Chintia Kirana

Chintia Kirana
Chintia Kirana, artist photo
Born	Chintia Agustina Kirana (1987-08-11) 11 August 1987 (age 38) Jakarta, Indonesia
Education	Southern Illinois University (MFA)
Years active	2011-present
Awards	Verdant Fund/ Andy Warhol Regranting Program Grant (2022), Alabama State Art Council Fellowship (2019), Elizabeth Greenshield Foundation Grant(2011),
Known for	Painting, drawing, socially engaged projects, installation
Website	chintiakirana.com

Chintia Kirana is a Chinese Indonesian born American artist. She is best known for her abstract and minimalistic work exploring identity, passage of time and spirituality. Her art practice includes curatorial projects which are socially engaged in the community arts. ^[1]

Biography

Kirana was born in Jakarta, Indonesia. She received a bachelor's degree in painting from Auburn University Montgomery and an MFA in painting and drawing from Southern Illinois University. ^[2]

She served as the art director for the 2024 Indonesian film The Architecture of Love . ^[3]

Career

Kirana's projects often explore themes of collective identity which are marked by collaboration and active participation. ^[4]

"I imagine my designs as multiple community groups", says Kirana. ^[5]

Kirana was a visual arts teacher at Booker T. Washington Magnet High School. Currently, Kirana serves as one of the board of trustees of the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts. ^[6]

Kirana is the founder of Expose Art, an art magazine, and ArtHouse, an artist-run arts residency. She was also a co-founder of "Montgomery Arts Projects" (MAP). ^[7] She participated in the Little Amal Walk With Amal US Tour project in Montgomery, Alabama. ^[8]

Exhibitions

• Alabama Triennial Invitational Exhibit at Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts ^[9]
• Uncommon Territory Exhibit at Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts ^[10]
• Frequent Goodbyes at H-Space in Washington, DC ^[11]
• Between Heaven and Earth at Wiregrass Museum ^[4]
• This is Me, curated by Dashboard at Kress on Dexter in Montgomery, Alabama ^[12]

Media references and appearances

Kirana had a television guesting on a show called Expressions. ^[13] She is also featured in the Alabama Public Television Show called Monograph winter 2021 Edition. ^[14]

References

1. "Chintia Kirana at the Wiregrass Museum of Art". Burnaway. June 3, 2021.
2. Treadwell, Jaine (2024-09-18). "A evening at the gallery". The Troy Messenger. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
3. The Architecture of Love - IMDb , retrieved 2024-02-01
4. Art, Wiregrass Museum of (June 4, 2020). "WMA Artist Interview with Chintia Kirana". Wiregrass Museum of Art.
5. Sorto, Gabrielle (October 30, 2018). "Artists seek to create sense of welcome and play on Buford Highway with BuHi Lights". Arts Atlanta.
6. "'Art connects us': Community Hero Chintia Kirana sees endless opportunity in Montgomery". Montgomery Advertiser.
7. Harper, Brad. "'This is us now': Developing Montgomery's giant portrait project and what it says about the city". Montgomery Advertiser.
8. "International puppet of hope Little Amal visiting Birmingham, Montgomery & Selma this week". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
9. "Chintia Kirana". UAB Arts Alliance.
10. "Uncommon Territory". MMFA.
11. "Review | In the galleries: An artist's modern visions of a retro cartoon". Washington Post. 2023-04-13. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2024-02-01.
12. Harper, Brad. "'Confessional': Montgomery finds a new united voice inside Kress". Montgomery Advertiser.
13. "Expressions | Expressions 601 | Episode 601" – via www.pbs.org.
14. "Winter 2021 | Watch on Alabama Public Television".