Artists

Portfolio | Biography

Born in Yangon, Myanmar in 1984.

Graduated from the University of Medicine (2) in 2007

Studied painting under Art masters U Su Pan, U Ye Myint (Forward), and U Khin Maung Yin

Exhibitions

2008 Strength of Autumn Group show, Myanmar Association’s Gallery, Bogyoke

Market, Yangon.

2008 Tun Foundation Bank’s Best Painting of the Year Art Competition and

Exhibition, Yangon.

2009 Pink Window Group show, Lokanat Gallery, Yangon

2010 Rainbow Color Art Exhibition, North Okkalapa, Yangon

Seoul of Heart Exhibition, Lokanat Gallery

Tun Foundation Bank’s Best paintings of the Year Art Competition and Exhibitions

2011 Tun Foundation Bank’s Best paintings of the Year Art Competition and Exhibitions

2012 The Dawn Art Festival (Dagaung Art Gallery) Independent Myanmar Artist \ Alliance

2nd Fund Raising Art Exhibition, Dagaung Art Gallery

July Images Art Exhibition, Taw Win Center, Yangon

2013 Art in Myanmar, Tatmadaw Hall

Silver Jubilee of 88 Uprising Memorial Art Exhibitions, MCC Hall

2014 Tun Foundation Bank’s Best paintings of the Year Art Competition and Exhibitions

Creators Image Group Art Exhibition, The Yangon Gallery

2015 Yangon In Transition Group Art Exhibition, Peace Art Gallery

My Yangon My home Group Art Exhibition, River Ayeyarwaddy Art Gallery

Group Exhibition, Think Art Gallery

Fund raising Group Art Exhibition to donate flood victims, River Ayeyarwaddy Art Gallery

2016 10/10 Anniversary Exhibitions, River Gallery, Yangon

2016 Frameless, 6th Contemporary Art Show, Think Art Gallery, Yangon

2016 Titled & Untitled Show, Cloud 31 Gallery, Yangon

2016 22nd North Okkalapa Township Art Exhibition - MAOC Gallery, Bogyoke Market.

2017 Myanmar 2050, River Gallery Artists Annual Exhibition, River Gallery, Yangon

Solo Exhibition

2012 Waiting (for) The Bus Ride (Lokanat Art Gallery)

Abroad Exhibitions

2011 Myanmar Today Group Exhibition, BKK, Thailand

Painting Awards

1998 New Generation Youth Art Competition (National Level) – Consolation Prize

2008 Diamond Jubilee of “Hnin Ze Gone” Home for Age Memorail Outdoor Painting Competition – Third Prize

Also works as an independent film maker, making especially documentary

films and participating in several local film festivals

Film Award

The Best Documentary Award (Aung San Su Kyi award) for local section, Human Rights Human Dignity International Film Festival 2013 (Survival in Prison)

Filmography

2012 Skyless Little Birds (short documentary film directed together with local film- maker Thein Sine) screened in Freedom Film Festival 2012 and on DVB channel

2013 Survival in Prison( Featured length documentary film ,screened in Human

Rights Human Dignity International Film Festival 2013 and won the Best Documentary award(Aung San Suu Kyi award) for local section, (about Former political prisoner artist San Zaw Htwe)

2014 Human Drama (short documentary film, directed together with award winning local film-maker Tun Tun Aye)

The Call for Change (short documentary film)

Other Activities

Participated in Cinema, Human rights and advocacy workshop in Galway, Ireland (2014)

Documentary Script developing and project pitching workshops in Phenom Penh, Cambodia and Kota Kenabalu, Malaysia (2015)