Modern Balinese Paintings
Most of the galleries that emerged in the 70’s and 80’s were very much oriented towards market demand for traditional and neo-traditional Balinese paintings. Many Balinese artists would showcase their works in exhibition halls at the Bali Museum, the Art Centre in Denpasar, or some five-star hotel lobby areas.
Ironically, it is now the Balinese artists working in more traditional styles who experience difficulty in finding available exhibition venues in Bali. They are limited to the few venues which were available to contemporary Balinese artists just a few few years ago. Now it is much more likely that you will see an exhibition of contemporary Balinese art at any of the commercial art galleries, and even the Bali Museum, the Art Centre in Denpasar, five-star hotels and privately-owned art museums more frequently show exhibitions of contemporary Balinese art.