Biography

Anagard is one of the most talented and skilled stencil artists in Indonesia, and has gathered international recognition thanks to his distinctive style. His artworks can be found in the streets of around the world.

 

The street artist, who lives and works from Yogyakarta, won in 2019 both the UOB painting of the year in Indonesia and South East Asia. His artwork, “Welcome Perdamaian, Goodbye Kedengkian” (Welcome Peace, Goodbye Hostility) is currently exhibited in Singapore at the UOB artspace.

 

The artist uses spray as his main medium and expresses his ideas using a mix of traditional and contemporary styles. Anagard’s murals usually feature just one or two humanlike figures, but the faces are either that of an animal's or are obscured by some type of mask. His work often incorporates traditional motifs and explores thematic approaches.

 

Anagard has exhibited in various group exhibitions both locally and internationally including Indonesia, Malaysia, Belgium, Australia. He has also been invited to street art festivals in Lithuania and Poland. Although he is well known in the street art scene, it is very rare to find his artworks in the context of art galleries. For Art Moments he has created unique set of artworks.

 

Born in 1984.

Lives and works in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

 

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2019     UOB Painting of the Year, UOB Plaza, Singapore

              Hooded Habitat, Yaw waY Gallery, Sydney, Australia

              Love Cat 2, Scriptorium Berlin, Berlin, Germany

2018     Art Over Hate, Nitiprayan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

              Kembali ke Jalur Yogya-Purworejo, Viavia Art Gallery Resto, Yogyakarta,

              Indonesia

2017     Voice of Wall 6 Hours Exhibition, Suryodiningratan Street, Yogyakarta,

              Indonesia

              Street Art City, Lurcy-Lévis, France

              Women, Politic, and Art, Sydney, Australia

2016     Dinding Toleransi, Via-Via Cafe and Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

              Beastly, Georgetown Festival, Penang, Malaysia

              Art for Orang Utan, Yogyakarta National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2015     Koalisi Cakrawala, Equator Festival Biennale Jogja XIII, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

              Vinyl Attack, REcord Store Day SMG, Semarang, Indonesia

2014     JOGJA AGRO POP, Equator Art Projects, Gillman Barracks, Singapore

2013     Meta AmukNusantara Exhibition, National Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia

 

Awards

2019    UOB Southeast Asian Painting of the Year

             UOB Painting of the Year Indonesia

             Finalist of the Stencil Art Prize

2013    Finalist of the Indonesia Art Award

             Finalist of the Nusantara Exhibition

2012    Finalist of the Jakarta Art Award International Painting Competition

2010    Finalist of the Jakarta Art Award International Painting Competition

             Finalist of the Young Sculptor Competition, International Cultural Center

             Pandaan

2007    Finalist of the Neo Nation, Yogyakarta Biennale IX, Indonesia

 

Residences:

2019    Socialinis Projektas, Marijampolės Kultūros Centras, Lithuania

2017    Global Art Residency, Lanaken, Belgium

2016    “Beastly” with Tutti Arts, Oz Asia Festival, Adelaide, Australia

              NA Arthouse, Jakarta, Indonesia

2015    “Same Direction” with POST Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania

2013    “Same Direction” with POST Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania

Exhibitions