She spent the formative years of her practice in Amsterdam (NL) and Yogyakarta (ID), working with performance, film, and painting. She received her BFA with the Fine Arts Award in 2016 from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy. After graduation, she worked in Yogyakarta, collaborating with the artist collective Ruang MES 56 and in the batik workshop Leksa Ganesha.
Didi has had solo exhibitions at Nieuw Dakota (NL), Project Space PLAN B (NL), and Temple in Amsterdam (NL), as well as at Ruang MES 56 in Yogyakarta (ID). She has also participated in group exhibitions at the Westergasfabriek (NL) and Art Basel (CH) with the Neu/NOW festival, which showcases Europe’s emerging artists. Other group exhibitions include Urbane Kunst Ruhr (DE), BIG ART (NL), Art Rotterdam with Prospects & Concepts (NL), Lumen Travo Gallery (NL), Studio Kura (JP) and Studio Omstand (NL), among others. She has received support from the Mondriaan Fund with the Young Talent Fellowship and from the AFK (Amsterdam fund of the Art) with project funding and most recently receiving a one-year stipendium.
Education/Residencies
2023 - NYC Crit Club program with Loren Erdrich
2021 - Artist in Resident at the Grand, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2019/2020 – Batik Leksa Ganesha, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2019 – Ruang MES 56, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2018 – two-month residency at the AGA lab, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2018 – one-month residency at Studio Kura, Itoshima, Japan
2017 – one-month residency Transfer International Ruhr, Germany
2012/2016 – BFA Gerrit Rietveld Academy, graduated with the Fine Arts prize (best FA graduate), Amsterdam
2015 – Group residency at Urbane Kunste Ruhr, Germany
2015 – Group residency at DordtYart, Dordrecht, Netherlands
Solo/Duoshows
2023 - “Ancient Eyes With Purple Glasses”, book publication
2023 - “21 seizoenen” at Hotel Arena with the 4/5 Mei comité
2022 - “Angels Are Aliens Too” an installation at TEMPLE Amsterdam
2021 – Installation of the work “Seven x two angels + the Union” at Radio Kootwijk
2020 – “We don’t wear long dresses when we work” at Projectspace Plan B, Amsterdam, NL.
2020 – Online screening and artist talk “Tempat Kerja” presented by projectspace, Plan B.
2020 – “Eleven Spells” at Batik Leksa Ganesha, Tembi, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
2019 – “PAPER SPIRITS / SOIL MATES” duo-exhibition at Nieuw Dakota in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2019 – “Paper Traces” at Ruang MES 56 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
2018 – “For reasons yet unknown”, Studio Kura, Itoshima, Japan
2018 – “Six Lucid Sensibilities” at the Bouwput, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2017 – “KEEP IN TOUCH” a trio-show part of the “Transfer International” festival at the Kunstliedering Halfmannshof, Germany.
Groupshows
2023 - BIG ART 2023 at the Bijlmer Bajes in Amsterdam
2022 - AIR at the Grand hotel exhibition and auction by Christies Europe.
2021 - Online exhibiton AGA-lab “LIFE IS A LUMINOUS HALO”
2019 – Screening + talk at the symposium “Existentie en zingeving in de GGZ”.
2019 – Prospects&Concepts, Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
2018 – NEU/NOW at Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
2017 – NEU/NOW Festival “Europe’s Emerging artist”, De Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, NL.
2017 – “Making Waves” at Nieuw Dakota, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2017 – “Matter of Time”, de Cacaofabriek, Helmond, Netherlands.
2016 – “Hesitation”, Lumen Travo galery, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2016 – “Ernstig Geschikt” at Studio Omstand in Arnhem, Netherlands.
2016 – “BOTS, BODIES AND BEASTS”, de Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, NL.
2015 – “Mobility”, Urbane Kunste Ruhr, Germany.
2015 – “de Beeldenroute Witte de Withstraat”, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2015 – “Performing a trace” at DordtYart, Dordrecht, Netherlands.
2023 - NYC Crit Club program with Loren Erdrich
2021 - Artist in Resident at the Grand, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2019/2020 – Batik Leksa Ganesha, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2019 – Ruang MES 56, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2018 – two-month residency at the AGA lab, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2018 – one-month residency at Studio Kura, Itoshima, Japan
2017 – one-month residency Transfer International Ruhr, Germany
2012/2016 – BFA Gerrit Rietveld Academy, graduated with the Fine Arts prize (best FA graduate), Amsterdam
2015 – Group residency at Urbane Kunste Ruhr, Germany
2015 – Group residency at DordtYart, Dordrecht, Netherlands
Solo/Duoshows
2023 - “Ancient Eyes With Purple Glasses”, book publication
2023 - “21 seizoenen” at Hotel Arena with the 4/5 Mei comité
2022 - “Angels Are Aliens Too” an installation at TEMPLE Amsterdam
2021 – Installation of the work “Seven x two angels + the Union” at Radio Kootwijk
2020 – “We don’t wear long dresses when we work” at Projectspace Plan B, Amsterdam, NL.
2020 – Online screening and artist talk “Tempat Kerja” presented by projectspace, Plan B.
2020 – “Eleven Spells” at Batik Leksa Ganesha, Tembi, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
2019 – “PAPER SPIRITS / SOIL MATES” duo-exhibition at Nieuw Dakota in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2019 – “Paper Traces” at Ruang MES 56 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
2018 – “For reasons yet unknown”, Studio Kura, Itoshima, Japan
2018 – “Six Lucid Sensibilities” at the Bouwput, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2017 – “KEEP IN TOUCH” a trio-show part of the “Transfer International” festival at the Kunstliedering Halfmannshof, Germany.
Groupshows
2023 - BIG ART 2023 at the Bijlmer Bajes in Amsterdam
2022 - AIR at the Grand hotel exhibition and auction by Christies Europe.
2021 - Online exhibiton AGA-lab “LIFE IS A LUMINOUS HALO”
2019 – Screening + talk at the symposium “Existentie en zingeving in de GGZ”.
2019 – Prospects&Concepts, Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
2018 – NEU/NOW at Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
2017 – NEU/NOW Festival “Europe’s Emerging artist”, De Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, NL.
2017 – “Making Waves” at Nieuw Dakota, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2017 – “Matter of Time”, de Cacaofabriek, Helmond, Netherlands.
2016 – “Hesitation”, Lumen Travo galery, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2016 – “Ernstig Geschikt” at Studio Omstand in Arnhem, Netherlands.
2016 – “BOTS, BODIES AND BEASTS”, de Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, NL.
2015 – “Mobility”, Urbane Kunste Ruhr, Germany.
2015 – “de Beeldenroute Witte de Withstraat”, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2015 – “Performing a trace” at DordtYart, Dordrecht, Netherlands.