S.P. Hidayat is an Indonesian artist whose expressionist work features the country's rich cultural heritage and people. The artist conveys his favourite theme - the lives of local people through swift gestural strokes. In this work, textured layers were created with a palette knife, reflecting graceful movements in dance. S.P. Hidayat was born in Indramayu, West Java, in 1969. He received his education in fine arts at Indonesia Art Institute (ISI) Yogyakarta. He was awarded the best oil painting award in Faculty of Fine Art and Design ISI Yogyakarta in 1986. Group exhibitions include Indonesia Today (2009), China International Gallery Exposition (2008), Shanghai Art Fair Emerging Artists Exhibition (Asia), Shanghai, China (2007), Art Beijing (2006), and 'ARTSingapore 2005, the Contemporary Asian Art Fair', Singapore. A major solo exhibition was held at the National Museum of Jakarta in 2005 where he launched his first publication: The Best Collection of S.P. Hidayat. He was also one the Best National 100th finalist of Philip Morris. His works are collected in Singapore, Japan, America, Australia, China, and Europe. His works were exhibited at Art Jakarta 2019.