Yogyakarta, 1981
Theresia Agustina Sitompul—or in short, Tere, as she is usually called by her close friends—spent her art education from undergraduate to Masters level at the Indonesian Art Institute, Yogyakarta . She is currently lecturing at Indonesian Art Institute, Surakarta, in the Faculty of Fine Arts, Printmaking. And since 2001 until now become the founder and member of Studio Grafis Minggiran, Yogyakarta. In her earlier works, Tere placed focus on Printmaking, one of the media that she still employs in her art to this day, including etching, drypoint and carbon print techniques. The works feature female figures that look small and frail, printed in subtle colors and created using fine marks made of repetitive rhythmic lines on the surface of the paper.
After college, Tere’s works began to develop with the involvement of sculpture, mixed media, and also presented in the form of installations. Along with this transition, she also experienced major changes in her personal life, before and after the birth of her daughter, Blora Frida on May 10, 2008. These emotionally charged personal experiences had started to affect important themes of her work, which originally began as an effort to find answers to other emotional problems. Her exploration of themes have now moved on to the increasingly complex personal issues related to her role as a woman, wife, and mother. She started to investigate a whole range of personal emotions and thoughts that exist in the close relationships of mother and child as seen in most of her works presented in her solo exhibition in 2009 : Confessions (Of an Artist as a Young Mom). This exhibition not only presents Tere’s strength as an artist with good mastery of graphic prints, but more importantly, it shows her strength in presenting complex ideas in terms of both theme and form.
From the experience Confessions (Of an Artist as a Young Mom), Tere continued to extend her explorations further towards the question of human existence in association with the natural environment, the world in which humans regenerate, in a series of coexistential procedures, from generation to generation. Her exploration over these issues brought Tere to use Bible stories. Narratives about human existence seem to always connect to spiritual awareness. Such issues have been observed to be more evident in recent works like: Noah’s Ark ( 2011) , Chapter IV ( 2012), Noah’s Ark II ( 2012-13). And commission work for Children Art Space UOB – Museum MACAN (Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara) Tere makes Installation with the theme : Kembara Biru – Travelling Blues (2022). In addition to the depth of themes and issues, these works also show Tere’s sensitivity— and capability—in her choice of materials, techniques and forms to bring out her ideas. And the other exhibitions has held at the Indonesia or over the seas.
Education:
1999 – 2007 Fine Art dep. Printmaking, Institut Seni Indonesia, Yogyakarta
2009 – 2011 Postgraduate, Fine Art dep, Printmaking, Indonesia Institute of Art Yogyakarta
2023 – ongoing Doctoral Program, Fine Art dep. Postgraduate, Indonesia Institute of Art Yogyakarta
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Solo Exhibitions
2025
“Perception”, Artsphere Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
2021
“DOA (Pray)”, Sangkring Art Project, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2019
“Amygdala: Print and Things”, Artotle, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2014–2015
“Pada Tiap Rumah Hanya Ada Seorang Ibu (Within Each House There Is Only a Mother)”, Tour Solo Exhibition, Bentara Budaya, Jakarta, Bali, Solo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2012
“Prints the Book of Genesis: Seeds of Peace”, Lawangwangi, Bandung, Indonesia
2011
“Spirit of Noah”, Bentara Budaya, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2010
“Happyartland”, Vivi Yip Art Room 2, Jakarta, Indonesia
“Happyartland”, S. Bin Art Plus, Singapore
2009
“Confession”, Vivi Yip Art Room, Jakarta, Indonesia
“Confession”, Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2004
“Yearning”, Via Via Café, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026
“Then and Now”, Baik Art, Jakarta, curated by Vivi Yip, honoring the legacy of YICA (Young Indonesian Contemporary Artists), Jakarta, Indonesia
2025
“Art Jakarta”, with Dgallerie, JIExpo Kemayoran, Jakarta, Indonesia
“Open In-Between Studio”, Ruci Art Space, Jakarta, Indonesia
“Sidney Contemporary”, with Project 11 Foundation and 16albermarle, Sydney, Australia
“Art & Bali”, curated by RUANG//, Nuanu Convention Centre, Bali, Indonesia
“NUDE: Sex, Gender, and Eroticism in Indonesian Art”, RUANG//, Art Moment, Jakarta, Indonesia
“Verleden Heden (Past–Present): Art Schools in Indonesia”, Centre for Indonesian Culture and Language (Indonesian School of The Hague), Wassenaar, The Netherlands
“Convergence”, Nalarroepa Art Space, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
“Salon et Cetera”, Broken White Project #27, Ace House – Equator Art Project, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
“Hendak Seribu Daya”, Broken White Project #27, Ace House – Equator Art Project, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
“Art Jakarta Garden”, with Artsphere Gallery, Plataran, Jakarta, Indonesia
“Person and Connection”, with Grafis Minggiran, Getback Parlour, Jakarta, Indonesia
2024
“Sign System”, Yuan Gallery, Jakarta Art Hub Ranuza, Jakarta, Indonesia
“Art Jakarta”, with Kiniko Art, JIExpo Kemayoran, Jakarta, Indonesia
“Print Parade #03”, Kiniko Art, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
“Ebb and Flow: Contemporary Indonesian Sculpture from the Konfir Kabo Collection”, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Australia
“IndPrint”, Printmaking Exhibition, G-Printmaking Art Studio, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
“Festival Pasca Penciptaan”, Institut Seni Indonesia, Surakarta, Indonesia
“Planet Melankoli”, Langgeng Art Foundation, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
“Yogyakarta Annual Art #9: Suara-Suara”, Bale Banjar Sangkring, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
“Sensescapes”, Achieve Art Space, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
“Keep the Fire On #10”, Survive! Garage, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
“Salon et Cetera”, ACE/CBD – Ace House, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
“Tiga Sisi: Jelajah dan Media”, Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
“NOW”, Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Ruci, Ruci Art Space, Jakarta, Indonesia
“Mooi Indie dari Masa ke Masa”, Jogja Art + Book, Ratan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
“Kepung”, Rumah DAS, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2023
“Blossoming Curiosity”, Indonesia–Thailand Collaborative Painting Exhibition, The National Gallery of Thailand
“WARTA”, Warta Art Management, Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
“Jeda Sebelum Pulang”, Duo Exhibition (Theresia Agustina & Iqi Qoror), Kiniko Art, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
“Contemporary Art & Printmaking: Indonesian Artist Portfolio”, Titik Dua Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
“International Women Artist Art Exhibition 2023: Journey of Friendship”, Bale Banjar Sangkring, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
“Art Jakarta”, with Bale Project, JIExpo Kemayoran, Jakarta, Indonesia
“Art Jakarta Garden”, with Bale Project, Taman Hutan Plataran, Jakarta, Indonesia
“Intaglio”, Pekan Seni Grafis Yogyakarta, Kiniko Art, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2022
“ARTJOG MMXXII: Expanding Awareness”, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
“Private Purview”, Bale Project – Semarang Gallery, Semarang, Indonesia
“Konvergensi: Pasca-Tradisionalisme”, Galeri RJ. Katamsi, ISI Yogyakarta, in collaboration with Srisasanti Syndicate
Ning Art Space
Kalangan, Bangunjiwo, Bantul, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. 55184
Phone Number: +628xxxxxxxx
E-mail: Contact@ningart.com
Ning Art Space
Kalangan, Bangunjiwo, Bantul, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. 55184
Phone Number: +628xxxxxxxx
E-mail: Contact@ningart.com
