Artist – SUDRAK KHONGPUANG

Sudrak Khongpuang is a Thai artist who started her career as a professional artist in 2003. A prolific specialist of the surrealism movement, Sudrak is renowned for the use of vibrant colours to document the Thai countryside and the old rural way of life. Her oil colours on the canvas are modern Landscape paintings, inspired by her carefree childhood years spent with her grandparents upcountry. Later, she focus on research on the use of Buddhist content as her creative inspiration. And now she is continuing to develop artwork making in the subject to the changes in today’s global society.

Sudrak received a bachelor’s degree in graphic design and a master’s degree in art education from Burapha University, a well-known university in eastern Thailand. And then she decided to seriously focus on working fine arts to become a professional artist.

She spent the first 6 years of her professional career perfecting her techniques and discovering her distinctive style. Ever since then her artworks have been shown to public viewing – both in solo and group art exhibitions. Amongst her many solo showcases, the most notable are exhibitions held at;

As an artist in the Art in Embassies (AIE) U.S.Department of State, Washington, D.C., USA
South Bay Contemporary/The Loft Art studio&Gallery in San Pedro, California USA
Sola Gallery in LA, California USA
Artemis Art Gallery, KL, Malaysia
Pallarax Art Fair in Kensington Hall, London UK
La Fenice Art Gallery, Hong Kong
The National Gallery of Thailand
The Bangkok Art & Culture Centre, Thailand
The Jamjuree Art Gallery of the Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. etc.

In addition, Sudrak has been invited to be the residency artist of South Bay Contemporary in the United States of America (USA) and had two solo exhibitions included, 1st in 2016 and 2nd in 2018. The most recent solo exhibition, “A Tale of Two Shores” at SoLa Gallery in Los Angeles city, was chosen as the first highlight of the year 2018 in the EasyReaderNews’s review, publishing media of the USA.

In 2021, she has been selected as 1 of 9 artists from around the world. To publish interviews and artworks in a special issue of “LandEscape art review” magazine distributed worldwide. And in the same year, she has been selected as 1 of 100 artists from around the world to publish her artworks in Bruxelles Art Vue “Power of color”,2021 edition is the artbook of Belgium.

In 2023, was selected as an artist in the Art in Embassies (AIE) U.S.Department of State, Washington, D.C., USA. Her work titled “Fly away to freedom” was installed at the US Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand.

Her paintings are celebrated by art collectors and her exhibitions are praised by the public and media, both in newspapers, magazines, and television by both domestic and foreign.

Solo Exhibition

2023 “Timeless Conversation”, Galleria 4, 2^nd Floor., River City Bangkok
2020 “Celestial Dream”, Joyman gallery and Iden 101, Bangkok
2019 “The Colour of Life”, Charmchuri art gallery of Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
2018 Selected as an artist residency and the solo art exhibition “A Tale of Two Shores” at SoLA Gallery, California, USA
2018 Duo art exhibition Sudrak Khongpuang & Sanamchai Puangraya, “Tempus & Vita”, Yuyuan at Long 1919. Bangkok
2017 “Haven”, Number 1 Gallery, Silom rd., Bangkok
2016 Selected as an artist residency and the solo art exhibition “Grown up”, South Bay Contemporary, San Pedro, California, USA
2015 “Mother Nature”, Pandora art gallery, Silom rd., Bangkok
2014 “I’ll Spread my wings”, Koi art gallery, Sukhumvit 31, Bangkok
2012 “Keep in mind”, Jamjuree art gallery of Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok And K Village Sukhumvit 26, Bangkok
2012 “Once”, The National Gallery, Chao-fa rd., Bangkok
2011 “Imagination of _Remember”, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Bangkok
2011 “Beautiful of Life” at 9 Art gallery, Chiangrai
2010 “Travel in my mind” at Liam Gallery, Pattaya, Chonburi
2004 “Beginner” at Mix boss Gallery, Chonburi

Award and Group Exhibition

2023 “Space Odyssey” by 9 Chinese and Thai artists, PALETTE Art Space, Bangkok Thailand
2023 Selected as an artist in the Art in Embassies (AIE) U.S.Department of State, Washington, D.C., USA. And a painting titled “Fly away to freedom” was installed at the U.S.Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand.
2023 “Lady’s Expression” by 10 Female artists, ICONSIAM, Bangkok, Thailand
2022 “Diversia – June 2022” exhibition organize by Exhibizone, Ontario, Canada
2022 Outstanding Alumni Award 2022 “Phibunbumpen” Demonstration School Burapha University
2021 The 1st International Environmental Biennale “Compatibility Issues” online digital art exhibition, Kaunas, Lithuania
2021 Selected as 1 of 100 artists from around the world to publish her artworks in Bruxelles Art Vue “Power of color”,2021 edition is the artbook of Belgium.
2021 Selected as 1 of 9 female artists from around the world to the art exhibition “HERE COMES THE SUN”, La Fenice Art Gallery, Hong Kong
2021 Selected as 1 of 6 artists from around the world to publish interviews and artworks in a special issue of the “LandEscape art review” magazine
2021 “Unspeakable Secrets” by 15 artists, RCB, Bangkok, Thailand
2020 “Exposition D’art Miniature” by 60 artists, Los Angeles, California, USA
2020 “HUMEN NATURE DREAM AND IMAGINATION” by 4 Artists, River City Bangkok
2020 “N-O-A-H” by 8 Artists, 333 Gallery Anywhere, 30 Warehouse, Bangkok
2019 “Parallax art fair,2019”, Kensington Hall, UK
2019 “CA101, 2019”, Redondo Beach, California, USA
2019 “The Relations”, Joy man Art Gallery, Bangkok
2019 “Nude”, G23 art gallery, Bangkok
2019 “Talk about dog”, RCB Artery, Bangkok
2018 “Ta-Toe”, Playground DD Mall, Bangkok
2018 “Open your eyes open your mind” 12 artists 12 artworks, Changchui, Bangkok
2016 International art exhibition “Equilibrio: Balance”, Artemis Art Gallery, White Box, Publika, KL, Malaysia
2016 “Mother Nature”, Sathorn11 art space, Bangkok
2013 “Art Street”, Major Ratchayothin, Bangkok
2013 “Flower Party”, Esplanade Art Gallery, Bangkok
2010 Design Logo for Independent Commission on Environment and Health ICEH
2010 “Artist & Designer Creation”, SCG Experience, Bangkok
2009 “New Ecologies” Sheraton Pattaya Resort, Pattaya, Chonburi
2008 “Nude” Exhibition show, Silom Galleria, Bangkok
2007 Thai tradition painting on the wall in Siam room at Siam Museum Learning of Nation, Bangkok
2005 “Just the sun Group 5th ” Exhibition show, Royal Garden Plaza Pattaya, and at Eastern centre art and culture museum, Burapha University, Chonburi
2005 “APP’S US”, Ayothaya Contemporary Gallery, Ayutthaya
2004 “1st Art Exhibition of Amata Foundation” Exhibition show, Amata City, Chonburi
2004 “Just the sun Group 4th ” Exhibition show, Eastern centre art and culture museum, Burapha University, Chonburi
2004 Support Award of Sculpture, The Stock Exchange of Thailand, Bangkok
2003 “Just the sun Group 3rd ” Exhibition show, Chamjuree museum, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
1996 2^ndwinner Award of Sculpture for a set at Lamtan beach, Sansuk municipality, Chonburi
1991 Agent of Satit School of Burapha University to participate in “Satit-United”, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
1987 Honor Student of Fine Art Activity of Satit School of Burapha University
1985 Support Award of Painting in Children’s Day, Sriracha municipality, Chonburi
1984 Top Award winner of Painting in Children’s Day, Sriracha municipality, Chonburi

Publications, Reviews & Interview

06/2021 Interviews in a special issue of “LandEscape art review” magazine distributed worldwide.
06/2020 Interviews “The way of Artist” Production by Por Dee Frame, Thailand
04/2020 “Celestial Dream” Solo art exhibition interviews by Iden 101
03/2020 “Celestial Dream” Solo art exhibition interviews by Joyman Gallery
062019 “The Colour of Life” Solo art exhibition is broadcast on Channel 7, the national TV in Thailand
09/2019 “The Relations” group art exhibition interviews in Fine art Magazine of Thailand
12/2018 “Art in review: a few memories from 2018” By Bondo Wyszpolski / Easy Reader News
07/2018 Duo Art Exhibition “Tempus & Vita” / Post Today Newspaper
03/ 2018 “Thai Artist Sudrak Khongpuang returns to the Penninsula” By Bondo Wyszpolski / Peninsula Magazine
02/2018 “Thai artist holds a residency at Zask Studio in RPV” by Alyssa Wynne / Peninsula Newspaper
01/2013 Interview on “Guest’s Chair” / Siam Town US
07/2016 “Grown Up” / Fine Art Magazine of Thailand, Vol.13, No.125
01/2016 “Grown Up” / article on Sola Contemporary website

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