DENPASAR (indo.com): Seniwati Gallery founder member and painter Sri Supriyatini is to display her best works at the Foyer Gallery, Canberra University, Australia from September 24 through October, 2001. The exhibition, held in conjunction with the Asian Conference of Women Empowerment, will take women as its central theme.

According to Mary Northmore, who will accompany Surpiyatni to Australia, the idea of the exhibition is to show the world the much underestimated talents of independent women artists resident in Bali. "Women artist resident in Bali have created numerous valuable artworks", she told indo.com.

Ms. Supriyanti added, "Life is colorful, full of an ever-changing harshness and softness - likewise the feelings of my heart which I try to express on canvas. I myself choose sculpted objects, mossy stones and tones which bring joy to my life."

Born in Yogya, Supriyati is a decorative genre woman painter who married into a Balinese family. She has frequently participated in art exhibitions in different parts of Indonesia and has won two awards. In 1995, she was one of three women artists invited to spend three months in Germany as Artist-in-residence at Media Park Sud. Her stay abroad allowed her to travel a lot and learn about European traditions of art.