Yessi Nur Mulianawati, also known as Yessiow, is a mural artist and illustrator from Bali, Indonesia. Her love of art began at a young age, and she has developed her skills and career as a mural artist since 2013. In 2014, Yessiow started her graphic design studies at Telkom University in Bandung, Indonesia, and graduated in 2018.
After graduation, Yessiow and her partner Stijn decided to live a nomadic lifestyle abroad and take advantage of opportunities to paint murals in countries such as Indonesia, Cambodia, Nepal, India, Turkey, South Africa, Italy, and more. Her work is heavily influenced by her love of ancient greek pots, natural objects and bright colours. The pot shapes she incorporates into her art serve as symbolic representations of her comfort zone, allowing her to narrate the stories of the communities she collaborates with or places she painted in. She often explore themes of diversity and the empowerment of women, particularly in relation to the celebration of different skin tones. She loves to see her murals become a part of the daily lives of local communities and is always immersed in the activities of the people who pass by her art every day.
After graduation, Yessiow and her partner Stijn decided to live a nomadic lifestyle abroad and take advantage of opportunities to paint murals in countries such as Indonesia, Cambodia, Nepal, India, Turkey, South Africa, Italy, and more. Her work is heavily influenced by her love of ancient greek pots, natural objects and bright colours. The pot shapes she incorporates into her art serve as symbolic representations of her comfort zone, allowing her to narrate the stories of the communities she collaborates with or places she painted in. She often explore themes of diversity and the empowerment of women, particularly in relation to the celebration of different skin tones. She loves to see her murals become a part of the daily lives of local communities and is always immersed in the activities of the people who pass by her art every day.
Festivals and Interventions:
2023 Blank Walls Studio Mural Intervention Perth, Australia
2023 Luce Art Festival San Pietro Magisano, Italy
2023 Calle Libre Street Art Festival Vienna, Austria
2023 Urban Act Mural Project Athens, Greece
2023 Saladina Street Art Festival Mallorca, Spain
2023 Tangi Street Art Festival Bali, Indonesia
2022 Baladk Street Art Festival Amman, Jordan
2022 B-Murals Street Art Intervention Barcelona, Spain
2022 Vyronas Street Art Festival Athens, Greece
2022 ibug Street Art Festival Flöha, Germany
2022 All About Things Intervention Leuven, Belgium
2022 International Meeting of Styles Karanganyar, Indonesia
2022 International Public Art Festival Cape Town, South Africa
2021 Stabia Street Art Festival Castellamare di Stabia, Italy
2021 Stabia Street Art Festival Castellamare di Stabia, Italy
2021 Pompei Street Art Festival Pompei, Italy
2021 Kannagi Street Art Festival - St+Art Chennai, India
2019 Kaalo 101 Art Intervention Kathmandu, Nepal
2018 Rurung Gallery Mural Festival Bali, Indonesia
2018 On Off Festival Jakarta, Indonesia
2017 BeKraf Mural Festival Bandung, Indonesia
Solo Exibition:
2023 Between The Handles Perth, Australia
Exibition:
2023 Bhineka Tunggal Ika Collective Exibition Jakarta, Indonesia
2023 Tangi SAF Collective Exhibition Bali, Indonesia
2022 Kopi Togetherness - Museum National Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
2019 Utusan Sosial Exhibition Bali, Indonesia
2019 Arc Of Bali Bali, Indonesia
2018 Equinox Exhibition Bristol, England
2018 DKV Act Surakarta, Indonesia
2018 All The Small Things 2 Jakarta, Indonesia
2017 BeKraf Fest Exhibition Bandung, Indonesia
2017 All The Small Things Jakarta, Indonesia
2017 Kaya Kayu Exhibition Bandung, Indonesia
2017 Redbull Doodle Art Exhibition Jakarta, Indonesia
2016 Eggshibition Jakarta, Indonesia
2016 Lupa Rupa Exhibition Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2016 Art Space Exhibition Jakarta, Indonesia
Press:
Shake Bristol Magazine 2018
✷ 2023 Co-Founder of Tangi Street Art Festival @Tangistreetartfest
✷ 2021 Founder & Editor of Street Art Calls @streetartcalls
✷ 2012 Founder of Full Of Doodle Art Community Indonesia
Selected clients:
Meta, Starbucks, Teh Botol Sosro, Astra, Fore Coffee, Traveloka, Meiji, Museum Nasional Indonesia, All About Things, International Planned Parenthood Federation European Network, Johnson & Johnson, Neutrogena, Hyatt Regency Bali, Prambors Indonesia, Nescafe Indonesia, etc.
Represented in Indonesia by: Mahavisual
in The US and EU by: Owl Illustration Agency
Say hi or talk about a project?
Stijn@yessiow.com