Alia Swastika

Alia Swastika is an Indonesian-based curator and writer. Since 2008 she has worked as a freelance curator, writer and programme director with Ark Galerie in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Alia curated the Jogja Biennale XI (Indonesia, 2011), Shadow Lines: Indonesia Meets India and was Co-Artistic Director of The 9th Gwangju Biennale: ROUNDTABLE (Korea, 2012). She has curated major international group exhibitions including: The Past The Forgotten Time(Amsterdam, Jakarta, Semarang, Shanghai, Singapore, 2007-2008) and Manifesto: The New Aesthetic of Seven Indonesian Artists (Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore, 2010) as well as solo exhibitions for Eko Nugroho, Tintin Wulia, Wimo Ambala Bayang and Jompet Kuswidananto.



