Rama IX Art Museum

BIOGRAPHY

Born :

February 14 th, 1970

Address :

40 M.1 Bansantikeeree, Doi Mae Slong, Tombol Maesalongnok, Amphur Maephalulang, Chiang Rai 57110

Telephone :

0-5376-5464, 08-1603-2758

Education :

- B.A.(Fine Art), Chiang Mai University.

- Sappa Wjttayakom School, Tak.

- Maepa Wjttayakom School, Tak.

- BanHolkalok School, Tak.


Solo Exhibition :

2008

Mountain to Ocean, The Silom Galleria Art Space, Bangkok.

2007

Trailing Wind on Lofty Mountain, GOSSIP GALLERY, Bangkok.

2002

Colour of Love, 9 Art Gallery / Architect Studio, Chiang Rai.

2001

Tale on love Flower-Mountain, Central Department Store, Chidlom Branch, Bangkok


Selected Exhibition :

2008

Thailand, USA, Yunnan, Chiang Rai Art Museum, Chiang Rai.

2007

- The Power of Art on The Salween River, Promotion Plaza East, SCB Park, Bangkok.

- Thailand-Yunnan, Yuxi Normal University, China.

- Painting Exhihibition to Commemorate the King’s 80thBirthday King Bhumibol Adulyadej : The Grat Achiever, The Queen’s Gallery, Ratchadamnoen Klang Road, Bangkok.

- Painting Exhihibition to Commemorate the King’s 80th Birthday King Bhumibol Adulyadej C.P.Saven Art Gallery, Bangkok.

2006

- Thai Artists In Lanna, Tai Yuan Art Gallery, Chiang Rai.

- Lanna Contemporary Art, PCC Art Gallery, Bangkok.

2005

- Sketch from Paris, 9 Art Gallery/Architect Studio, Chiang Rai.

- In Memory of The Princess Mother, The Queen’s Gallery, Ratchadamnoen Klang Road, Bangkok.

- Painting Phuket, The Peart of Andaman, The Queen’s Gallery, Ratchadamnoen Klang Road, Bangkok.

- Painting Phuket, The Peart of Andaman, Central Festival, Phuket.

- Realism & Impressionism, Nan Riverside Art Gallery, Nan.

- Artist s Hearts For Tsunami, The Queen’s Gallery, Ratchadamnoen Klang Road, Bangkok.

- Landtern of The Eastern International Art and Culture, Burapha University Cholburi.

2004

- Pieces & Whole, Burapha University Cholburi.

- 17 Chiang Rai Artist’s, Chiang Rai Art Museum, Chiang Rai.

- Chiang Rai Art forChiang Rai Comtemporary Art Museum, The National Gallery, Bangkok.

2003

- Chiang Rai Artist’s Exhibition in Honor of the King’s 75th Anniversary, Chiang Rai Cafts Distribution and Demonstration Eounter, Chiang Rai.

- Exhibition of Visual Art, Mae Sai,Chiang Rai.

- 4 Impresstion Artists of Thailand, 9 Art Gallery / Architect Studio,Chiang Rai.

2002

Chiang Rai City of Art, Chiang Rai Cafts Distribution and Demonstration Eounter, Chiang Rai.

2000

- The exhibition of Art 2000, Khon Muang Art Museum, Chiang Rai.

- Decade of Arts, jn Honor of Her Royal Princess Mother’s 100th Aniversary, Chiang Rai Cafts Distribution and Demonstration Eounter, Chiang Rai.

1999

25 Years of Chiang Rai’s Craftsmen, Chiang Rai Art Museum, Chiang Rai.

1998

The 10th Highlander’s Cultures Exhibition, Huey Maekom, Chiang Rai.


1997

Flower-Mountains 3, Suanpakkard palace, Bangkok.


1996

The Highlander’s Painting, Malibu Pub & Gallery, Chiang Rai.


1995

Flower - Mountains 2, Seri Art Gallery, Bangkok.

1994

Flower - Mountains, River City Shopping Center, Bangkok.

1993

7th PTT Art exhibition, Silpakorn Art Museum, Bangkok.

1992

16th Bua Luang Fine Art Exhibition, Bangkok Musical Center.


Rama IX Collection

Gift from the artist


Aphirak Punmoonsilp
North Wind, 2004

Oil on canvas
50 x 60 cm.

Work

concept

Poscard : Charm of Thailand, 2003

On the way of art

I was born in a family in a countryside of Tak province. I had an adventurous childhood. Until 1984, when my father had done suicide, I was the one who brought him down and untied a rope around his neck. The scene on that day was still in my head. From a friendly, pleasant boy, I confined myself, did not make friends. Without my father, I responded many problems in my family. Our family was like a broken home, relatives went on their way. It was my first time to touch the impression of art, when I met Mr.Supapong Yunyong, an art teacher Suprawitayakom, Aumphur Mae sort, Tak province. He was the one who first taught me about fine art. When I started painting, I felt myself happy, peaceful and also forgot some bad memories. Since then, I continued painting until I went to faculty of fine art, Chiang Mai University, I still traveled and created painting outdoor. I had my mother stay with me when I was a senior in university. She came with me everytime when I went on my trip for painting. One time, I went to Buatong flowers fiwid with my teacher, Mr.Jarun Boonsuan and two friends, my mother also came along. On the ground that she had accumulated strain and had had nervous disorder since my father passed away, she had hallucination and paranoid. On that day she ran away from me, left me only her bag.

It took me three days to find her. I finally found her in Chiang Mai. I took her to Nervous Chieing Mai hospital. She was admitted there for 1 month and half. Since that day, I tried to find the place where I could settle down, to pain and also to treat my mother's disease. And andther trouble I didn't graduate in four year because of some reasons, but they didn't make me lose my heart in painting. So that In my exhibition " tale on love-flower mountain ", I explained my feeling about Doi Mae Siong that "Kindness and goodwill of hilltribes, the attractiveness of amazing mountain which stand along out of sight, crops and food grains take their turn to grow up all the yea" these help me create a lot of impression painting. Here, I found the answers for many questions. 1, mountain and time melt together to be the one.
For ten years that I have spent my life, painting at Doi Mae Siong. Commitment, guard, love have happened here. And also on 25th of September 2001, my, mother passed way here at Doi Mae Siong.
Recently, I have still spent my life at Doi Mae Slong, continued painting, and if there is anything happened, I am ready to face it consciously because I know that all my experience which I can't buy from anywhere make me strong and bring me my success.

Exhibition : 4 Impressionism Artists of Thailand (Catalogue)
on Feb 9-Mar 19, 2003
at 9 Art Gallery / Architect Studio, Chiang Rai.

Exhibition : Colour of Love (Catalogue)
on Feb 3-28, 2002
at 9 Art Gallery / Architect Studio, Chiang Rai.

Exhibition : Tale on Love Flower Mountain (Catalogue)
on Mar 13-26, 2002
at 6th Fl., Central Chidlom, Bangkok.

Thai Artist