Tawatchai Somkong

Born

1966  Maehongson

Education

1994

Post-Diploma in Fine Art (Painting)

Kala-Bhavana, Visva Bharati,

Santinketan, W.B. India.

Solo Exhibitions

2012

            - "The Star’s Discourse.Lies to the world that have never been stopped" , Number 1 Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

2006

            - RETROSPECTIVE, Number 1 Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

2003

-FROM INSIDE gallery 55, Bangkok, Thailand

2002

-ON THE PATH TO FREEDOM open Arts Space, Bangkok, Thailand

2000

-KRU, SPIRIT OF THE ORIENT Surapon Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

1998

-ECSTASY LAND National Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

Selected Exhibitions

2006

            - SATELLITE CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITION, Creative Shanghai, Shanghai City, China

- 2^nd INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION THAILAND – USA, Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok

2005

-“THE 14^th” LANTERN OF THE EAST, INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL 2005” Eastern Center of Art, Thailand.

- THE 6^th  CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION “FOOT- FOOT PRINT” at Silpakorn University art gallery, Bangkok,

2004

- The 5^th Thai Contemporary art New Vision of Thai Phra Bot, Silpakorn University Art Gallery, Bangkok.

2003

-A CHARITY ART  EXHIBITION FROM 17 THAI CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS 100 Ton Son gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

2002

-THAI SPIRITUAL TIES Chiang Mai University Art Museum, Chiang Mai

-SPIRITUALITY IN CONTEMPORARY THAI ART at the Art gallery of faculty of Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University, Bangkok

2001

-ROOT Art Exibition, Open Art Space, Bangkok, Thailand

-MULTIPLE EXPRESSION OF THAI ARTIST (META) Vieng Tavern Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

-THE END OF GROWTH?

Art Exhibition Organized by Heinrich-Boell foundation Chiang Mai University Art Museum

2000

-CONSULAR FORUM 2000 HOUSTON ART EXHIBITIONS HONORING THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND, The Alien Center Art Gallery Houston Texas, USA

-TIME & BEING

Chiang Mai Art Museum, Chiang Mai, Thailand

1999

            -AJAC 25^th NEW ART IN TOKYO Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Ueno Imperial Park Tokyo, Japan

1998

-CONTEMPORARY ARTS EXHIBITION Chiang Mai University Art Museum, Chiang Mai, Thailand

-5 NORTHERN ARTISTS Chiang Mai University Art Museum, Chiang Mai

1997

-5 NORTHERN ARTISTS at the Musical Art Center, Bangkok Bank, Bangkok, Thailand

1996

-THE 42^nd NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF ART National gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

1995

-THE 2^nd THAILAND ART AWARDS (The Philip morris group of companies)

National gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

-THE 2^nd ASIAN ART AWARDS (The Philip morris group of companies)Yayasan Seni Rupa Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

-DHRAMMA AND ECSTASY Kruthep Art gallery, Chiang Mai

1994

-8 ARTISTS an Art exhibition, Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan, W.B.India

-THE 1^st THAILAND ART AWARDS

(The Philip morris group of companies) National gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

1993

-HOMAGE TO STELLA KRAMRISH

Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures, Nandan gallery, Santiniketan,W.B. India

1992

-4 ARTISTS an Art exhibition Katayan gallery, Calcutta, W.B.India

Honours and Awards

1995

-Award Winner, The 7^th Toshiba “Brings Good Thing to Life” Art Competition, National Gallery, Bangkok

-Top Awards Winner. The 2^nd Thailand Art Awards (Philip Morris Group of Companies) National Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

1986

-Top Award Winner (Painting) The 3^rd Youth’s Art Exhibition of Thailand, Bangkok

1985

-Top Award Winner (Painting) The 2^nd Youth’s Art Exhibition of Thailand, Bangkok

1984

- Award Winner (Painting) The 1^st Youth’s Art Exhibition of Thailand, Bangkok