Arwin Hidayat

Arwin Hidayat was born in 1983 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia and is an alumnus of the Indonesian Institute of Art in Yogyakarta.  

Arwin has been drawing since childhood and depicts a kaleidoscopic array of subjects drawn from his internal and external world.

Motifs from spirituality and folk mythology, household objects, animals and people coalesce into distinctive and distorted forms. This visual language is expressed through a variety of mediums, such as painting, drawing, ceramics, murals, batik textiles and Wayang puppetry.

Arwin’s practice holds dialogue between contemporaneity and tradition. Through an exploration of cultural and personal memory, he engages critically with the socio-economic and moral landscape of Indonesia.

Arwin exhibits extensively in group and solo exhibitions in Indonesia and his work is held in the National Gallery of Victoria.

In 2025, Arwin was commissioned by Australian fashion brand Zimmerman to create permanent installations in Bahrain, Beijing, Chengdu, Melbourne and Sydney. 

VIEW ARWIN HIDAYAT WORKS ON PAPER
'DIRECTOR'S CHOICE' EXHIBITION (JAN - FEB 2026)
'IT TURNS OUT I'M STILL BREATHING' SOLO EXHIBITION (JUL - AUG 2025)
ZIMMERMAN BEIJING COMMISSION 
ARWIN HIDAYAT (JAN 2024)