Valentina Kris Utami
Illustrator - Art Director based in Indonesia
Pivoting her architectural career after 5 years of practice, Valentina embarked her children's book illustration journey since 2019 with her first book, Adventure Box (along with Room to Read). She loves turning a mundane daily findings into a captivating illustration. Her creative process develops through material explorations, emotive storytelling, and her personalized scenes combined.
Exhibitions
Art for Orangutan, Yogyakarta and Bali 2019 | Indung tuntang Anak
Book Illustrator Gallery, Asian Festival of Children Content Singapore 2022 | There’s Alien in My House
Book Illustrator Gallery, Asian Festival of Children Content Singapore 2023 | I Don’t Want to Eat
Book Illustrator Gallery, Asian Festival of Children Content Singapore 2024 | Arti dan Fantasi
Jakarta Content Week stand, Frankfurt Book Fair 2024 | Mulai Kembali
Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava, Slovakia 2025 | Mulai Kembali
Talk and Workshop
Room to Read – Children Book Illustration Workshop 2019 as participant
under Julie Downing & Evi Shelvia mentorship
at Lembang, Bandung, Indonesia
Room to Read - Children’s Book Illustration Workshop 2021 as participant
under Julie Downing & Christy Hale mentorship
BIB – UNESCO Albín Brunovský Workshop 2023 as participant
under Ľuboslav Paľo mentorship
at VŠVU/Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava, Slovakia
Stories from Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava #29 2023 as speaker
at Pusat Dokumentasi Sastra (PDS) H. B. Jassin, Jakarta, Indonesia
RtR - Art Director Module Development Workshop 2024 as participant
under Mahesh Pathirathna mentorship
at Jakarta, Indonesia
Bercerita Lewat Kolase (Storytelling Through Collage) 2025 as facilitator
at Ombak Banyu, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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