Biography

Email: cemetiah@indosat.net.id

Born October 9th, 1960, Emmeloord, The Netherlands.
Lives and works in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Education
1974-1984 Fine Art Academy »Minerva«, Groningen, The Netherlands
1984 Art Institute Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
1985-1986 Art Institute of Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Solo Exhibitions (selection)
1987
-    Artoteek, Groningen, The Netherlands
1988
-    Cemeti Contemporary Art Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indoensia
1989
-    Cemeti Contemporary Art Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
1991
-    Foundation of Fine Arts (SBK), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1992
-    Cemeti Contemporary Art Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
-    C-Line Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
1994
-    Erasmushuis, Dutch Cultural Centre, Jakarta, Indonesia (catalogue)
1995
-    Cemeti Contemporary Art Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
1997
-    »Think It or Not«, Bentara Budaya, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (cataolgue)
-    LIP (Lembaga Indonesia - Perancis), Yogyakarta, Indonesia
1998
-    Temporary Space, Sapporo, Japan

Group Exhibitions (selection)
1994
-    »Weather Report« travelling exhibition through the Netherlands, Bangkok, Yangoon, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Hanoi, Ho Chimin, Chong-Qing, Singapore, and Hongkong (catalogue)
1995
-    Artoteek, Den Haag, The Netherlands (catalogue)
-    »Chejun Pra Bienalle«, Chejun, South Korea (catalogue)
1996
-    Base Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
-    Kas Gallery, Sydney, Australia
-    Dogget Street Studio, Brisbane, Australia (catalogue)
-    »Mata Perupa«, Kraton, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (catalogue)
1997
-    »Biennale V«, Art Centre Taman Budaya, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (catalogue)
-    »Heart«, Teguh Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
-    »Kampanye Anti Kekerasan Terhadap Perempuan Indonesia«, Museum Benteng Vredenburg, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
-    »Axis«, National Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia (catalogue)
-    »Gift for India«, Lalit Kala Akademi Galleries, Rabindra Bhawan, New Delhi, India (catalogue)
1998
-    »Kopi Susu«, Erasmus Huis, Jakarta, Indonesia (catalogue)
-    »Asia Print Adventure 1998«, Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, Japan (catalogue)
-    »Drawing and Diagrams Ideas Personified«, Chiimes, Singapore (catalogue)
-    »Asia-Pacific Artist Solidarity«, Chulalongkorn University Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand (catalogue)
-    Yamanote Gallery, Sapporo, Japan
-    »Menyikapi Kekerasan Terhadap Perempuan«, Cemara 6 Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia (catalogue)
1999
-    »Biennale VI«, Art Centre Taman Budaya, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (catalogue)
-    »Womanifesto '99«, Saranrom Park, Bankok, Thailand (catalogue)
-    »Wearable«, Touring Exhibition Galeri Padi Bandung, Bentara Budaya, Yogyakarta, Sika Gallery, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia (catalogue)
-    »Volume & Form«, An Environmental and Urban Sculpture Exhibition, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore (catalogue)
-    »Soul Ties«, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore (catalogue)
-    Fuukido Gallery, Asahikawa, Japan
-    »Third Asia-Pacific Triennial«, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia (catalogue)
-    »Festival Pekan Seni Ipoh IV '99 «, Art Foundation Perak, Perak, Malaysia
-    »Makasar Art Forum«, Ujung Pandang, Indonesia (catalogue)
2000
-    »Reformasi Indonesia«, Museum Nusantara, Delft, The Netherlands

Performances
1986
-    »Gunung Sari«, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
1987
-    »Gambir Anom«, Artoteek, Groningen, The Netherlands
1988
-    »Gambir Anom«, USVA, Groningen, The Netherlands
1990
-    »Intro-Extro Variform«, Cemeti Contemporary Art Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
-    »Intro-Extro Variform«, Mitra Budaya, Jakarta, Indonesia
-    »Gunung Sari«, Korzo Theater, Den Haag
1991
-    »Everything=Nothing«, Tropen Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1998
-    »Pribumi«, Marlioboro Street, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
1999
-    »Hi Inlander«, APT3, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

Art Projects
1991
-    »Inspiraties I«, City Theatre, Arnhem, The Netherlands (catalogue)
-    »Inspiraties I«, Gemeente Museum, Arnhem, The Netherlands
1993
-    »Art and Environment« cremation place Munduk Village, Bali, organized by the Goethe Institute, Jakarta, Indonesia
1996
-    »Kita Makan Apa Hari Ini«, Surabaya Art Festival, Surabaya, Indonesia (catalogue)

Work in Public Collections

- Municipal of Groningen, The Netherlands
- Municipal of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Municipal of Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
- Municipal of Filderstadt, Sttugart, Germany
- Foundation of Fine Arts, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Sampoerna Bank, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Dutch Embassy, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
- Widayat Museum, Magelang, Indonesia
- Lontar Foundation, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Museum Oei Hong Djien, Magelang, Indonesia
- Ministery of Education and Culture, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Artoteek Den Haag, The Hague, The Netherlands
- Deutsche Bank, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

Grants
1989-1991
-    Artists' work grants from The Ministry of Culture and Education, The Netherlands
1996
-    Travel grant from The Japan Foundation, Jakarta, Indonesia

Other work experiences
1988 -
-    Founder and co-director of the Cemeti Art House (former Cemeti Art Gallery), Yogyakarta
1990 -
-    Given lectures and workshops in Indonesia and abroad