao, near Kuching. He has exhibited in many art festivals and exhibitions all over Sarawak as well as Kuala Lumpur. Melton is well known for his dramatic use of vivid colours, evoking rainforest and ecologic as his main themes. The design of his works tend toward abstract, some with representational elements, emanating from Melton's feelings about the jungle and what he sees around him in daily life. Many of his paintings are found in international collections.