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Ni Luh Wida Apriliani, S.Pd. with the pen name Nulus Asih. He is one of the Balinese writers of geguritan who lives on Jl. Raya Semer, Gang Tunjung Mekar no.11, Peliatan Environment, Kerobokan Village, North Kuta District, Badung Regency. She was born in Gelunggang on April 5, 1993. She is the daughter of I Wayan Wiartana and Ni Ketut Sumartini. His current job is as a Balinese language instructor in Tanjung Benua Village. +
Ni Made Ayu Marthini is currently Deputy Minister for Marketing Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy. Formerly Bu Made was Director of Bilateral Negotiations, Directorate General of International Trade Negotiations, Ministry of Trade Republic of Indonesia where she oversaw 19 on goings and up-comings Indonesia's bilateral trade negotiations with its trading partners.
Previously, Bu Made was the Director for Center of Policy Harmonization and Director for Center of Strategic Issues at the Ministry of Trade and concurrently the Minister's staff for one year (2015-2016). From 2011-2015 she was posted overseas as Indonesian Trade Attaché in Washington D.C., USA.
Made started her career in 1996 as a staff to Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia where she held several positions as Head of Sections of UNCTAD, Directorate of Multilateral Economic Cooperation, Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. Later on, she was posted at Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations in New York, United States of America, taken care of Development and Economic affairs. As she returned to Indonesia in 2004, she was positioned as Head of Foreign Trade Agreements Subdivision, Directorate of UN Economy & Environment Development, Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia.
After 10 years career at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs she moved to Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia in 2006, where she hold several positions as Head of News & Publications, official at Legal Bureau and Head of News & Publication, Public Relations Center, at the same time she was seconded as the Assistant for Minister of Trade at Minister's office for six years, before she was getting posted in the USA. Made holds a Master’s degree in Politics of the World Economy from the London School of Economics and Political Science, London, and Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Gadjah Mada University,
Yogyakarta, Indonesia. In 2015, she joined the Executive Education at Harvard Kennedy School in Boston to master trade policy
Ni Made Budi Utami was born on May 19, 1979 in Denpasar, Bali. She completed her undergraduate education at the Agro food Technology, Udayana University. She has some experience in editing and journalism. She became junior editor at SALAM Magazine, published by VECO Indonesia in 2005 – 2006, as an editor at SALAM Magazine, published by VECO Indonesia (2007—2009), editor at PETANI Magazine, published by Indonesian Organic Alliance (2010), editorial team of Core Function Analysis Facilitation Manual—MAP Timor Leste & GIZ (2011) and became freelance journalist (2011-2012). Since 2019 she has joined BASAbali Wiki as Administration and Financial Director. She has participated in Investigative Reporting Training, held by Yayasan Pantau and as a participation in The Climate Change Action Training, held by The Climate Project Indonesia and Yayasan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan in 2010. +
Ni Made Frischa Aswarini. Born on October 17, 1991. She studied History at Udayana University, Bali and writes journalistic works, scientific works, essays, poetry and short stories. Her poems have been published in various media including translated into French for the journal Le Banian (2016) and the poetry anthology Couleur Femme (Jakarta-Paris Forum and AF Denpasar, 2010); translated to English in Happiness anthology,The Delight-Tree 2 (United Nations SRC Society of Writers, 2016). Two of her poetry books are entitled Portraits on the Table (2012) and Signs for Questions (GPU, 2017). Because of her poetic imprint, he became one of the speakers at the 2013 Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, as well as a cultural dialogue speaker at Publica, Kuala Lumpur. She was selected to participate in Canada World Youth (Kemenpora RI, 2014-2015) and helped compose a biography of the artist Made Wianta entitled God's Time (2008). Tanda for Tanya (2017) is a collection of poetry that is included in the top 10 categories of First or Second Work, Kusala Sastra Khatulistiwa 2017-2018. Now, she works as a historical research assistant and presenter at TVRI Bali. Active in the Sahaja Community, Denpasar. Instagram account: @frischa_aswarini. +
Ni Made Purnama Sari was born in Klungkung, Bali, March 22, 1989. Graduated from the Department of Anthropology at Udayana University, then continued to Masters in Social Development Management, University of Indonesia. She wrote poetry, short stories and essays and was published in a number of newspapers, including Kompas, Koran Tempo, Media Indonesia, Jawa Pos, Bali Post. Her poetry was translated into English and French.
Since 2007, she has won various writing awards, including 2nd place in the short story competition at Balai Bahasa in Bali, 3rd place in Short Story Writing at the Jakarta Language Center, General Winner of the 2007 Sampoerna AGRO Poetry Writing and Reading Contest in Indonesia and 2nd Place in the National Poetry Writing Competition of the Semarang Arts Council. 2007. Her essay won first place in the Kompas Gramedia Essay Competition (2007). He has often won various poetry reading competitions, and read short stories since he was in junior high school.
His poetry has been included in the anthology of the 100 Best Indonesian Poems, the Pena Kencana Sastra Award (2007), the anthology book of the 5 Cities Poetry Gathering in Payakumbuh “Kampung Dalam Diri” (2008), and the Best Indonesian Poetry Anthology of the Pena Kencana Sastra Award (2008 and 2009), the Gathering Indonesian Literature (2010 and 2011), Ubud Writers and Readers Festival Anthology (2010), 'Couleur Femme' Anthology: A Collection of Indonesian-French Poetry published by the Alliance Francaise Denpasar and the Jakarta Paris Forum (2010) and so on. In addition, her work (biographical essay) has also been published under the title 'Time of God: Wianta' (2007). She also took part in the Folklore Writing program of the Jakarta Language Center in 2010.
Ni Made Purnama Sari has been invited to various events, both literary performances and discussions, in Bali as well as in several other areas in Indonesia, including Malang, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Padang and Jakarta, including the Discussion and Launch of the Short Story Anthology Book 'Lobakan' which discusses the relationship between between literature and the history of the 1965 events in Bali (2009) at the Goethe Institute Jakarta. In addition, she was also invited to the Southeast Asian Assembly Writing Program (MASTERA): Essays organized by the Jakarta Language Center (2009), Mentor of the Tempo-Institute Essay Writing Program and Leadership Workshop (2010), Literature Gathering Mitra Praja Utama (MPU) in 2010, the international literary festival Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (2010), the IV Indonesian Sastrawan Gathering in Ternate (2011), the Writers Journey program with Australian writers (2012), and the 2014 Padang Literary Biennale. Her first poetry anthology, “Bali – Borneo” (2014), received an award from the 2014 Indonesian Poetry Day Foundation.
Ni Made Rai Sri Artini. She was born in Kerobokan, Badung, Bali, November 17, 1978. She has been writing poetry and short stories since he was a teenager. Her works have been published in Bali Post, Denpost, Pos Bali, Tatakala.co, and so on. Some of her poems are also collected in joint books, such as “Ning” (2001), Mengmunyah Geram (2017). +
Ni Made Sri Andani, born in Bangli, October 10, 1965. She completed her studies at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Udayana University. Currently, she serves as Marketing Director of a Fast Moving Consumer Goods company in Jakarta. Her hobbies are writing, gardening and drawing.
Her work in the world of writing began when she was a teenager by filling in school or college magazines with poetry or short stories. In addition, she saves a lot of her writings on her personal blog at https://nimadesriandani.wordpress.com. There are about a thousand of his writings on the blog. She is also diligent in sending her writings to Kompasiana and Balebengong. The types of writings published on blogs are very diverse, mostly about life, inspiration, motivation, gardening, traveling, art and culture. Her published book is "Balanced Life, A Journey For Happiness, 100 Inspirational Stories" (Expression Library, 2021). +
Ni Made Sri Purnami, S.Sos, known as Kadek Purnami, was born in Ubud, Bali, 19 April 1981. She is one of the initiators of the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (UWRF), an international festival founded in 2004 by Janet de Neefe. Her position in the festival was Community Development Manager, then General Manager in 2014 - 2020.
She was also involved in establishing the Mudra Swari Saraswati Foundation which oversees UWRF. In addition, she is also often involved in organizing visual art exhibitions, installations and videos (2005 -2006). She has worked in a production house in Bali and worked on a TV program entitled “Jejak Niaga”, which reviews the success profile stories that were broadcast on TVRI Bali (2003-2004).
She graduated from the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, majoring in Communication majoring in Public Relations, Atmajaya University, Jogjakarta and Diploma in Management, majoring in marketing. She also likes to fill her time by painting, writing short stories and poetry which is occasionally published in local print media. In 2012, She published a collection of short stories entitled "Because of Love" which contains 12 short stories about life in Bali. +
Ni Nengah Mega Risna Dewi was born in Denpasar, September 12, 1995. She graduated from art education at ISI Denpasar. Since 2013 she has been active in many joint exhibitions, including the exhibition "Human Space" at the Bali Cultural Park (2016), "Repositioning" at Discovery Mall Kuta (2018), "A Good Life For Orangutans" at the Jogja National Museum (2019), " X-TION” at Bentara Budaya Bali (2019), and “Freedom in Expression” at Bali Cultural Park (2019). +
Ni Nengah Widiasih was born in Kubu, Karangasem, Bali, December 12, 1992. She finished her schooling at SMA Dwijendra, Nusa Dua. Since she was a teenager, she was known as a para-powerlifting athlete who made Indonesia proud.
She became paralyzed at the age of three and had to use a wheelchair. But she was not discouraged. She has studied weightlifting since elementary school. In junior high school, she won the National Weightlifting Championship by obtaining a Gold Medal in 2006. In addition, she won the ASEAN Paragame Bronze Medal in Thailand (2008), the ASEAN Paragames Silver Medal in Malaysia (2009), the ASEAN Paragames Gold Medal in Solo (2011), Silver Medal at the Asia Open in Malaysia (2013), Gold Medal at the ASEAN Paragames in Myanmar (2013), Silver Medal at the Asian Paragames in Incheon (2014), Bronze Medal at the Paralympic Games in Brazil (2016), Silver Medal at the Asian Paragames in Jakarta (2014), Tokyo Paralympic Silver Medal (2020). +
Ni Nyoman Pollok was a Balinese dancing legend from Kelandis.
In the 1930s, Belgian artist, Adrien Jean Le Mayeur, saw Ni Pollok dance the Legong Keraton. He asked her to become a model for his paintings. Le Mayeur eventually married Ni Pollok and together they build a house in Sanur which later became a museum. +
Ni Nyoman Sani was born in Sanur, Bali, August 10, 1975. She graduated from the fine arts department of ISI Denpasar. Apart from painting, she is also interested in photography, poetry, and fashion. Sani's paintings talk a lot about women in the context of the world of fashion shows. The colors of the paintings are soft and very feminine.
Since 1995, Sani has been actively displaying her work in joint exhibitions, both at home and abroad. Her solo exhibitions include Life Style at the Seniwati Gallery (Ubud, 1997), Pose at the Amankila Hotel (Candidasa, 1999), All About Women at Kiri Desa Gallery (Singapore, 2002), The Pleasure of Looking at Griya Santrian Gallery (Sanur, 2002). 2003), Between Two Worlds at O House Gallery (Jakarta, 2007), Women at Curiocity Nafa Me Fashion Gallery (Singapore, 2008), Residency in Haarlem (Netherlands, 2009), The Adventure of My Soul at Bentara Budaya Bali (2011) , Enigma in Fusion Style (Ubud, 2012). In 2000, a painting by Sani was included in the 100 Finalist of Philip Morris, Jakarta. +
Ni Nyoman Srayamurtikanti is a gamelan musician and is also pursuing her career as a composer. Sraya was born on October 3, 1996 and is the daughter of an artist from Celuk Village, Sukawati, Gianyar. She has studied gamelan since she was in elementary school. She was educated at SMKN 3 Sukawati (KOKAR/SMKI Bali) majoring in Karawitan, Indonesian Art Institute Denpasar majoring in Karawitan, and is currently pursuing a Masters Study Program at the Indonesian Art Institute Surakarta. Sraya is the head of the Sanggar S'mara Murti which was founded by her father, which was then continued by Sraya. This studio is engaged in traditional arts, especially Balinese Gamelan and also its development. Sraya started to compose music in 2017 with the guidance of her father who is also a composer and singer. The musical works created by Sraya are based on tradition and innovation.
Sraya had the opportunity to represent Indonesia in the ASEAN Youth Camp event in Sagada, Philippines (2015), Student Exchange AIM Program at University Malaya (2016-2017), became a composer in the Komponis Kini - Tribute to Wayan Beratha event (2019), became a composer in the National Cultural Parade (2019) representing Bali, being the 5th best composer in the Creative Music Competition – Taksapala Festival, Badung Bali, collaborating with a choreographer from Mexico (2021), and most recently being one of the composers in the Southeast Asia Music Session Indonesia Edition (2021). The compositions that have been created are: Kangkat (2017), SoS (2017), Love is God (2017), Rain-Ly (2017), Krepetan (2018), Selaka (2018), A Ketel (2018), Lango Wangi (2019), Titik Nol (2019), Candra Buana (2019), Speech Delay (2020), Padma Semarandhana (2020), Gelung (2020), Resing Langit (2020), Garba (2020), Empowerment (2021), Nyikzag (2021), Mulat Sarira (2021), etc. +
Ni Nyoman Tjandri is one of the few female puppet masters in Indonesia. Born to an artist father, Tjandri was familiar with and fond of all forms of the Balinese performing arts, especially the arja, a Balinese traditional drama that incorporates music and dance. The talented Tjandri gradually developed superb dance and vocal techniques through interaction with her father, I Made Kredek, and fellow artists. After her father's death, Tjandri decided to learn the Kawi language to continue his efforts to master Balinese literature. She went to the well-known dalang I Nyoman Ganjreng. Instead of giving Kawi lessons, Nyoman Ganjreng gave the girl four puppet figures. The puppet master told her she had to master the Kawi language through wayang stories, mostly derived from Ancient Indian and East Javanese epics and legends. In 1979 Tjandri decided to learn the art of the dalang seriously and intensively. All wayang performances present a story, which is told by a dalang. A dalang must master at least 100 stories and be able to enliven each of the characters portrayed with distinctive vocal sounds. Being a dalang, one must have plenty of physical stamina and a thorough knowledge of both the ancient Kawi language and high and low Balinese language, as well as its literature. Tjandri is frequently invited to perform both on local and overseas stages. +
April Artison is the pen name of Ni Putu Apriani. Born in Tuban, Badung, Bali, April 12, 1991. A graduate of Communications and Religious Information from IHDN Denpasar. Since she was a teenager, she has been active in literature and theater. In 2016, she was invited to read poetry at the 5 Asean Countries Poets Gathering in Singapore. Her poetry was published in the book Klungkung: Tanah Tua, Tanah Cinta (2016). +
Citra Sasmita, whose full name is Ni Putu Citra Sasmita, was born in Tabanan, Bali, March 30, 1990. Her name has become known in Indonesian fine arts through her paintings, installation art and performance art which have been exhibited at home and abroad. Citra is one of the recipients of the Gold Award Winner in the 2017 UOB Painting of The Year painting competition for the professional artist category. Citra's works often represent women's issues, especially regarding cultural identity, the position of women in patriarchal culture and social and cultural realities.
Citra grew up in a family of traditional performing artists who often performed from village to village in Hindu ritual ceremonies in Bali. That's when she became interested in the world of art. Citra studied at the Faculty of Letters, Udayana University (2008) and the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Ganesha Education University (2009), because her desire to continue her painting studies was not approved by her late father, who was then a Chemistry teacher.
However, her dream as an artist grew again when she joined a campus theater group and became a short story illustrator in the Bali Post daily. It was when she became a short story illustrator that she began to explore the world of art on a self-taught and actively participates in exhibitions in Bali and outside Bali. The two fields of science (literature and science) that she has studied have guided her work in formulating ideas and social issues.
In 2016, her work which was exhibited at the exhibition "Bali Art Intervention #1" was highlighted because it presented a female figure kissing a pig's head, presenting images of Balinese women's cultural life under psychological and social pressure, as the title of the exhibition presented critical works. about the dark side of the island of Bali. Then in 2016 in the exhibition “Merayakan Murni”, an exhibition dedicated to the painter Murniasih (1966-2006), Citra presented an installation of 100 pieces of ceramics combined with the hanging scales “Mea Vulva, Maxima Vulva” which represents the inequality of social class and people's habits. Some of her works have also been exhibited in Melbourne in an exhibition entitled Crossing Beyond Baliseering.
Ni Putu Devy Gita Augustina, with the pen name Devy Gita, was born in Singaraja. She graduated from Ganesha Education University, Singaraja in English. She teaches at Bali Kiddy Elementary School and joined the Mahima Community, Teater Kalangan, Kacak-Kicak Puppet Theater. Her poems are published on Saatkala.co and summarized in the book Sang Guru (2019). +
Mira MM Astra is the pen name of Putu Mira Novianti, born in Denpasar, 1978. She studied Philosophy at Charles University Prague and Anglo-American University in Prague, Czech Republic. Her poems have been published in the Bali Post, Kompas, Koran Tempo, and are collected in her poetry book: Pinara Pitu (2016). Apart from writing poetry, she has also been active in theater. +
Ni Putu Putri Suastini was born in Denpasar, January 27, 1966. Since she was a teenager, she has been active in literature and theater. She has joined the Wind Theater, Tiger Tutul Studio, Badung Mini Theatre, August Theater, White Studio. She published poetry books are Bunga Merah (2017) and Rumah Merah (2018). Ni Putu Putri Suastini Koster is well known among local Balinese and Indonesian artists. +
