Bayu Utomo Radjikin: Unnamed

Bayu Utomo Radjikin is a recognized figurative painter in Malaysia.Born in Sabah, he is a graduate of Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) with a B.A (Hons) in Fine Art. He has had six solo exhibitions in since 1996 and his most recent one was 2010’s ‘6th World Islamic Economic Forum’ at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.

Bayu’s most recent participation in a group exhibition is called Al Kesah : Once upon a time in Malaysia at Whitebox Maps, Spice at Pace Gallery, A Meter Perspective at HOM, ‘Stirring Odissi’ at Galeri Petronas, ‘Shifting Boundaries’ at Rimbun Dahan and last year’s ‘50 Ways to Live in Malaysia’ in 2009. He has also exhibited his works abroad in London, Jakarta, Pakistan and Singapore. Being an active member of the Matahati, Bayu has joined more than 20 exhibitions with the group, one of their international efforts being MATAHATI Ke MATADUNIA – Malaysian Contemporary Art to The World which happened at Galeri Chandan, Kuala Lumpur and Culver City, California. Among his most recent participation with MATAHATI were the ArTriangle at Soka Gakkai Malaysia and Matahati: For Your Pleasure at Galeri Petronas, both held in 2008, and Anting+Anting Matahati at Art Salon in 2005.

The 41-year-old artist, whose works are collected by many prominent institutions such as National Art Gallery Kuala Lumpur, National Art Museum Singapore, Japan Foundation Kuala Lumpur, Ibrahim Hussein Foundation, New Straits Times and et cetera began his career in the arts in 1988 at the ‘Hiroshima Never Again’ exhibition at the Kuala Lumpur City Hall.

For more info, please visit House of Matahati website.