Ida Lawrence
Ida Lawrence is an Indonesian-Australian artist whose narrative paintings playfully combine text,
images and (imperfect) patterns to tell stories of (mis)understanding, (dis)connection, generosity, failure
and surprise. They make a big deal out of small observations, tiny gestures and little feelings she has experienced, observed or imagined in the places she’s lived: Australia, Indonesia and, since 2019, Germany.
Ida graduated in 2009 from the National Art School in Sydney and in 2014 from Sydney College of the Arts (Honours). Recent exhibitions include at KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin; Purga Artspace, during the 2024 Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, Ubud; Neukölln Art Prize, Berlin; Urban Nation Museum for Urban Contemporary Art, Berlin; 16albermarle Project Space, Sydney; sweet pea, Perth; Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Sydney; Cemeti Institute for Art and Society, Yogyakarta in collaboration with Woven Kolektif; and Art SG, Singapore and Art Jakarta (both 2023) with ISA Art Gallery.
Ida Lawrence in collaboration with Krack Studio, Pasar Malam (It had come to her attention) 2025, screenprint on 100% cotton Clairefontaine paper, 150 x 200 cm, edition of 4 + 2AP