Dewa Made Johana
Silungan, b. 1994
Dewa Made Johana is a promising artist who focuses mostly on printmaking techniques. Johana has shown his passion and earnest dedication to exploring printmaking since his early twenties. Born in 1994, Johana found his path as a printmaker during his study Art major at the Ganesha University of Education (Undiksha), Bali.
Besides sharpening his creative mind in a solitary process, Johana also actively and voluntarily works as a facilitator for a regular woodcuts (cukil kayu) printmaking workshop in collaboration with Studio Grafis Undiksha. This non-profit program is open to the public in Bali including kids.
Johana’s works of art have been displayed in numerous group exhibitions in several regions in Indonesia such as “Move On #3” at Sandiolo, Surabaya (2016), “Lingkar Semar,” Taman Budaya Jawa Barat (2016), ‘’November On Paper’’ at Bale Banjar Sangkring, Yogyakarta (2017), “Explora(c)tion” at Bentara Budaya Bali (2017), “58 years of Sanggar Bambu” at Gedung Gallery SMSR, Yogyakarta.(2017), “Galungan Cina” Neka Art Museum Ubud (2018) ,”Sukat” Puri Lukisan Museum, Bali (2018), “Happy Ending” Maya Gallery, Bali (2019), and “Special Perception” at Limanjawi Art House, Borobudur temple area, Magelang (2020).