VERSUS Exhibition

 Palais des Nations, Door 40, E Building 2nd floor, 7-25 June, 2021     organised by the WHO and other International Organizations in Geneva

My aim for this exhibition is to share my intercultural pedagogy that intertwines comfort vs discovery and autonomy vs dependence through art-making and share it with a larger audience.

For the last twenty-five years, I have been rethinking, reusing and recycling my clothes, which are mostly made with natural fabrics (silk, cotton, linen, bamboo and rayon) by batik art making. I have also been conducting batik workshops where people can revamp their old clothes with stains into new looks/styles by applying batik art. Through this exhibition, I would like to

– Introduce batik art with natural dyes in order to encourage people to be more sustainable, appreciative of their environment and creative in their artistic endeavours

– Teach people how to rethink, reuse and recycle their clothes through art making, in this case, through batik art

– Educate people about the impacts of their consumption habits, which create problems in our environment both now and in the future.

– Explore the possibility of a new initiative for a community project that reduces carbon emissions.

Batik O Canada

Recycled materials from 2016-2019 exhibitions.

Flower Power

Recycled materials from 2016-2019 exhibitions.

Batik – Indigo

Recycled materials from 2016-2019 exhibitions.

Batik – Tulip

Recycled materials from 2016-2019 exhibitions.

Parang Rusak

Recycled materials from 2016-2019 exhibitions.

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Recycled materials from 2016-2019 exhibitions.

Asian Canadian Women Artist 15th Anniversary Exhibition – Celebration at MUMAQ from June 6th – July 9th, 2017

Indonesian Batik Exhibition – Native/Aboriginal Motifs at Jakarta Textile Museum, KS Tubun no.2-4

(September 3rd-25th, 2016)

Open: Tuesday – Sunday from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Close: Monday and National holidays

Batik Workshop, sponsored by BNI 46

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Batik Exhibit – Native Motifs

9 April – 29 May, 2016
Vernissage: April 9, 2016

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Batik Exhibit – Native Motifs

Batik dresses and kebayas

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Batik Exhibit – Native Motifs

Batik dresses and kebayas

Batik Exhibit – Native Motifs

Flowers II – Batik painting

Pendawa

Batik Exhibit – Native Motifs

Pendawa/5 Brothers – Batik painting

Three dancers

Batik Exhibit – Native Motifs

Three Dancers – Batik painting, Silk

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Batik Exhibit – Native Motifs

Move on I, Batik Stamps & Move on II

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Batik Exhibit – Native Motifs

Hibiscus and Tulip dresses, batik printing and tulis from the original batik paintings

(Hibiscus and Red Tulips)

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Batik Exhibit – Native Motifs

Wayang and Flower dresses, batik printing and tulis from the original batik paintings

(Pendawa and Flower II)

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Batik Exhibit – Native Motifs

Batik dresses and batik shawls on the wall

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Batik Exhibit – Native Motifs

The modern and traditional batik –

Motif Parang and Parang Rusak

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Batik Exhibit – Native Motifs

Batik Shawls in cotton and silk

Cantings

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Batik Exhibit – Native Motifs

Batik Shawls in cotton

Wayang with batik motifs

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Batik Exhibit – Native Motifs

Traditional and modern batik dresses

Motif Kawung, Truntum and Nitik

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Batik Exhibit – Native Motifs

Batik paintings on cotton and silk

Red Tulips, Flower I, Hibiscus

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Batik Exhibit – Native Motifs

Flower I – Batik painting, silk

Red Tulips

Batik Exhibit – Native Motifs

Red Tulips – Batik painting, cotton

Batik Exhibit – Native Motifs

Hibiscus – Batik painting, cotton

Batik for mugs

RCA Gallery Exhibition

Red Flowers

September 12th – 30th, 2015

Pendawa

RCA Gallery Exhibition

Pendawa – 5 Brothers

Three dancers

RCA Gallery Exhibition

Three Dancers

Hiroshima dome

RCA Gallery Exhibition

Hiroshima Dome

Sakura

RCA Gallery Exhibition

Sakura- Cherry Blossoms

September 12th – 19th, 2015

Blue bird

RCA Gallery Exhibition

Blue Bird

red hibiscus

RCA Gallery Exhibition

Red Hibiscus

Batik dress & scarf

RCA Gallery Exhibition

Batik dress and scarf on cotton

RCA Exhibition - black dress & some paintings

RCA Gallery Exhibition

Batik dress and paintings

Avy's exhibition -RCA Gallery Sept 2015

RCA Gallery Exhibition

Batik dresses and paintings

September 12th – 25th, 2015

Sunset at Silver Lake

WASM Annual Exhibition

Mixed media on linen paper

“Sunset at Silver Lake” was exhibited at Women’s Art Society of Montreal annual exhibition, Galerie E.K Voland on June 6-11, 2015 and was auctioned at Ogilvy, Montreal on Nov 8, 2015.   For more information: <shieldofathena.com/2015-annual-art-auction>

Hiroshima Dome

WASM Annual Exhibition

Batik on Thick Cotton

This painting “Hiroshima Done -70th Anniversay” was exhibited as a part of Women’s Art Society of Montreal annual exhibition and sale at Galerie E.K Voland, Montreal on June 6-11, 2015

 
Front garden

WAS Annual Spring Exhibition

Mixed media on linen paper

This painting “Hummingbird” was being exhibited as a part of  Women’s Art Society of Montreal annual exhibition, at Galerie Fabienne Rhein, and also at Le Windsor ( Peacock Alley) for the Shield of Athena 10th anniversary on December 1st, 2014

3 silk paintings

Reflection-10th Anniversary of ACWA

Batik paintings on silk

These paintings were exhibited at the Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Asian Canadian Women Artists in 2012.

3 traditional kebaya & sarong

Reflection-10th Anniversary of ACWA

Batik sarongs on cotton

These batik costumes were exhibited at the Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Asian Canadian Women Artists in 2012.

Titanic

Titanic-100th Anniversary

Mixed media painting on linen paper

This painting was exhibited at the Annual Exhibition of Women’s Art Society of Montreal, Tudor Hall, Ogilvy, Montreal, from March 29 until April 4, 2012.

Red Tulips

The Red Tulips

Batik on thick cotton

This batik painting was exhibited at the Annual Exhibition of Women’s Art Society of Montreal, Tudor Hall, Ogilvy, April 2009. It was also exhibited at the  International Tulip Festival, 2010.

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Scenic Road to Enniscrone, Ireland (I)

Mixed media painting on linen paper

This painting was selected for the Upstream People Gallery’s 9th Annual Landscape Juried Online Inter-national Art Exhibition. It was exhibited and sold at Caffrey’s Gallery, Co. Mayo, Ireland.

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Scenic Road to Enniscrone, Ireland (II)

Mixed media painting on linen paper

This painting was selected for the Upstream People Gallery’s 9th Annual Landscape Juried Online International Art Exhibition. It was exhibited and sold at Caffrey’s Gallery, Co. Mayo, Ireland

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Scenic Road to Enniscrone, Ireland (III)

Mixed media painting on linen paper

This painting was selected for the Upstream People Gallery’s 9th Annual Landscape Juried Online International Art Exhibition. It was exhibited and sold at Caffrey’s Gallery,Ireland

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Going Home

Mixed media painting on linen paper

This painting was selected for the Upstream People Gallery’s 9th Annual Landscape Juried Online International Art Exhibition. The painting was done from the site of a farm in Ballina, Co. Mayo, Ireland.

TRINITY

The Holy Trinity of Bermuda

 Mixed media painting on cotton paper

This painting was being exhibited at the Annual Exhibition of Women’s Art Society of Montreal, Tudor Hall, Ogilvy, March 15-22, 2007. It was also exhibited at the Onion Gallery, City Hall, Bermuda.

OGILVY

Early Snow Storm

  Mixed media painting on cotton paper

This painting was exhibited at the Annual Exhibition of Women’s Art Society of Montreal, Tudor Hall, Ogilvy, March 2007. It was auctioned for the annual fundraising at Sacred Heart School of Montreal in 2011.

TULIP

Tulips

Batik painting on Thick Cotton

This painting was exhibited at the Major Hill Park at the International Tulip Festival, 2005 and also was exhibited (and sold) at Bermuda Society of Arts in Dec 2006 – Jan 2007.

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A Brief about Batik

Batik : Modern and Traditional

Batik exists in Africa, in India, in Europe and in Southeast Asia, but the island of Java in Indonesia has brought this technique its greatest acclaim….

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Batik Gown and Shawl

Modern Batik

These three different designs of Batik gowns with shawls represent the modern aspect of functional art in Batik artwork (Marsil Museum, 2004).

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Kebaya, Sarong and Shawl

Traditional Batik

These three different designs of kebaya, sarong and shawl represent the traditional aspect of functional art in Batik artwork (Marsil Museum, 2004).

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Modern Kebaya and Traditional Sarong

Batik Medley – The Traditional And The Modern

This piece is a mixture between modern style and the traditional one. It can be worn in formal functions or ceremonies.

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Traditional sets of Kebaya and Jacket with Modern Batik Design

Batik Medley – The Traditional And The Modern

These pieces are combination of Javanese kebaya and maple-leaves skirt; and Javanese jacket with maple-leaves slempang (Marsil Museum, 2004).

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Tjanting (A Traditional Tool for Making Batik)

Sets Of Tjanting

Tjanting is a tool which holds the liquid wax. One of the functions is just like a pencil or a pen. There are many different types, styles and functions of tjanting (Marsil Museum, 2004).

Round Table Cloth

Batik Table Cloth

This Batik table cloth is designed with floral motives and is made on thick cotton (Marsil Museum, 2004).

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Three Dancers

Batik Painting On Silk

This batik painting was executed during the International cultural event in Montreal, Canada. The three dancers are from Haiti, Indonesia and India (Marsil Museum, 2004).

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Flowers I

Batik Painting On Silk

This Batik painting was exhibited not only at Marsil Museum (2004), but also at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and Montreal Delta Hotel during Les journees de la culture in Quebec (2003).

HARMONY

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Batik Paintings On Thick Cotton

These paintings are combination of traditional and modern Batik. They were exhibited at Marsil Museum (now: Museum of Costume and Textile of Quebec)

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Lima Pendawa (Five Brothers)

Batik Painting On Silk

This painting is combination of traditional and modern Batik. The popular javanese characters with maple leaves design. This painting was exhibited at Marsil Museum and Montreal of Fine Arts Museum.

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Blue Bird

(Batik Painting On Thick Cotton

This painting is a typical traditional Batik. The blue bird with various flowers as the background represents the colourful coastal Batik in Java. This painting was exhibited at Marsil Museum and Montreal of Fine Arts Museum.

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Flowers II

Batik Painting On Thick Cotton

This painting is a typical traditional Batik. These colourful flowers represents the bright coastal Batik in Java. This painting was exhibited at Marsil Museum and Montreal of Fine Arts Museum.

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Flowers III

Batik Painting On Thick Cotton

This painting is a typical traditional Batik. These colourful flowers represent the bright coastal Batik in Java. This painting was exhibited at Marsil Museum and Montreal of Fine Arts Museum.

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Flowers IV

Batik Painting On Thick Cotton

This painting is a typical traditional Batik. These colourful flowers represents the bright coastal Batik in Java. This painting was exhibited at Marsil Museum and Montreal of Fine Arts Museum.