Citra Sasmita was born in 1990 in Tabanan, Bali, Indonesia. Now lives and works in Singaraja. Citra Sasmita is a contemporary artist from Bali whose work focuses on unravelling the myths and misconceptions of Balinese art and culture.
She is deeply invested in questioning a woman’s place in the social hierarchy and seeks to upend the normative construct of gender. Her whimsical compositions representing geographies of female figures and various natural elements are executed in the Kamasan Balinese painterly language that Sasmita has been developing in her practice. While rooted in mythological thinking with Hindu and Balinese-specific references, the scenes are equally part of the contemporary process of imagining a secular and empowered mythology for a post-patriarchal future.
Sasmita's recent works have been featured in “Under the skin” solo exhibition at Redbase Foundation Indonesia, Yogyakarta (2018), “Forms of Diversity” group exhibition at Redbase Foundation Indonesia, Yogyakarta (2018), “Passion of Three Kingdoms” group exhibition at Redbase Foundation Indonesia, Yogyakarta (2022).
Awards that Sasmita has received include Gold Winner UOB Painting of The Year 2017; Finalist for the Kompetisi Karya Trimatra at Salihara Jakarta (2016), and Semifinalist for the Bandung Contemporary Art Award #4 (BaCAA#4) in 2015.
We pay our respects to the Gundungurra people who are the traditional custodians of the land. We acknowledge Elders past, present and emerging for their immense spiritual connection to place which was never ceded.
