Muhammad ‘Ucup’ Yusuf is an artist based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Muhammad graduated from the Indonesian Institute of Art (ISI) in 1995. In 2012, he was finalist for the Graphic Trienalle V, Indonesia, and Bandung Contemporary Art Award. His accolades include Mural Hikayat Indonesia at Museum Palace Yogyakarta, Indonesia (2009), and Best Painting in the Reflections of an Era exhibition, Fine Art Department ISI, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Museum Vredeburg Fort Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (1998). Muhammad has exhibited internationally in Asia, Australia, Europe, and USA, with three solo exhibitions in Indonesia and Singapore. In 2013, he exhibited in Welcome To The Jungle at Yokohama Museum of Art, Japan, and Contemporary Art Museum Kumamoto, Japan. He is a founding member of the Indonesia artist-activist collective Taring Padi since 1998. Muhammad’s work is in the permanent collections of the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Palace Museum Yogyakarta, Queensland Art Gallery of Australia, and Singapore Art Museum, as well as private collections around the world.
Read MoreMuhammad ‘Ucup’ Yusuf is an artist based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Muhammad graduated from the Indonesian Institute of Art (ISI) in 1995. In 2012, he was finalist for the Graphic Trienalle V, Indonesia, and Bandung Contemporary Art Award. His accolades include Mural Hikayat Indonesia at Museum Palace Yogyakarta, Indonesia (2009), and Best Painting in the Reflections of an Era exhibition, Fine Art Department ISI, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Museum Vredeburg Fort Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (1998). Muhammad has exhibited internationally in Asia, Australia, Europe, and USA, with three solo exhibitions in Indonesia and Singapore. In 2013, he exhibited in Welcome To The Jungle at Yokohama Museum of Art, Japan, and Contemporary Art Museum Kumamoto, Japan. He is a founding member of the Indonesia artist-activist collective Taring Padi since 1998. Muhammad’s work is in the permanent collections of the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Palace Museum Yogyakarta, Queensland Art Gallery of Australia, and Singapore Art Museum, as well as private collections around the world.