Draft:Daniel Kho

Daniel Kho (* 1956 in Zentraljava, Indonesia) is a visual artist.

Life
In the early 1970s, he learned the techniques of batik, sculpture and painting as an autodidact. He moved to Germany in 1977. In 1998 he received a scholarship from the Jacob Eschweiler Art Foundation. From 1999 to 2006, he taught art and performance as part of the "MUS-E Artists in Schools" project, which is organized in Germany by the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation. In 2002, he founded the shadow theater Kho in Cologne. From 2008 to 2012 he lived and worked in Bali, Indonesia. In 2009, he initiated the Djagad Art House with friends.

From 2012 he lived and worked in Bali, Barcelona and Cologne. In 2022 Daniel Kho returned to the island of Bali and in 2023 Daniel Kho's art was curated by Jim Supangkat.

Exhibitions (selection)

 * 2000: Batak, Museum der Weltkulturen, Frankfurt, Germany
 * 2009: Art Singapore – The Arya Seni Art Gallery, Singapore
 * 2010: South East Asia Artis – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit Eschborn, Eschborn, Germany
 * 2011: Charity „In Honor of Mother and Child" – Gaya Art Space, Bali Indonesia
 * 2012: In the year of the dragon – BBK, Aachen, Germany
 * 2013: Contemporary Art Ruhr, Germany
 * 2014: The 21th Korea Art International Open – Exhibition in Seoul, Seoul, Korea
 * 2015: „The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy", Cata Odata, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
 * 2016: „Wealth of Poverty", Nairobi National Museum, Kenya
 * 2018: Three of Life, Musnadi Weskamp Galerie, Germany
 * 2019: Nomads, Gallery Raos, Batu, Indonesia
 * 2020: Integrasi, Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Indonesia
 * 2023: Owalah, Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Indonesia
 * 2023: Castaneda Factor, Jagad Gallery Jakarta, Indonesia

Weblinks

 * Daniel Kho List of artists Cologne
 * Norbert Ramme: Zwischen Bali, Barcelona und Bickendorf, Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 27. November 2018
 * Ayu Purwaningsih: Pelukis Jawa di Jerman: Bukan Agama, yang Dibutuhkan Adalah Cinta Bumi dan Mahkluk Hidupnya, DW Indonesia, 25. Dezember 2018 (Bahasa Indonesia)
 * Happy Art: Die bunte Welt Des Daniel Kho, DW-Akademie, 25. Mai 2013 (Video)
 * Kegelisahan Daniel Kho dalam Pameran 'Owalah' di Bentara Budaya, KOMPAS.com, 02.11.2023
 * Castaneda Factor, Pameran Tunggal Daniel Kho di Jagad Gallery. getlost.id, 4. August 02023