| Chahn Sutarapong graduated from Chung Ling high school
in Penang Malaysia, while studying art under two Malaysian artists;
one of whom is Chua Thien Teng, a well-known batik painter and
one of Malaysia's foremost contemporary art gurus. He also took
correspondence courses offered by the Washington School of Art
and the British Institute of Careers. Chahn began his careeras
an artist by working with advertising agencies as visualiser/illustrator
prior to joining the Bangkok Post's creative department in 1974.
After over twenty years of service, he left the Post in 1995
to pursue his painting fulltime. Moreover, he used to teach art
at Japanese Painting Class at Japanese Association for quite
some years. Occasionally, Chahn works on portrait and nude, but
most of the time is reserved for his more laborious landscape
painting. He paints quickly, on the spot, which gives his landscapes
a freshness and vibrancy, catching the mood of the moment. He
paints "anything which impresses him" but it is light
and shade that you see when you gaze at his timeless scenes of
moored barges and Chao Praya river life. His works can be seen in the finest hotels and in the offices of prestigeous companies. In fact, over 10 of Chahn's paintings have been bought by the Oriental Hotel to decorate the hotel's Royal Suite. Adding an international note, Philips also acquired some of his paintings to print in their 1989 calendar. In fact, Chahn's evocation of Thailand's warm play of light can be seen in homes in Japan, Paris, Malaysia, Switzerland, the US and South Africa. |
| Address : |
| 7 Soi Thansamrit
10/3, Tiwanon 38, A.Muang Nonthaburi, Thailand 11000 Tel. (66 2) 950-6049, (66 2)588-1637 |
| Solo Exhibition : |
| 1987 | One-Man show at Neilson Hays, Library on Dec 9th, 1986-Jan 6th, 1987. |
| 1988 | Solo exhibition at Neilson Hays Library Feb 9th - 29th, 1988. |
| 1989 | One-Man show at Landmark Hotel on Jul 11th-Aug 1st, 1989. |
| 1993 | One-Man show at River City Complex on Nov 10th-22nd, 1993. |
| 1994 | One-Man show at Heritage Club on Feb 22nd-26th, 1994. |
| 1994 | One-Man show at Landmark Hotel on May 17th-26th, 1994. |
| 1994 | One-Man show at River City Complex on Dec 8th-17th, 1994. |
| 1995 | One-Man show at Imperial Queen's Park on Jun 12th-21st, 1995. |
| 1996 | One-Man show at Neilson Hays, Library on Mar 16th-Apr 11th, 1996. |
| 1996 | One-Man show at River City Complex on Nov 5th-15th, 1996. |
| 1997 | One-Man show at River City Complex on Aug 12th-22nd, 1997. |
| 1999 | One-Man show at River City Complex on Feb 24th-Mar 3rd, 1999. |
| 1999 | One-Man show at River City Complex on Oct 5th-15th, 1999. |
| 2000 | One-Man show at River City Complex on Aug 16th-25th, 2000. |
| 2001 | One-Man show at Neilson Hays, Library on Mar 15th-Apr 3rd, 2001. |
| 2001 | One-Man show at River City Complex on Nov 14th-23rd, 2001. |
| 2002 | One-Man show at River City Complex, Nov 13th-22nd, 2002. |
| 2003 | Chahn's Impression 2003 at River City Complex on Nov 12th-21st, 2003. |
| 2004 | Chahn's Impression at Neilson Hays Library on Jul 27th-Aug 15th, 2004. |
| 2005 | Chahn's Impression at Neilson Hays Library on Jul 1st-Jul 31st, 2005. |
| 2006 | Chahn's Impression at Jamjuree Art Gallery on Jun 30th-Jul 20th, 2006. |
| 2007 | Chahn's Impression 2007 at the Rotunda Gallery, Neilson Hays Library on Jul 1st-30th, 2007. |
| 2008 | Chahn's Impression at the Rotunda Gallery, Neilson Hays Library on Jul 3rd-28th, 2008. |
| 2009 | Chahn's Impression at the Rotunda Gallery, Neilson Hays Library on Jul 1st - August 2nd, 2009. |
| 2010 | Chahn's Impression 2010 at Jamjuree Art Gallery, on Jul 3rd - 20th, 2010. |
| 2011 | Chahn's Impression 2011 at Neilson Hays Library, on May 31st - Jun 26th, 2011. |
| 2012 | Rural Scenery & Nudes at Neilson Hays Library, on July 3rd - Aug 5th, 2012. |
| 2013 | Chahn's Impression 2013 at Neilson Hays Library, on July 2nd - Aug 4th , 2013. |
| 2014 | Chahn's Impression 2014 at Neilson Hays Library, on July 1st - 27th, 2014. |
| 2015 | Chahn's Impression 2015 at Neilson Hays Library, on August 4th - 30th, 2015. |
| 2016 | Chahn's Impression 2016 at Neilson Hays Library, on June 27 - July 31, 2016. |
| Group Exhibition : |
| 1988 | Group show at River City Complex on Oct 4th - 16th |
| 1990 | Two-Man show at River City Complex on Aug 9th-26th |
| 1991 | Two-Man show at Landmark Hotel on Sep 5th-25th |
| 1992 | Two-Man show at Landmark Hotel on Oct 2nd-17th |
| 1995 | Two-Man show at River City Complex on Oct 10th-18th |
| 1997 | Group show in "700 Years of Chiang Mai Celebrates Art" on Feb 16th - Mar 15th |
| 1998 | Group show at Rajanakarn Building on Dec 20th 1997 - 24th |
| 1998 | Group show with students at River City Complex on Mar 10th - 20th |
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