Artist Profile

Kyaw Thaung

Artist Name

Kyaw Thaung

Born

1948, Shantegyi Lower village, South Dagon Township, Yangon, Myanmar

Gender

Male

Nationality

Burmese

Qualification

1962-1965 State School Of Fine Arts, Yangon

1965-1974 Institute Of Education (B.Ed)

Occupation   

Fulltime Artist

Founder of the White Line Art Gallery

Awards

1965 First Prizes in both water colour & oil painting competition, held by the Artists and Artisans’ Association on the Worker’s Day (May Day)

1972 The Consolation Prize in “The World to Live” by UNESCO.

2005 Selected art work in THE BEPPU ASIA BIENNALE OF CONTEMPORARY ART ,

2005 JAPAN, Tsunami Fund Raising, CHARITY ART EXHIBITION & AUCTION.

Exhibitions

Local

Displayed more than 30 Exhibitions Participated in Governments Ceremonial Paintings

One of the Government's Boards of Judge Members in the Inter-State School Art Competition

2002 1st Solo Show, New Treasure Art Gallery

2005 2nd Solo Show, ACD Gallery

Nationwide Exhibition held by the Artist and Artisans Association Annual Group Shows in the Local Galleries

Tamwe Township Exhibition

Overseas

1988 Seoul, South Korea.

1993 Philadelphia, USA.

1996 Myanmar fair in Santosa Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand

2005 17th International Water Color Exhibition, Singapore

2005 18th Exhibition of Asian Water Color Confederation, Bali Indonesia

2006 New Expression of Asian Art Exhibition, Taiwan

2007 3rd Solo Show, Iwata Tokyo, Japan

2007 The 33rd Exhibition of Korea Water Colour Association, Korea

2007 The Exhibition of Contemporary Art in IACO, Korea,

2008 “Six Strokes” at The Arts House, Gallery. Sponsored by Arty Art Gallery, Singapore

2008 November 26th-30th, "2nd International Art Expo Malaysia 2008", Matrade Exhibition and Convention Centre (MECC) Kuala Lumpur

Collections

National Museum, Yangon, Myanmar

Bagan Archaeological Culture Museum, Bagan, Myanmar

Dhammikayama, Burmese Buddhist Temple, Penang, Malaysia