Former international trade and industry minister Rafidah Aziz (far right) with fellow artists (from left) Yeow Teck Chai, Winsen Loke, Tan Ken Ming and Yoon Chooi Wan. (Muhaimin Marwan @ FMT Lifestyle)KUALA LUMPUR: One helped shape the nation’s trade policies. Another rediscovered a love for art after years in the corporate world. The youngest creates paintings by tapping his wrist and palm against canvas.

Their lives could hardly be more different, yet at "Art4Good: Painting from the Heart", they are united by a common purpose: using art to make life a little easier for someone else.

Former international trade and industry minister Rafidah Aziz is among six artists contributing to the exhibition, which she launched on Wednesday at Bangsar Shopping Centre.