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
Luce Art Festival San Pietro Magisano, Italy
Calle Libre Street Art Festival Vienna, Austria
Urban Act Mural Project Athens, Greece
Saladina Street Art Festival Mallorca, Spain
Tangi Street Art Festival Bali, Indonesia
Blank Walls Studio Mural Intervention Perth, Australia
Luce Art Festival San Pietro Magisano, Italy
Calle Libre Street Art Festival Vienna, Austria
Urban Act Mural Project Athens, Greece
Saladina Street Art Festival Mallorca, Spain
Tangi Street Art Festival Bali, Indonesia
✷ 2022
Baladk Street Art Festival Amman, Jordan
B-Murals Street Art Intervention Barcelona, Spain
Vyronas Street Art Festival Athens, Greece
ibug Street Art Festival Flöha, Germany
All About Things Intervention Leuven, Belgium
International Meeting of Styles Karanganyar, Indonesia
International Public Art Festival Cape Town, South Africa
✷ 2021
Stabia Street Art Festival Castellamare di Stabia, Italy
Pompei Street Art Festival Pompei, Italy
Kannagi Street Art Festival - St+Art Chennai, India
✷ 2019
Kaalo 101 Art Intervention Kathmandu, Nepal
✷ 2018
Rurung Gallery Mural Festival Bali, Indonesia
On Off Festival Jakarta, Indonesia
✷ 2017
BeKraf Mural Festival Bandung, Indonesia
Solo Exhibitions:
✷ 2023
Between The Handles Perth, Australia
Group Exhibitions:
✷ 2023
Bhineka Tunggal Ika Collective Exhibition Jakarta, Indonesia
Tangi SAF Collective Exhibition Bali, Indonesia
Bhineka Tunggal Ika Collective Exhibition Jakarta, Indonesia
Tangi SAF Collective Exhibition Bali, Indonesia
✷ 2022
Kopi Togetherness, Museum National Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
✷ 2019
Utusan Sosial Exhibition Bali, Indonesia
Arc Of Bali Bali, Indonesia
✷ 2018
Equinox Exhibition Bristol, England
DKV Act Surakarta, Indonesia
All The Small Things 2 Jakarta, Indonesia
✷ 2017
BeKraf Fest Exhibition, Bandung, Indonesia
All The Small Things, Jakarta, Indonesia
Kaya Kayu Exhibition, Bandung, Indonesia
Redbull Doodle Art Exhibition, Jakarta, Indonesia
✷ 2016
Eggshibition Jakarta, Indonesia
Lupa Rupa Exhibition Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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.