Putu Bonuz or I Putu Bonuz Sudiana was born in the tiny island of Nusa Penida of the southeast coast of Bali on 30 December 1972. In a place known for its fishing and seaweed farming, Bonuz began by painting fishing boats. His great interest in painting was unusual in a fishing village, but this did not discourage him from wanting to formally study painting. After finishing junior high school in Nusa Penida, he bravely moved to Bali to study at the High School of Fine Arts (SMSR). Then in 1995 he continued on to the Fine Arts College of Indonesia (STSI, now the Indonesia Arts Institute, ISI) in Denpasar.
Painting in abstracts, his works are instinctively created from his spiritual experiences and contemplation of daily life. He has exhibited in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong.
EDUCATION
Indonesia Arts Institute (ISI), Denpasar, 1995 – 2002
SMSR (High School of Fine Arts), 1990 – 1994
EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions
2014 Magic Sound, Maya Gallery, Singapore
2013 Be Happy, SAND Fine Art Gallery, Sanur-Bali
2012 HARMONY, Rumah Seni Maestro Art Space, Sanur-Bali
2011 Inside of Bonuz, TonyRaka Gallery, Mas, Ubud-Bali
Refleksi Nafas, Hitam-Putih Art Space, Sangeh-Bali
2008 Pleading Life’s Tenacity, Kemang Village, Jakarta
2006 Journey of the Soul, Relish Café and Pool, Jakarta
2003 Esensi Abstrak, Art Centre Denpasar, Bali
Universal Spirit, Jenggala Keramik Jimbaran, Bali
2000 Melintas Batas, Merah-Putih Forum, Denpasar-Bali
Group Exhibitions
2014 TANDUR: Menyemai Diri, Bentara Budaya Bali, Bali
2013 Kuta Art-chromatic, Kuta-Bali
Cerpen Kompas, Bentara Budaya Bali, Bali
Gang Art, My Studio, Batubulan-Bali
One Moment of Journey, Seniwati Art Space, Bali
The Straight Contour, Kupu-Kupu Jimbaran Art Space, Bali
Bank Art Fair, with Maya Gallery, Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong
éncore, Maya Gallery, Singapore
ASIA Contemporary Art Fair, with Maya Gallery, Luxe Art Musium, Singapore
Golden Harvest, Hadiprana Galeri, Jakarta
2012 An Artistic Journey, Sudamala art space, Sanur-Bali
Dialogue II, at Gaya art space with G-13 Gallery, Sayan-Ubud, Bali
The Journey of Gallery Hadiprana, Hadiprana Galeri, Jakarta
2011 Dialogue, G-13 Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2010 Return of the Abstraction, Tony Raka Gallery, Mas-Ubud, Bali
Gerakan Abstrak Indonesia, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta
Optimism, Maha Art Gallery, Bali Beach Sanur, Bali
Behind the funny make-up, Hadiprana Gallery, Jakarta
2009 Cerpen Kompas, Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Jogja and Bali
2008 Joint Exhibition, Kiri Desa Gallery, Singapore
The Green, Sanur village Festival, Bali
2007 Artmosphere, Sanur village Festival, Guetgallery, Sanur-Bali
Love Letter, Tonyraka Gallery, Mas Ubud-Bali
Global worming, GWK, Jimbaran-Bali
2006 Between Two Windows, Danes Art Veranda, Denpasar-Bali
Kayuning Kayu, Hadiprana Gallery, Jakarta
Jago, Niki Gallery Lodtunduh, Ubud-Bali
Perjalanan Seni Lukis Abstrak Indonesia, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta
Bahasa Hati & Perubahan Musim, Komaneka, Ubud-Bali
2003 Taiblack, STSI Denpasar-Bali
Untitled, Komaneka Gallery, Ubud-Bali
2002 Narasi Abstrack, Rare Angon gallery, Sanur-Bali
40th Anniversary, at Hadiprana Gallery, Jakarta
Kembalikan Baliku, APSARI Gallery, Jakarta
virus, Sutarta Gallery, Ubud-Bali
2001 Three Painters, INA Gallery, Jakarta
2000 Gunung Batur, Museum Sidik Jari Denpasar-Bali
Catur Muka “Reality & Identity”, Art Centre Denpasar, Bali
Three Painters, Hadiprana Gallery, Jakarta
Refleksi Seni II, Darga Gallery, Sanur- Bali
1999 Catur Muka, “Harmony”, Bali Museum, Denpasar-Bali
Kangin Kauh Group, Art Centre Denpasar, Bali
Semifinals of the Philip Morris Art Award VI, National Gallery, Jakarta
Millenium III, Museum Neka Ubud, Bali
1998 Bali Painters Parade, Bali Hyatt, Sanur-Bali
Refleksi Seni 98, Darga Gallery, Sanur-Bali
1997 Soemardja Gallery, ITB, Bandung
With “kamasra”, Gedung Mario Tabanan, Bali
1996 Ngulat Taksu, Museum Sidik Jari, Bali
With “kamasra”, Bali Cliff Resort, Nusa Dua-Bali
