Thawan Duchanee

Thawan Duchanee ( Thai ถวัลย์ ดัชนี , RTGS transcription Thawan Datchani , pronunciation: [tʰàʔwǎn dàtt͡ɕʰániː] ; born September 27, 1939 in Chiang Rai ; † September 3, 2014 in Bangkok ) was a Thai modern , Buddhist artist.

Thawan Dutchanee began his artistic training in 1954 at the “Poh Chang Arts and Crafts College” in Bangkok. From 1958 to 1963 he studied with Silpa Bhirasri , the "father of modern art in Thailand", at Silpakorn University . From 1964 to 1968 he was able to deepen his knowledge of western art traditions during his studies at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam .

In 2001 he was honored with the Thai National Artist Award.

Exhibitions

Thawan Duchanee has had numerous solo exhibitions including:

1964: Bangkapi Gallery, Bangkok
1965: Royal Thai Embassy, Paris
1966, 1967: Stedelijk Museum of Modern Art , Amsterdam
1968: Gallery 20, Bangkok
1970: Buddhist Association Hall,
1970: Chiang Mai University , Chiang Mai
1971: Goethe-Institut , Bangkok
1972: Downtown Gallery, Honolulu
1973: British Council, Bangkok
1974: Thammasat University , Bangkok
1975: Olympic Center , Munich
1976: British Council, Bangkok
1977: Israel Museum, Jerusalem and Gallery Debel, Einkarem
1978: Krottorf Castle , Friesenhagen
1993: Art Center, University of Melbourne , Australia
2000: Mae Fah Luang Art and Cultural Park, Chiang Rai
2001: "Art Beyond Border", Museum of Contemporary Art, Lisbon , Portugal
2004: The Queen's Gallery, Bangkok

Web links

Dr Thawan Duchanee อ. ถวัลย์ ดัชนี - Thawan Duchanees Homepage (in Thai and English)
Thawan Dachanee Website of the Thai rama9art.org with some small pictures of his works (in English and Thai)
Thawan Duchanee: Losing a legend obituary in the Bangkok Post (in English)
Famous Thai artist Thawan Duchanee died obituary on Spiegel Online dated September 4, 2014

personal data
SURNAME	Thawan Duchanee
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Thai artist
DATE OF BIRTH	September 27, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chiang Rai
DATE OF DEATH	3rd September 2014
Place of death	Bangkok