Wedhar Riyadi

Lives and works in Yogyakarta, Indonesia | Born 1980
Wedhar Riyadi is part of a group of Indonesian artists whose work is deeply influenced by a period of transformation marked by the fall of the Suharto regime, the subsequent transition to democracy, and the rising influence of popular culture on local entertainment. Recently, his practice has focused on combining natural and man-made elements within a single composition, exploring both the tension and interconnectedness that arise when these two forces coexist.

Recent solo exhibitions include Light and Shadow at Ames Yavuz Gallery, Singapore (2023); and Slices at Ames Yavuz Gallery, Singapore (2019). He participated in the 9th, 10th, and 11th edition of ARTJOG (2016, 2017, 2018) and The 7th Asia Pacific Triennale of Contemporary Art (2012). In addition to numerous private collections worldwide, his works are included in the collections of the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Australia; National Gallery of Victoria, Australia; Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art, Australia; and Tumurun Museum, Indonesia.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
1999 - 2006 BA, Indonesia Institute of the Art (ISI), Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2025 In Between Stillness, ara contemporary, Jakarta, Indonesia
2023 Light & Shadow, Yavuz Gallery, Singapore
2019 Slices, Yavuz Gallery, Singapore
2014 Bones After Bones: Echo, Yavuz Fine Art, Singapore
2013 Bones After Bones: Shadow, Arndt Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2011 Daging & Pedang, Kagaduhan di Negeri Yang Subur, Ark Galerie, Jakarta, Indonesia
2008 Expression of Desire, Ark Galerie, Jakarta, Indonesia
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Selected Groups Exhibitions
2025 Art Jakarta, ara contemporary, Jakarta, Indonesia
ARTSUBS: Material Ways, Balai Pemuda, Surabaya, Indonesia
ARTJOG 2025: Amalan (in collaboration with Devfto Printmaking Institute), Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
We Begin with Everything, ara contemporary, Jakarta, Indonesia
2024 Sumbangsih Dermawan Seni Berhadiah, Festival Seni Cetak Grafis, Galeri R.J. Katamsi Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Yogyakrta, Indonesia
Beyond The Surface: New Poetics in Still Life, Ruang Dini, Bandung, Indonesia
Backscatter, Chili Art Project, London, UK
Surakusuma - Mangkunegaran Art Garden, Pracima Tuin, Pura Mangkunegaran Surakarta, Solo, Indonesia
Salon et Cetera, Ace House Collective, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Head in the Clouds, Plan X Gallery, Milan, Italy
Nougthies by Nature, Gajah Gallery Yogyakarta, Indonesia & Singapore
Crossing Boundaries: Contemporary Figurative Perspective, Tang Contemporary, Hong Kong
Objecting Reality, Woaw Gallery, Hong Kong
Seeing Things, Kohesi initiatives, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2023 Indonesian Painting I: Vita Activa, Nadi Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Broken White Project #18: Incipit Tragoedia Incipit Parodia, Ace House Collective, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2021 Falling, Tang Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
2020 Closer Than They Appear, Yavuz Gallery, Singapore
ARTJOG: RESILIENCE, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2019 Ripples: Indonesian Contemporary Art, Taipei Dangdai, ROH Projects Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2018 Bangkit/Arise: An International Arts Exchange & Residency, San Fransisco, California, USA
Manifesto 6: Multipolar, Seni Rupa Setelah 20 Tahun Reformasi, National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
The Primacy of Seeing, Semarang Gallery, Semarang, Indonesia
2017 ARTJOG 10: Changing Perspective, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, indonesia
2016 ARTJOG 9: Universal Influence, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2015 Belum Ada Judul, Sangkring Art Space, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Polychromatic, Greenhost Hotel Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Awang-awangan, Langgeng Art Foundation, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2014 Mooi Indie, Beautiful Indies Indonesian Art Now, Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art, Adelaide, Australia
2013 Asian Art Biennial, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art, Taichung, Taiwan
Sip! Indonesian Art Today, Arndt Gallery Berlin, Berlin, Germany
2012 Asia Pasific Triennale 7, Queensland Art Galeri/Galeri of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia
Jogja Agro Pop, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2011 Jogja Biennale XI, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Finding Me, Semarang Gallery, Semarang, Middle Java, Indonesia
Indonesian Eye, Ciputra Artpreneur Centre, Jakarta & Saatchi Gallery, London
2010 Digit(all), Umah Seni Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
2009 Jogja Jamming, Jogja Biennale X, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Exposign, Jogja Expo Centre, Yogyakarta Kado, Nadi Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Utan Kayu Literary Biennale 2009, Galeri Salihara, Jakarta, Indonesia
Tapology of Flatness, Edwin Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Next Wave, Avanthay Contemporary, Zurich, Swiss Tales From Wounded Land, Tyler Rollins Gallery, New York, USA
Freedom In Geekdom, Nadi Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
2008 Highlight, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Wanakio 2008, Okinawa, Japan
Refresh: new strategies in Indonesian Contemporary Art, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Singapore
Hello Print, Edwin's Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Manifesto, National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
A Slice of Indonesian Contemporary Art, Soka Gallery, Beijing, China
Perang Kembang, Bentara Budaya, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Utopia Negativa, Langgeng Gallery, Magelang, Indonesia
Lullaby, V-Art Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2007 Get It (W)all, France Culture Centre, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Agaris Koboi, Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Black Urban Art, Bandung, Jakarta, Surabaya, and Yogyakarta, Indonesia
T-Shirt from March, Bentara Budaya, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
One Month Shop, Kedai Kebun Forum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Imagined Affandi, Gedung Arsip Nasional, Jakarta, Indonesia
Popscape: Everyday In Indonesia, CCP, Phillippines
Visualisasi Parikan Gendhakan, Bentara Budaya, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Shout Out, Yogyakarta Art Festival XIX, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Bung Ayo Bung!, Pameran 100 tahun Affandi, Museum Affandi, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Bocor#2, Cemeti Art House, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Superb Ambition, Plaza Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia
Artvertising, National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Neo-Nation, Yogyakarta Biennale 2007, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2006 Serangan Sendu Bulan Gerimis, Kafe Deket Rumah, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Terror, Intersection for The Art, San Fransisco, USA
Art for Jogja, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Paper Soles, Via-via Kafe, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Tributes, Cemeti Art House, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Young Arrow, Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta,
Indonesia Midnight Live Mural Project, Beringharjo Centre, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2005 Pseudo Still Life: Object and it’s Aura, Galeri Semarang, Semarang Indonesia
CP Open Biennale (collaboration with Daging Tumbuh), Jakarta, Indonesia
Ayo Ngguyu, Bentara Budaya, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Pra Biennale Bali 2005, V-Art Galleri & Museum Affandi, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Re:Publik Art, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2004 Persepsi Dalam Vibrasi, Edwin's Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Unidentified Fucking Object, Kedai Kebun Forum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Burn The Space, CC DOC studio, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Barcode, Yogyakarta Arts Festival XVI, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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Collections
Tumurun Private Museum, Solo, Indonesia
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA), Brisbane,
Queensland, Australia
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Akili Museum of Art, Jakarta, Indonesia
Selected Award & Prizes
2008 Academic Art Award, The Young Artist for Painting, Indonesian Institute of the Arts & Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2000 Best Sketch, Fine Art Faculty, Indonesia Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
1999 Pratita Adhi Karya for the Best Oil Painting, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Media
2024 Duet Pelukis R.E. Hartanto dan Wedhar Riyadi Pamerkan Karya Still Life di Bandung
Author: TEMPO
http://tempo.co/teroka/duet-pelukis-r-e-hartanto-dan-wedhar-riyadi-pamerkan-karya-still-life-di-bandung-1165873
2019 Wedhar Riyadi: Art is a Universal Language
Author: High Net Worth
https://hnworth.com/article/spend/culture/wedhar-riyadi-art-is-a-universal-language/
2018 5 Young And Emerging Indonesian Artists That You Need To Know
Author: Tatler
https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/arts/5-young-and-emerging-indonesian-artists
2017 Indonesia’s Young Artist: Wedhar Riyadi
Author: PRESTIGE
https://www.prestigeonline.com/id/pursuits/indonesias-young-artist-wedhar-riyadi/
2017 Instalasi Seni Floating Eyes Karya Wedhar Riyadi
Author: TEMPO
https://data.tempo.co/foto/detail/P3005201700127/instalasi-seni-floating-eyes-karya-wedhar-riyadi
2017 Mengenal Lebih Dekat Wedhar Riyadi Si 'Bola Mata' di Artjog 10
Author: Detik
https://hot.detik.com/spotlight/d-3509335/mengenal-lebih-dekat-wedhar-riyadi-si-bola-mata-art-jog-10
2017 The Twisted World of Wedhar Riyadi
Author: VICE
https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-twisted-world-of-wedhar-riyadi/
2015 ‘Chaos and Violence but With Dashes of Humor’: Artist Wedhar Riyadi
Author: The Jakarta Globe
https://jakartaglobe.id/culture/chaos-violence-dashes-humor-artist-wedhar-riyadi
2013 Wedhar Riyadi Hari Ini
Author: Sarasvati
https://sarasvati.co.id/exhibition/11/wedhar-riyadi-hari-ini/
2012 Wedhar Riyadi, Seniman yang Terjerumus di Dunia Komik
Author: Penebar
http://www.penebar.com/2012/01/wedhar-riyadi-seniman-yang-terjerumus.html
2011 Wedhar Riyadi
Author: Biennale Jogja
https://www.biennalejogja.org/2011/indonesia-artist/wedhar-riyadi-2/
2008 Wedhar Riyadi
Author: DGI
https://dgi.or.id/inspiration/interview/wedhar-riyadi.html
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Selected Works

Bouquet

2025, oil on canvas, 90 x 70 cm

Versus #2

2025, oil on canvas, 60 x 50 cm

Versus #1

2025, oil on canvas, 60 x 50 cm

The Light That Remains

2025, oil on canvas, 150 x 200 cm

Loro Bonyo

2025, oil on canvas, 150 x 170 cm

Recess

2025, oil on canvas, 150 x 150 cm

Hollow Inside

2025, oil on canvas, 150 x 150 cm

Another Light

2025, oil on canvas, 150 x 150 cm

Cookies Construction

2025, oil on canvas, 150 x 120 cm

Amber Grid

2025, oil on canvas, 120 x 90 cm

Containers #2

2024, oil on canvas, 60 x 50 cm

The Party's Over

2024, oil on canvas, 40 x 30 cm

Pale Pilea

2024, oil on canvas, 40 x 30 cm

Silent Garden

2024, oil on canvas, 200 x 150 cm

The Stack

2024, oil on canvas, 120 x 80 cm

Flattened Face #4,

2022, oil on canvas, 60 x 45 cm

The Tower

2022, oil on canvas, 200 x 150 cm

Domestic Dear

2023, oil on canvas, 200 x 150 cm

Exhibition