Dinh Y Nhi

Born 1967, Hanoi
Bachelor of Fine Arts from Hanoi University of Fine Arts, 1989
Member of Vietnam Fine Arts Association
SELECTED ART EXHIBITIONS

1990 National Art Exhibition – Hanoi, Vietnam
1993 Asian Art Exhibition – Dhaka, Bangladesh
1995 Group exhibition at Itoyama Gallery – Tokyo, Japan
- An Ocean Apart at Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition – USA
- Solo show at Vietnam Fine Arts Association Gallery – Hanoi, Vietnam
1996 Group show at Museum Fujita – Tokyo, Japan
1997 Group show at the Contemporary Arts Exhibition Centre – Amsterdam, Netherlands
- A Winding River at Meridian International Centre – Washington, USA
- Group show at Centre Wallonie-Brixelles – Paris, France

- Solo show at Mai Gallery – Hanoi, Vietnam
- Solo show at Forum Schloss Platz – Aarau, Switzerland
1998 Group show at City Museum – Paris, France
- Group show at Art Museum Bassano Del Grappa – Vincenza, Italy
- Group show at Art Museum Busan – Busan, Korea
- A Century of Vietnamese Modern Art – European Union Tour
1999 Solo show at Asian Fine Art Factory – Berlin, Germany
- Solo show at the Goethe Institute – Hanoi, Vietnam
- Solo show at Canvas International Arts – Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Group show at Frankfurt Arts – Frankfurt, Germany
- Group show at the University of the Philippines – Manila, Philippines
2000 Gallactica group show at Vietnam Fine Arts Association – Hanoi, Vietnam
2001 Solo show at Gallery 55 – Bangkok, Thailand
2002 Vietnam Art Actuel at the University of Montreal – Montreal, Canada
- In Memory, the Art of Afterward at Sidney Mishkin Gallery – New York, USA
2003 Solo show at Art Vietnam Gallery – Hanoi, Vietnam
2005 Solo show at Gallery 55 – Shanghai, China
2006 Artists from Vietnam – Mumbai, India
2008 Changing Identities at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts – Salt Lake City, USA
2009 Solo show Security at Thavibu Gallery – Bangkok, Thailand
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
Singapore Art Museum
National Art Gallery of Malaysia
Vietnam Fine Art Museum

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Burmese Artists | U Lun Gywe
U Lun Gywe was born in 1930 and is one of the most well known and well respected artists in Burma today and is considered probably the greatest living master of Burmese painting.  He graduated from the Art Institute of Teacher’s Training and continued his studies under famous artists such as U Thet Win, U Chit Maung, U San Win, U Thein Han and U Ngwe Gaing. “I paint according to my emotions”, says the artist, “drawing inspiration from smell and textures, light and shadow”. At the centre of U Lun Gywe’s oeuvre is a focus on the female form, and in particular the beauty of females dancing, taking a bath or preparing their traditional Burmese thanaka makeup.  Although U Lun Gywe paints other subject matters, he always returns to his favourite subject with a vision of female beauty.  A series of drawings and paintings of nudes is included in the current exhibition. He exhibits regularly in Burma and has participated in several art exhibitions abroad, such as in Japan (1985), Korea (1989), Australia (1990, 1991, 1992), USA (New York, 1990, 2006), Singapore (1995, 2004, 2006), and Thailand (2004, 2005, 2007).  His works are found in the public collections of the National Museum of Myanmar [Burma] and the National Art Gallery of Malaysia. Vdo

Artist: U Lun Gywe Title: Reflections in the Water

Artist: U Lun Gywe Title: Nude I

Artist: U Lun Gywe Title: Nude III

Artist: U Lun Gywe Title: Nude IV

Artist: U Lun Gywe Title: Nude V

Artist: U Lun Gywe Title: Nude in the Bath

Artist: U Lun Gywe Title: Bathing Nymphs

http://www.thavibu.com/burma/u_lun_gywe/BUR700.htm

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Thai Artists | Kritsana Chaikitwattana

Kritsana Chaikitwattana is one of Thailand’s talented young artists.  He was born in 1977 in Hat Yai, and graduated with a Bachelor Degree from Chulalongkorn University in 1998 and proceeded to attain a Master Degree from Silapakorn University in 2002.  The last exhibition entitled Venuses of Bangkok focused on the strength of Thai women and their expanding roles.  The artist pays homage to Thai women in today’s society.  His Venus series is painted as oil on canvas, though mostly he has worked on carved and painted wood and small wooden patches on board.  To the artist, patches, scratches and wear included in the works symbolise the passing of time.  Some of his works even incorporate stones from Hualamphong, the main railway station in Bangkok.  The focus of Kritsana’s work is often on the inner world of individuals, and the struggle for self-realisation, often relating to Buddhism.  Other areas of focus are social commentary and the dire situation in the deep south of Thailand where there is an ongoing conflict.  Kritsana has participated in several exhibitions in Thailand, as well as in Korea (2003), Spain (2005), Taiwan (2006), China (2008, the Olympics) and Singapore (2008).

Artist: Kritsana Chaikitwattana Title: Me and the Buddha (1)

Artist: Kritsana Chaikitwattana Title: Me and the Buddha (2)

Artist: Kritsana Chaikitwattana Title: We declare war and we will never give up! (1)