Prajna Dewantara Wirata is a Balinese painter who currently lives in Jakarta, Indonesia. Prajna’s art journey began in 2009 when she studied portrait painting with Nico Vrielink, a Dutch painter who lives in Bali. She further explore the realist painting techniques, which she later developed while studying Fine Arts at Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) (2013 - 2018). Prajna’s interest in the technique was inspired by several Indonesian and European artists. Many among the great Indonesian artists who inspired her are Mangu Putra and Chusin Setiadikara. A European old master painter during the Baroque era named Caravaggio also had a great influence on Prajna’s works to this day.

Prajna’s works are never far from real-life experience, self-assessment, philosophy oflife, andjourney of faith in which she expressed in her paintings.
The process of working with a representational painting approach encourages Prajna’s awareness to interpret the experience of art in life as well as an understanding of oneself and the surrounding environment. Her ascinations towards life are often depicted in the form of portraits human figures depicted in shades of the color spectrum through the chiaroscuro lighting method.