Evi Pangestu is an Indonesian painter who investigates rebellion and control within the parameter of convention. Her works pushes boundaries deriving from the grids through experimentations with structures and materials. The equitable quality of the square is Evi’s fundamental measure of being in control.
Evi is currently based in London.
Education:
2017 - 2019 MA Painting, Royal College of Art, London, UK
2015 - 2017 BA (Hons) Fine Art, Birmingham School of Art, Birmingham, UK
2011 - 2015 Seni Murni - Lukis, Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Solo Exhibition:
2023 To Be Square With, Kala Karya Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
2022 Codes of Compromise, D Gallerie, Jakarta, Indonesia
2021 Dalam Sangkar / Within Square, Galeri Ruang Dini, Bandung, Indonesia
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2023 ARTJOG Motif: Lamaran, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2023 J+, Jarmuschek Partner, Berlin, Germany
2023 Broken White Project #17 L(imitation), Ace House Collective, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2023 Positions Part Two, Alma Pearl, London, UK
2023 Paradise Hour 2023 Spring, PARADISE AIR, Matsudo, Japan
2022 Setelah Yang Lirada, Artsociates - Lawangwangi, Bandung, Indonesia
2022 MANIFESTO, National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
2022 My Strange Addiction, Rubanah Underground Hub, Jakarta, Indonesia
2022 On Connectivity, Kohesi Initiatives, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2022 On Representation, Galeri Ruang Dini, Bandung, Indonesia
2021 Selected Finalist - UOB Painting of the Year, CAN’S Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
2021 Sensing Sensation, Semarang Gallery, Semarang, Indonesia
2021 Suksesi, ISA Art & Design, Jakarta, Indonesia
2021 Influx: Inauguration, Ruang Dini, Bandung, Indonesia
2020 Winter Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
2020 Touch Me, virtual exhibition curated by Veronika Neukirch
2020 Almost There, virtual exhibition of PADA Studios March Residency
2019 Graduate Show, Royal College of Art, London, UK
2019 We Can Only Have Fun on Certain Days, Stour Space, London, UK
2019 MICRO, Air Gallery, Altrincham, UK
2018 Component, The Old Biscuit Factory, London, UK
2018 Thumbnails, Hockney Gallery Royal College of Art, London, UK
2018 RCA WIP Show, Royal College of Art, London, UK
2017 Parataxis, Birmingham School of Art, Birmingham, UK
2017 Project Birmingham, Hare and Hounds, Birmingham, UK
2017 Berlin, Concourse of Birmingham School of Art, Birmingham, UK
2016 UK Young Artists National Festival, Derby Market Hall, Derby, UK
2016 SVA Summer Residency Open Studios, School of Visual Arts (SVA), New York, USA
2016 Heart of the Matter, The GAP Arts Project, Birmingham, UK
2016 Kaleidoscope, ARTicle Gallery, Birmingham, UK
2015 Artology, Fort Vredeburg Museum Yogyakarta
2015 Pameran Siswa Kaleidoskop, Kedai Kebun Forum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2014 Bermain Dalam Masa, Jogja National Museum Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2012 Art, Creativity, and Technologies, Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Indonesia
2010 Jakarta Art Teacher and I, Elcana Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Residencies:
2023 PARADISE AIR, Matsudo, Japan
2020 PADA Studios residency, Barreiro, Portugal
2016 School of Visual Art, New York, USA
Publications and Related Experiences:
2023 Championing the Next Generation of Artists, Tatler Indonesia pp.101-104
2023 Evi Pangestu on Challenging Conventions, interview with Prestige Indonesia November Issue
2022 Art & Market Fresh Faces, October Spotlight
2022 Prestige Indonesia 40 Under 40
2021 Finalist of UOB Painting of the Year
2021 Speaker at Horasis Asia Meeting 2021
2021 Art on a Postcard for International Women’s Day
2021 Jakarta Post: ‘Influx: Inauguration’ show marks birth of new creative space
2020 Online interview with Where’s The Frame
2020 Arisan Karya first edition, Museum MACAN, Jakarta, Indonesia
2019 Selected artist on Friend of the Artist Volume 10
2019 Teaching Placement, Reading University, UK