Dina Riyanti
is an illustrator from Indonesia
Hello! Art has been my passion since a long time. I studied Printmaking for my BA (Faculty Of Art & Design, Bandung Institute of Technology, 1993-1998). Along the way, I fell passionately in love with the art of children's book illustration. I decided to pursue further education to learn about it, and I am very grateful to have been accepted in the MA Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School Of Art. I graduated in January 2019.
Previously, I have illustrated a few books in Indonesia, notably Rambut Messy! (Messy's Hair)!, Wuli Si Pemarah (Wuli The Angry Girl), both in 2009, and Jangan Sedih, Bujang! (Don't Be Sad, Bujang!) in 2014. In 2017, I led a team to develop level books for Papuan children, under the UNICEF Indonesia for Papua, as well as being involved as an author and illustrator.
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I am drawn to colours, humour, heartwarming message and the richness of cultural diversity. I am striving to achieve simplicity and effectiveness in telling the story through my illustration. I still find it very difficult, and I am continuously learning and exploring to get there. I am enjoying my illustration journey :)
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Dina is represented by Essie White from Storm Literary Agency
Selected Clients
2021
Istituo Italiano di Cultura Jakarta (soon to be published)
2019
Room to Read Indonesia - UNICEF Indonesia (a chapter book): Buldoser Beti (Beti's Bulldozer), author: Adi Sumunar
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Papperlapapp 2019
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2017
UNICEF Indonesia for Papua (Gemilang level book series)
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2006 - 2007
NOKIA Indonesia (print ad)
Achievements
2022
A Bus Ride (unpublished) won 2nd place in Children's Books category in Brightness Award 2022, held by www.brightnessmag.org
2021
A Bus Ride (unpublished) was selected to be showcased in The Unpublished Picturebook Showcase 3 by dPictus
A Bus Ride (unpublished) was selected as one of the winning illustrations for Bologna Book Fair, Bologna, Italy.
A Bus Ride (unpublished) was shortlisted for Nami Concours, Nami Island, South Korea
2019
Jangan Sedih, Bujang! (author: Sofie Dewayani, publisher: Litara Foundation) was selected as one of the recommended literary works by the National Education Standard Board for Indonesia.
2015
Jangan Sedih, Bujang! (author: Sofie Dewayani, publisher: Litara Foundation) won a prize at Samsung's Kid Time Award in Singapore.
Latest Exhibitions
2021
The Unpublished Picturebook Showcase 3:
https://dpictus.com/unpublished
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Bologna Children's Book Fair Illustrator Exhibition in Japan:
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Itabashi Art Museum (Tokyo) - 17 July - 15 August 2021
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City Otani Memorial Art Museum (Nishinomiya) - 21 August - 26 September 2021
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Hamamatsu City Museum of Art (Shizuoka) - 2 - 31 October 2021
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Nanao Art Museum (Ishikawa) - 6 November - 12 December 2021
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Ota Art Museum and Library (Gumna) - 18 December 2021 - 23 January 2022
Nami Concours at Nami Island, South Korea
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2020
Picture At Play (SCBWI British Isles), Westminster Reference Library, London, United Kingdom
2019
Bologna Children's Book Fair (with Cambridge School of Art), Quartiere Fieristico - Bologna Exhibition Center, Bologna, Italy
2019
MA Children's Book Illustration - Cambridge School of Art, Candid Arts Trust Gallery, London, United Kingdom
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2018
Bologna Children's Book Fair (with Indonesian Stand), Quartiere Fieristico - Bologna Exhibition Center, Bologna, Italy
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International Children's Content Rights Fair, Chiang Mai International Exhibition and Convention Centre, Thailand
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The Asian Festival of Children's Content, National Library Building, Singapore
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2017
International Children's Content Rights Fair, Chiang Mai International Exhibition and Convention Centre, Thailand
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The Asian Festival of Children's Content, National Library Building, Singapore
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