Jompet Kuswidananto於1976年出生，目前居住於峇里島及日惹。1995年至1999年以音樂創作、錄製專輯及表演為主，而後轉移到視覺藝術創作。他的藝術訓練始於社群網絡，而非藝術學院。創作以裝置、錄像、聲音、表演為主。近年重要展覽有：54屆威尼斯雙年展獨立計畫” Third Realm” 、” Phantoms of Asia” (Asian Art Museum,舊金山)、” Jogjakarta Biennale XI”(日惹)、” Negotiating Home, Nation and History”(新加坡美術館)、” Contemporaneity”(上海當代美術館)、” 10th Lyon Biennale”(里昂)、”2008 Yokohama Triennale”(橫濱)等。

Born in 1976, lives in Bali and Yogyakarta-Indonesia.
Studied Communication at Faculty of Social and Political Science of Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta. He was a musician, produced records and performances during 1995-1999. Self thought and trained by the local art community to be a visual artist in the years after. Practices arts on both traditional and contemporary ground. Works individually, produces installations, videos, sounds, and performances. Works collectively with Teater Garasi, a Yogyakarta based contemporary theater group.