Azara Jaleel is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of ARTRA Magazine, a Sri Lankan modern and contemporary art magazine established in 2012. Having published over 65 editions, she has interviewed more than 1000 art personalities including the late Laki Senanayake, Barbara Sansoni and Ena de Silva. She has worked with art academics, critics, and historians of local and international repute including C. Anjalendran, David Robson, Ismeth Raheem, the late Prof. Qadri Ismail in building an archive of art essays, interviews and critiques through the years. In her capacity as ARTRA Director, she has partnered with established art galleries, festivals, foundations, embassies and banks in increasing the consumption of Sri Lankan modern and contemporary art. Azara received her BA (Hons.) in English from the Department of English, University of Colombo and completed Postgraduate Studies and Academic Courses in International Studies, Marketing and Communications from BCIS (SL), CIM (UK) and University of Virginia (USA).