Artist Profile: Jumaadi

Article by Jacqui Taffel

The opening of NAS alumnus Jumaadi’s solo exhibition at Mosman Art Gallery on 7 December 2019 was a joyous affair, starting with a procession of dancers, singers and musicians, some in traditional Indonesian costume, with guests following behind holding pineapples on their heads – including Liz Ann Macgregor, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, and Mosman mayor Carolyn Corrigan.

Image: Jumaadi, I, 2019, acrylic on cotton cloth primed with rice, 152 x 140 cm