About Bio Andaru

Bio Andaru, born in Salatiga in 1992 and currently based in Yogyakarta, studied art and community at the "Tanam Untuk Kehidupan" Community in Salatiga and sculpture at Komroden Haro's studio before completing his formal education in the Fine Arts Department at ISI Yogyakarta. His works span installations, sculptures, and drawings, utilizing diverse media and materials to explore global and personal issues related to socio-cultural and ecological themes. Deeply inspired by classical and traditional elements, particularly those tied to ancestral heritage, his art has been showcased internationally and domestically in exhibitions such as Reading Identity - Indonesian Art (DT Art Walk, Los Angeles, 2013), Complication Syndrome (Surakarta Cultural Park, 2013), Geneng Street Art Project (Yogyakarta, 2014), Biennale Jogja (2015, 2021), Nandur Srawung (Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, 2016), Katarsis Art Project (Redbase Art Foundation, 2017), Jogja Street Sculpture Project (2019, 2021), Roots<>Rutes (Biennale Jogja Equator, 2021), The Fable of Ret In Farth (ARKO ART CENTER, Seoul, 2022), and Redefining the Indonesian Aesthetic (Gajah Gallery, Singapore, 2023).