Kawita Vatanajyankur – News
VATANAJYANKUR in STATE XO, ASIATOPA FESTIVAL
22 February - 26 February 2017
State Theatre at Art Centre Melbourne, VIC
Image: © Kawita Vatanajyankur
KAWITA VATANAJYANKUR in UNDER THE SUN: REIMAGINING MAX DUPAIN’S SUNBAKER
18 February – 17 April 2017
State Library of New South Wales
For this large scale exhibition, the Australian Centre for Photography has invited 15 artists to create new works in response to the iconic Sunbaker by revered Australian photographer Max Dupain.
Image: © Kawita Vatanajyankur
VATANAJYANKUR in BODY AND CLOTH: PERFORMING TEXTILES
16 February – 13 April 2017
Australian Tapestry Workshop, AsiaTopa Melbourne
An exhibition of artists from Australia, Asia and the Pacific who examine the relationship between cloth and the body by using textiles in conjunction with the body or in performance. The body and ideas of embodiment are key conceptual concerns for many these artists who utilise or make reference to textiles in their practice.
Image: © Kawita Vatanajyankur
KAWITA VATANAJYANKUR TEDx Talk
November 20, 2016
TEDxYouth@STA
Stills Gallery congratulates Kawita Vatanajyankur who was a guest speaker at the TEDx Youth event in Bangkok, A Step in a New Direction. You can watch her talk via the Stills Gallery Facebook Page here.
Image: © Kawita Vatanajyankur
WINNER
MITR PHOL YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD,
AUSTRALIAN ALUMNI AWARDS
Congratulations to Kawita Vatanajyankur, recognised at the Australian Alumni Awards which celebrates the achievements of Alumni members who have applied their Australian education in their professional endeavours in Thailand.
Image: © Kawita Vatanajyankur
KAWITA VATANAJYANKUR in ‘CORNUCOPIA’
27 February – 22 May 2016
Shepparton Art Museum, VIC
Cornucopia profiles works artists who utilise food and flora as an artistic medium or point of departure. What we consume, how it’s produced, and how it arrives at our table are realities of our every-day lives. Cornucopia touches on many of these themes: from food miles and sustainability to famine, genetic modification and the consequences of globalised production. The exhibition also explores cultural and religious food traditions.
Image: © Kawita Vatanajyankur
KAWITA VATANAJYANKUR in 'VIDEO OEDIV'
16 January 2016 – 20 March 2016
Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW
This exhibition collectively explores portraiture, the social body and the presence of the female form in multiple states – physical, ephemeral, altered, morphed and transformed.The title Video oediV infers notions of reflection within the exhibition. Vatanajyankur is represented by a selection of works including The Carrying Pole and The Scale 2 (2015), The Basket (2014), The Ice Shaver and Poured (2013) and Soaked (2012).
Image: © Kawita Vatanajyankur
KAWITA VATANAJYANKUR in 'THAILAND EYE'
November 2015 – January 2016
Saatchi Gallery, London UK
Stills Gallery is delighted to congratulate Kawita Vatanajyankur who will be included in 'Thailand Eye', an exhibition of 25 Thai contemporary artists at the prestigious Saatchi Gallery in London.
Image: © Kawita Vatanajyankur
FINALIST
2015 JAGUAR ASIA TECH ART PRIZE
30 October – 2 November 2015
Art Taipei, Taiwan
Stills is delighted to congratulate Kawita Vatanajyankur who is one of only five finalists in this years Jaguar Asia Tech Art Prize.
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KAWITA VATANAJYANKUR in ‘15 ARTISTS 2015’
17 September – 24 October 2015
Redcliff City Art Gallery, QLD
’15 Artists’ is an annual acquisitive award and exhibition which plays a pivotal role in the ongoing growth of the Moreton Bay Regional City Council Art Collection, focusing on culture, identity, spirit and sense of pride.
Image: © Kawita Vatanajyankur
KAWITA VATANAJYANKYR in 'AUTOPOIESIS'
29 June – 10 July 2015
La Movida, Biblioteca Municapal de Barranco, Lima, Peru
Presented in Barranco public library, this group exhibition considers the intersection of video media and the performative body.
Image: © Kawita Vatanajyankur
THE CARRYING POLE at SCREEN SPACE
20 June – 11 July 2015
Screen Space, VIC
Kawita Vatanajyankur's The Carrying Pole is on display in the new, second 'Small Screen' dedicated to single channel works located at Screen Space. The performance video focuses on the female body, exploring the relationship of women to both daily domesticity and labour.
Image: © Kawita Vatanajyankur
KAWITA VATANAJYANKUR in ART COLLECTOR MAGAZINE
Issue 69, Jul – Sep 2014, pp 80-84
The latest issue of Art Collector Magazine features Thai/Australian artist Kawita Vatanajyankur and a feature of her work in 'Artists / What Next?' Kawita Vatanajyanjur's work will be on display at the STILLS Melbourne Art Fair Stand, 14 – 17 August 2014.
Image: © Kawita Vatanajyankur