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Theresia Agustina Sitompul

Pasuruan, 5 Agustus 1981

My works are dealing with issues of (personal) memory, identity and rewriting histories within an intimate perspective in order to read social context.

So, visual objects merely
represent my memories from certain narratives that has been taken for granted as truth in our daily life. In a way, by creating the objects I want to bridge dialogue between my memory and my actual life, and reflecting the moment of remembrance and against forgetting.

I took inspiration from simple thing in life. My daily life, relation to my personal side, religious–including complex dilemma of my identity as a woman, a mother, and also about the values in life that I regard as a given truth. I tried to rewriting and recreating something that maybe taken for granted or forgotten. While I love to get inspirations as well from design and pop culture, fairytales and many others.

I realized that life is about arts. We can see arts in many aspects of our life, and by seeing arts, life become enriched by different perspectives.

Theresia Agustina S

Education

1999-2007 Fine Art dep. Printmaking, Institut Seni Indonesia, Yogyakarta
2009-2011 Postgraduate, Fine Art dep, Printmaking, Indonesia Institute of Art Yogyakarta

Affliations

2007 – now
Co-founder, Art Merdeka, Art Studio, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2001 – now
Co-founder, Grafis Minggiran, Printmaking Collective, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2015 – now
Lecturer Major of Printmaking, Fine Art, Indonesia Institute of Art, Surakarta

Solo Exhibitions

2021
DOA, Sangkring Art Project, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2019
Amygdala : Print and things, Artotle Yogyakarta, Indonesia


2014 – 2015
Pada Tiap Rumah Hanya Ada Seorang Ibu (within each house there is only a mother),
Tour Solo Exhibition
Bentara Budaya, Jakarta, Bali, Solo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


2012
Prints the Book of Genesis: Seeds of Peace
Lawang Wangi, Bandung, Indonesia


2011 Spirit of Noah
Bentara Budaya, Yogyakarta, Indonesia


2010
Happyartland
ViviYip art Room 2, Jakarta, Indonesia

Happyartland
S Bin Art Plus, Singapore


2009
Confession
Vivi Yip Art Room, Jakarta, Indonesia

Confession
Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia


2004
Yearning
Via-Via Cafe Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Group Exhibitions

Performance

2006
Perfurbance #2, Performance Art
Urban Festival, Shopping Centre, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2005
Perfurbance, Performance Art
Urban Festival, Kedai Kebun, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Team Artistik Be chic and Savvy Party
Hugos Café Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2004
Wayang Hip Hop #1 by LumeNation, Wed Action,
KedaiKebun, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Tim Artistik LUMENATION Dance Performance
Papilon Yogyakarta, Indonesia

220V Reality Alteration by LumeNation, Digital Art Festival,
Kampus Pasca Sarjana ISI Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Contrast, LumeNation feat Jade Dewi (Australia),
Special International Performers Show
Kedai Kebun Forum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Visual Art Stick Fighter by LumeNation
ISI Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Commissioned Work

2015
Circle of Life
MRA Building, Jakarta, Indonesia

2012
Flux
Indonesia Stock Exchange
Jakarta, Indonesia

The Turbine of Hope
Festival Salihara IV, Jakarta, Indonesia

Awards

2015
Nominee of Prudential Eye Art Award, Emerging Artist using Sculpture

2013
The winner of Young Artist Award, ArtJog 2013, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Finalist of the 2012-2013 Sovereign Asian Art Prize,
Espace Louis Vuitton Island Maison and W.Hotel, at Korea and Singapore
Finalists of Indonesian Art Awards Ideolect, Galeri Nasional Indonesia

2012
The 3rd Winner Indonesia Triennal Prinmaking IV

2005
The 1st Winner Belanja Grosir sambil Plesir, Mural Competition ITC, Surabaya

Press

2016
Galeri, Jurnal Galeri Nasional
Esquire Magazine

2015
Gatra, 23 April

2012
Tribun Yogya, October
Marie Claire Magazine

2011
Pipeline magazine, November
Elle Magazine, November

2010
Art Asia PasificVol. 05, Almanac, 2010
Written by Eloine W. Ng
Straits Times, December

2009
Tempo, March
Majalah Tempo, March
Koran Jakarta, April
Femina No. 18/XXXVII, May
StarMag (Malaysia)
MajalahTapian. July
Visual Arts Vol. 6, Juni/juli
A+ Magazine
Art Asia Pasific, Issue 6 5 Sept/Okt
Written by HendroWiyanto

2008
Kompas, September

Workshop

2018
Creative Team of Moekti, Art Theraphy
Dinas Kebudayaan DIY

2017
Workshop Seni Grafis, Pekan Seni Grafis Yogyakarta 2017
Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Workshop Sosialisasi Introduction to Printmaking
Dinas Kebudayaan Provinsi DIY, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Carbon Print and Introduction to Printmaking Workshop
for Art Patrons and Curators, Studio Grafis Minggiran, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2016
Art Therapy, Relief Print
Sayap Ibu Foundation, Kalasan, Indonesia

Creative Team of Moekti, Art Theraphy
Dinas Kebudayaan DIY

2013
Fun Carving and Air Rifle Print Workshop
Closing event of Jogja International Mini Print Forum,
Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI) Yogyakarta Campus Parking Space, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Etching and Drypoint Workshop
Part of fringe activities of Jogja International Mini Print Forum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2011
Collagraph Workshop, Parallel Event of Jogja Biennale XI
Negeri I Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2009
Relief Print and Hardboard Cut Workshop, Exposigns 25 Years ISI Yogyakarta
JEC, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2007
Intaglio Workshop, Jogja Printmaking
Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2006
Intaglio Workshop, OPEN STUDIO Grafis Minggiran
Cemeti Art House, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2005
Saltprint Workshop for Art Students from ISI Yogyakarta
Studio Grafis Minggiran, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2004
Saltprint ‘Javanesia”
Java Café dan Resto, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2003
Silkscreen Workshop for Disnakerrans (Department of Labour and Transmigration
Hotel Kayu Manis, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Intaglio Workshop for Art Students from Universitas Negeri Jakarta
Studio Grafis Minggiran, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Salt Print by Devy Ferdianto (Rumah Grafis Tjidamur)
Studio Grafis Minggiran, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Mural Painting with Kampung Minggiran Members, Parallel Event FKY XV ‘Reply”
Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2002
Printmaking Workshop for High School Students from Ambulu, Jember
Studio Grafis Minggiran, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Talks

2017
July
Seminar Seni Grafis, Pekan Seni Grafis Yogyakarta 2017
Members Theresia Agustina Sitompul and Maryanto involved in the panel discussion
Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

June
Panel Discussion : Eksistensi Kelompok Seni Grafis
dan Pegrafis Perempuan Dalam Kancah Seni Rupa Indonesia
at the Open Look Printmaking Exhibition
Bentara Budaya Soejatmoko, Surakarta, Indonesia

2016
October
Yogyakarta Open Studio 2016

2015
September
Invited as Keynote Speaker at Bincang Seni Grafis Hari Ini
Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta, Indonesia