Born in Kulonprogo on April 29, 1962. Formal education was taken at the Indonesian School of Fine Arts/Secondary School of Fine Arts (SSRI/SMSR) Yogyakarta and graduated in 1982. Bachelor 51: Indonesian Art Institute (151) Yogyakarta, Faculty of Fine Arts, graduated in 1987. Then continued with Postgraduate education at Gadjah Mada University, graduated in 2001 and Postgraduate Doctoral Program in Culture and Media Studies, Graduate School, Gadjah Mada University, graduated in 2015. Curated a number of exhibitions at home and abroad, including (especially in 2018 and 2019): (1) Curator of the 2018 Jogja International Batik Biennale, at the Yogyakarta Palace Exhibition, Sonobudoyo Museum, Fort Vredeburg Museum, Yogyakarta Cultural Park, BI Museum, and Jogja Gallery, 2018; (2) Curator of "Space and Time Bagong Kussudiardja" an archival exhibition at Padepokan Bagong Kussudiardja, Yogyakarta, 2018; (3) Curator of "SERAMPI SENI" at Taman Seni and Budaya Aceh, 2018; (4) Curator of MAESTRO, works the state collection, at the National Gallery of Indonesia; (5) Curator of "Human and Humanity", an exhibition of Fine Arts by KH. A. Mustofa Busri (Gus Mus), Goenawan Mohamad, Nasirun, Djoko Susilo, Kwee Ing Tjong, Butet Kartaredjasa, Ong Harry Wahyu, F. Sigit Santosa, Jitet Koeswana, Dolorosa Sinaga, at the OHD Museum, Magelang in 2019;(6 ) Curator of "Archipelago Art—Post-Traditionalism" at the National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta, 2019;(7) Curator of "Tracking the Roots of History" by Priyaris Munandar, at the National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta 2019;(8) Writes about criticism and issues art / culture, in various printed mass media (Kompas, Jawa Pos, Kedaulatan Rakyat), and in several journals; (9) Became a speaker at various symposiums and seminars at home and abroad.
Apart from being active in curatorial activities, he has also been involved in various other professional activities as Deputy Chairperson of the Cultural Council of the Special Region of Yogyakarta (2009-2013), Editor in Chief of ARS-Journal of Fine Arts and Design, Faculty of Fine Arts 151 Yogyakarta (2006-2018), Editor Implementer of INVENTION-Journal of Art Creation and Study, Postgraduate Program 151 Yogyakarta (since 2015-present), Member of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Expert Team (WBTB) Special Region of Yogyakarta, 2017 and 2018, Editorial Member of MATA JENDELA Magazine, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta (2005 -2018), Curator of the National Gallery of Indonesia, Directorate General of Culture, Ministry of Education and Culture, Republic of Indonesia (1998-2005) and (2015- present), Chair of the Jury Team in the Arts "Cultural Award" Special Region of Yogyakarta (2018), Jury in various Painting / Fine Arts Competition in Indonesia and Asia, Chair of the Masters Program in Art Creation and Studies, Postgraduate Program, 151 Yogyakarta (2015-present). Currently working on research on "The Role of Artists and the Functions of Fine Art Works in Building Awareness of Diversity, Tolerance, Nationality and Indonesianness.".
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