A British artist of Balinese descent, Sinta Tantra was born in New York in 1979. She studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London 1999–2003 and at the Royal Academy Schools London 2004–06. In 2017 she was the first recipient of the Bridget Riley Drawing Fellowship at The British School at Rome. Tantra currently lives in between London and Bali. Highly regarded for her site-specific murals and installations in the public realm, commissions include; Karachi Biennale (2019), Sharjah Islamic Art Festival (2019), Honor Hills, Seoul commissioned by Hyundai (2019), Facebook HQ London (2018), Lee Tung Avenue, Hong Kong (2018), Folkestone Triennial UK (2017), Newnham College, Cambridge University (2016), Songdo South Korea (2015), Royal British Society of Sculptors (2013), Liverpool Biennial UK (2012), Southbank Centre (2007).
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