Jumaldi Alfi
(b. 1973, Lintau, Sumatra) is one of the most dynamic and influential artists on the
Indonesian contemporary art scene today. A painter pur sang, Alfi came to international
attention in the late ‘90s as one of the founding members of the influential art group Jendela,
whose focus on aesthetic and material exploration within a more formalist and personal
territory introduced a fresh dynamic into the world of Indonesian contemporary art.
Alfi is particularly known for his compelling personal iconography of visual signs, reflecting
existential and spiritual experience on both, an individual and collective level. In creating his
comprehensive painting series such as Blackboard Paintings or, more recently, the series of
Melting Memories, he draws on a scope of references from text to empirical objects of the
natural world to Renaissance paintings and his own memories; the effect of his work being at
once mysterious and intimate. Alfi lives and works in Yogyakarta, Indonesia and has
exhibited extensively in Indonesia as well as internationally.
Education
2018 Artist in Residence, Project Eleven with Victoria College of The Arts (VCA), NORMA
REDPATH STUDIO, Faculty of VCA & MCM University of Melbourne
2010 Artist in Residence, STPI (Singapore Tyler Print Institute), Singapore
1999 Indonesian Institute of Fine Arts (ISI, Institut Seni Indonesia) Yogyakarta, Indonesia
1993 Indonesian High School of Arts (SMSR), Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Solo Exhibitions
2025
Never Ending Stories, Kiniko Art, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2024
Never Ending Stories, D’Gallerie Jakarta, Jakarta Selatan, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia
Taman Rasa, Mees Van Dewiele, Gent, Belgium
2022
Taman Rasa, Kiniko Art Room, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Trajectory of Existential Memory, Galeri Ruang Dini, Bandung, Indonesia
2020
Footnote, SaRanG Building, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Digital Spiritualism, SaRanG Building, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2018
Blackboard Paintings, LATAR, Jakarta, Indonesia
2016
Sanata Dharma University Gallery, Yogyakarta,
Indonesia
2014
Myth Sisyphus, Art Basel Hong Kong with Edwin’s Gallery, Hong Kong, China
Melting Memories/Rereading Landscape, Mooi Indies, ARNDT Gallery, Singapore
2013
Jumaldi Alfi’s, Blackboard Paintings, Primo Marella Gallery, Milan, Italy
Re-PLAY #3, Jumaldi Alfi, OFCA International, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2012
Asian One, Art Hong Kong with Sin Sin Gallery, Hong Kong, China
2011
Melting Memories #2, Nadi Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Nightswimmer, Metis Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Melting Memories, STPI (Singapore Tyler Print Institute), Singapore
2010
Life/ Art #101: Never Ending Lesson, Sangkring Art Space, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Life/ Art #101: Never Ending Lesson, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2008
Colour Guide Series, Nadi Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
2006
Alfi, iPreciation Fine Art Gallery, Singapore
2003
Cover, Centre Culturel Français, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Current Trend, Regent Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia
2001
Alfi-Lukis, Lontar Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Derau-Noise, Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
1998
Rekonstruksi, Aikon, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Group Exhibitions
(Selected)
2025
Gemah Ripah #3, Le Gareca, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Aura Kertas, Jiwa Gallery, Jiwa Jawi, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Pada Kertas, Sakato Art Community, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
On Showing, Acehouse Collective, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Bang Kulon Nyabarang Ngetan, Gelanggang Inovasi dan Kreatifitas (GIK UGM),
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Art Jakarta with Kiniko Art, JIExpo Kemayoran, Jakarta, Indonesia
Memorabilia Haji Widayat, Museum H.Widayat & Art Space, Magelang, Indonesia
Continuum 25th Anniversary of CAN’S Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Masih Bernadi Group Exhibition Celebrating 25th of Nadi Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
NUDE: Sex, Gender & Eroticism in Indonesian Art, Art Moments, Agora Exhibition Hall
11th Floor, Jakarta, Indonesia
Contemporary Art Through The Eyes of The Artist, Lanö Contemporary Art Gallery, Bali,
Indonesia
Saling Sapa, Bale Black Box Laboratory, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
$$$ (Suara-Suara Studio), Museum dan Tanah Liat, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Salon et Cetera, Ace House Collective – Langgeng Art Space, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Keep The Fire On #11 The New Flare, Survive Garage, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Guru Terkembang Jadi Bentuk by Sakato Art Community, OHD Museum, Magelang,
Indonesia
Past-Present: Arts School in Indonesia, Indonesian School of The Hague, Wassenaar,
Netherlands
Gemah Ripah II: Jagad Kreatif Jogja, Padepokan Seni Bagong Kussudiradja, Yogyakarta,
Indonesia
Maa Ledungga #4, Pesta Seni Panen Padi, Huntu Art Distrik, Gorontalo, Indonesia
2024
Focus Art Fair with Sewu Satu, Saatchi Gallery, London
Artsub: Ways of Dreaming, Pos Block, Surabaya, Jawa Timur, Indonesia
Art Jakarta 2024 with D’Gallerie and Kiniko Art, Jiexpo Kemayoran, Jakarta Pusat, DKI
Jakarta, Indonesia
Tjoekoep Tjoekoep Tjoekoep!, Galeri R.J. Katamsi ISI Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Mantagi Rupa Art Exhibition by Sakato Art Community, SaRang Building Blok II,
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Tarian Langit, Gedung Muhammadiyah, Srengenge Art Space, Kota Batu, Jawa Timur,
Indonesia
Story and Tension Art Exhibition, Museum Bronbeek, Arnhem, Netherland
Berdiang di Perapian Buya Syafii, Kiniko Art, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Art Jakarta Gardens with Ruci Art, Hutan Kota by Plataran, Jakarta, Indonesia
Kala Taruntum, Prasidha 93, Cans Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Pameran Peace and Harmony, Benteng Vredeburg Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Eclectic, Mees-Van De Wiele Galerie, Kouter 22, Gent, Belgium
Kayu In Viaggio, XV PROJECT, Bali - Raja Ampat, Indonesia
2023
The Footprints We Carry Home, Sangkring Art Space, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Art Jakarta Gardens 2023 (Ruci Art Space), Hutan Kota by Plataran Jakarta, Indonesia
Seni AGAWE SANTOSA, Semarang Gallery, Semarang, Indonesia
Nyanyian Sunyi, Gedung Dakwah Muhammadiyah Pasuruan, Jawa Timur, Indonesia
Wiwitan Pasa, Mapolda DIY, Indonesia
Jogfest, The Ratan, Sewon, Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Soul for the Fine Arts ( IKASSRI #6 ), Pendhapa Art Space, Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Kita Berteman Sudah Lama, Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Aesthetic Defence Mechanism, Galeri Teras Nuart Sculpture Park, Bandung, Indonesia
Wirid Kebangsaan, Kiniko Art, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
MetamorfosArt #5, Galeri Nusantara, Semarang, Indonesia
“Sub-Values” by Srisasanti Gallery, Galeri R.J. Katamsi, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
PSGY 2023, Kiniko Art Room, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Blossoming Curiosity (Indonesian – Thailand Collaborative Painting Exhibition), The
National Gallery of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand
Pameran Seni Rupa ‘MAHROJAN’ (Gebyar Seni Budaya Santri 2023), Semarang Gallery,
Taman Srigunting Kota Lama, Semarang, Indonesia
ART JAKARTA 2023, JIExpo Kemayoran Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Kiniko Art Management
- wARTa Management
Do you hear the invisible sound?, Art Agenda S’pore, Singapore
Face to Face, Biasa Art, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
2022
Mata Air Bangsa, OHD Museum, Magelang, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia
Flow Yogya Annual Art #7, Sangkring Art Space, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Bakaba #8 Noise, SaRanG Building II, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Art Jakarta 2022, Jakarta Covention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia
Nadi Gallery 22nd Anniversary, Nadi Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Bridge of Colours Indonesian Painting Exhibition, National Gallery of Thailand Bangkok
Self Potrait, Exhibition by Prasidha 93, Galeri R.J. Katamsi, ISI Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Bentang Bontang, Sarinah Thamrin, Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia
Can’s Gallery 21st Anniversary, Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia
2021
Influx : Inauguration, Ruang Dini, Bandung, Indonesia
Twentyfive, Gajah Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
KSRJ (Kelompok Seni Rupa Jendela), Art Basel HK, Gajah Gallery
Yogya Annual Art #6, Sangkring Art Space, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Verstige, Group Exhibition, Sri Sasanti Syndicate, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Daya Hidup, Museum dan Tanah Liat, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2020
ArtJog 2020 : Resilience, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
(Re) Imagining The Image, Gajah Gallery, Singapore
Roots #1, Bilai Art Space, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Oppo Virtual Art Jakarta, Facade Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Pameran Amal Covid-19, Padepokan Seni Bagong Kussudiardja
Pause, Rewind, Forward #1, Kiniko Art Room, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
PRASIDHA 93,Visual Art Exhibition, Kiniko Art Room, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2019
Recent Works, Cult Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mind, Kiniko Art Room, Jogjakarta, Indonesia
80 Nan Ampuh, Kiniko Art Room, Jogjakarta, Indonesia
Bebas, Sakato Art Community, Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Representasi 3, Pendopo Art Space, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Incumbent, Sangkring Art Space, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Art Jakarta, Rachel Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
2018
Art Taipei DangDai, Roh Project, Taiwan
Bakaba #7, Sakato Art Community, Jogja Gallery, Indonesia
Skectches & Drawing, LATAR, Jakarta, Indonesia
Redraw III, UGAHARI, Edwin’s Gallery, Indonesia
September Art Project, Malang, Indonesia
Kiniko Art Project, Kiniko Art Management, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Art Jakarta, Edwin’s Gallery, Indonesia
Prisoner Of Hope, 100Years Hendra Gunawan, Ciputra Artpreneur, Jakarta, Indonesia
PostFEst2018, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta, Indonesia
2017
Art Stage Singapore with Nadi and Edwin’s Gallery, Singapore
WRITTEN IN THE SKY with Honold Fine Art, TONYRAKA Art gallery, Bali Alfi, Zakii, Jai,
Cult gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Art Stage Jakarta with Edwin’s and Rachel gallery,
Jakarta
CELEBRATING DIVERSITY, LATAR, Jakarta, Indonesia
LINKAGE 20th OHD Museum, Magelang, Indonesia
Seninjong, Pelataran Djoko Pekik, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Suka Pari Suka, Pelataran Djoko Pekik, Yogyakarta,
Indonesia
Pink Project #3, Kiniko Art Management, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
BAKABA #6, organized by sakato art community, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2016
Ritiro, Kayu curated by Lucie Fontaine, Chicken Church, Magelang, Indonesia
Ritiro, Kayu curated by Lucie Fontaine, Rumah Wayang Topeng, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
Art Taipei with Edwin’s gallery, Taipei, China
Follow the White Cube, Honold Fine Art gallery, Bisma Eight, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
Bazaar Art Jakarta with Edwin’s gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Artists’ Engagement with Art History, YOS Yogyakarta Open Studio, Yogyakarta,
Indonesia Poetical State of Mind. Jumaldi Alfi, Yusra Martunus, Handiwirman Saputra.
NAFA galleries, Singapore
South East Asia Triennale Plus, National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta,
Indonesia The Sea is Calling, Honold Fine Art gallery, Bisma Eight, Ubud,
Bali, Indonesia The Fundamentals in Art, Part 1: Figure, ARNDT Gallery,
Singapore
At the Still Point, curated by Tony Godfrey, LAF, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Bakaba #5, organized by Sakato Art Community, Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Art Basel Hong Kong with Nadi Gallery, Hong Kong, China
Redraw II: Discovery, Edwin’s Gallery, Jakarta,
Indonesia
2015
70 Years Republic of Indonesia, curated by Jim Supangkat, National Gallery of
Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Don't Shoot the Painter, UBS Collection exhibition, Villa Reale, Galleria d'Arte Moderna,
Milan, Italy
Six Degrees of Separation, Canna Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Pameran Dies Natalis, ISI Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Archive, Yogyakarta Open Studio #3, OFCA International, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Randang dan Rendang, Bakaba #4, organized by Sakato Art Community, Jogja Gallery,
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Medium of Living, Martell 300 Tricentennaire exhibition, Edwin's Gallery, Jakarta,
Indonesia
Art Basel Hong Kong with ARNDT Gallery, Hong Kong, China
Art Stage Singapore with ARNDT Gallery, Singapore
20+2 Years Anniversary Show, ARNDT Gallery,
Singapore
2014
Hospitality, Berlin Open Studio #1, Studio Fendry Ekel, Berlin, Germany
International Relation, Yogyakarta Open Studio #2, OFCA International, Yogyakarta,
Indonesia Intersection: Latin America and South East Asian Contemporary, Sangkring
Art Space, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Intersection: Latin America and South East Asian Contemporary, Gajah Gallery,
Singapore and Galeria Habana, Havana, Cuba
Art Stage Singapore with ARNDT Gallery, Singapore
Pameran Fiesta Kota Tua, Jakarta, Indonesia
Art Basel Hong Kong with Nadi Gallery, Hong Kong, China
Kini. Bakaba #3, organized by Sakato Art Community, Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2013
Map of Association, Yogyakarta Open Studio #1, OFCA International, Yogyakarta,
Indonesia Peristiwa Sebuah Kelas, Forum Ceblang Ceblung, Sangkring Art Space,
Yogyakarta, Indonesia Istanbul Art Fair with Yavuz Fine Art, Istanbul, Turkey
Pameran Seni Rupa di Rumah Warga, 8th Anniversary Jatiwangi Artfactory,
Majalengka, Indonesia
10 Years After, Sin Sin Gallery, Hong Kong, China
Jiwa Ketok dan Kebangsaan, National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Non Ekspresi, Surakarta, Indonesia
Kindred By Choice (w. Martin Kippenberger, Fendry Ekel, Andy Warhol, Entang Wiharso and
Daniel Richter), ARNDT Gallery, Singapore ART JOG, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta
Me, Jumaldi Alfi and Heri Dono, Art Basel Hong Kong with Edwin's Gallery, Hong Kong,
China
Prague Biennale 6, Prague, Czech Republic
Art13, London's Global Art Fair with Primo Marella Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Indonesian Pavilion, Art Stage Singapore, Singapore
Weight of History. The Collectors Show, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
2012
The Window of Jendela, OHD Museum, Magelang, Indonesia
A Sign of Absence, Edwin's Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia Earthly Evocation, Sin Sin
Gallery, Hong Kong, China
2x2, Eilleen Kaminsky Foundation, New York
Estate, curated by Lucie Fountain, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York
Yogyakarta – 5 Artists From Indonesia, Marc Straus Gallery, New York Reclaim.doc,
Gallery Nasional, Jakarta
Legacy, Esa Sampoerna Art Museum, Surabaya – Indonesia
2011
Documenting Now: Person to Person, UPT Gallery, Yogyakarta – Indonesia
Back to the Future, Sangkring Art Space, Yogyakarta – Indonesia
ARTJOG, Yogya Art Fair, Yogyakarta - Indonesia
Homo Ludens, Emmitan Gallery, Surabaya - Indonesia
Bayang, the National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta
Hong Kong International Art Fair (ART HK 11)”, with Nadi Gallery, Hong Kong Art Stage
Singapore 2011, Gajah Gallery; STPI, Singapore
Art Amsterdam, Metis Gallery, Amsterdam
2010
The Show Must Go On, celebrating the 10th anniversary of Nadi Gallery, the National
Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta
Unity: The Return to Art, Wendt Gallery, New York
Hong Kong International Art Fair (ART HK 10)”, Nadi Gallery, Hong Kong
Homo Ludens, Emmitan Gallery, Surabaya – Indonesia
Space and Image, Ciputra World Marketing Gallery,
Jakarta
Transfiguration, Jakarta Art District, Jakarta
Masih Ada Gus Dur, Langgeng Gallery, Magelang, Yogyakarta – Indonesia
Bakaba, Sakato Art Community, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta - Indonesia
2009
Biennale Jogja X 2009, Sangkring Art Space II, Yogyakarta - Indonesia Kado #2, Nadi
Gallery, Jakarta
Two Sides of Solitude: Jumaldi Alfi and Andy Dewantoro, Garis Art Space, Jakarta
Diverse – 40 x 40: Andy Dewantoro, Jumaldi Alfi, Nasirun, Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong
2nd Odyssey, Srisasanti Gallery, Yogyakarta - Indonesia
Reach for the Heart, Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong
Awareness, Indonesian Art Today, Canvas International Art, Amsterdam
The Topology of Flatness, Edwin Gallery, Jakarta
In Rainbow, Esa Sampoerna Art House, Surabaya - Indonesia
Shanghai Art Fair, Nadi Gallery, Shanghai, China
Hong Kong International Art Fair (ART HK 09), Nadi Gallery, Hong Kong
Jendela – A Play of the Ordinary, NUS Museum,
Singapore Friendship Code, Syang Art Space,
Magelang - Indonesia
2008
Ruang dan Waktu, V’art Gallery, Yogyakarta - Indonesia
Expose #1 - A Presentation of Indonesian Contemporary Art by Deutsche Bank & Nadi
Gallery, Four Seasons Hotel, Jakarta
Alfi Painting Series & Handiwirman Saputra: Exterior, Inside View—Interior, Outside
View, ShContemporary 08, organized by Nadi Gallery, Jakarta Manifesto, the National
Gallery, Jakarta CIGE 2008 (China International Gallery Exposition), Nadi Gallery,
Beijing
A Slice Indonesian Contemporary Art, Soka Contemporary Center, Beijing
Indonesian Invasion, Sin Sin Fine Art,
Hongkong Tribes _ Group 3, Sin Sin Fine Art,
Hongkong
2007
Shanghai Art Fair, Langgeng Gallery, Shanghai
Cilukba!/Peekaboo!, KSRJ (Kelompok Seni Rupa Jendela), Valentine Willie Fine Art,
Kuala Lumpur Fetish Part I, Biasa Gallery, Seminyak, Bali
Indonesia Time, V-Art Gallery, Yogyakarta – Indonesia
IVAA book aid vol. 01/07, Nadi Gallery, Jakarta
Common Grounds, A glimpse of Indonesian contemporary art, Gallery Nasional, Jakarta
Contemporary Indonesian Art Now, Nadi Gallery, Jakarta
2006
ICON: Retrospective, Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta – Indonesia Tobacco Wedding and Art,
Magelang,
Indonesia
2005
Oven View, Biasa Gallery, Seminyak, Bali -
Indonesia Beauty and Terror, Loft Gallery, Paris,
France Indonesian Contemporary Art, iPreciation,
Singapore
Re-Reading Landschaap, Sakato Group, Nadi Gallery, Jakarta
The Ordinary, KSRJ (Kelompok Seni Rupa Jendela), Nadi Gallery, Jakarta Urban
Culture, CP. 2nd Biennale, Museum Bank Indonesia, Jakarta
2004
Multi Sub Culture, Berlin
Wings of Words, Studio Budaya and Langgeng Gallery, Magelang – Indonesia
Behind the Concept, Gaya Fusion Gallery, Bali – Indonesia
ARTSingapore 2004, Sun Jin Gallery, Suntec City, Singapore
Mempertimbangkan Tradisi, Sanggar Sakato, Gallery Nasional,
Jakarta
Barcode, 16th FKY (Yogyakarta Arts Festival), Taman Budaya, Yogyakarta - Indonesia
Get the Book!!!, Fund Raising, KKF, Yogyakarta – Indonesia
2003
Read Art Project, Cemeti Art House, Yogyakarta - Indonesia
Read Art Project, UGM Library, Yogyakarta - Indonesia
No Body, MonDecor Gallery, Jakarta
Borobudur, Borobudur International Festival 2003, H. Widayat Museum, Magelang
Indonesia Bazart, 15th FKY, Benteng Vredeburg Museum, Yogyakarta – Indonesia
Membaca Ruang-Ruang, Muara Art House, Yogyakarta - Indonesia
Exploring Vacuum I, Cemeti Art House, Yogyakarta – Indonesia
Drawing, Sanggar Dewata Indonesia, Yogyakarta – Indonesia
Interpellation, CP Open Bienalle, Gallery Nasional, Jakarta
10th Indonesian Art Awards, ASEAN Building, Jakarta Infatuated, Sun Jin Gallery,
Singapore
Passion: Etno Identity, Shanghai; Beijing; Jakarta
Awards
2003 Finalist of the 10th Indonesian Art Awards
1998 The Best Painting Awards, Indonesian Institute of Arts (ISI), Yogyakarta - Indonesia
Finalist of the 5th Indonesian Art Award