Jainal Amambing hails from Sabah, East Malaysia on the island of Borneo. His works have appeared in a number of exhibitions and art activities organized by the Sabah Art Gallery. He has won many art competitions and awards at State and International level such as the Sabah Annual Art Selection and the The Noma Concours, Accu, UNESCO, Tokyo Japan where he won the Second prize in 2006 and 2000; was runner up in 2004 and 2002 and received the Encouragement Prize in 2008 and 1998.

Books Published:
Ongkol-Ongkol (cartoon book, 1998)
The Proud Butterfly (2010) - Awarded encouragement prize “The Noma Councours for picture Book Illustration, ACCU, UNESCO Japan