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Nyoman Gunarsa (1944, Banda, Klungkung, Bali) is a graduate
of the Akademi Seni Rupa Indonesia (ASRI, Indonesian
Academy of Fine Arts) in Yogyakarta, Central Java, where he
also was a lecturer for many years. In 1970 he helped establish
Sanggar Dewata Indonesia (Superior Indonesian Art Studio) for
contemporary Indonesian art. Gunarsa was an invited
artist for the "Art of Bali" exhibition at the East-West
Centre in Honolulu, Haeaii, in 1988. He established the Museum
Seni Lukis Kotemporer Indonesia (Museum of Contemporary Indonesian
Painting) in Yogyakarta in 1989 and the Museum Seni Lukis Klasik
Bali (Museum of Classical Balinese Painting)
in Klungkung in 1994.
Gunarsa
expressionistic style works feature offeirng, dancers, and wayang
(Balinese puppets). Award: Dharma Kusuma (Bali, 1994). Collections:
Museum Nasional (Jakarta, Indonesia), East-West Centre (Honolulu,
Hawaii). Exhibitions: British Council (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1971),
Iternational Young Artists (New York, U.S.A., 1973), East-West Centre
(Honolulu, 1988), Festival of Indonesia (U.S.A., 1990-1992), Gate
Foundation (Amsterdam, Holland, 1993), Singapore Art Museum
(1994), Museum Nasinal (Jakarta, 1995), Centre for Strategic and
International Studies (Jakarta, 1996), Indonesia-Japan Friendship
Festival (Morioka, Tokyo, 1997)

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