Heri Dono |
(b. 1960, Indonesian) |
b. Jakarta, Indonesia, 1960. Studied at ISI / Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta from 1980-87. He also studied shadow puppetry with Sukasman in Yogyakarta (1987-88). He has had solo exhibitions in Indonesia, Switzerland, Australia, Japan and the UK and has participated in group exhibitions in Indonesia, The Netherlands, Austria, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, China, Korea and India. He received an award as Best Young Painter from the Alliance Francaise and Bandung Institute of Technology in 1989; Lempad Prize from Sanggar Dewata Indonesia in 1992; Prince Claus Award in 1998; UNESCO Prize for International Art Biennial, Shanghai, China in 2000; and the 2nd Annual Enku Grand Awards, Gifu Prefectural Government, Japan in 2002. Known internationally for his contemporary installation work, Heri Dono also frequently collaborates with traditional artisans and artists in order to complement his installations with performance art, which sometimes involve a large number of participants. |
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