About The Artist

A brief biography Midelti was born in 1936 in Midelt, Morocco, town from which he has drawn his artist's name. Studied philosophy at the Sorbonne, Paris. Midelti started painting very early in his life, later under the guidance of Marcelle Billaudot, former director of the Galerie Synthese, Paris. Moved to Jakarta, Indonesia in 1968. Married to Rochana, they have five children and five grandchildren. Personal Exhibitions : Galerie Synthese, Paris, 1963, 1965, 1967 (paintings, drawings) Gallery Fales, Jakarta, 1969 ( watercolours ) Duta Fine Arts Gallery, Jakarta, 1989 ( paintings ) French Cultural Center, Jakarta, 1991 ( watercolours ) Group Exhibitions in Europe from 1960-1967 Galerie Synthese, Paris Galerie Argos, Nantes Exhibitions of Paintings and Drawings: Bucarest (Romania) and Dublin (Ireland) 1st and 2nd Biennale of Paris Salon d'Art Sacré, Paris Midelti was awarded the PRIX PACQUEMENT in Paris, in 1964. Group Exhibitions in Asia : Civic Center Art Gallery, Kucing, Malaysia, 1989 French Cultural Center, Bandung, Indonesia, 1990 Art Affairs, Singapore, 1989 and 1990 Gedung Kesenian, Jakarta, 1991 "Art Expo 1991", Ministry of Education & Culture, Jakarta World Trade Center ("Masks & Visages"), Jakarta, 1993 Hotel Borobudur, Jakarta, 1993 Dharma Galleries, Hotel Borobudur, Jakarta, 1995 Collections : Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris Musée de la Ville de Paris Musée de Grenoble, France Agung Rai Museum, Bali, Indonesia Private collectors in France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, Belgium, Switzerland, United States, Australia, Japan, Indonesia. Paintings/water colours of Midelti can be seen in the publication 'Adam and His Children' ,Starlight Press, Sydney, 1992