Pannaphan Yodmanee
B. 1988 in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
Pannaphan Yodmanee is a renowned contemporary artist who began her journey with traditional Thai art and temple wall restoration at Wat Ka Pied temple. She further honed her skills at Silpakorn Art University in Bangkok, where she embraced installation, performance, and film, exploring contemporary art’s diverse possibilities. Her art blends found objects, rocks, minerals, and painted elements, creating immersive works that bridge Eastern and Western influences and evoke spiritual dimensions.
Based in Bangkok, Yodmanee gained international recognition with exhibitions at London’s Saatchi Gallery and the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre.In 2016, she won the Benesse Prize at the Singapore Biennale for Aftermath, an installation merging Buddhist cosmology with modern techniques. Subsequent installations, including The Last Day (2018) and Quarterly Myth (2019), explored themes of time, memory, and myth. Her work is now featured in prominent collections, including the Singapore Art Museum and the Queensland Art Gallery.
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Education
BFA, Thai Arts from Silpakorn University's Faculty of Painting, Sculpture, and Graphical Arts
MFA, Thai Arts from Silpakorn University's Faculty of Painting, Sculpture, and Graphical Arts -
Solo Exhibition
2018. 'RUIN', ONEPROJECTS Gallery, Hong Kong
2015. 'The Prophesy of Time', Yavuz Gallery, Art Stage, Singapore
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Group Exhibition
2023. 'Origine(s)', Galerie Sarto, Paris, France
2022. 'Art Basel Hong Kong', Hong Kong, China
2021. 'FALLING', Tang Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
2019.
________ 'SEA – New Generation', Tang Contemporary Art, Bangkok, Thailand
________ 'Visible Soul', Fukutake House, Benesse Art Site Naoshima, Naoshima, Japan
________ 'Lyon Biennale' 2019, Fagor Factory, Lyon, France2018.
________ 'Time Lapse', Tang Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
________ 'Nirvana: Tropical Rebirth', Tang Contemporary Art, Bangkok, Thailand
________ The 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT9), Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
________ Bangkok Art Biennale, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
________ 'In the Kingdom, 140th Anniversary of B. Grimm', Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Bangkok, Thailand2017. Art Basel Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2016.
________ 'An Atlas of Mirrors, Singapore Biennale 2016', Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
________ '#TIME', La Lanta Fine Art, Bangkok, Thailand
________ 'Thailand Eye', Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
________ 'Thailand Eye', Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
________ 'Galapagosization + Plus', Bangkok Sculpture Centre, Bangkok, Thailand2015. 'MYTH/HISTORY II: SHANGHAI GALAXY', Yuz Museum, Shanghai, China
2014. 'Thai Charisma: Heritage + Creativity Power', Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
2012. 'Siam App', Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
2011.
________ 'Exhibition and Field Visit', Youth Contemporary Arts Camp, Venice and Milan, Italy
________ The 33rd Bualuang Painting Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand
________ The 57th National Arts Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand
________ 'The 23rd Toshiba Art Exhibition - Bring Good Thing to Life', Bangkok, Thailand2010.
________ THE 29th UOB Painting of the Year, Singapore
________ The 27th Young Thai Artist Award, Thailand
________ 'The 22nd Toshiba Art Exhibition - Bring Good Thing to Life', Bangkok, Thailand2009. 'Imagination in Thai Arts', Thai Contemporary Arts Exhibition, Thailand
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Awards
2017. 1st Prize Benesse, Singapore Biennale 2016
2013. 1st Prize, Bualuang Gold Medal, The 35th Thai Traditional Painting Exhibition, Bangkok Bank Foundation
2011. Excellence Award, Young Thai Artist Award
2010.
________Second Class Honour, The 28th Silpa Bhirasri Exhibition
________Special Prize, Imagination for Thai Literacy by lntouch
________3rd Prize, Bualuang Bronze Medal, The 34th Thai Traditional Painting, Bangkok Bank Foundation
________2nd Prize, The 58th National Arts Competition, Krungthai Bank2007. 1st Prize, The 2nd Young Thai Artist Award
2006.
________3rd Prize, Student Exhibition of Nakomsrithammarat College of Fine Arts
________Excellence Award, The 18th Arts for Better Life Competition
________1st Prize, The 1st Young Thai Artist Award -
Public Collections
Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia
Yuz Museum, Shanghai, China
Benesse Art Site, Naoshima, Japan
The Three Worlds and the Three Mothers, 2025
Mixed Media on Canvas
200 x 160 cm
Cosmic Mother of the Universe, 2025
Mixed Media on Canvas
100 x 120 cm