Entang Wiharso Biography

One of Indonesia’s most acclaimed contemporary artists, Entang Wiharso was born in 1967 in Tegal, Central Java. He studied painting, graduating from the Indonesian Institute of Arts in Yogyakarta in 1987 and is widely regarded for his dramatic visual language which draws on popular culture and ancient mythology to create unique images of contemporary life.

A recipient of numerous awards and residencies including a Pollock-Krasner grant, a Copeland Fellowship at Amherst College, and a summer residency at Robert Wilson’s Watermill Center, Entang has exhibited throughout the world and represented Indonesia in major international biennales. Recent exhibitions include Art Stage Singapore 2014, the 51st and 55th Venice Biennale, Prague Biennale 6, Yogyakarta Biennale XI and Panorama at the Singapore Art Museum. He represented in numerous notable collections including the Guy and Myriam Ullens Foundation, Switzerland; the Olbricht Collection, Germany; Indonesian Art Institute, Yogyakarta; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia; Rubell Family Collection, Miami USA; and the Singapore Art Museum.

He lives and works in Rhode Island, USA and Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Courtesy STPI

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