Artist : Tawatchai Somkong

Born : 1964 Maehongson

Education

1994 : Post-Diploma in Fine Art (Painting) Kala-Bhavana, Visva Bharati, Santinketan, W.B. India.

Solo Exhibitions

2010 :	- CORE OF CRISIS, Galerie N, 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, The National Gallery, Bangkok,Thailand

Selected Exhibitions

2010 :	- RIVER OF SILENCE, The National Gallery, Bangkok Thailand
2009 :	- OHAYO THAILAND CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION, Yoshi Gallery, Bangkok Thailand
	- ART EXHIBITION (International Visual Association of Thailand) at Ministry of Culture and the Queen's Gallery Bangkok
2008 :	- BEIJING INTERNATIONAL ART BIENNALE Being, China
	- SELECTED NUDE EXHIBITION 2008 "BARE", Number 1 Gallery, Bangkok Thailand
2007 :	- RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND CONTEMPORARY, SOCIAL PHENOMENA OF SOUTHERN EAST ASIA, Guangdong Museum of Art (GDMoA), China.
	- EXPLORING THE ORIENTAL UTOPIA, PERSPECTIVE FROM ERRO, ZHANG KEXIN, TAWATCHAI SOMKONG, The National Gallery of Thailand, Bangkok.
2006 :	- SATELLITE CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITION, Creative Shanghai, Shanghai City, China
	- 2nd INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION THAILAND - USA, Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok
2005 :	- "THE 14th LANTERN OF THE EAST, INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL 2005", Eastern Center of Art, Thailand.
	- THE 6th CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION "FOOT- FOOT PRINT", at Silpakorn University Art Gallery, Bangkok
2004 :	- THE 5th 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 TonSon 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 EXHIBITION, 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, Chiang Mai
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 25th 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 42nd NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF ART National gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
1995 :	- THE 2nd THAILAND ART AWARDS (The Philip morris group of companies) National gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
	- THE 2nd ASIAN ART AWARDS (The Philip morris group of companies) Yayasan Seni Pupa Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
	- DHRAMMA AND ECSTASY Kruthep Art gallery, Chiang Mai
1994 :	- 8 ARTISTS AN ART EXHIBITION, Kola Bhavana, Santiniketan, W.B.India
	- THE 1st 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 7th Toshiba "Brings Good Thing to Life"Art Competition, National Gallery, Bangkok
	- Top Awards Winner.The 2nd Thailand Art Awards (Philip Morris Group of Companies) National Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
1986 :	- Top Award Winner (Painting) The 3rd Youth's Art Exhibition of Thailand, Bangkok
1985 :	- Top Award Winner (Painting) The 2nd Youth's Art Exhibition of Thailand, Bangkok
1984 :	- Award Winner (Painting) The 1 st Youth's Art Exhibition of Thailand, Bangkok