Artists

Portfolio | Biography

Born in 1960 in Le Gaing, Mague Division, Central Myanmar

1981 - 1984 State School of Fine Art

Artist Interview Video Link

https://vimeo.com/375839262/746a22efd1

Exhibitions

1994 Wintry Winter Group Exhibition, Judson Hall, Yangon

1996 Five Fingers Art Exhibition, New Treasure Gallery, Yangon

1998 Page 98 Group Exhibition, Lokanat Gallery, Yangon

1998 Libra Art Exhibition, Lokanat Gallery, Yangon

1998 All Myanmar Art and Sculpture Exhibition, Yangon

1999 Aesthetic Journey Art Exhibition, Yangon

2000 Nudes by Contemporary Myanmar Artists, Yangon

2000 Artistic Touch Exhibition, Lokanat Gallery, Yangon

2000 Zaw Win Pe’s Palette Knife Paintings, Solo Show, Yangon

2001 Stroke in Tempo Exhibition, Yangon

2002 5th Annual Group Show, Myanmar Gallery of Contemporary Art, Yangon

2002 Exotic Eye, Solo Show, Myanmar Gallery of Contemporary Art, Yangon

2003 Page 2003 Exhibition, Lokanat Gallery, Yangon

2004 4th Artistic Touch Group Exhibition, Lokanat Gallery, Yangon

2004 Myanmar Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition of Finalists, Yangon

2008 Myanmar Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition of Finalists, Yangon

2010 The Men Behind the Easel, Group Show, Yangon

2011 Blue Hill Red Mountains, Solo Exhibition, River Gallery, Strand Hotel, Yangon

2012 PAGE 2012, Art Exhibition, Lokanat Art Gallery, Yangon

2012 WATER AND COLOUR PAINTING SHOW, Gallery 65, Yangon

2012 Other Face of Nature Art Exhibition, Lokanat Gallery, Yangon

2013 Out and About Art Exhibition, Gallery 65, Yangon

2013 Northern Light Art Exhibition, MACO Gallery, Yangon

2014 Parasol Project Art Exhibition, Pansodan Scene Gallery, Yangon

2014 Images of the Medium Wave, Cloud 31 Gallery, Yangon

2015 Myanmar-China Art Exchange Exhibition, New Treasure Art Gallery, Yangon

2015 Colour Image, Group Art Exhibition, Lokanat Gallery, Yangon

2015 Korea-Myanamr Art Workshop at Golden Park, Yangon

2015 Myanmar Korea 2015 Art Exchange Exhibition (The 40th Anniversary of Korean-

Myanmar Diplomatic Relations invitation Exhibition), New Treasure Gallery, Yangon

2015 Beyond the Landscape, Solo Exhibition, River Gallery, Yangon

2016 10/10 Anniversary Exhibitions, River Gallery, Yangon

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

2017 Art Exchange Exhibition (Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia) New Treasure Art Gallery, Yangon

2018 Panchi Sayargyi U Thu Kha 100 Years Anniversary Art Exhibition, Strand Hotel's Ballroom, Yangon

2018 OK Art Gallery Collection Show (Volume 1), OK Art Gallery, Yangon

2018 Korea-Myanmar Contemporary Art Exchange, National Museum, Yangon

2019 The Beauty of Natural Art Exhibition, The Yangon Gallery, Yangon

2019 Museum Activity II Art Exhibition, National Museum, Yangon

2019 Beauty of Mekong Art Exhibition, National Museum, Yangon

2019 Trailing the Splendour Exhibition, National Museum, Yangon

2019  Panchi Sayargyi U Thu Kha"Memorial 2019", 15th Art Exhibition, New Treasure Art Gallery, Yangon

2019  "Shwe & Knife, Shwe & Heart" Art Exhibition, Yangon Gallery, Yangon

2019  Hay Manda Art Exhibition, The Strand Hotel, Yangon

Abroad Exhibitions

2004 Myanmar Contemporary Art Award Exhibition of finalists, Hong Kong

2004 Two man exhibition with Ba Khine, Singapore

2005 Searching the Colour with Knife Strokes, Solo Exhibition, Chiang Mai, Thailand

2005 Three men exhibition “Burma Stars”, Hong Kong

2006 Quiet Wind Exhibition of five Myanmar artists, San Francisco, USA

2007 Burma Phoenix, Group show of Myanmar artists, New York, USA

2007 Contemporary Art from Myanmar. Group show of Myanmar artists, Washington, USA

2007 Art from Myanmar - Group show of Myanmar artists, Princeton, New York, USA

2007 Planet Earth Exhibition, Tian Mangzi & Zaw Win Pe, Hong Kong

2007 Myanmar Contemporary Art Exhibition, Group Show, Chiang Mai, Thailand

2008 Serenity, Solo Exhibition, Ernst & Young Solution LLp, Singapore

2009 SPIRITUAL –Two Myanmar Art Exhibition, The Arts House, Singapore

2010 Christies-30 Artfriends Exhibition, Christies International Art Auction House

2010 Myanmar Art & Culture Lecture, Group Show -Boston, USA

2010 Malaysia’s Art of Nature 2010, Group Exhibition, Malaysia

2010 New Beginnings, Group show, Princeton, USA

2010 Myanmar Contemporary Art Exhibition, Group show, Chiang Mai University

Art Center, Thailand

2011 Paradise - Solo Exhibition, Calcutta Arts Club, New Delhi, India

2012 European preview, Group Show, Rome, Milan, Paris

2012 Burma-These days- Group Show, The East Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2012 Zaw Win Pe’s Sketches, Solo Exhibition, The Writer Club & Wine Bar, Chiang Mai, Thailand

2013 From Myanmar with love Calcutta Art Club, India

2013 Natural Person SOLO exhibition, Suvannabhumi Gallery, Chiang Mai, Thailand

2013 A tale of Two Tribes, 2 men show by Zaw Win Pe and Vietnamese artist Nguyen Quang Huy, Thavibu Gallery, BKK,Thailand

2013 SEA + TRIENNALE 2013, Indonesia National Gallery

2014 Motley and Me, SOLO exhibition, Art Season gallery, Singapore

2014 Myanmar Pagodas, Longyis and Nat Spirits-group Exhibition, Staatliches Museum, Munich Germany.

2014 Special Exhibition of ASEAN-Republic of Korea Commemorative Summit, “The Origin of Beauty:Dramatic Nostalgia” Busan Museum of Art, Korea

2015 Myanmar-China Art Exhibition Exchange at Chengdu Nongyuan International Art Village

2015 Visual Art for ASEAN at Ratchadamnoen Contemporary Art Center, Ratchadamnoen Klang Road, Bangkok

2016 Myanmar-Korea Art Exchange Exhibition at Busan Citizens Park Dasom Gallery, Outdoor Square, S/Korea

2016 Coexistence & Metaphor at Gallery Joy, S/Korea

2016 17th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh at National Academy of Fine and Performing Arts, Bangladesh

2017 The Intended Beauty, The 33th Korea International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Busan Korea

2017 Art Exchnage Exhibition (Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia), ARMA Museum Bali, Indonesia

2017 Art Exchnage Exhibition (Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia), Jaiyong Art Gallery, Chaing Mai, Thailand

2017 Affordable Art Fair, Singapore

2017 Auction in Hong Kong by Sothebys for Modern and Contemporary South East Asian Art, HongKong

2018 SAW Singapore Art Week, Art Seasons, Singapore

2018 Making A Splash Exhibition, Hong Kong Visual Arts Center, Hong Kong

2019 14th International Art Festival and Art Workshop in Thailand, Poh-Chang Academy of Arts, RMUTR, Bangkok, Thailand

2020 THE BRIDGE (International Contemporary Artists) Online Publication and Exhibition, Faculty of Fine Art, National Academy of Art, Culture & Heritage (ASWARA), Malaysia

2020 TRiCERA Online Exhibition, Japan

Awards and collections

2004 Winner of the Myanmar Contemporary Art Awards 2004

2008 Second prize winner in the Myanmar Contemporary Art Awards 2008

2008 Painting acquired by the Singapore National Art Museum

2010 Painting acquired by Residency Art Malaysia

2010 White Spot ( 4’ x 5’) is collected by Singapore art collector Mr Tin Leng & Harris Kor

2012 Commissioned painting acquired by Embassy of the United States of America, Yangon, Myanmar

2013 Colours rule (4’ x 5’) is collected by NY collector Mr. Elliot K Wolk, which is now sat beside Chagall, Rothko, Pollock, Dubeffet and other in his New York office.

2013 Painting acquired by Funf Kontinente Museum - Munich, Germany

2013 President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

2015 The East (5’ x 6’) is collected by Malaysia Art collector Rose & Dr. Kenneth Chin

Auction

2017 Red Sunset, 2002 was auctioned by SOTHEBY’S Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art, Hong Kong

2017 Green Sunset, 2002 was auctioned by SOTHEBY’S Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art, Hong Kong

2018 Blue Mountain, Red Land, 2002 was auctioned by SOTHEBY’S Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art, Hong Kong

Other Art Experience

2010 Studied and worked at Artist Residency, Rimbun Dahan, KL, Malaysia

2010 Painting was selected as 30 Art friends Book, Singapore

 

“I am inspired by landscape themes, not with the thought of painting particular places, but of expressing elemental moods and emotions. But the paintings never lack the geographical and environmental characteristics of the places I paint. Colour is the key element for me. I believe colour can tell everything about human’s feelings and thoughts.”