Artist : Thavorn Ko-Udomvit
Born : July 31st,1956 at Bangkok, Thailand
Address : P.Phasuk Village 54/241 Soi 3 Pinklao-Nakorn Chaisri Rd., Talingchaan, Bangkok 10170, Thailand
Tel. (66 2) 448-3626 Fax. (66 2) 448-3176
Website : http://www.rama9art.org/thavorn
Education : M.F.A. Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Fellowship : Asian Cultural Council ( J.D. Rockefeller 3rd ) U.S.A.
Teaching and Lecturing
1997 : Bangkok University, Bangkok, Thailand
: The University of Alberta, Department of Art & Design, Canada
1987 – 89 : Chulalongkorn lJniversity, Bangkok , Thailand
1987 : Nagoya University of fine Arts , Japan
1982 : The faculty af Painting Sculpture and Graphic Arts Silpakorn University, Bangkok
Workshop
Present : Assistant Professor of The faculty of Painting Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University, Bangkok
1997 : The University of Alberta : Department of Art & Design, Canada
1989 : Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
1988 : Club Mediterranean Asian Arts festival Cherating, Malaysia
1983 : Robert Blackurn’s Printmaking Workshop New York, U.S.A.
Solo Exhibition
2003 : “life..Still Life”, Open Art Space, Bangkok, Thailand
2000 : “Bucha”, Surapon Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
1999 : Maesalong Art Studio Mechan, Chiang Rai, Thailand
1998 : Nob Gallery, Okazaki, Japan
1997 : “Fetish”, Bangkok University Art Gallery Bangkok, Thailand
: Gallery Apa, Nagoya, Japan
: “Rites and Rituals”, University Extension Centre, University of Alberta, Canada
1996 : Maesalong Art Studio Mechan, Chiang Rai, Thailand
1995 : Nob Gallery, Okazaki, Japan
1994 : Gallery Apa, Nagoya, Japan
1990 : The National Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
: Fukuda Gallery, Fukuoka, Japan
1989 : Nob Gallery, Okazaki, Japan
: Seven Seas Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
1988 : The Bhirasri Institute of Modern Art, Bangkok, Thailand
1987 : Murasumi Gallery, Okasaki, Japan
1986 : The Bhirasri, Institute of Modern Art, Bangkok, Thailand
1984 : The National Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
1983 : M.M. Shinno Gallery, La. Ca. U.S.A.
1981 : The Art Gallery, Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Two – Man Exhibition
1994 : Thavorn Ko-Udomvit & Yanawit Kunchaethong, Art Forum, Bankok, Thailand
1993 : Nob Gallery, Okazaki, Japan
1992 : Gallery Apa, Nagoya, Japan
: Silom Art Space, Bangkok, Thailand
1991 : Nob Gallery, Okazaki, Japan
: Gallery Fukuyama, Tokyo, Japan
1989 : Thavorn Ko-Udomvit & S. Nakarat, Gallery Levy, France
: Thavorn Ko-Udomvit & Ithipol Thangchalok, Gilbert Luber Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Selected Group Exhibition
2000 : “Inside Out…Outside In”, ARDEL’s Third Place Gallery,Bangkok, Thailand.
2000 : “10 Artists of Distinction”, Art Centre,Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
1999 : 16th Art Exhibition by Members of the Faculty of Painting Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Bangkok , Thailand
: Contemporary Art Exhibition by the Members of 4 University of Fine Arts from Thailand and Vietnam
: Premio Internazionale, Biella Per L’incisone 1999 Italy
: The 9th International Biennial Print & Drawing Exhibition 1999 R.O.C.
: 12th Norwegian International Print Triennale Fredrikstad Norway
1998 : Asia Print Adventure Exhibition 1998, Nishi – Ku, Sappolo, Japan
: 15th Art Exhibition by Members of the Faculty of Painting Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Bangkok, Thailand
: Bangkok Art ProJect, Bangkok, Thailand.
1997 : 43rd National Exhibition of Art , Bangkok, Thailand “Print as Print 1997”, Graphic Arts Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand.
: The International Triennial of Print ’97 Crocow, Poland
: The Print of The World, National Culture Festival in Nagawa’97
: The International Bienniale Varna’97 Bulgaria
: 8th International Bienniale Print Exhibition, R.O.C.
: The 5th International Art Triennial Majdanek ’97
1996 : 42nd National Exhibition of Art Bangkok, Thailand.
: 13th Art Exhibition by Members of the Faculty of Painting Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Bangkok, Thailand
: 11th International Exhibition of Graphic Art Frechen, Germany
: 4th Print Biennale Belgrade’96 Yogoslavia
: Print Exhibition by Thavorn Ko-udomvit, Vladimir Velickovic , and Kenji Nagai ( Prize Winners at The 3rd Biennial of Graphic Art Beograd’ 94 ) Salon of The Museum of The Contemporary Art , Beograd,Yugoslavia.
1995 : 11th Norwegian International Print Triennale, Fredrikstand, Norway
: A Preview of Thai Contemporory Art Invited for 10th International Art Exhibition in Singapore, N.M.Gallery Bangkok
: The Masters of Graphic Art International Biennial Gyor, Hungary.
: 10th Asian International Art Exhibition, National Museum A Gallery, 5ingapore
: Graphic Art Exhibition by The Member of The Department of Graphic Art, the faculty of Painting Sculpture and Graphic Arts Gallery , Bangkok
: Thailand Japan Exchange Print Exhibition Chiba Shimin Gallery Japan
: 12th Art Exhibition by Members of the Faculty of Painting Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Bangkok, Thailand
: 41st National Exhibition of Art, Bangkok, Thailand
: Inter Kontakt – Grafik’95 Praque, Czech – Republik – Galerie Mitteleuropa
1994 : 40th National Exhibition of Art , Bangkok, Thailand
: 11th Art Exhibition by Members of the Faculty of Painting Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Bangkok, Thailand.
: International Print Triennial 94, Cracow, Poland.
: Intergrafia’94 – World Award Winners Gallery, Katowice, Poland
: Triennial “Colour Prints’94 Torun”, Poland
: 9th Seoul International Print Biennale’94 Seoul, Korea
: 3rd Print Biennale Belgrade’ 94 Yugoslavia.
1993 : Art Exhibition on Celebration of 80th Anniversary of Art and Crafts College, Bangkok, Thailand
: Contemporary Art Exhibition 1993, Bangkok,Thailand.
: 10th Art Exhibition by Members of the Faculty of Painting Sculpture and Graphic Arts,Bangkok, Thailand
: 39th National Exhibition of Art, Bangkok, Thailand
: ”Art Motif ’93 ” Thaniya Plaza, Bangkok, Thailand
: International Miniature Print Art Exhibition Japan, Spain , Korea, Thailand, Nagoya, Japan
: Thai – Japanese Interexchange Contemporary Print Exhibition’ 93, The Gallery of Isetan, Bangkok,Thailand
: Art Today from Thailand, Japan, American, Art Gallery, Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
: 2th Kochi International Print Triennale, Japan
: 5th Bienniale Exhibition of Print in Wakayama, Japan
: 10th International Exhibition of Graphic Art, Frechen,West Germany.
: 11 + 11 Original Drawing, Nob Gallery, Okazaki, Japan.
1992 : 10th Norwegian International Print Trienniale, Fredrikstand, Norway
: Small Works an Art Exhibition by 56 Thai Artists, Silom Art Space, Bangkok, Thailand
: Contemporary Art Exhibition 1992, Bangkok, Thailand
: 9th Art Exhibition by The Members of The Faculty of Painting Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
: 38th National Exhibition of Art, Bangkok
: Contemporary Art Thai – Japanese’92 Dialoque, Gallery, Bangkok , Thailand
: Bangkok Nagoya’92, Art Gallery, the Faculty of Painting Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
: Thai – Japan – Korea Contemporary Exchange Exhibition, Seoul , Korea
: Contemporary Print in Nagoya’ 92, Nagoya, Japan.
: Charity Exhibition for Handicap Olympic, Dialoque Gallery , Bangkok, Thailand
: Art Exhibition on Celebration of Queen Sirikit ‘s Birthday , Imperial Queen’s Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand.
1991 : 4th Bienniale Exhibition of Print in Wakayama, Japan
: Nagoya Contemporary Art fair, Nagoya, Japan
: 5th International Bienniale Print Exhibition, R.0.C.
: 8th Art Exhibition by The Members of The Faculty of Painting Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
: Contemporary Art Exhibition 1991, Bangkok
: International Print Biennale Varn’91, Bulgaria
: The International Triennial Competition of Print Osaka 1991 ,Japan
: Singapore Art Festival 1991, Singapore.
: 11th International Exchange Exhibition of Print in Seoul 1991 , Korea.
: Kunstbeurs Art Fair, Holland
1989 : 3rd Bienniale Exhibition of Print in Wakayama, Japan.
: ”Male Formy Grafik” Palskalodz 89, Poland.
: 9th Norwegian International Print Trienniale, Fredrikstand , Norway
: 3rd Asian Art Show, Fukuoka, Japan
: 5th Petit format De Papier, Belgium
: 35th National Exhibition of Art, Bangkok, Thailand.
: Art Exhibition by the Members of The Faculty of Painting Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
: Contemporary Art Exhibition 1989, Bangkok, Thailand
: 15th International Independante Exhibition of Print in Kanagawa.
: Exhibition of Paintings & Prints at Exhibition Venue Melbourne , Australia
: 4th International Bienniale Print Exhibition, R.O.C.
: 1st Kochi International Print Triennale, Japan
: Contemporary Art Exhibition 1990, Bangkok, Thailand
: 6th International Biennale Exhibition of Portrait Drawings and Graphics’90 Tuzla, Yugoslavia.
: Painting and Print by Four Artist at Viniruj Gallery, Bangkok , and Dabutoya Gallery, Ginza Tokyo, Japan
: 9th International Exhibition of Graphic Art, Frechen, West Germany
1988 : 11th International Exhibition or Original Drawing, Rijeka, Yugoslavia
: Contemporary Art Exhibition 1988, Bangkok,Thailand.
: 34th National Exhibition of Art, Bangkok, Thailand
: 17th Festival of The Arts, United World College of S.E. Asia , Singapore.
: 6th 5eoul International Print Bienniale, Korea.
: Club Med, Asian Arts Festival, Cherating, Malaysia
1987 : 33rd National Exhibition of Art , Bangkok, Thailand.
: 11th Bua Luang Art Exhibition 1987, Bangkok, Thailand
: “Contemporary Art Exhibition 1987, Bangkok,Thailand.
: “Inter Grafix 87” Berlin, Eastern Germany
: 4th International Bienniale of Graphic Art, Finland
: 2nd Biennale Exhibition of Print in Wakayama, Japan.
: 17th International Bienniale of Graphic Art, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
: 3rd International Bienniale Print Exhibition, R.O.C
: 4th Petit Format De Papier 1987, Belgium
: Thai Contemporary of Graphic Arts, Kabutoya Gallery, Nagoya , Japan
: Thai Contemporary of Graphic Arts, Murazumi Gallery, Okazaki , Japan
: Thai Contemporary of Graphic Arts,The City of Nagoya Museum , Japan
: 8th International Bienniale of Art, Valparaiso, Chile
1986 : 10th International Exhibition of Original Drawing, Rijeka, Yugoslavia
: 9th British International Print Bienniale, Bradford, England
: 8th Norwegian International Print Bienniale, Fredrikstand , Norway.
: “Prints From All Over”, University of Colorado, Boulder , U.S.A.
: International Art of Today Exhibition, Budapest, Hungary.
: 8th International Triennal of Graphic Art, Frechen, West Germany
: 5th Seoul International Print Bienniale, Korea.
: Contemporary Grophic Arts from Thailand and Germany, Heidelberg , West Germany
: Contemporary Art Exhibition by The Member of The International Association of Art, Bangkok, Thailand
: ”Contemporary Drawing” by 22 Artists, Bangkok, Thailand
: Contemporary Art Exhibition of Thailand, Asia World Art Gallery , R.O.C.
: 1st Masterpiece Exhibition, Masterpiece Silom Contemporary Art Center, Bangkok, Thailand
: Thai Reflections on American Experiences, Bangkok, Thailand
: Thai Farmers Bank Painting Competition in lhe Celebration for The Auspicious Occasion of His Majesty the King’s Sixtieth Birthday Anniversary
: 10th Bua Luang Art Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand
: Contemporory Art Exhibition 1986, Bangkok, Thailand
1985 : ”Male Formy Grafix” Polskalodz’85, Poland.
: 3rd Petit Format De Papier 1985, Belgium.
: 2nd International Print Exhibition, R.0.C.
: ”’The Quintet Artist” Beaux Art Gallery, Bangkok,Thailand.
: Contemporory Art Exhibition 1985, Bangkok,Thailand
: 9th Bua Luang Art Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand.
1984 : ”Inter Grafix 84″ in Berlin , Eastern Germany
: 9th International Exhibition of Original Drawing, Rijeka, Yugoslavia
: 7th Norwegian International Print Benniale, Fredrikstand, Norway.
: 3rd International Biennale of Graphic Art, Finland
: 8th British International Print Biennale, Bradford, England
: 10th International Print Biennale in Cracow, Poland
: “Paper Work” by 20 Artists, Bangkok, Thailand.
: 30th National Exhibition of Art, Bangkok, Thailand.
: Contemporory Art Exhibition 1984, Bangkok,Thailand
: 8th Bua Luang Art Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand
1983 : 29th Natianal Exhibition of Art , Bangkok, Thailand
: Contemporory Art Exhibition 1983, Bangkok,Thailand
: 7th Bua Luang Art Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand
: Thai contemporary Arts, Memorial Art Gallery, The University of Rochester, New York, U. S.A.
: 15th International Bienniale of Graphic Art, Ljubljana,West Germany.
: 75th International Triennal of Graphic Art, Frechen,West Germany
: 4th Seoul International Print Bienniale, Korea.
: 1st International Print Exhibition, R.O.C
1982 : 28th National Exhibition of Art , Bangkok, Thailand
: Contemporory Art Exhibition 1982, Bangkok, Thailand
: 6th Bua Luang Art Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand
: “Landscape in contemporary Art Forms”, 3rd Asean Exhibition, Bangkok, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore
: ”Art Since 1932″, Thammasart University, Bangkok, Thailand
: Contemporary Art Exhibition, National Bank, Bangkok Thailand
: “World Sky” Project, Vienna, Austria
: X Biennale of Graphic Design Brno, Czechoslovakia
: 6th Norwegian Intenational Print Biennale, Fredrikstand, Norway
: 9th International Triennial of Original of Coloured Graphic Prints, Switzerland.
: 8th International Exhibition of Original Drawings, Fijeka, Yugoslavia.
: Contemporary Arts of Thailand, Pacific Asia Museum, U.S.A.
1981 : Contemporary Art Exhibition 1981 , Bangkok, Thailand
: 5th Bua Luang Art Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand
: Asian Art Exhibition in Bangladesh.
: 2nd Asian Group Art Exhibition, Bangkok, Malaysia, Indonesia , Philippines and Singapore
: Unesco Culture Privilege of All Poster Competition, Paris , France
: 6th International Biennial of Graphic Art, Frechien, West Germany
: 14th International Bienniale of Graphic Art, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
: 3rd Seoul International Print Biennale, Korea
1980 : 26th National Exhibition of Art , Bangkok, Thailand.
: Contemporary Art Exhibition 1980, Bangkok, Thailand
: Young Art in Asia Now, Hong Kong
: A Preview of Thai Contemporary Art Selected for The festival of Contemporory Asian Art 1980 in Japan, Bangkok, Thailand
: ”Retrospective National Art Exhibition”, Bangkok, Thailand
: Contemporory Asian Art, Fukuoka, Japan
: 2nd Art Exhibition of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand
: Thai Graphic Arts Exhibition, Alliance Francaise, Bangkok , Thailand.
1979 : 25th National Exhibition of Art , Bangkok, Thailand
: Contemporary Art Exhibition 1979, Bangkok, Thailand
: 4th Bua Luang Art Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand
Awards
1999 : Honorable Citation Award, The 9th International Biennial Print & Drawing Exhibition 1999 R.0.C.
1997 : ”’The Statutory Prize” International Triennial of Print’97, Cracow, Poland.
: Honourable Diploma, 9th International Print Biennial Varna’97 , Bulgaria
1995 : “The Syndicate of Fine Artists Prize” Inter Kontakt – Grafix’95 Prague Cracow
1994 : “The Regular Exequo Prize” International Print Triennial ’94 Cracow, Poland.
: Grand Prix, 3rd Graphic Arts Biennial Belgrade’94, Yugoslavia.
1993 : 2nd Prize, 5th Bienniale Exhibition of Printing, Wakayama, Japan
1992 : 1st Prize, Graphic Art, 38th National Exhibition of Art, Bangkok, Thailand.
1991 : 1st Prize, 4th Bienniale Exhibition of Printing, Wakayama, Japan.
: Four Equal Prize and Silver Plaque, The International Bienniale Varna’91, Bulgaria
: Bronze Prize, The International Bienniale Competition of Print Osaka 1991, Japan
1989 : 1st Prize, Graphic Art, 35th National Exhibition of Art, Bangkok, Thailand
: Grand Prize, 4th Asian Art Exhibition in Bangladesh.
: Triennale Prize, 9th Norwegian, International Print Triennal Fredrikstand Norway
1988 : Grand Prize, 6th 5eoul International Print Biennale, Seoul, Korea
1987 : 3rd Prize, Graphic Arts, 33rd National Exhibition of Art Bangkok, Thailand.
1986 : 1st Prize, 10th Bua Luang Art Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand.
: “Friends of Bradrord Art Galleries and Museum” Prize , 9th British International Print Bienniale, Bradford, England
1984 : 3rd Prize, Graphic Arts, 30th National Exhibition of Art, Bangkok, Thailand
1982 : Award Winner, Contemporary Art Exhibition, National Bank, Bangkok, Thailand
: 3rd Prize, Graphic Arts, 28th National Exhibition of Art , Bangkok,Thailand
: 2nd Prize, Mixed Media, 28th National Exhibition of Art, Bangkok, Thailand.
: Honorable Mention, Thai Farmers Bank Painting Competition in Commemoration of Rattanakosin Bicentennial, Bangkok, Thailand
: Special Awards, X Biennale of Graphic Design, Brno, Czechoslovakia
1981 : 3rd Prize, 5th Bua Luang Art Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand.
: Grand Prize, Contemporary Art Exhibition 1981, Bangkok, Thailand
1980 : Special Commended Prize, Young Art in Asia Now, Hong Kong.
: 2nd Prize, Graphic Art, 26th National Exhibition of Art, Bangkok, Thailand
1979 : 2nd Prize, Graphic Arts, 25th National Exhibition of Art, Bangkok, Thailand
