1932 | Born March 11 in Meulaboh, Aceh |
1948 | Joins the student military army (Tentara Pelajar) as corporal during the revolutionary period |
1955 | Journeys to Bandung to study at The Art Department, Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) |
1964 | Completes his studies at ITB and appointed as permanent member of teaching staff at The Art Department—ITB |
1966 | Marries Erna Garnasih |
1968 | Appointed as Head of Graphic Studio, The Art Department—ITB |
1969 | Studies graphic design and printmaking at the Rochester Institute of Technology in U.S.A under a John D. Rockefeller III Foundation Fellowship. |
1970 | Wins Best Print Collection in Art Show of Napel, New York, U.S.A |
1971 | Returns 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 | Founds the Decenta Studio in Bandung along with other artists and designers |
1974 | Wins 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 |
Appointed as Dean of The Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, ITB 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. |