Dirty Hands

source: mellajaarsma
Mella Jaarsma
was born in Emmeloord, the Netherlands at 9 October 1960. She grew up in the Netherlands and studied visual art at ‘Minerva’ Academy, Groningen (1978 – 1984), after which she left the Netherlands to study at the IKJ (Art Institute of Jakarta, 1984), Jakarta and at ISI ( Indonesia Institute of the Arts, 1985 – 1986), Yogyakarta and stayed ever since in Indonesia.
Her work has been presented widely in exhibitions in Indonesia as well as in international art events like; Soul Ties – Singapore Art Museum – Singapore, Third Asia Pacific Triennale – Queensland Art Gallery – Brisbane, I eat you eat me – Center of Academic Resources, Chulalongkorn University – Bangkok, ARS01 – KIASMA – Helsinki, EV+A 2002 – Limerick City Art Gallery – Limerick, Gwangju Biennale – Gwangju, Site & Sight, Sculpture Square – Singapore, Open2002 – 5th International exhibition of Sculptures and Installations – Lido – Venice, Yokohama Triennale, Accidentally Fashion – Museum of Contemporary Art – Taipei, RE-Addressing Identities – Katonah Museum, New York, etc. Her work is in mayor public collections Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia, the Singapore Art Museum, etc.
She also got together with Nindityo Adipurnomo The John D. Rockefeller 3 rd Award, New York, USA (2006) and the Academic Art Award #2, Jogya Gallery / Indonesia Institute of The Arts, Yogyakarta (2008).
In 1988, together with her partner Nindityo Adipurnomo she founded the Cemeti Gallery in Yogyakarta , which since 1999 has changed into Cemeti Art House, organizing exhibitions, projects and residencies. Since 1995 she also has been active as a board member at the Cemeti Art Foundation – Yogyakarta , currently changed into the Indonesia Visual Art Archive –IVAA. She gives workshops and lectures in Indonesia as well as abroad; at Duta Wacana University-Yogyakarta, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum – Fukuoka , Griffith University –Gold Coast, The Substation – Singapore , Lasallesia College of the Arts – Singapore , Rietveld Academy – Amsterdam , etc.
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source: arndtberlin
Born 1960 in Emmeloord, The Netherlands
Lives and works in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Mella Jaarsma grew up in the Netherlands and studied visual art at ‘Minerva’ Academy, Groningen (1978-1984), after which she left the Netherlands to study at the IKJ (Art Institute of Jakarta/1984), Jakarta and at ISI (Indonesia Institute of the Arts/1985-1986), Yogyakarta, Indonesia and stayed ever since in Indonesia.
Her work has been presented widely in exhibitions in Indonesia as well as in international art events like “Suspendes Histories” at the Museum Van Loon, Amsterdam, Netherlands, “Soul Ties” at the Singapore Art Museum, Singapore, “Third Asia Pacific Triennale” at Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia, “I eat you eat me” at the Center of Academic Resources, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, “ARS01″ at the KIASMA, Helsinki, Finland, “EV+A 2002″ at Limerick City Art Gallery, Limerick, Ireland, “Gwangju Biennale” in Gwangju, Korea, “Site & Sight” at the Sculpture Square, Singapore, “Open2002″ at the 5th International Exhibition of Sculptures and Installations, Lido, Venice, Italy, “Yokohama Triennale” in Kanagawa, Japan, “Accidentally Fashion” at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, China and “RE-Addressing Identities” at the Katonah Museum, Katonah, NY, USA.
She also got together with Nindityo Adipurnomo The John D. Rockefeller 3rd Award, New York, USA (2006) and the Academic Art Award #2, Jogya Gallery, Indonesia Institute of The Arts, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (2008).
In 1988, together with her partner Nindityo Adipurnomo she founded the Cemeti Gallery in Yogyakarta, which since 1999 has changed into Cemeti Art House, organizing exhibitions, projects and residencies. Since 1995 she also has been active as a board member at the Cemeti Art Foundation (Yogyakarta/Indonesia) currently changed into the Indonesia Visual Art Archive (IVAA).
She gives workshops and lectures in Indonesia as well as abroad, such as at the Duta Wacana University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan, at the Griffith University, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Australia, at the Substation, Singapore, at the Lasallesia College of the Arts, Singapore and at the Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Her work is in mayor public collections such as Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia and the Singapore Art Museum, Singapore.