Roby Dwi Antono is a visual artist based in the culturally rich city of Yogyakarta in Indonesia. The municipality located on the island of Java has long been described as the “cultural heart of Indonesia,” attracting tourists with its classical Javanese performances and international artists for its diverse art programs.
Antono’s studio is located in an outlying district in the city. When he’s not working on graphic design projects for clients in his creative space, Antono spends his time creating paintings and illustrations that recall the works of Pop Surrealist founder Mark Ryden and iconic Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara. But Antono fuses the aesthetics of Surrealism and Classical Renaissance imagery to create a contemporary juxtaposition that’s all his own. Antono’s paintings usually feature starry-eyed children, mythological creatures and, for kicks, pop culture icons he admires such as Jerry Lorenzo, Tyler, the Creator and Takashi Murakami.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
'Roby Dwi Antono: Prints Online', Baldwin Contemporary
'That Peculiar', Almine Rech, Brussels, Belgium
2022
'Roby Dwi Antono: Samantha', Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, US
'The Wall: Roby Dwi Antono', Almine Rech, Brussels, Belgium
'Roby Dwi Antono', Lougher Contemporary, Bristol, UK
'POPULAR', Villazan, Madrid, Spain
'Rumpus'. Nanzuka Underground, Tokyo, Japan
Taipei Dangdai. Dopeness Art Lab, Taipei, Taiwan
2021
"Forthcoming", Unit London, London, UK
"Epos", Thinkspace Projects, Los Angeles, CA, US
"Lucid Fragments", Srisasanti Syndicate, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
"Madrid Art", VILLAZAN, Madrid, Spain
2016
"Southern Monster, Northern Child", Galerie Stephanie, Manila, Philippines
2015
"Januari di Utara", Bazaar Art Jakarta, The Ritz, Jakarta, Indonesia
2012
"The Way Of Grace", Bazaar Art Jakarta, The Ritz, Jakarta, Indonesia
"Imajinasi", Tirana Artspace, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
'The November Edit', Baldwin Contemporary, London, UK
'Sculptures & Multiples', Lougher Contemporary, Bristol, US
'Works Under 10,000 GBP', GSAA, London, UK
'Accessible Collecting', Calder Contemporary Limited, London, UK
'New In for the New year', Lugher Contemporary, Bristol, UK
2022
'Come As You Are', Anthony Gallery, Chicago, US
'Last Look - Red Dot', Booth 111, Art Basel 2022, End to End Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
'All Treats, No Tricks!', End to End Gallery, Hollywood, US
'Inside the Pictures', End to End Gallery, Hollywood, US
'PE Prints & Editions', Leonards Art, London, UK
'Mickey Mause Now and Future.' Nanzuka Undergorund, Osaka, Japan
Art Basel Hong Kong. Nanzuka Underground, Hong Kong
Can Art Fair Ibiza. Nanzuka Underground, Spain
2021
Art Basel Miami Beach. Nanzuka Underground, Florida, USA
Art Taipei. Dopeness Art Lab, Taipei, Taiwan
'Ethereal'. Volery Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
'Universes 4'. Galerie Droste, Paris, France
'London's Burning.' Ramp Gallery, London, UK
'Around the World, Around the World.' WOAW Gallery, Central, Hong Kong, China
'Summer Summer.' Ross+Kramer Gallery, East Hampton, US
Art Osaka. Nanzuka Underground, Osaka, Japan
'WOP. WOAW' Gallery in collaboration with Avant Arte, Central, Hong Kong, China
Art Basel HK. Nanzuka Underground, Hong Kong, China
Nice Guy Live Forever. Moosey Art, London
2020
"Home Alone", ATM Gallery, New York, NY, US
"Art Collector Starter Kit VII", Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, US
"My Own Universe", VILLAZAN, New York, NY, US
"Midnight Garden：Beautiful Bizarre", Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA, US
"Online：Drawn Together", Unit London, London, UK
"Thinkspace Family", Thinkspace Projects, Los Angeles, CA, US
2019
"Scope Miami Beach", Thinkspace Projects, Miami Beach, FL, US
"Come Undone", Beinart Gallery, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
"Moniker Artfair", Thinkspace Projects, London, UK
"Art Is Where The Heart Is Vol 6", Galerie Droste, Paris, France
"Art Jakarta 2019", Kohesi Initiatives, JCC Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia
"Just Art", Galerie Geraldine Zberro, Paris, France
"Discovery Art Fair Frankfurt 'To See For Oneself'", Galerie Stephanie, Frankfurt, Germany
"Within the Garden of Earthly Delights", Outre Gallery, Melbourne VIC, Australia
"Celebration of Compassion", Srisasanti Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2018
"Art Jakarta 2018", Kohesi Initiatives, The Ritz Carlton, Jakarta, Indonesia
"Art Fair Tokyo 2018", Galerie Stephanie, Tokyo, Japan
"Art Fair Philippines 2018", Galerie Stephanie, Philippines
"Utopia", Galerie Stephanie, Manila, Philippines
"Criminal Lullabies", Stephanie Galerie, Manila, Philippines
2017
"Haptic：Exploring Contemporary Drawings", Galerie Stephanie, Manila, Philippines
"Group Exhibition", Nick Allen Gallery, San Francisco, CA, US
"Walden Revisited", Galerie Stephanie, Manila, Philippines
"Art Fair Philippines 2017, Organic Enclosures", Galerie Stephanie, Makati City, Philippines
"Art Stage Jakarta 2017", Semarang Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
"Art Jakarta 2017", Srisasanti Gallery, The Ritz Carlton, Jakarta, Indonesia
"Pra Biennale Jogja", PKKH Gajah Mada University (UGM), Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2016
"Art Taipei 2016", G13 Gallery Kuala Lumpur, Taipei
"Fundamentals 2.0", Galerie Stephanie, Manila, Philipines
"Art Stage Jakarta 2016", Srisasanti Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
"Tokyo Art Fair 2016", Galerie Stephanie, Tokyo, Japan
"Art Stage Singapore 2016", ARTSEASONS Singapore, Singapore
2015
"Muse in Odyssey", Srisasanti Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
"6 × 6", Auguste Clown Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
"NIGHTMARE IN THE WONDERLAND Part 0", Rotofugi Gallery, CA, US
2014
"NEO-ICONOCLAST", Langgeng Gallery, Magelang, Jateng
2013
"Group Exhibition", Bazaar Art Jakarta, The Ritz Carlton Jakarta, Indonesia
"The Big Small Show", Art Seasons Gallery, Singapore
"Maritim Culture", ART JOG 13, organized by Heri Pemad Art Management, Taman, Budaya Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2012
"Drawing Revolution", Daging Tumbuh versus project exhibition, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
"Tribute to Radiohead", Wajah Cafe, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
"Senyumku untuk Drawing", Omio Project, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
