Heri Dono is a contemporary Indonesian artist known for his inventive mélange of traditional folk art with contemporary imagery. Throughout his practice, he combines diverse source material such as wayang kulit (shadow puppets), Western pop culture, and socio-political issues in paintings and installations. Born on June 12, 1960 in Jakarta, Indonesia, Dono went on to study at the Indonesian Art Institute in Yogyakarta. His works seek to disrupt and contradict the mainstream narratives of Western art and its control over international art practices. Dono represented Indonesia in the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015 and his works are in the collections of the Deutsche Guggenheim in Frankfurt, the Fukuoka Art Museum in Japan, the Singapore Art Museum, the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, and the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam, among others. He lives and works in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
