Dicky
Takndare

Awardee

Country

Indonesia

Dicky Takndare advocates for racial justice through visual art.
Themes
Racial justice
Indigenous rights
Reexamining history
Disciplines
Visual Art
Awards
SEED Award 2022

Profile

Dicky Takndare is a visual artist from Papua, the easternmost region in Indonesia. He has a degree in Visual Arts from the Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta, where he is currently based. His artistic practice explores the socio-cultural dynamic of Papua through contemporary art and strives to advocate for Papuan political and humanism through painting, drawing, wood carving, installation, and community engagement. In 2018, Dicky co-founded Udeido Collective which unites young artists from several different regions in Papua and has come to be a new art movement in their homeland.