Wattana Wattanapun

About this artist

Biography

Wattana Wattanapun (วัฒนะ วัฒนาพันธุ์) is a Thai artist whose practice draws on traditional Thai motifs and reinterprets them through the tension of contradiction—bringing pattern, symbol, and craft-language into painting. He has lived and worked in Thailand, the United States, and Canada, and has held visiting professorships at institutions including Haverford College, Oberlin College, Rhode Island School of Design, Simon Fraser University, and Watkins Institute. His works are held in numerous public and private collections internationally, and he works across media such as oil, acrylic, and gold leaf on paper. Wattanapun earned a B.F.A. in Painting from Silpakorn University (Bangkok) and an M.A.E. in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design. He currently serves as an academic consultant for the Faculty of Fine Arts, Chiang Mai University.

Techniques & Media

Oil, Acrylic, Mixed Media