Metis Art is pleased to announce our representation of self-taught Indonesian painter Nani Wijaya alongside our long-term collaborator Jamie QQ Wu. Nani’s journey to art is one of transformation, quiet introspection and consistent learning. Born in Surabaya in 1978, she trained as an architect before discovering photography, where she captured intimate family moments and the unspoken beauty of everyday life. Her photobook documenting her grandfather’s battle with dementia gained international recognition as a finalist at the 2015 Photolux Festival in Lucca, Italy.
In 2020 after moving to Bali, she fully transitioned to painting, channeling her raw emotions through gestural brushwork, vivid earth tones and natural pigments that evoke memory, the contorted body, and the fragility of human experience. For Nani, painting is an act of self-discovery, each canvas a meditation on the impermanence of life and the connection between past and present. She has participated in Ubud Open Studios (2022-2024, Bali, Indonesia); and TERRA (2024, Beaune, France).
Now featured in the fourth volume of Enter Eden, presented by Metis Art and Jamie QQ Wu, Nani’s paintings allow for a slower, emotive resonance to the bustle of Singapore Art Week. We welcome you once more into our garden space to unfold the layers of emotion and humanity embedded in Nani Wijaya’s distinctive body of work.
Private Tours
17 & 18 January 2025, 2-6PM, strictly by invite only.
Rendezvous Private Tour
17 January 2025, 6-7PM, strictly by invite only
Contact christina@metisart.co for private viewings from 17-22 January, 2025.