Artist Profile

U Lun Gywe

Artist Name

U Lun Gywe

Born

1930

Gender

Male

Nationality

Burmese

Studied under

U Thet Win, U Chit Maung, U San Win, U Thein Han and U Ngwe Gaing

Started Painting

After graduating from the Art institute of Teacher’s Training

Occupation   

Instructor, State School of Fine Arts, Yangon

Principal, State School of Fine Arts, Yangon

Fine Art Association University of Yangon

Art instructor for the Foreign community, Yangon

Annual Display for the gem Emporium till 1989

Member of the panel of judges for the Visit Myanmar Year Logo

Completed two show rooms for the Buddhist Museum, Shwedagon Pagoda

Other

Gallery Membership: Patron Artist Life Art Gallery

Awards

1964 Graduated with Distinction for Eastern Art in the People’s Republic of China

1990 Certificate of Honour, New York

Achievements

1964 Studied Eastern Art in the People’s Republic of China

1971 Restoration of painting in East Germany

1990 Prize winner, Water colour contest, New York

1992 Featured in the “Arts of Asia” Magazine (Sept-Oct issue)

“Gallery Watch” Tasmania “

1995 "Golden Flight” Magazine, Air Mandalay

1995 “Asia Business” Magazine

1995 Art show at the Hotel Intercontinental Singapore (Oct)

2006 Asian Art News (July/Aug 2001) Vol. 48, April\ May International Magazine

Exhibitions

Art shows in Japan, Republic of Korea, People’s Republic of China, Australia, New York (USA), Singapore and Myanmar

Every December at Artist Life Art Gallery, Yangon

2000 National Museum, Myanmar (24 Jan to 2 Feb)

2000 Emerald Hill Studio, Singapore (Dec)

2001 Lun Family Show, Htan Yeik Nyo Gallery, Mandalay(20- 27 Oct)

2002 Thavibu Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand 

2004 Thavibu Gallery 

2005 Diamond Jubilee Art Exhibition ALAG, Yangon (Dec)

2006 Blossoms of Spring Art Exhibition (Feb)

2006 "The Fragrance of Myanmar Arts", The Arts House, Sponsored by Arty Art Gallery LLP (Oct)

Collections

National Museum, Yangon, Myanmar.

National Art Gallery, Malaysia. U.S.A, Japan, Korea, India, New Zealand, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, Germany, England, France, China, Canada