Biography
Agung Hujatnika jennong earned his graduate and doctoral degrees from the Faculty of Art and Design at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Indonesia. He has carried out curatorial residencies at Arts Initiative Tokyo, Japan (2011); Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Australia (2010); Nanjo and Associates, Tokyo (2004); Drill Hall Gallery, Canberra (2002) and Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia (2002). Apart from teaching at his alma mater, Hujatnika previously served as the Curator of Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Bandung (2001-12). He has curated major solo exhibitions for artists such as, Agus Suwage, Handiwirman Saputra, Jompet Kuswidananto, Heri Dono and Mella Jaarsma. In 2012, Hujatnika curated the Bandung Pavilion at the Shanghai Biennale, China, along with Charles Esche and Arthub Asia, and in 2009 he curated Fluid Zones, the main exhibition of the 13th Jakarta Biennale, Indonesia. He is the Curator of the upcoming Biennale Jogja XII Equator #2, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (2013).