Yogyakarta, February 24, 2026 - Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta has reaffirmed its position as a leading art university through the work of its lecturers on the national stage. Faculty of Fine Arts and Design (FSRD) lecturer, AC Andre Tanama, held a solo exhibition entitled STILL: Silent/World at Bentara Budaya Art Gallery, Kompas Tower 8th Floor, Jakarta.
The exhibition, which opened on Thursday, February 12, 2026 and runs until March 12, 2026, presents 41 works across mediums, ranging from painting, woodcut and lithography graphic art, sculpture, soft-sculpture, 3D animation video, to art jewelry. This activity is an important momentum that shows the exploration of ISI Yogyakarta academics in the realm of national contemporary art practice.
Exhibition STILL: Silent/World is a collaboration between Bentara Budaya, Meiro Gallery, and Jewel of Eden, with the support of Kompas Gramedia and sponsor Santika Premiere Slipi Jakarta. The opening of the exhibition was officiated by Dr. Sendy Widjaja (Co-Founder and Fair Director of ArtMoments Jakarta) and hosted by Cipry Tjan (Founder of Jewel of Eden), strengthening ISI Yogyakarta's network with the national art and creative industry ecosystem.
(Source: Doc. Bentara Budaya and Kompas Gramedia)
The presence of the work of ISI Yogyakarta lecturers in a prestigious exhibition space in Jakarta is not only a personal achievement of the artist, but also a reflection of the quality of the academic atmosphere and the creative ecosystem of the campus which encourages lecturers to continue to actively work and contribute at the national level.
AC Andre Tanama has been a lecturer in Fine Arts at ISI Yogyakarta since 2006. He has been recognized since the beginning of his career through the figure of Wayang Monyong (2002-2006), which contains social criticism and visual cultural reflections. His achievements include three best work awards at ISI Yogyakarta's Dies Natalis (2002, 2003, 2005), as well as 1st Winner Indonesia Printmaking Triennale II from Bentara Budaya Jakarta in 2006.
In 2015, he also won the Dewantara Award from the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture as the First Winner of the Best Movie Poster for the movie poster SITI with woodcut graphic art techniques. This series of achievements shows the consistency and quality of artistic practice in line with the academic tradition of ISI Yogyakarta as a center of art education that is productive and relevant to the times.
(Source: Doc. Bentara Budaya and Kompas Gramedia)
(Source: Documentation courtesy of Meiro Gallery. Photographer: Edwin Sulendro)
The exhibition showcases the development of the “Gwen Silent” figure introduced in 2007, a mouthless girl who represents Andre Tanama's reflection of silence and inner experience. Entering 2024, this figure comes with open eyes in the phase “Reborn: Gwen Silent World”, marking an openness to the complexity of the world and humanity's connection to the universe.
Writer and cultural essayist Seno Gumira Ajidarma considers Andre Tanama's artistic practice to combine technical and spiritual perfection, through a process of sedimentation and strong creative discipline. Meanwhile, curator Frans Sartono emphasized that the works in this exhibition present a space of inner experience that invites the public to slow down and listen to meaning in silence.
AC Andre Tanama's work is a clear representation of ISI Yogyakarta's commitment to building an educational ecosystem that is not only oriented towards learning in the classroom, but also on professional practices and art industry networks.
(Source: AC Andre Tanama's Documentation Archive)
when AC Andre Tanama gave a speech.
(Source: Documentation courtesy of Meiro Gallery. Photographer: Edwin Sulendro)
In the midst of the momentum of new student admissions, this achievement shows that prospective students will learn directly from active lecturers who are involved in prestigious exhibitions, receive national awards, and contribute to contemporary art discourse. This further strengthens ISI Yogyakarta's position as a leading art college capable of producing highly competitive artists, curators, academics, and creative industry players.
Through the exhibition STILL: Silent/World, ISI Yogyakarta once again showed that academic practice and artistic practice go hand in hand - proving that the art campus is not just a learning space, but a center for the production of ideas, reflections, and cultural innovations that have a broad impact on society.
(Source: Bentara Budaya and Kompas Gramedia documentation)
(Source: Documentation courtesy of Meiro Gallery. Photographer: Edwin Sulendro)
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