1932 | Born March 11 in Meulaboh, Aceh. |
1948 | Involved in the student military army (Tentara Pelajar) as corporal during the revolutionary period. |
1955 | Journeyed to Bandung to study at The Art Department, Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) |
1964 | Completed his studies at ITB and appointed as permanent member of teaching staff at The Art Department—ITB |
1966 | Married to Erna Garnasih |
1968 | Appointed as Head of Graphic Studio, The Art Department—ITB |
1969 | Studied graphic design and printmaking at the Rochester Institute of Technology in U.S.A under a John D. Rockefeller III Foundation Fellowship. |
1970 | Won Best Print Collection in Art Show of Napel, New York, U.S.A |
1971 | Returned to Indonesia from the U.S.A |
1972 | Appointed as Head of Graphic Design Studio, Department of Design, ITB |
Appointed Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication Design and Fine Arts | |
1973 | Founded the Decenta Studio in Bandung along with other artists and designers |
1974 | Won Best Painting in the 1st Indonesian Biennale Exhibition, awarded by Jakarta Art Council, Jakarta, Indonesia. |
1980 | Participates in the design of all artworks of the Sabilal Muhtadin Mosque in Banjarmasin |
1981 | Appointed as chief designer in setting up “The Historical Museum of the Asian-African Conference” in Bandung |
Commissioned for high relief mural painting for the main office of the Ministry of Religion in Jakarta. | |
1982 | Becomes member of design team commissioned for renovating the mosque of Baiturrahman in Banda Aceh |
1983 | Becomes member of design team commissioned for Islamic wall calligraphy at the Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta. |
1984-1991 | Appointed as Dean of The Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, ITB |
1984 | Won Silver Prize, Seoul International Art Competition 1984, awarded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the republic of Korea. |
1985 | Receives National Art Award for Contemporary Art, awarded by the Ministry of Culture and Education, Jakarta, Indonesia. |
Receives commission for a wall carpet for the main office of Bank of Indonesia in Jakarta. | |
1989 | Appointed as Senior Lecturer in Art and Design at Post Graduate Programme, ITB |
1990 | Becomes Chairman, Indonesia National Committee for the Asian International Art Exhibition |
1994 | Appointed Professor at ITB |
1972 | Islamic Calligraphic Painting Exhibition, Chase Manhattan Bank, Jakarta, Indonesia |
1976 | The Islamic Calligraphic Print Exhibition (Serigraphy), Chase Manhattan Bank, Jakarta, Indonesia. |
1985 | Retrospective Exhibition Painting, Etching and Serigraphy 1960-1985, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta, Indonesia. |
1986 | One Person Show of Prints, St. Martin’s School of Art, London, England. |
2002 | Retrospective Exhibition II, Painting, Etching and Serigraphy 1985-2002, Galeri Nasional, Jakarta, Indonesia. |
2003 | Rereading the journey of A.D. Pirous (1964-2003) ITB, Bandung, Indonesia. |
Words and Faith National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. | |
2005 | Jabal Fana (Ephemeral Mountain) Bank Negara Indonesia Building, Jakarta, Indonesia. |
2007 | The Modern Islamic Calligraphic Painting Galeri Soemardja, ITB, Bandung, Indonesia. |
2012 | Ja’u Timu, Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Bandung, Indonesia. |
2015 | Verses of the Universe University of Malaya Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
2016 | A.D. Pirous: Spiritual Calligraphy, World Trade Centre 2, Jakarta, Indonesia. |
1960 | Painting Exhibition: Artist’s Workshop at Balai Wartawan, Bandung, Indonesia. |
1964 | Arts Indonesia Contemporaria Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
1967 | The Unseen Contemporary Indonesian Art Exhibition Bangkok, Thailand. |
1968 | Painting and Sculpture Exhibition by A.D. Pirous and G. Sidharta. |
1970 | Indonesian Painting Exhibition in Washington D.C, USA, sponsored by Department of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia and The Mobil Oil Corporation. Washington D.C. USA |
1971 | Prints Exhibition, by 5 Bandung Printmakers: Mochtar Apin, A.D. Pirous, Kaboel Soeadi, T.Soetanto and Haryadi Soeadi at Balai Budaya, Jakarta, Indonesia. |
1972 | The 8th International Biennale Exhibition of Prints at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo and The Museum of Modern Art ,Kyoto, Japan. |
1974 | The 1st Indonesian Painting Biennale, Cipta Art Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia. |
1975 | The International Cultural Manifestation Peace 75 UNO 30, Slovenj Gradec Art Gallery, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. |
1976 | Indonesian Prints Exhibition Galerija Donna, J.N.A, Beograd, Yugoslavia. |
The 2nd Indonesian Painting Biennale Cipta Art Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia. | |
1978 | The Western Pacific Prints Biennale Melbourne Organized by Print Council of Australia. |
1980 | The Contemporary Asian Art Show Fukuoka Museum, Fukuoka, Japan. |
1981 | Asian Art Exhibition, Dhaka, Bangladesh. |
The First of Asian Art Exhibition, Manama, Bahrain | |
The ASEAN Exhibition of Painting, Graphic Arts and Photography, Bangkok, Thailand | |
The National Islamic Calligraphic Painting Exhibition, Banda Aceh, Indonesia. | |
1983 | 4 Grafische Kunstenaars uit Indonesia Rijswijke Museum, Holland |
The Second ASEAN Exhibition of Painting and Photography, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. | |
1984 | The Exhibition of Painting and Khat, Tamaddun Islam National Gallery of Arts, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
The Third ASEAN Exhibition of Painting and Photography Manila, The Phillipines. | |
Print Exhibition, Intergrafik 84, Berlin, East Germany. | |
1988 | The Exhibition of Indonesian Painting and Print Rotterdam Ethnological Museum, Holland. |
1990 | The Painting Exhibition of Two Images Mon Décor Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia. |
1991 | The Modern Islamic Art Exhibition Istiqlal Festival of Islamic Art, Jakarta, Indonesia. |
1992 | Exhibition of Paintings, Abdul Djalil Pirous, Sunaryo, Umi Dachlan Bali Padma Hotel, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. |
1993 | Asia Pacific Triennale of Contemporary Art Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
Indonesian Modern Art, Gate Foundation, Amsterdam, Holland. | |
Paris – Jakarta, 1950—1960 Painting Exhibition CCF de Jakarta and Cedust Jakarta, Indonesia. | |
1994 | Painting Exhibition Gelora Mutiara Ramadhan 1414H Yogyakarta, Indonesia. |
1996 | From Script to Abstraction Indonesian Contemporary Art Exhibition, Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan. |
1998 | Signifying Decorative Layers of Meaning organized by Australia—Indonesia Institute and Directorate General of the Arts and Culture of Indonesia. |
2001 | Bandung Art Event Biennale 2001, Morality in Tension at Griya Seni Popo Iskandar, Bandung, Indonesia. |
2005 | Pameran Seni Rupa Angkatan 60 Cipta Gateri 11, TIM, Jakarta, Indonesia. |
2008 | MANIFESTO Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia. |
2010 | Sang Ahli Gambar dan Kawan-kawan Exhibition Homages to S.Soedjojono at Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Bandung, Indonesia. |
2011 | 1001 Doors: Reinterpreting Traditions, Ciputra Marketing Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia. |