Rachmad Afandi

Born in Jogjakarta, Indonesia (1994). Lives and works in Yogyakarta.

Rachmad Afandi graduated from the Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) Yogyakarta in 2019, majoring in Fine Arts with a focus on Painting. His practice spans painting, installation, and socially engaged art.

He has held solo exhibitions including 1921 at LIR Space (2018) and Ageman at Survive! Garage (2025). His works have been presented widely in Indonesia and abroad, such as On a Moving Ground at Cemeti Institute for Art and Society (2024), Solidarity Without Boundaries with Taring Padi at York College Galleries, Pennsylvania, US (2021), and Genealogy of Ghost and How to Live with Them at 900mdpl, Yogyakarta (2022).

He has participated in residencies including Yellow Dot Program at Cemeti (2024) and Sowan Kelana Karya at the Cultural Festival of Yogyakarta (2023). His illustrations appear in publications such as Nusantara Berkaca (2022) and Tafsir Padam Untuk Nyala (2022).

His works are in the public collection of the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT), Darwin, Australia.

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