He is part of a younger generation of contemporary practitioners, with a strong connection to Bali and Yogyakarta as key artistic hubs.
Legianta Wayan was born in Gianyar, Bali, on 29 April 1984. Education: Post Graduate, Indonesian Institute of Art Yogyakarta. His work focuses on contemporary social issues, cultural identity, and layered visual narratives, often expressed through painting and experimental approaches. He has been actively exhibiting since the late 2000s, participating in numerous group exhibitions across Indonesia and internationally, including at Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Humboldt University of Berlin, and events such as Art Jakarta. In 2022, he held a solo exhibition titled “In the Depths” at Tony Raka Art Gallery. He has also been affiliated with artist collectives such as G-Five and Sanggar Dewata Indonesia (SDI).
Solo
2022 “In the Depths,” Tony Raka Art Gallery, Bali.
Group
2023 SDI x SDI, Sangkring Art Space, Yogyakarta.
2022 Common Beauty, Nonfrasa Gallery, Bali; Art Jakarta, Tony Raka Art Gallery, JCC Senayan, Jakarta; “Resurrection,” Art Xchange Gallery, Bali.
2021 Virtual Exhibition “Religion in Plural Society,” Humboldt University, Berlin; Art Moment Jakarta, Tony Raka Art Gallery, Bali.
2015 “Violent Bali,” Tony Raka Art Gallery, Bali.
2014 “SDI Bali,” Arma Museum, Bali.
2013 Plastic Attack (G-Five), Tony Raka Art Gallery, Bali.
2012 “Black Box,” Kelompok G-Five, Danes Art Veranda, Denpasar, Bali.
2011 “Aduk Sere Aji Keteng,” AJBS Gallery, Surabaya; “Bali Making Choice,” Galeri Mondecor at Galeri Nasional, Jakarta; “Medi(a)esthetic,” Kelompok G-Five, Tony Raka Art Gallery, Ubud, Bali.
2010 “Green Carnival,” Bazaar Art by Galeri Canna, Jakarta; “Let’s Fly Arrow,” Tujuh Bintang Art Space, Yogyakarta; Biennale Indonesian Art Award, Galeri Nasional, Jakarta; “Recent Art From Indonesia: Contemporary Art Turn,” S.Bin Art Plus, Singapore.
2009 “I Sense,” Galeri Canna, Jakarta; Biennale Jogja X “Jogja Jamming (Gerakan Arsip Seni Rupa Jogja),” Sangkring Art Space, Yogyakarta; Tujuh Bintang Art Award “The Dream (The Power of Dream),” Jogja Nasional Museum, Yogyakarta; “Exposigns,” Jogja Expo Center, Yogyakarta; Dies Natalis ISI Yogyakarta, Gallery ISI, Yogyakarta.
2008 Sanggar Dewata Indonesia “SDI Now,” Tony Raka Art Gallery, Bali; “Academic Art Award #2,” Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta; Sanggar Dewata Indonesia “Reinventing Bali,” Sangkring Art Space, Yogyakarta; “Bali Art Now: Hybridity,” Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta; “Tekstur Dalam Lukisan,” Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta.
Awards
Finalist, Biennale Indonesian Art Award, 2010.
Finalist, Tujuh Bintang Art Award, 2009.
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