BUDI "SWISS" KUSTARTO

NAME: Budi Kustarto
NICKNAME :Budi "Swiss"
BORN : Karangbawang, Central Java, Indonesia, in 1972
EDUCATION :
1988-1992 :SMSR/High School of Fine Arts, Yogyakarta, majoring in Visual Communication. 1993-2003 : ISI/Indonesian Institute of Fine Arts, Yogyakarta
1998: one of my works was among the 10 Best Art Works in the Philip Morris Art Award.

In 2003, he lived for about nine months in Switzerland as an illustrator and a mural artist in CH Discothek, Wettingen-Switzerland when i was still a student at Institut Seni Indonesia / ISI (1996-1998). Before, he used to be known as a member of Sanggar Seniman Merdeka (Free Artist’s Workshop), of Wirobrajan sub district, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (1992-1993).

SOLO EXHIBITION:
- “Budi”, in Nadi Gallery, Jakarta, 2005, curated by Rizki Zaelani .
- my second solo show was "Hetero; Green", in Semarang Gallery, curated by Hendro Wiyanto in 2006.
- The 3th solo show with “Ice Creams Series” by SOKA art centre, Beijing, China in 2008. - "Among Others" will be held at Soka Gallery, Beijing, China in this 27th of December 2008.

GROUP EXHIBITION :
- GAMA Educational Fair, Gadjah Mada University, Jogjakarta (1996)
- Philip Morris Art Award, National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta (1998)
- 40 Finalists of Windsor & Newton Painting Competition, Hidayat Gallery, Bandung (1999)
- Indonesian Expression, Soobin Art Gallery, Singapore (2000)
- “Percakapan di Tengah Padang”, Erasmus Huis, Jakarta(2000)
- Philip Morris Art Award, National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta (2001)
- Sculptural Art, Embun Gallery, Yogyakarta (2002)
- “Ssstt… Diam Seribu Kata”, Air Art House, Jakarta(2003)
- “Alpha Omega Alpha”, Air Art House, Jakarta(2002)
- “Age-hibition”, Edwin’s Gallery, Jakarta (2002)
- CP Open Biennale, “interpellation” National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta (2003)
- “Contemporary Sculpture : Mc (Row) Media”, Langgeng Gallery, Magelang (2003)
- "Equatorial Heat", Indonesian Painter Exhibition, Sichuan Museum, China (2003)
- “Olympics”, the Pakubuwono Residence, organized by Nadi Gallery, Jakarta (2003)
- “Bale Pare Art Festival”, Kota Baru Parahyangan, Bandung (2003)
- “Spacious Territory”, Audi Building, Jakarta (2003)
- “Contemporary Indonesia Art : Fruits of Change”, Sichuan Art Museum, China (2004)
- “Kuota 2005” Ikon Kemang Jakarta; "Urban/Culture", CP Open Biennalle II, Jakarta (2005)
- "I, Chairil and I", Nadi Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia (2005)
- "Meta-Etalase", Semarang Gallery, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia (2005)
- "Realis(me) Banal", Gracia Art Gallery, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia (2005)
- "Beyond, the limits and its challanges", Jakarta Biennalle (2006)
- Jogjakarta Biennale VIII “Here and Now” (2006)
- "Icon Retrospective", Jogjakarta Gallery (2006)
- "Indonesian Art Now", Nadi Gallery Jakarta (2007)
- "Imagined Affandi", Organized by Galeri Semarang, Gedung Arsip Nasional, Jakarta, Indonesia (2007)
- "Soka's View - Southeast Asia Contemporary Art", Soka Art Center, Beijing and Taipei. (2007)
- "Ilusi-Ilusi Nasionalisme", Jogja Gallery, Jogjakarta (2007)"Common Grounds.
- Indonesian Contemporary Art, National Gallery Jakarta (2007)
- "Fetish", Biasa Artspace, Bali (2007)
- Book AID IVAA, Nadi Gallery Jakarta (2007); "Neonation", Jogja Biennalle VIV, Jogjakarta (2007)
- "Manifesto", National Gallery, Jakarta (2008)
- "Spacing", The Opening of Semarang Contemporary Artspace, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia (2008)
- "Group Exhibition", Museum Affandi, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (2008).