Heri Dono

Heri Dono (12 Juni 1960, Jakarta) merupakan seniman Indonesia pertama yang sukses menembus kancah seni rupa global di awal tahun ’90-an. Ia pernah mengenyam pendidikan di Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta. Mengawali kariernya di tahun ’80-an, Heri Dono dikenal dengan karya instalasi kontemporer yang banyak terinspirasi dari wayang. Ia berusaha memasukan elemen kompleks dalam pertunjukan wayang berupa visual, mantra, suara, storytelling, kritik sosial, humor, dan mitos berisi filosofi kehidupan. Komponen ini ia gabungkan dalam narasi karya-karyanya melalui penambahan elemen multimedia. Karya kreatifnya mengungkapkan ketertarikan Heri Dono dalam merevitalisasi seni yang berakar pada tradisi Indonesia. Pada banyak karya instalasi dan pertunjukannya, Heri Dono juga menggunakan ‘performativity’ dan potensi interaktif yang membuat karya-karyanya terlibat dalam dialog komplimenter dengan audiens. Dalam karya lukisannya ia banyak mengangkat deformasi liar dan fantasi gaya bebas yang berasal dari karakter dan kisah wayang. Kemudian ia menambahkan pengetahuan dan ketertarikannya pada kartun anak-anak, film animasi, dan komik. Kanvas Heri Dono selalu dipenuhi karakter menakjubkan dengan cerita yang fantastis sekaligus abstrak.

Heri Dono sudah berpartisipasi pada lebih dari 300 pameran dan 35 internasional bienial, termasuk Asia Pacific Triennial (1993 dan 2000), Gwangju Biennale (1995 dan 2006), Sydney Biennale (1996), Shanghai Biennale (2000), Venice Biennale (2003 dan 2015), Sharjah Biennial (2005 dan 2023), Guangzhou Triennale (2011), Kochi-Muziris Biennale (2018), Bangkok Art Biennale (2018), dan Gangwon Kids Triennale (2020) di Korea Selatan. Ia juga meraih sejumlah penghargaan, di antaranya adalah: Dutch Prince Clause Award for Culture and Development (1998) dari Kerajaan Belanda; UNESCO Prize (2000), dan Anugerah Adhikarya Rupa dari Pemerintah Indonesia (2014).

• • 2022 - Art Jakarta, Jakarta Convention Center (JCC), Indonesia
  • 2021 - Phantasmagoria of Science and Myth: The Art and Archive of Heri Dono, Srisasanti Syndicate, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • 2020 - Kala Kali Incognito, Srisasanti Syndicate, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • 2019 - Solo Presentation in ASIA NOW, organized by the Columns Gallery, Paris Asian Art Fair
  • 2019 - Solo Show, The Columns Gallery, Seoul, Korea- Wheel of Truth, organized by Sri Sasanti Syndicate, Moto Moto, BSD, Indonesia
  • 2019 - Wheel of Truth, organized by Sri Sasanti Syndicate, Art Moments, Sheraton Grand Gandaria City, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • 2019 - Solo Booth organized by The Columns Gallery, Art Central Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • 2018 - Theater of Anecdote, Sri Sasanti Syndicate Booth, Art Stage Singapore, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
  • 2017 - Land of Freedom, Tang Contemporary Art, Hong Kong
  • 2017 - The Secret Code of Heri Dono, Studio Kalahan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • 2017 - Yellow Submarine, LATAR, Menara BTPN CBD Mega Kuningan Jakarta, Indonesia
  • 2017 - The Parody of the Angry Power, Smith Gallery, Davidson College, North Carolina, USA
  • 2016 - Heri Dono: Angel’s Exodus, Tang Contemporary Art, Bangkok, Thailand
  • 2016 - Heridonology, Mizuma Art Gallery, Japan
  • 2016 - Zaman Edan (The Age of Craziness), STPI, Singapore.
  • 2015 - Heri Dono – Animachines, Fargfabriken, Stockholm, Sweden
  • 2015 - Joy/Fear, Mizuma Gallery, Gillman Barracks, Singapore
  • 2015 - Heri Dono – Animachines, LAT. 63 Ostersund, Sweden
  • 2015 - 1965: Sorry is not Enough, Husslehof, Frankfurt, Germany
  • 2015 - The Making of Trokomod, The Private Museum, Singapore.
  • 2014 - The World and I: Heri Dono Art Odyssey, Retrospective Exhibition, ART:1, New Museum & Art Space, Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • 2014 - The World and I, Tyler Rollins Fine Art, New York, USA.
  • 2013 - Re-PLAY, OFCA International Sarang Building, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • 2013 - The Ship of History”, Sperl Galerie, Potsdam, Germany.
  • 2012 - Merapi: Beyond the Myths, Societe Generals Private Banking Gallery, Alliance Francaise de Singapore, Singapore.
  • 2012 - The Jester’s Court, Willem Kerseboom Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • 2012 - Heri Dono, Wada Fine Arts, Tokyo, Japan.
  • 2011 - Madman Butterfly, Rossi & Rossi Gallery, London, U.K
  • 2011 - Pinnochio Syndrome, Hongkong International Art Fair, Hong Kong, organised by Edwin’s Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • 2011 - Hommage an Raden Saleh, Schloss Maxen, Dresden, organized by Heimatverein Maxen e.V. und Schloss Maxen, Germany.
  • 2011 - The Lost Magician, Alexander Ochs Galleries Berlin I Beijing, Germany.
  • 2010 - Comedy of Error, Jan Manton Gallery, Brisbane, Australia.
  • 2009 - De Dono Code, Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • 2009 - Heridonology, Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • 2009 - Shadow of Trojan Horse, Tondi Gallery, Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia.
  • 2008 - Post-Ethnology Museum, Gaya Art Space, Ubud, Bali , Indonesia
  • 2008 - Nobody’s Land, the Galeri Nasional Indonesia, organized by Edwin’s Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • 2008 - Ose Tara Lia – I see Nothing, OzAsia Festival, Art Space, Adelaide, Festival Centre, Adelaide, Australia
  • 2008 - Heri Dono: Pleasures of Chaos, Walsh Gallery, Chicago, USA
  • 2008 - The Dying King & I, Nadi Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • 2007 - Angels: Bang! Bang!, Sherman Galleries, Sydney, Australia
  • 2007 - The Dream Republic, SASA Gallery, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
  • 2006 - Heri WAR Dono, Soemardja Gallery, Bandung, Indonesia
  • 2006 - Civilization of Oddness, Walsh Gallery, Chicago, USA
  • 2005 - Free-D.O.M., 3,14 Stiftelsen, Bergen, Norway
  • 2004 - Who’s Afraid of Donosaurus, solo exhibition and book launching, Galeri Nasional Indonesia, organized by Nadi Gallery, Jakarta
  • 2003 - Upside Down Mind, Circle Point Art Space, organized by CP Foundation, Washington DC, USA
  • 2003 - Heri Dono, Australian Print Workshop, Melbourne, Australia
  • 2003 - Heri Dono a Spiritual Journey, Semarang Gallery, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
  • 2002 - Interrogation, Center A, Vancouver, Canada
  • 2002 - Heri Provokes Heri, Nadi Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • 2002 - Free-D.O.M., Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • 2002 - Reworking Tradition I & II, Singapore Art Museum, Glass Hall, Nanyang Playhouse, National Institute of Education, Singapore
  • 2001 - Trap’s Outer Rim, Cemeti Art House, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • 2001 - Fortress of the Heart, Gajah Gallery, Singapore
  • 2000 - Dancing Demons and Drunken Deities, the Japan Foundation Forum, Tokyo, Japan
  • 2000 - Humor Rumor in the Republic of Cartoon, Nadi Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • 1999 - Mythical Monster in Contemporary Society, Gajah Gallery, Singapore
  • 1999 - Virtual Reality, Erasmus Huis, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • 1999 - Tirtara, French Cultural Center, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • 1998 - The Wishing Land, French Cultural Center, Surabaya, Indonesia
  • 1997 - Tanah dari Merapi , French Cultural Center, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • 1996 - Blooming in Arms, Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, UK
  • 1993 - The Chair, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Canberra, Australia
  • 1991 - Unknown Dimensions, Museum für Völkerkunde, Basel, Switzerland
  • 1988 - Cemeti Contemporary Art Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • 1988 - Mitra Budaya Indonesia Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • 1988 - Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

• Bienal-Universalis Heri Dono Diarsipkan 2006-07-27 di Wayback Machine.
• Awas! di Berlin - Heri Dono
• Biennal Havana ke-7 - Heri Dono
• Culturebase.net - Heri Dono
• Astri Wright. (1994). Heri Dono: Experiments in culture Diarsipkan 2011-12-02 di Wayback Machine.. Soul, spirit and mountain / artdesigncafe.