Tawatchai Somkong

Born 1966 Maehongson

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

Solo Exhibitions
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 National Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

Selected Exhibitions
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 Ton Son 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 Exibition, 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

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 Rupa Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
        - DHRAMMA AND ECSTASY Kruthep Art gallery, Chiang Mai
1994 - 8 ARTISTS an Art exhibition, Kala 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 1st Youth’s Art Exhibition of Thailand, Bangkok