Represented▼
Agan Harahap
AIDA Makoto
AKAMATSU Nelo
Albert Yonathan Setyawan
AMANO Yoshitaka
AOYAMA Satoru
Ari Bayuaji
Ashley YK Yeo
Budi Agung Kuswara
DU Kun
EGUCHI Ayane
Entang Wiharso
Gilang Fradika
Heri Dono
HORI Kosai
I Made Djirna
IKEDA Manabu
indieguerillas
Iwan Effendi
Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba
KANEKO Tomiyuki
KARIYA Hiroshi
Kemalezedine
Ken + Julia YONETANI
KONDOH Akino
KUMAZAWA Mikiko
MAJIMA Naoko
MATSUKAGE
MIYANAGA Aiko
MIZUNO Rina
MORI Junichi
Namonaki Sanemasa
Nasirun
O JUN
OGINO Yuna
OKADA Hiroko
OKAMOTO Ellie
SHINTSUBO Kenshu
SONE Yutaka
TANADA Koji
TSUTSUI Shinsuke
USAMI Masahiro
Wianta, Made
YAMAGUCHI Ai
YAMAGUCHI Akira
YAMAMOTO Masao
YAMAMOTO Ryuki
Ari Bayuaji
Born in Mojokerto, Indonesia, 1975
Lives and works in Montreal, Canada and in Bali, Indonesia
Education
1998 Bachelor of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Malang, Indonesia
2010 Fine Arts, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Originally trained as a civil engineer in Indonesia, Ari Bayuaji later moved to Canada, where his practice evolved towards fine art and socially engaged installation. In 2020, he founded Weaving the Ocean, an ongoing community-based project born from his discovery of plastic fishing ropes entangled in the mangroves along Bali’s coastline. Collaborating with local artisans and traditional weavers, Bayuaji transforms the discarded plastic into vibrant nylon threads, which are meticulously woven into textile works that balance fragility and resilience. The project functions as both an artistic intervention and a platform for environmental awareness, sustainable income, and skill-sharing within coastal communities.
Exhibition view of "Roppongi Art Night 2025"
Hollywood Beauty Plaza, Tokyo
Courtesy of Roppongi Art Night
Exhibition view of "Ari Bayuaji: An Act of Meditation" at the Embassy of Canada Prince Takamado Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2025
Exhibition view of "Sounds of the Ocean" at Mizuma Art Gallery (2025)
Photography by MIYAJIMA Kei
Ari Bayuaji
The Volcanic Island
2023
Woven plastic and cotton threads, plastic threads, semi-precious stone beads
176 x 97 cm
Photography by MIYAJIMA Kei
Ari Bayuaji
The Volcanic Island (detail)
2023
Woven plastic and cotton threads, plastic threads, semi-precious stone beads
176 x 97 cm
Photography by MIYAJIMA Kei
Ari Bayuaji
Rainbow Sun Rays
2024
Woven plastic and cotton threads, glass beads, copper
128 x 48.5 cm
Exhibition view of 'The Old Soul | The New Universe' at Mizuma Gallery Singapore, 2025. Photography by Victor Gui, Courtesy of Mizuma Gallery.
Ari Bayuaji
The Garden beneath the Ocean
2024
woven plastic threads and cotton threads, semi-precious stone beads, plastic threads
183 × 105 сm
© Ari Bayuaji, courtesy of the artist and Mizuma Gallery
Ari Bayuaji
The Garden beneath the Ocean (detail)
2024
woven plastic threads and cotton threads, semi-precious stone beads, plastic threads
183 × 105 сm
© Ari Bayuaji, courtesy of the artist and Mizuma Gallery
Ari Bayuaji
The Fire Within
2024
plastic threads, plastic chord, woven plastic and cotton threads, dacron, leather, mirror
155 × 40 × 40 cm
© Ari Bayuaji, courtesy of the artist and Mizuma Gallery
Ari Bayuaji
The Night
2024
woven plastic and cotton threads
180 × 102 cm
© Ari Bayuaji, courtesy of the artist and Mizuma Gallery
Ari Bayuaji
The Waves
2024
woven plastic threads and cotton threads, semi-precious stone beads
168 × 120 cm
© Ari Bayuaji, courtesy of the artist and Mizuma Gallery
Ari Bayuaji
Golden Universe
2024
bronze, gold leaf, acrylic paint
Ø 70 × 13 cm
© Ari Bayuaji, courtesy of the artist and Mizuma Gallery
Ari Bayuaji
Sunrise at Dragon Bay
2024
woven plastic and cotton threads, mother of pearl
169 × 139 cm
Exhibition view of "The Water | The Body | The Spirit" at Mizuma Gallery Singapore, 2023. Photography by Wong Jing Wei, courtesy of Mizuma Gallery.
Ari Bayuaji
After the Big Bang #2
2017-2023
bronze, oil stick, acrylic paint, gold leaf
Ø 36 × 10 cm
© Ari Bayuaji, courtesy of the artist and Mizuma Gallery
Ari Bayuaji
Jade Mountain
2023
woven plastic threads and cotton threads, semi-precious stone beads
188 × 115 cm
© Ari Bayuaji, courtesy of the artist and Mizuma Gallery
Ari Bayuaji
The Colours in Deep Blue Sea
2023
woven plastic and cotton threads, plastic threads
235 × 105 сm
© Ari Bayuaji, courtesy of the artist and Mizuma Gallery
Ari Bayuaji
Starry Starry Night
2023
woven plastic and cotton threads, mother of pearl, semi precious stone beads
140 × 105 cm
Ari Bayuaji
Blue Moon
2023
mother of pearl on woven plastic and cotton threads
134 × 105.5 cm
Ari Bayuaji
The Sparkling Waves under the Full Moon
2023
mother of pearl on woven plastic and cotton threads
134 × 105 cm
Ari Bayuaji
The Seagrass under the Morning Light
2023
woven plastic, cotton threads, and plastic chords
151 × 130 cm
Ari Bayuaji
Blue Night by The Sea
2023
woven plastic and cotton threads on wooden frame
94 × 92 cm (unframed), 97.5 × 95.5 × 4.5 cm (framed)
Ari Bayuaji
The Storm After Sunset
2023
woven plastic and cotton threads
132 × 102 cm
Ari Bayuaji
Floating World Under the Ocean #2
2023
woven plastic, cotton threads, semi-precious stones, plastic threads
190 × 120 cm
Ari Bayuaji
Turquoise
2023
woven plastic, cotton threads, plastic threads
172 × 129 cm
Ari Bayuaji
The Stars Reflection
2023
woven plastic and cotton threads, glass beads
203 × 125 cm
Ari Bayuaji
A Prosperous Island
2023
woven plastic and cotton threads
190 × 120 cm
Ari Bayuaji
The Waves Under Blue Moon
2023
woven plastic and cotton threads
178 × 106 cm
Ari Bayuaji
I Fixed the Moon on the Horizon
2022-2023
woven plastic and cotton threads on plywood, steel
dimensions variable, 86 × 92 × 4 cm (frame), 97 × 94 × 1 cm (steel)
Ari Bayuaji
Hot Rocks Diving
2022-2023
woven plastic and cotton threads, crocheted plastic threads
195 × 105 cm
Ari Bayuaji
Mount Agung
2023
woven plastic and cotton threads
190 × 125 cm
Ari Bayuaji
Still Life (The Treasure)
2023
rubber tyre, plastic thread with naturally grown corals, coins, stone beads, wood, lead, terracotta shards, woven plastic ropes, copper, ceramic, glass bottle, stone
70 × 45 × 8 cm (tyre), 32 × 35 × 24 cm (bottle & bowl)
Ari Bayuaji
Blue and White Shrine
2023
ceramic shards, ceramic jar, plastic ropes, plywood, plastic
45 × 123 × 123 cm
Ari Bayuaji
Holy Water Container #1
2023
ceramic, carved buffalo horn, plastic threads with naturally grown corals, coins, jade, glass beads, wood, driftwood
55 × 15 × 8.5 cm
Ari Bayuaji
The Lingga
2023
drift bamboo, plastic ropes, silver
59 × 17 × 14 cm
Ari Bayuaji
I Went Deep into the Ocean. It Was Wonderful
2022
painted wood, plastic threads, glass beads, barnacles, bronze, rubber
185 × 32 × 12 cm
Ari Bayuaji
In Search of My Ancestors #5
2017-2022
Chinese ink and acrylic paint on canvas
45.5 × 35 × 4 cm (unframed), 50 × 40 × 6 cm (framed)
© Ari Bayuaji, courtesy of the artist and Mizuma Gallery
Ari Bayuaji
In Search of My Ancestors #4
2017-2022
Chinese ink and acrylic paint on canvas
50.5 × 39.5 × 4 cm (unframed), 55 × 44 × 6 cm (framed)
© Ari Bayuaji, courtesy of the artist and Mizuma Gallery
Ari Bayuaji
In Search of My Ancestors #6
2017-2022
Chinese ink and acrylic paint on canvas
45.5 × 35 × 4 cm (unframed), 50 × 40 × 6 cm (framed)
© Ari Bayuaji, courtesy of the artist and Mizuma Gallery
Ari Bayuaji
Golden Sunrise at the Beach of Banda Neira
2022
woven plastic and cotton threads, plastic ropes, stone beads
190 × 120 cm
Ari Bayuaji
The Land of Happiness
2022
woven plastic and cotton threads
179 × 106 cm
Ari Bayuaji
Dream Catcher
2022
woven plastic and cotton threads, plastic threads
245 × 380 cm
Ari Bayuaji
What My Father Told Me About Sanur Beach of Bali
2022
woven plastic and cotton threads, vintage paintings
426 × 180 cm
Ari Bayuaji
The Mangrove Forest in Mertasari
2022
woven plastic and cotton threads, wooden rods
190 × 120 cm
Ari Bayuaji
The Garden by the beach
2022
woven plastic and cotton threads, wooden rods
180 × 130 cm
Ari Bayuaji
The Ancestor’s Traces
2022
wooden paddle, plastic ropes, ceramic shards
300 × 30 × 15 cm
Ari Bayuaji
The Future
2022
wood, plastic ropes, found plastic toys, burnt plastic
250 × 70 × 20 cm
Ari Bayuaji
In the Deep Blue
2022
woven plastic and cotton threads on plywood
125 × 85 × 3.5 cm
Ari Bayuaji
Contemplation Piece #1
2021
woven plastic and cotton threads, wooden rods
321.5 × 67.5 cm
© Ari Bayuaji, courtesy of the artist and Mizuma Gallery
Ari Bayuaji
Contemplation Piece #2
2021
woven plastic and cotton threads, wooden rods
199 × 96.5 cm
© Ari Bayuaji, courtesy of the artist and Mizuma Gallery
Ari Bayuaji
Contemplation Piece #3
2021
woven plastic and cotton threads, wooden rods
227 × 103 cm
© Ari Bayuaji, courtesy of the artist and Mizuma Gallery
Ari Bayuaji
The Sunset
2021
woven plastic and cotton threads on wooden stretcher
92.5 × 86 × 4 cm
© Ari Bayuaji, courtesy of the artist and Mizuma Gallery
Solo Exhibitions
2025
“Ari Bayuaji: Inks (2016-2017)”, Pierre-Francois Ouellette art contemporain, Montreal, Canada
“Ari Bayuaji – An Act of Meditation”, Embassy of Canada Prince Takamado Gallery, Tokyo
“Sounds of the Ocean”, Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo
“The Old Soul | The New Universe”, Mizuma Gallery, Singapore
2023
“Weaving the Ocean”, Biosphère, Montreal, Canada
“The Ocean Called Home”, Pierre-Francois Ouellette art contemporain, Montreal, Canada
“Weaving the Ocean”, Pierre-Francois Ouellette art contemporain (in collaboration with Feheley Fine Art), Toronto, Canada
“The Water | The Body | The Spirit”, Mizuma Gallery, Singapore
“Weaving the Ocean: Pieces of Hope”, The Apurva Kempinski Bali, Bali, Indonesia
2022
“Weaving the Ocean”, Redbase Gallery, Sydney, Australia
“Weaving the Ocean”, Coral Triangle Center, Bali, Indonesia
“Weaving the Ocean”, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Lim Hak Tai Gallery, Singapore
“Weaving the Ocean”, Warin Lab Contemporary, Bangkok, Thailand
“Weaving the Ocean”, Project Casa, Montreal, Canada
2021
“Weaving the Ocean”, NUNU Fine Art, Taipei, Taiwan
2019
“Golden”, Parkhaus im Malkastenpark, Dusseldorf, Germany
“Self-Portrait”, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Singapore
2018
“Silence”, Musée des Beaux Arts de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
“Island of Paradise”, NUNU Fine Art, Taipei, Taiwan
“Un Cabinet de Curiosites”, Maison du Conseil des Arts de Montreal, Montreal, Canada
2017
“Le Village Un Village”, Fondation Agnes B. Paris and Yves de la Tour d’Auvergne, Sainte-Alvere, France
“No Place Like Home”, Kunsthal Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2016
“Censor”, Redbase Foundation, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2015
“Ari Bayuaji”, Rene Blouin Gallery, Montreal, Canada
2014
“Silence”, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Singapore
Group Exhibitions
2025
“The Duality of the Everyday in Textile Expression”, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan
“Roppongi Art Night 2025”, Tokyo, Japan
“GO FOR KOGEI 2025”, Seimaijo (Iwase Area), Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan
“Lining Revealed – A Journey Through Folk Wisdom and Contemporary Vision”, Centre for Heritage Arts & Textile, The Mills, Hong Kong
2024
“SOS: A Story of Survival, Part III – The Planet”, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Ontario, Canada
“Bangkok Art Biennale 2024: Nurture Gaia”, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
“Indian Ocean Craft Triennial 2024”, John Curtin Gallery, Bentley WA, Australia
“Reconstructing Erotica via Post-tradition”, Titik Dua Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
“Crossing Ecotones – Thousands of Threads”, Museum of Fiber Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
“Translations: Afro-Asian Poetics”, Gillman Barracks, Singapore
2023
“Sea Art Festival 2023: Flickering Shores, Sea Imaginaries”, Ilgwang Beach, Busan, South Korea
“Cheongju Craft Biennale 2023: The Geography of Objects – Living in the net of biophilia”, Cheongju Culture Factory, Cheongju, South Korea
“No Paint on Canvas”, ISA Art Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
“RiverRun Festival”, John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center, Washington, DC, USA
2022
“Celebrating European Union (EU) – Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 45 Years of Relations”, Halles St. Gery, Brussels, Belgium
“Beyond Painting”, Mizuma Gallery, Singapore
“Distrik Seni Sesi 2: Berkelanjutan!”, Distrik Seni X Sarinah, Sarinah Community Mall, Jakarta, Indonesia
“ARTJOG MMXXII: Arts in Common – Expanding Awareness”, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
“BLEU PLURIEL(S)”, galerie Arnaud Lebecq, Paris, France
“Lelaki Jangan Menangis”, Titik Dua x Lanö Art Project, Titik Dua Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
“Good News from Bali”, Mizuma Gallery, Singapore
2021
“Promenades”, Musée National des beaux-arts du Québec, Québec City, Canada
2019
“ART•BALI 2019: Speculative Memories”, AB•BC Building, Bali Collection, ITDC Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
“Flowers and Monsters”, Galerie d’art, Centre culturel Stewart Hall, Pointe-Claire QC Canada
2018
“Grace au Dessin”, Nan Rae Gallery, Woodbury University Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2015
“125,660 Specimens of Art History”, Komunitas Salihara, Jakarta, Indonesia
2014
“ART|JOG 2014”, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2010
“Take Me Home”, FOFA Gallery, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
2008
“Danfoss Art Award Winners Exhibition”, Danfoss Group Global, Nordborg, Denmark
Collections
Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
Musée des Beaux Arts de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
Musée National du Québec, Québec City, Canada
Awards
2008
Bronze, International Student Art Award, Danfoss Global Group, Nordborg, Denmark
Residencies
2018
Contemporary Art International Symposium, Baie-Saint-Paul QC Canada
2017
La Residence d’Artiste La Fondation Agnes B. Paris, ‘Yves de la Tour d’Auvergne’ Sainte-Alvere, Sainte-Alvère, France
Kunsthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Musée des Beaux Arts de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
2016
Redbase Foundation, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2015
United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA), Singapore
