Bio
Mar Kristoff (b. Jakarta, Indonesia. Lives and works in Bali, Indonesia) is a visual artist whose practice spans painting, video and installation. Through layering, fragmentation, and shifts in scale and format, his work explores how memory and perception shift over time. Bringing together personal and historical fragments, his practice examines how meaning is shaped and altered through processes of reconstruction.
Kristoff has participated in exhibitions such as S.E.A Focus, ara contemporary, Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore (2026); Temu Tamu, TFNYT Advisory, Paris, France (2025); ARTJOG 2025: Motif Amalan, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (2025); We Begin with Everything, ara contemporary, Jakarta, Indonesia (2025); Tumbuh Rimpang, Nonfrasa Gallery, Bali, Indonesia (2024); TERRA, Burgundy, France (2024); OPC Collectors Show, Gajah Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia (2024); Salon Et Cetera, Ace House Collective, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (2024); The Inaugural Exhibition at SUN. CONTEMPORARY, Bali, Indonesia (2024); TOREH, Nonfrasa Gallery, Bali, Indonesia (2023); and Coalesce – OPC Collectors Show, ROH Projects, Jakarta, Indonesia (2023). He is the gold winner of the emerging artist category of the UOB Painting of the Year 2024, Indonesia.
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Born in Jakarta, Indonesia
Resides and works in Bali, Indonesia
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2025
Interloper, ara contemporary, Jakarta, Indonesia
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026
The stairway that separates my room from my memory, Nicoletta Fiorucci Foundation, London, UK
S.E.A Focus, ara contemporary, Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore
2025
Art Jakarta, ara contemporary, Jakarta, Indonesia
Screen Print Showcase, Collaboration with Krack! Studio, Newsagency Gallery, Petersham, Sydney, Australia
Setelah Padam, Collaboration with Krack! Studio, Cemeti – Institute for Art and Society, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Temu Tamu, TFNYT Advisory, Paris, France
ARTJOG 2025: Motif Amalan, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
We Begin with Everything, ara contemporary, Jakarta, Indonesia
2024
Tumbuh Rimpang, Nonfrasa gallery, Bali, Indonesia
TERRA II, Apsara Studio, Beaune, Burgundy, France
14th UOB POTY, Gedung A.A. Maramis, Jakarta, Indonesia
One Piece Club collectors show, Gajah Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Salon et cetera, Ace House Collective, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
The Inaugural Exhibition, SUN.CONTEMPORARY Bali, Indonesia
2023
TOREH△, Nonfrasa Gallery, Bali, Indonesia
Coalesce - One Piece Club collectors show, ROH Projects, Jakarta, Indonesia
Televizion Takeover, Gonzo gallery, Bali, Indonesia
2021
Frekuensi, Park 23 Creative Hub, Bali, Indonesia
OMAH, Titik Dua gallery, Bali, Indonesia
Art fairs
2026
S.E.A. Focus at Art SG, Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore
2025
Art Jakarta, ara contemporary, Jakarta, Indonesia
2024
Art Jakarta, Jakarta International Expo, Jakarta, Indonesia
Selected Awards & Prizes
2024
UOB Indonesia 14th Painting Of The Year - Gold Award - Emerging Artist Category
Collections
Tumurun Private Museum, Surakarta, Indonesia
Residencies
2026
Gasworks - Spring Residency, London, UK
Selected Press
2026
Vogue Korea - 다채로운 인종과 종교, 인도네시아의 섬이 기른 작가들_미술 실크로드
Author: 김나랑
https://www.vogue.co.kr/?p=782979
2025
Kanvas Abu-Abu Perupa Bali Mar Kristoff
Author: Tempo (by Hendro Wiyanto)
https://www.tempo.co/teroka/lukisan-dari-foto-keluarga-perupa-bali-2084530
A Day in the Life: Mar Kristoff
Author: Art & Market
https://www.artandmarket.net/a-day-in-the-life/2025/7/31/mar-kristoff2025
ara contemporary Begins with Everything
Author: Manual Jakarta (by Raina Alonge)
https://manual.co.id/article/ara-contemporary-begins-with-everything/2025
Mar Kristoff
Author: ARTJOG
https://artjog.id/2025/artwork.php?id=50&token=c0c7c76d30bd3dcaefc96f40275bdc0a2025
What to Do in Jakarta, According to Five Creative People
Author: OCULA (by Zian Chen)
https://ocula.com/magazine/spotlights/what-to-do-in-jakarta-2025/2022