
Sarita Ibnoe (b. 1989), raised in Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur, is a multidisciplinary artist. After completing her BA in Illustration from Middlesex University, London, she began her artistic career as a graphic designer and an illustrator and later found mixed media as well as weaving. Weaving is now her main activity as she creates wearable products as well as artworks.
Her approaches in the art are focused on the rebuilding of memories, placing moments of her life under microscopic lenses as well as connecting little pieces of her life together while placing the lives of others in line with hers. As an artist who is constantly trying to connect the dots, Sarita found the joy of being in journeys and being in-between places. For her, the medium weaving represents the mindful action of a journey; going in and out, back and forth.
She uses various mediums and materials in her creation and relies on what she already has including the body, nature and waste. Sarita has been exploring weaving for the last six years and with weaving, she combines it with other things resulting in performative and participatory artwork.
EXHIBITIONS
Im/Materiality by Puri Art Gallery at Titik Dua, Ubud | October 2023
Seen: an exhibition by Sketchy Tuesday at Artotel Sanur, Bali | February 2023
Common Beauty at Nonfrasa Gallery, Ubud | October 2022
Saundarya: The Beauty of Life After Humans at Aora Space, Bali | October 2022
ICAD #12 Fragmenting Yesterday, Reshaping Tomorrow at Grand Kemang, Jakarta | October 2022
Entwined: An Updated Story – A Solo Exhibition at Art Agenda, Jakarta | November 2021
Inside Out, Outside In at Art Agenda, Jakarta | October 2021
Indonesia Calling at 16albermarle, Sydney | October 2020
Smart Illumination Yokohama at Zounohana Park, Yokohama | November 2019
Wearable Art – part of Melbourne Design Week at Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, Australia | March 2018
Bandung Contemporary Art Awards #5 Finalists at Lawangwangi Artspace, Indonesia | October 2017
EXI(S)T 2017: Tomorrow as we Know it
Curated by Evelyn Huang & Shila Ghaisani at Galeri Nasional Indonesia | May 2017
Universe Behind the Door – Artotel x ArtDept at Artotel Jakarta, Indonesia | October 2016
Field Trip Project Asia – Curated by Daisuke Takeya & Leonhard Bartolomeus at RURU Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia | July 2016
Custom Minky Show at Ghostbird + Swoon Gallery, Bali, Indonesia | February 2016
WANITA: Female Artivsm – Jakarta!
at Gabriel Gallery, Melbourne | June 2015
‘Respublica’ Gudang Garam Indonesian Art Award 2015 – Finalist at Galeri Nasional, Jakarta | September 2015
New.Future – Curated by Rifky Effendi & Jeong Ok Jeon
at Art1: New Museum, Jakarta, Indonesia | August 2015
VOID – Curated by Rifky Effendi at Langgeng Gallery Magelang | June 2015
Solo Exhibition: A Noble Silence at Lir Space, Yogyakarta, Indonesia | 29 March 2014
Sex Vol.4: Sex Education at Waga Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia | March 2014
March for the Elephants. an art installations exhibition by WWF at Car Free Day, Jakarta, Indonesia | November 2014
Residency & Incubation Programmes
2020 Modern Art & Ideas by The Museum of Modern Art, Online Short Course by Coursera.org
What is Contemporary Art? by The Museum of Modern Art, Online Short Course by Coursera.org
2019 Hin Art Residency, Hin Bus Depot, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia
2017 Coastar Art Project Residency, Desa Sendang Sikucing, Kendal, Indonesia
2016 Textile Residency – Kain Ikat & Natural Dye, Desa Watublapi, Maumere with Watubo weaving community, Indonesia
2013 Exi(s)t #2. A program from dia.lo.gue artspace created in search of Jakarta based artists. Tutored by FX Harsono, Hermawan Tanzil and curated by Mitha Budhyarto, Indonesia
2009 Mix Media Painting Short Course, Central St Martin University, London, UK