About MARTINUS SUMBAJI
Martinus Sumbaji with the short name Em Sumba was born in 1973 in Lampung, southern Sumatera. He moved to Jakarta in 1994,where he worked for a Japanese animation studio until 1999. While working in this studio he developed his own painting technique. He began painting photo-realistically,then,went through a long process making black and white sketches to find his own style.
Education / Experience
Work in Animation Studio Japanese Style in Jakarta, 1994-1999.
Exhibitions;
SOLO EXHIBITION
2013 : “BLUR OF ID”, Ganesha Gallery, Four Seasons Jimbaran Bay-Bali
2010 : “MOBILE OF IMAGINATION”, Three Monkeys Cuisine & Art Café Ubud-Bali
2009 : “WHO AM I?”, Adi’s Gallery Ubud-Bali
GROUP EXHIBITION
2019 : "A Man of Sorrows": Contemporary Portraits of Christ in His Passion,
Upper Arlington Lutheran Church, Mill Run Campus
Hilliard, Ohio, USA
2016 : “SMALL WORKS”, Contemporary works under 20”, Limner Gallery, Hudson, New
York, USA
2013 : “RITUAL BENTENG”, Festival Plengkung Gading, Asdrafi Art Space, Jogjakarta
: “BABARAN”, Asdrafi Art Space, Jogjakarta
: “PAINTED in INDONESIA, EXHIBITED in UBUD # 2”, Arma Museum, Ubud-Bali
2012 : “PAINTED in INDONESIA, EXHIBITED in UBUD # 1”, Adi’s Gallery, Ubud-Bali
: “retreART”, Gaya Fusion Art Space, Sayan-Bali
2011 : “ON the WAY TO USA”, Adi’s Gallery, Ubud-Bali
: “BLACK BOX”, Baliwood Resort Art Space, Mansion Sayan-Bali
: “OH FOR DOG’S SAKE!”, Naka Contemporary Art Space Kuta-Bali
: “ADI’S ART FAIR”, Adi’s Gallery ubud-bali
2010 : “INDEPENDENT ART”, Three Monkeys Cuisine & Art Café bersama KSP Ubud-Bali
: “POST MODERN RAMBLING”, Ganesha Gallery Fourseasons Jimbaran Bali
2009 : “REFLECTION ”, Hanna Art Space Ubud-Bali
2008 : “TOGETHERNESS”, Bale Seni Kamandalu ubud-bali
: “NAIVELY BALI”, Kebun Mimpi Gallery, KL- Malaysia
: “BLACK AND WHITE”, Bharata Gallery, ubud-bali
2004 : “AREA TERBUKA “, MBC Park Kuta-bali
2001 : Jambore Seni Rupa Nasional, Ancol – Jakarta
: “TRANSIT”, Ancol Gallery, Jakarta
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2010 ; Carpenter, Bruce, A Stroke of Zeitgeist, Hello Bali Magazine
P. 62-63, July-October 2010.
