Erica Hestu Wahyuni

About the Artist

Erica is hailed as one of the most promising artists from Indonesia. She studied painting at the prestigious Indonesian Fine Art Institute in Yogyakarta, Indonesia and Surikov Institute of Art, Russia. Her paintings are usually unpretentious expressions of herself and they reflect her experiences and interests. Erica’s art may be childlike, but they are certainly not simplistic. Each work contains interesting narrative qualities, which reveal the worldview of the artist.

Education

Indonesian Fine Art Institute in Yogyakarta,
Surikov Institute of Art, Russia.

Exhibition

1990
Exhibition of sketches at the Taman Budaya ( Cultural Park ), Yogyakarta
1991
Group Exhibition on the 32nd Year of the Sanggar Bambu at Widya Manggala, Yogyakarta
Painting Exhibition of the ISI’s Eighth Dies Natalis, Yogyakarta
Painting Exhibition of the Cultural Festival of Yogyakarta ( FKY ) at the Vredeburg Fort, Yogyakarta
1992
Group Exhibition on the Sanggar Bambu at Taman Budaya Solo. Indonesia
1993
Painting Exhibition of the ISI’s Ninth Dies Natalis, Yogyakarta
Exhibition of PEKSIMINAS ( The Week Of Arts of National Students ) in Bali
International Triennale Competition of Painting, Osaka 1993, Japan
Exhibition of the Six ( BERENAM ) at Tempo building of Bureau branch for Central Java and Yogyakarta
Exhibition of the Four ( BEREMPAT ) at Baleanda Gallery, Yogyakarta
1994
Exhibition of Indonesia Woman Painters at the Taman Mini, Jakarta Exhibition of “LINGKAR’89” at Purna Budaya, Yogyakarta
Exhibition of the 2nd Lustrum of the ISI Yogyakarta at Taman Budaya, Yogyakarta Exhibition of “27 Painters of Ujung Gunung “ at Shini Art Gallery, Bali
1995
Exhibition of “ Sixth Dimension “ at the Arts Building, Jakarta
Group Exhibition at the Sultan Palace, Yogyakarta
1996
Group Exhibition, Lorin & Kristy Fine Art Gallery and Geleri Santi
At TRESORS, The International Fine Art Fair, Singapore
A New Wave Group Exhibition, organized by Santi Gallery at Pekan, Raya, Jakarta ( PRJ ), Jakarta, Indonesia
1997
Group Exhibition, Lorin & Kristy Fine Art Gallery and Geleri Santi
At TRESORS, The International Fine Art Fair, Singapore
1998
Sisi Lain Orang Indonesia & Negerinya Group Exhibition at Santi Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
1999
Women Imaging Women Group Exhibition, at the Cultural Center of The Philippines, The University of the Philipines
Exhibition of Two ( Berdua ) with Made Surita, at the Chijmes Building, Singapore
2000
Aliansi Jumalis Independent ( AJI ) Group Exhibition, at Bentarta Budaya , Yogyakarta , Indonesia
To Russia with Art Yayasan Seni Rupa Indonesia Group Exhibition in Moscow, October 2000
Group Exhibition at Linda Gallery, 03-17 December 2000, Jakarta, Indonesia
Group Exhibition at Sembilan Gallery, 16 December 2000, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2001
Solo Exhibition, Linda Gallery Jakarta, October 2001
Solo Exhibition, Linda Gallery Singapore, November 2001
2002
Solo Exhibition at Linda Gallery Singapore, November 2002
Solo Exhibition, Linda Gallery Jakarta, December 2002
2005
Balinese Feast. Group Exhibition, Linda Gallery Singapore, May 2005
Celebration of South East Asian Paintings, Group Exhibition Linda Gallery Singapore, July 2005
Contemporary Art, Group Exhibition, Linda Gallery Jakarta, October 2005
Global Entrepolis @ Singapore 2005, Opening Ceremony, Suntec Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore