BIOGRAPHY
Widi Wardani Purnama (b. 1998, Bandung, Indonesia) In his artistic practice, Widi explores the notion of relativity within art, particularly through the medium of painting. His work involves reinterpreting and critically examining the materials, elements, and conventions that have traditionally defined the practice of painting.
His exploration seeks to uncover alternative possibilities that challenge established approaches to the medium. Through processes of analysis, interpretation, deconstruction, and reconstruction, he examines and dismantles the assumptions, structures, and boundaries inherent in painting. He then reconfigures these deconstructed elements into new forms, relationships, and visual languages, opening up alternative ways of understanding and experiencing the medium. Through this approach, he invites audiences and fellow art practitioners to reconsider the possibilities of painting, while questioning how an artwork is constructed, perceived, interpreted, and evaluated.
For Widi, painting is far from an obsolete medium. Rather, it remains an evolving artistic territory with vast potential to be continuously questioned, deconstructed, reconstructed, and redefined through experimentation and critical engagement.
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATIONS
2023 - Fine Art, Bandung Institute of Technology
2020 - Art Education, Indonesian Education University
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 - Reconstruction, Sewu Satu, Jakarta, Indonesia
2022 - Wara Wiri Widi, Rachel Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
2021 - Contention, de Braga by Artotel, Bandung, Indonesia
2020 - Contention, Komuji, Bandung, Indonesia
Something In The Other, Virtual Art Exhibition
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026
Art Jakarta, Rachel Gallery, JIEXPO, Jakarta, Indonesia
Festival Seni Ornamen, Equalitera Art Space, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Art Jakarta Garden, Cans Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Room Art Fair, 25Hours Hotel The Oddbird, Cans Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Food for Thought, Dgallerie, Jakarta, Indonesia
Artemedia : Kontinum, Idealoka Gallery, Telkom University, Bandung, Indonesia
Art Jakarta Paper, Cans Gallery, Pondok Indah Mall 3, Jakarta, Indonesia
Art Jakarta Paper, Rachel Gallery, Pondok Indah Mall 3, Jakarta, Indonesia
25th Cans Gallery, Cans Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
2025
Art Jakarta, D’Gallerie, JIEXPO, Jakarta, Indonesia
A Fundarising Event, Rubanah Underground Hub, Jakarta, Indonesia
Art Jakarta Garden, Rachel Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
2024
BY THE BAY, ICAD, Jakarta, Indonesia
Art Jakarta, Rachel Gallery JIEXPO, Jakarta, Indonesia
Art Jakarta Garden, Rachel Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
2023
Art Jakarta, Rachel Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Bijaba 3, Thee Huis Gallery, Bandung, Indonesia
Art Jakarta Garden, Rachel Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
2022
Creart, Rachel Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
ICAD 12 Indonesia Contemporary Art and Design 12, Jakarta, Indonesia
Re-Bung #2, Thee Huis Gallery, Bandung, Indonesia
Art Jakarta, Rachel Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
I Wanna Dance #2, Rubanah Underground Hub, Jakarta, Indonesia
Terlanjur Basah, Nuart Sculpture Park, Bandung, Indonesia
Selaras Art, Virtual Art Exhibition
Sensasi Rasa Virtual Art Exhibition, Rachel Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Reverbnation, Isa Art, Wisma 46 BNI, Jakarta, Indonesia
2021
West Java Bienalle, Thee Huis Gallery, Bandung, Indonesia
Koleksi Karya Indonesia, Rubanah Underground Hub, Jakarta, Indonesia
Private Viewing, Rubanah Underground Hub, Jakarta, Indonesia
Pupuhu, Galeri Seni Popo Iskandar, Bandung, Indonesia
Shifting Spaces, Orbital Dago, Bandung, Indonesia
2020
Re-Bung #Bijaba2, Thee Huis Gallery, Bandung, Indonesia
Pameran Dari Rumah, Kemenparekraf RI, Jakarta,Indonesia
2019
Guyub Rupa 9 Rong, UNS, Semarang, Indonesia
Forget, Thee Huis Gallery, Bandung, Indonesia
Kontinu Diskontinu, UPI, Bandung, Indonesia
Pekan Seni 3, UNJ, Jakarta, Indonesia
2018
Flores Education Charity, Hotel Pavilijoen, Bandung, Indonesia
Agnitia, Thee Huis Gallery, Bandung, Indonesia
RESIDENCY & FELLOWSHIP
2026 - Maybank Foundation Artist Fellowship Programme, Kaki Seni, Malaysia
2021 - The Inhabitants: Adopt A Project (Residensi), Indeks , Jepang
AWARD
2019 - Mural, 3RD Place “Angkasa Pura”, Bandung, Indonesia