Adam de Boer uses the Indonesian technique of Batik to reimagine the
colonial practice of geography, using European mapping iconography and
the image of the fool to explore the absurdity of Eurocentric notions
of space. Using a traditional medium, a method he learned as a means to connect to his heritage, Adam speaks creates a hybrid language of expression that challenges cultural hierarchy. In specifically taking on colonial imagery, Adam presents his practice as a language of critique and historical revision.

Adam De Boer graduated with a BA in Painting from the
College of Creative Studies at the University of California, Santa
Barbara (2006) and an MA in Fine Art from the Chelsea College of Art,
London (2012). Recent exhibitions include Taymour Grahne Projects,
London (2024,2022); The Pit, Los Angeles (2023); Gajah Gallery, Jakarta
and Singapore (2023,2022); Ben Brown Fine Arts, London and Hong Kong
(2022); The Hole, New York and Los Angeles (2023,2022); Hunter Shaw Fine
Art, Los Angeles (2020,2018); World Trade Centre, Jakarta (2018); and
Art|Jog, Yogyakarta (2018,2015).

De Boer is currently a Joan Mitchell
Foundation Fellow and in 2017 was awarded a Fulbright Research
Fellowship to Java, Indonesia. Other grants include those from the
University of the Arts, London + Arts for India, The Cultural
Development Corporation, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, and
The Santa Barbara Arts Fund.

For over a decade de Boer has
travelled throughout Indonesia to investigate his Eurasian heritage. His
recent work employs imagery and traditional crafts from the region as a
way to connect his artistic practice with those of his distant cultural
forebears. He currently lives in Los Angeles.