Dias Prabu is a painter and creator of batik tulis living and working in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Dias completed a Bachelor of Art at the National University of Surabaya and his masters at the Indonesia Art Institute in Yogyakarta. Dias uses the traditional batik tulis (hand-drawn batik) using hot wax using canting to create large-scale hand dyed textile works. The designs are informed by Indonesian folklore and legends represented by drawings of hybrid figures, mythological beings and contemporary refiguring of traditional Indonesian motifs and symbols.
In 2015, he was a finalist of the Mandiri Art Award and the UOB Painting of The Year Award in Jakarta, and has exhibited his work throughout Indonesia including in Jogja National Museum in Yogyakarta as well as in Australia.