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Biography of Margareth Adama (Madama), born in Jakarta but raised in Amsterdam. After the Rietveld Academy, she studied cultural anthropology, art history of Southeast Asia, and philosophy for a short time.
Madama has had various galleries in Amsterdam and later in Amersfoort. She has exhibited, among other places, at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam with 2 group exhibitions in 1978 and 1979 and a performance. In 1986, she founded Villa Baranka (1986-1988). Villa Baranka was a crossover of different disciplines; namely painting/theater/music and dinners that thematically connected to the theme of the exhibition. In November 2018, the archive of Villa Baranka was transferred to ATRIA, the knowledge institute for emancipation and women's history. In 1996, she founded Capella Almadama in Amersfoort, an Art & Education center (1996-2002). Here, new exhibitions of her work with poems and a concert were set up every 6 weeks, where the audience determined the paintings to be played. She developed workshops, among others, for De Baak and Nyenrode Business University on dynamic leadership. These Artventures (a combination of Art and adventure) were tailored to the goal, target audience, and the results to be achieved. In 2002, she moved to Maria Hoop. Here she has a gallery, studio, and coaching practice. Under the title 'Madama Modern Sacred Art from the Heart', she had a major retrospective exhibition in 2016 at the ECI Cultural Factory Roermond. The most recent project is the Kleurentempel, consisting of 12 canvases of 220 x 150 cm, 1 side a monochrome often with a structure, the other side an 'emblem' on a white background. (2017-2019) Madama lives and works in Maria Hoop (L) and exhibits both nationally and internationally.
Madama (Indonesia) raised in the Netherlands is a multi-dimensional artist. After the Rietveld Academy and short studies Philosophy, Anthropology and Art History of South East Asia, she develops three disciplines: Visual Art, Music and Poetry. They are independent of each other but in performances the integration of visual art poetry and music takes place.
Madama has had several galleries in Amsterdam, most importantly she founded the first transcultural gallery in Amsterdam, Villa Baranka (1986-1989) which offered a stage for artists from all continents at a time when art form e.g. Latin America was not taken seriously and seen as ‘anthropological.’ Madama exhibited in her own gallery Capella Almadama, Amersfoort (1996-2002) plus gave concerts inspired by her paintings and poems. Now she lives and works in Paradama Da Esperanza, Maria Hope, Netherlands. She is also a business coach.
Madama has a vast and very diverse oeuvre, paintings, mainly in acrylic but also scrolls i.e. 2 sides painted unframed canvases, which can be monumental paintings like sculpture, Ritual art constructions, i.e. mixed media and objects on a painting, assemblages, work on paper etc.
Madama has had exhibitions in Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, 1980, many galleries in The Netherlands and abroad, VS, Spain, Germany and a large overview exhibition in ECI Culture factory Roermond, ‘Madama Modern Sacred Art from the Heart’ (2016) Museum van de Vrouw, 2022.
Madama is author of 4 books of paintings and poems: HEMELPOORTEN, IK BEN MARIA HOOP, THE NEW STREAM, DE TAO van het IK BEN.
