Baju Wijono, New York, USA.
Baju Wijono was born into a multicultural family, spending much of his youth jumping from country to country, including the U.S., Indonesia, France, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and Germany. This transience gave him a feeling of being home both everywhere and nowhere. This is a recurring theme in his earlier art work.
He’s always had a fascination with mechanical objects, seeing a parallel between engine rooms and the human mind. He studied engineering in Germany before deciding to become a full-time artist. He studied fine arts at Columbia University for several years. The juxtaposition of mechanical and organic is a constant theme in his work. He sometimes explains that he sees people from the inside out.
After several decades in Brooklyn, he recently moved his art studio to Hudson, NY to focus on larger-scale work, including painting, installation, and sculpture.
Solo Exhibitions
2020 17 Frost Gallery. Brooklyn, NY
2020 D’Arcy Simpson Gallery Hudson, NY
2017 Concepto Hudson Hudson, NY
2010 DGriss Gallery Panama City (Panama)
2001 Artengo International Berlin (Germany)
2001 Washington Square Gallery San Francisco, CA
2000 Artengo International Berlin (Germany)
1999 Washington Square Gallery San Francisco, CA
1998 American Conservatory Theater San Francisco, CA
1997 Artengo International Gallery Berlin (Germany)
1993 German Consulate New York, NY
1991 Ward-Lawrence Gallery New York, NY
Group Exhibitions
2018 LABspace, Hillsdale, NY
2018 Concepto Hudson, Hudson, NY
2017 Concepto Hudson Hudson, NY
2017 Concepto Hudson, Hudson, NY (Juried Show)
2008 DGriss Gallery Panama City (Panama)
2006 DGriss Gallery Panama City (Panama)
2000 Hewlett-Packard’s 100 Camera’s Exhibition New York, NY
1998 Artengo International Berlin (Germany)
1998 Washington Square Gallery San Francisco, CA (Pacific Rim Exhibition)
1996 The Bronx Museum of the Arts Bronx, NY
1996 Gallery 121 Henry New York, NY
Artengo International Berlin (Germany)
Henry Street Settlement New York, NY
(Artist-in-Residence Exhibition)
Henry Street Settlement New York, NY
(Fresh A.I.R. at 20 Exhibition)
The Bronx Museum of the Arts Bronx, NY (Artists in the Marketplace Exhibition)
Residency
1996 Henry Street Settlement New York, NY
1995 Artists in the Marketplace Program Bronx, NY. Bronx Museum of the Arts
Education
Reviews
2000 New York Times
1999 Asian Week
North Beach Journal
1995 New York Times
1993 Aufbau
1992 New York Native
Publications
1995 Artist in the Marketplace (The Bronx Museum of the Arts)