Seniwati Gallery of Art by Women

This gallery was established in 1991 by Mary Northmore, the very personable wife of famous painter Abdul Azis; with the aim of helping Balinese women to be accepted as artists; and also to expose the long hidden and unrecognised brilliance of women artists in Bali. The gallery also serves to motivate, train and encourage young talented Balinese girls achieve their full potential in the world of arts.

We show and sell works by over seventy women artists from Bali, Java, Kalimantan and overseas, all resident in Bali. We have a very wide variety of styles and techniques, both traditional and contemporary.

We also keep a Permanent Collection of works considered important to the History of Art in Bali. See some of these paintings and more in The Lotus Pond, The Ricefields, The Banana Grove.

The Gallery supports local women artists through a wide range of activities.

If you've never been to Bali before and want to know exactly where Bali is please click here (where is Bali) OR to see where we are in Ubud OR contact us please click here (How to Contact Us) for our exact location, address and telephone number as well as the location of other well known Ubud galleries.

Seniwati Sanggar Muda (School)  continues at our gallery and goes from strength to strength. The Balinese children artists now regularly participate in the International Children's Art Exchange, sending their paintings off to other children around the world, and each child receiving in return work from another child elsewhere in the world. Lovely!

Prominent visitors to our gallery now include former US President Jimmy Carter and a number of Ambassadors and Dignitaries from various countries around the world.

The children now have an outing each month, at times to an artist studio, sometimes to an exhibition, and at other times to a beautiful place to paint.