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Biography of Indonesian Woman Artist Seruni Bodjawati

Seruni Bodjawati is an Indonesian woman artist and painter who has received various awards in the field of art and culture. Her artworks and paintings have been displayed in galleries and museums in various cities in Indonesia as well as in countries across Asia, Europe, and America.

Indonesian woman artist and painter Seruni Bodjawati at her art gallery, presenting her award winning artworks and contemporary Indonesian fine art.

Seruni Bodjawati started painting at a young age and won various children's painting competitions in Yogyakarta and Central Java since the age of three. She pursued her formal education in Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Painting at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta and Master's in Fine Arts Creation at the Postgraduate Institute of Indonesian Arts Yogyakarta. Continuously dedicated to the field of art, Seruni consistently expanded her creative scope by producing indie art films, creating Javanese Wayang puppet theater, managing art projects, and writing art essays while also teaching at universities. Seruni authored the art history literacy book "Perempuan-Perempuan Menggugat" (Art Literacy of Indonesian Female Heroes) alongside activist Esthi Susanti Hudiono, with forewords by Toeti Heraty and Peter Carey. This book has become part of the official collection at the National Library of Australia and various libraries in Indonesia.

Seruni Bodjawati's private painting gallery and museum, named Jogja Art Gallery & Museum, collect and exhibit works by Indonesian artists. As an art and Indonesian painting collector, she accumulates works by artists like Basoeki Abdullah, Dullah, Arie Smit, Hendra Gunawan, Hendro Juwono, Surono, Kartono Yudhokusumo, Widayat, Batara Lubis, Djajeng Asmara, Kartika Affandi, Christine Ay Tjoe, Erika Hestu Wahyuni, Nasirun, Abdul Salam, Zaini, Sudarisman, Ivan Sagita, Edie Hara, Heri Dono, Dadang Christanto, Mudjiono D, I Nyoman Masriadi, Heri Kris, Ugo Untoro, and others.

Contemporary Asian artist Seruni Bodjawati is a leading Indonesian female artist whose paintings explore peace, spirituality, inner harmony, and the beauty of Asian art and culture.

The Indonesian Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta awarded Seruni Bodjawati the Best Painting Work award for two consecutive years, in 2010 and 2011, as well as the Best Watercolor Painting, Best Sketch, and Best Graduate with the Highest Cumulative Achievement Index in the Faculty of Fine Arts in 2013. In 2011, Seruni was chosen as one of Indonesia's Young Heroes by Aplaus The Lifestyle Indonesia for her achievements as an artist in the international art scene. In 2012, she received the Most Inspiring Woman in Arts and Culture award from the First Lady of Indonesia, Ani Yudhoyono, and Kartini Magazine. Apart from her accomplishments in painting, the Yogyakarta Special Region Cultural Office and Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwana X awarded her the 1st Place as the Ambassador of the Yogyakarta Special Region Museum in 2015. Seruni also received the La Femme Awards from the Lions Club Organization as an Inspirational Woman to Others and an Honorary Award from the Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Culture of Indonesia.

Artworks by Indonesian feminist artist Seruni Bodjawati, known for her award-winning paintings, contemporary art exhibitions, and empowering themes about women, culture, and spirituality.

As a contemporary female artist of Indonesia, she has exhibited her art over 65 times in Indonesia (National Gallery of Indonesia, Edwin's Gallery Jakarta, Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Cemara 6 Galeri-Museum, Bandung Institute of Technology, The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Yogyakarta Cultural Park, Jogja National Museum, Galeri RJ Katamsi Yogyakarta, Ullen Sentalu Museum, Surakarta Cultural Park, Tony Raka Gallery Bali, etc.), and internationally in countries such as Germany (Lite-Haus Gallery and Plateau Gallery, Berlin), America (Le Petit Versailles, New York and Issyara Gallery, New Jersey), Italy (Superstudio Pi, Milan, Art Gallery Le Logge Piazza del Comune, Assisi, and University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy), UK (TATE Modern, London and Siger Gallery, London), France (Galerie de la Vote, Paris), Hungary (Gallery of the Raday Konyveshz Budapest, Kis Zsinagoga Gallery Eger, and Templom Galeria Eger), Slovakia (Art Point Gallery, Prievidza), Singapore (Art Front Gallery and F1 Pit Building, Singapore), Hong Kong (The Excelsior Hong Kong and Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre), South Korea (Ewho Gallery, Seoul), Cambodia (National Museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh), and others.

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