Born in Meulaboh, March 11 1932, A. D. Pirous was graduated from Department of Fine Arts, majored in Art Education Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung. A. D. Pirous then studied Printmaking and Graphic Design Rochester Institute of Technology, the Department of Arts, Rochester, New York.

A. D. Pirous had several times of solo exhibition, in 1985 “Retrospective Exhibition: Painting, Etching and Serigraphy, 1960-1985” at Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta, 2002 “ Retrospective Exhibition II, Vision. Faith, and a Journey in Indonesian Arts 1955 – 2002” at Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta, 2003 “Rereading the Journey of A. D. Pirous (1964-2003)”, at Nasional Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, 2012 “Ja’u Timu, Mengarahlah ke Timur, 80 years A. D. Pirous”, at Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Bandung, 2015 “Verses of Universe”, at The University of Malaya Art Gallery & Museum, Kuala Lumpur. He was awarded Satya Lencana Kebudayaan (Longlife Cultural Achievement), awarded by the President of the Republik of Indonesia, Megawati Soekarnoputri (2002), Anugrah Adhikarya Rupa 2014, awarded by The Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia, Mari Elka Pangestu (2014), and Habibie Award (Culture Achievement), awarded by Habibie Center (2015).