Artists

I Made Djirna

1957 Born in Bali, Indonesia


Lives and works in Bali, Indonesia


 


Education


1993 International Exchange Programme Basel, Basel, Switzerland


1981  Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, Indonesia Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


 


Solo Exhibitions

2021


The Voice of Nature, Mizuma Gallery, Singapore


 


2017


Transparan, Historia, Jakarta, Indonesia


 


2013


The Logic of Ritual, Sangkring Art Space, Yogyakarta Indonesia


 


2012


Ubud 1963 (Re) Reading The Growth of Made Djirna, National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia


 


2010


Djirna Menguak Tabir Baru, Emmitan Gallery, Surabaya, Indonesia


 


2007


Seascapes, Gajah Gallery, Singapore


Modern Indonesian Master, Museum Rudana, Bali, Indonesia


 


2002


Taksu, Gajah Gallery, Singapore


 


2001


Selected Works of Made Djirna from the Year 2000, Padma Hotel, Bali, Indonesia


 


2000


Santi Gallery Jakarta, Indonesia


 


1998


Mystique of Motherhood, Gajah Gallery, Singapore


 


1996


Komaneka Gallery, Bali, Indonesia


 


1989


Northern Territory Museum of Art and Sciences, Darwin, Australia


 


Group Exhibition

2023


Post Tradition: Revisiting and the Future of Balinese Painting, Mizuma Gallery, Singapore


 


2022


Distrik Seni Sesi 2: Berkelanjutan!, Distrik Seni X Sarinah, Sarinah Community Mall, Jakarta, Indonesia


Konvergensi, R.J. Katamsi, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


Good News from Bali , Mizuma Gallery, Singapore


 


2020


Rooted in Bali, Mizuma Gallery, Singapore


 


2019


ARTJOG Common Space, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


 


2018


ART BALI, ABBC Building Nusa Dua Bali, Bali, Indonesia


The IMPART Collectors’ Show, Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, Singapore


 


2017


Jakarta Biennale 2017: JIWA, Gudang Sarinah Ekosistem, Jakarta, Indonesia


LINKAGE: 20TH OHD MUSEUM, OHD Museum, Magelang, Indonesia


 


2016


5th Singapore Biennale: An Atlas of Mirrors, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore


Manifesto V: ARUS, National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia


Group Exhibition, 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Gajah Gallery, Singapore


 


2013


VERSUS – Indonesian Contemporary Art, Mizuma Gallery, Singapore


Irony In Paradise, ARMA Museum, Bali, Indonesia


 


2012


Tribute to a Mentor, Garis Art Space, Jakarta, Indonesia


Homo Ludens 3, Emmitan Contemporary Art Gallery, Surabaya, Indonesia


 


2011


We Are Now Open, Garis Art Space, Jakarta, Indonesia


Homo Ludens 2, Emmitan Contemporary Art Gallery, Surabaya, Indonesia


Good Luck Charm, Garis Art Space, Jakarta, Indonesia


 


2010


Ethnicity Now, National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia


 


2009


12 Indonesian Artist “Indonesian Journey”, Galerie Waterton, Singapore


Sanggar Dewata Indonesia, Bentara Budaya, Bali, Indonesia


 


2008


Self-Portrait: Famous Living Artists of Indonesia, Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


 


2006


Angkor – The Djin Within, Gajah Gallery, Singapore


 


2005


Between Glasses and Two Bottles, joint exhibition with Vietnamese artist, Nguyen Trung, Gajah Gallery, Singapore


 


2004


Asian Masters, Gajah Gallery, Singapore


 


2003


Epic, Gajah Gallery, Singapore


 


2001


Patterns of Identity: Artist Experience Bali, Komaneka Gallery, Bali, Indonesia


 


2000


12 Painters of Sanggar Dewata, Hotel Padma Bali, Indonesia


Exhibition of Contemporary Arts, Hotel Padma, Bali, Indonesia


 


1999


Soul Ties: The Land & Her People – Art from Indonesia, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore


Tiga Rupa, Hotel Padma, Bali, Indonesia


Indonesian Paintings: Towards the Third Millennium, Jawa Pos, Surabaya, Indonesia


Sanggar Dewata Millennium Exhibition, travelled to six museums in Indonesia: Agung Rai Museum of Art, Ubud, Indonesia; Bali Museum, Denpasar, Indonesia; Gunarsa Museum, Klungkung, Indonesia; Neka Art Museum, Ubud, Indonesia; Rudana Museum, Ubud, Indonesia; Taman Budaya, Denpasar, Indonesia


 


1998


Ruwatan Bumi, Art Center, Bali, Indonesia


 


1997


Between Two Worlds: Contemporary Balinese Art, Parliament House, Darwin, Australia


 


1996


Biennial Arts Exhibition X, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta, Indonesia


Museum fur Volkerkunde, Basel, Switzerland


 


1995


Tom Thomson Memorial Gallery, Ontario, Canada


Farewell to Paradise? New Views from Bali, Museum für Völkerkunde und Schweizerisches Museum für Völkskunde, Basel, Switzerland


Torque, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth, Australia


ARK 4 Asia Pacific, Pica Art Gallery, Perth, Australia


 


1994


From Ritual to Romance: Paintings Inspired by Bali, National Museum Art Gallery (now Singapore Art Museum), Singapore


Group exhibition of Contemporary Art (Installation), Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, Indonesia


 


1993


Art Center 9, Guam, USA


Museum fur Volkerkunde, Basel, Switzerland


 


1992


Lotus Art Gallery, Rotterdam, Netherlands


 


1989


8th Biennial Indonesian Painting Exhibition, Jakarta, Indonesia


 


1982


SDI Group Exhibition, Karta Pustaka, Yogyakarta; Indonesia America League Building, Jakarta, Indonesia


 


1978


Young Artist Group Exhibition, Ratna Warta Museum, Bali, Indonesia


 


Awards

1987


Best Painting Award, PORSENI Exhibition, Jakarta, Indonesia


 


1983


Pratisara Affandi Adhi Karya, Indonesia Academy of fine Arts, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


 


1982


Lempad Prize – Best Painting, Sanggar Dewata Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


 


1978


Best Sketch and Best Painting Awards, Indonesia Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


 


Public Collection

Tumurun Museum, Solo, Indonesia


OHD Museum, Magelang, Indonesia


Singapore Art Museum, Singapore


Northern Territory Museum of Art and Sciences, Darwin, Australia


Museum fur Volkerkunde, Basel, Switzerland