Artist / Jonathan Hadipranata

Jonathan Hadipranata (b. 1995, Surabaya, Indonesia) is a visual artist whose work is deeply influenced by the anime cartoons of his childhood. However, his work has a rather weighty concept behind it, and his child-like characters are portrayed with their mouths taped against dark and light backgrounds. These paintings are driven by his emotions and love for storytelling, symbolising his experience and view of society in which we are often unable to speak up or be our true selves.

In April 2021, Hadipranata held his first-ever solo exhibition Hide Under the Table, Medel Gallery Shu, Tokyo. The show subsequently launched his career as an artist and has shown his works in other parts of the world, including a solo exhibition in Seoul, group exhibitions in London, Berlin, and participating in Art Taipei in Taiwan.

In 2014, he went to the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Development degree. After almost two years of honing his foundational skills in the school, he has returned to Indonesia.

Solo exhibition

2023

Rhythm and Repetition, Medel Gallery Shu

2022

Exhibition Among The Crowd, Medel Gallery Shu

2021

Exhibition Hide Under The Table, Medel Gallery Shu

Group shows

2024

Visual Narratives, Touch gallery

2023

Nozomi Konayashi, Medel Gallery Shu