BIOGRAPHY

Nabila Ayu Aviani (b. 2000) is an Indonesian-born figurative painter, raised in the United Arab Emirates and based in The Hague, Netherlands.

In 2023, Nabila graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Royal Academy of Art (KABK), The Hague. Her earlier works tackled mental health and identity crisis by using painting as ‘visual diaries’ that captured the highs and lows of self-exploration. Influenced by the Y2K trend, her works have evolved to blend traditional painting with the digital aesthetics of the early internet era. 

Nabila creates paintings that reconstruct memories and capture the raw energy of the youth. She does this by digitally collaging photographs that include memories of her with her friends, partner and family. By digital collaging, Nabila distorts, layers and constructs these memories as a form of memory hacking tool. Her practice explores relationships as digital relics as she visualises her platonic, romantic and familial bonds through glitch-like compositions. Her paintings balance between youthful recklessness and personal history, reflecting the fleeting yet unforgettable nature of human connection. In her paintings, Nabila challenges traditional notions of figurative painting through her use of technology as a tool and a concept. Transcending autobiography, universal emotions of love, loss and nostalgia are captured in Nabila’s lively paintings. Her daydream-like paintings create a space in which the past lingers like an open browser tab that loops endlessly between closure and longing.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Nabila Ayu Aviani (b. 2000)

Born in Tangerang, Indonesia.
Artist based in The Hague, Netherlands.

Member of The Raw Pulse Collective.

Education

2019 - 2023
Bachelor's of Arts in Fine Art, Royal Academy of Art (KABK), The Hague, Netherlands.

2014 - 2019
Secondary school, Al Ain English Speaking School, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

Professional Experience

February 2025  - April 2025  
External supervisor, Freelance, The Hague, Netherlands.

January 2023 - December 2023
Designer, PPI Den Haag, The Hague, Netherlands.

January 2021 - December 2021
Member of the Academy Council (DMR-KABK), Royal Academy of Art (KABK), The Hague, Netherlands.

October 2021 - December 2021
Intern Communications, The Hague Contemporary, The Hague, Netherlands.

Solo Exhibitions

2024
Contradicting In/sanity, Make It Art Worthy, The Hague, Netherlands.

Group Exhibitions

2025
Vrij Paleis OPEN May, Vrij Pleis, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

2024
Bi+, Bar Bario, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
XL March, Kunstmarkt Noord, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
(Don’t) Come As You Are, FUI, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

2023
Drawings Paintings, Maldoror Galerie, The Hague, Netherlands.
This is a list of my confessions I couldn't say, KABK Graduation Show 2023, The Hague, Netherlands.

2022
Three Birds No Stone, Fine Arts KABK Pre-Graduation show, LAAKClub, The Hague, Netherlands.
To Give A Dog A Name, Billytown/Ruimtevaart, The Hague, Netherlands.
Mmmmmmmmmarshmallow Cube, Royal Academy of Art (KABK), The Hague, Netherlands.
Don't Lose Yourself, Delft, NL.

2021
Take Me Somewhere Nice, SeeLab, The Hague, Netherlands.
With/Out, WEST, The Hague, Netherlands.
Beyond Binaries, TENT, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

2019
In Bloom, La Dolce Vita, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

Publications

2023
Featured in KABK’s flyer, “Voorbereidend Jaar en Oriëntatiecursus”, The Hague, Netherlands.
Featured in KABK’s Graduation Catalogue, The Hague, Netherlands.

2022
Featured in Mosquito Newspaper, The Hague, Netherlands.

Collections

2025
Private collection, Reykjavik, Iceland.

2023
Private collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Commissions

2023
A Meeting W/ Myself, The Hague, Netherlands.
Commissioned painting for album artwork. A Meeting W/ Myself – Album cover collaboration with Daro, 2025.