Citra Sasmita's Feminist Reclamation of Kamasan Painting at Kunsthall Stavanger

Kunsthall Stavanger presents 'Who Stole the Sky', the first Nordic solo exhibition by Balinese artist Citra Sasmita. The show features new works including Kamasan paintings, textiles, sculpture, and an immersive installation that reinterprets Balinese culture through a feminist lens. Sasmita, one of only two women globally trained in the historically male Kamasan technique, uses her practice to reclaim female narratives and confront colonial legacies. The exhibition positions art as a ritual space for reconciling humans with nature, tradition with contemporary practice. Sasmita's background includes physics, illustration, and poetry; her work has been shown at the Sharjah Biennial, Toronto Biennial, Diriyah Biennale, Biennale of Sydney, and São Paulo Biennale. Recent solo exhibitions include 'Into Eternal Land' at Barbican The Curve (London, 2025) and 'Atlas of Curiosity' at Yeo Workshop (Singapore, 2023). Kunsthall Stavanger, founded in 2013, is a leading contemporary art space.