Rama IX Art Museum

"The ultimate goal of my life and art is peace. I have passed the struggling periods of life and art, and the study of Buddhism and philosophy have been a great help to my life and art, bringing peace to both. Peace is an abstraction that can be found in both reality and the abstract. Art is not imitation but imagination. All of my creative works of art are from my imagination and from meditation that leads to peace for humanity."

BIOGRAPHY

Born :

1 September 1936, Chiengrai, Thailand.

Pass away :

2002

Education :

1957 - 1962

B.F.A., Silpakorn University Bangkok.

1962 - 1963

Certificate, Slade School of Fine Arts, University College, London.

1963

Independent studies in France and Italy.

1968 - 1969

M.F.A., University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

1969 - 1970

Studied art history at Columbia University, New York, U.S.A.

1970

Observation of art and art activities in Denmark and Germany.

1976 - 1977

Independent study in Japan.

1978

Observation of art in Australia.

1979

Observation of art in India.


Important Exhibition :

1956 - 1964

National Exhibition of Art.

1963

- St. Pancras Art Festival, London, UK.

- Thai Contemporary Art in London, UK.

- One-man show at Galerie du Passeur, Paris, France.

- One-man show at Gallerie Numero, Florence, Italy.

1964

- One-man show at TOT, Bangkok.

- One-man show at USIS, Chiang Mai.

1965

1st International Art Exhibition, Bangkok.

1968

- Asian Prints Exhibition, Pratt Graphic Center, New York, U.S.A.

- International Biennial Exhibition of Prints, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan.

- One-man show at Gallery 20, Bangkok.

1969

- 16 Young Artists Exhibition, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, U.S.A.

- One-man show at Solidaridad Gallery, Manila, Philippines.

1973

Internationale Exposition de Gravures, Museum of History, Geneva, Switzerland.

1974

- Art Exhibition, Silpa Bhirasri Art Gallery, Bangkok.

- Art Exhibition, National Gallery, Bangkok.

- Two-men show at the Japan Artists Association, Tokyo, Japan.

1977

One-man show at Goethe Institute, Bangkok.

1979

One-man show at ICCR, New Delhi, India.

1982

- Thai Contemporary Art Exhibition, Pacific Asia Museum Pasadena, U.S.A.

- Retrospective organized by Silpakorn University at the Art Gallery, Bangkok.

1985

Exhibition of Thai Art : Past and Present, Center of Fine Arts, Beijing, China.

1991

- 5th Asian International Exhibition of Art, National Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

- 1st Singapore Festival of Art, National Museum, Singapore.

- Contemporary Asian Prints, Fukuoka, Japan.

- Integrative Art of Modern Thailand Exhibition in 5 museums in U.S.A., organized by University of California, Berkeley.

1985

Exhibition of Thai Art : Past and Present, Center of Fine Arts, Beijing, China.

1992

One-man show "30 Years of Prints by Damrong Wong-Uparaj" Exhibition, organized by British Council, Bangkok.

1994

One-man show exhibition of Modern Paintings Prints by Damrong Wong-Uparaj, organized by Thai Art Council and the Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, U.S.A.

Prizes and Awards :

1960

1st Prize, Gold Medal, National Exhibition of Art.

1962

1st Prize, Suan Pakkad Art Exhibition, Bangkok.

1962 - 1963

British Council Scholarship.

1968 - 1970

J.D. Rockefeller 3rd Fund Fellowship, U.S.A.

1970

Invitation to visit Germany by German Government's Foreign Office.

1974

Invitation to the conference of Esthetics Study by UNESCO.

1976 - 1977

Japan Foundation Fellowship, Japan.

1978

Australian Cultural Awards.

1979

Invitation to visit, lecture and exhibit in India by ICCR of the Indian Government.

1994

Invitation and grant for lecture and one-man exhibition from the Thai Art Council and the Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena U.S.A.

1997

Invited by the Office of National Culture Commission to represent Thailand in the World Congress on the the Status of Artist, UNESCO, Paris, France.

Work

Thai Artist