ARTISTS
Sudaporn Teja, a contemporary artist who paints abstracts with pale color paints in layers. Having earned a bachelor's degree Fine Arts from the Faculty of Fine Arts and Architecture, from Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna and a master's degree in Fine Arts (Painting) from Chiang Mai University, she participated in private exhibitions in Bangkok and Paris, as well as many group exhibitions in Taiwan and Singapore. And in recent years, the issue related to LGBTQ* has greatly influenced her works. Let us introduce her artwork, which also participated in a large exhibition "SPECTROSYNTHESIS II – Exposure of Tolerance: LGBTQ in Southeast Asia" held in BACC, Bangkok, in 2019.
* LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer)
Sudaporn once had a LGBTQ best friend, however he died. He had a partner of the same gender, and his partner served to Sudaporn’s best friend with great devotion until his death. “Love is not only between men and women.” She was very impressed when she saw it up close, which was the reason why she became involved in LGBTQ.
Striked by the shape of LGBTQ's love, Sudaporn met and interviewed many LGBTQ people in various circumstances to express their suffering and the legal rights of same-sex marriage in Thailand in her art. As a memory of her interaction with them, the Polaroid photographs that captured the people who cooperated with her interviews contain very unique figures. Among them there was blind man, and later Sudaporn painted pictures with Braille written on the Canvas so that the blind can also enjoy her art by touching.
There were some words, such as "LOVE IS LOVE," "Destiny," and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," as the messages to them, who nurture love as the same human being.
In other her works, we also see her experimental attempts such as purchasing some shady ointment by mail order that has the effect of reducing breasts for women who yearn for sex conversion to men, and using it as a paint.
Sudaporn Teja's paintings are characterized by beautiful colors with shades. When I asked her about the image of color, she answered like that;
"Colors have no gender, and colors are languages that come from emotions."
"The colors of the same system overlaid on many layers are similar and not the same."
She experienced a painful incident in which a man whom she met in interviews in LGBTQ killed himself. It's a tragedy that the suffer of being LGBTQ made him so. She will start to work on his death in order to raise the question of whether those who can be pushed into the social framework must choose to die.
In addition to this, she is also creating paintings that capture Thai legends in a unique way. How her unique world of colors will unfold in the future, the next solo exhibition is highly expected.
Sudaporn Teja
Born in 1986 in Thailand
EDUCATION
2013
MFA (Painting), Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, THAILAND
2008
BFA (Painting), RMUTL, Chiang Mai, THAILAND
ARTIST RESIDENCY
2013
Thaillywood Artist Residency, Banglamung, Chonburi, THAILAND
Solo exhibition
2019
FLEUR: Blooming of Diversity
Alliance française de Bangkok
2018
LGBTQ: Loves Get Better with Time Quietly
Serindia Gallery at O.P. Garden, Bangkok, THAILAND
2016
HEARTFELT: Abstract Tributes to King Bhumibol, Rama IX
Serindia Gallery Annex, Bangkok, THAILAND
PURIFY by Sudaporn Teja
Serindia Gallery at O.P. Garden, Bangkok, THAILAND
Serindia Gallery Annex, Bangkok, THAILAND
2015
Sudaporn Teja "ÉMOTIONS"
Galerie Acabas, Paris, FRANCE
Esprit d'Asie – ÉMOTIONS: Sudaporn Teja et la Sculpture Khmère
Galerie Jean-François Cazeau, Paris, FRANCE
ÉMOTIONS: Sudaporn Teja et la Sculpture Khmère
Le Royal Monceau, Paris, FRANCE
2014
ÉMOTIONS: Painting Exhibition by Sudaporn Teja
Alliance française de Bangkok, THAILAND
EMOTIONS: Paintings by Sudaporn Teja
Serindia Gallery at O.P. Garden, Bangkok, THAILAND
Major Exhibitions
2019
SPECTROSYNTHESIS II - Exposure of Tolerance: LGBTQ in Southeast Asia
Bangkok Art and Culture Center, THAILAND
The 12th Art Exhibition of International Visual Artist Association of Thailand
Ratchadamnoen Contemporary Art Center, Bangkok, THAILAND
Look At ME
g23 Gallery, Bangkok, THAILAND
2018
Meeting Art Exhibition · CMU Art Center, Chiang Mai, THAILAND
Music from Heaven · Sala Sudasiri Sobha, Bangkok, THAILAND
All Time High · Gallery VER, Bangkok, THAILAND
Hotel Art Fair · 137 Pillars Suites & Residences, Bangkok, THAILAND
Gender Illumination · Museum Siam, Bangkok, THAILAND
ART HSINCHU · FleurLis Hotel, Hsinchu, TAIWAN
Art for Life: Mercy Mission · The Queen's Gallery, Bangkok, THAILAND
2017
Sublimation of Boundaries · Rhythm Gallery, Taipei, TAIWAN
King Bhumibol The Great · The Queen's Gallery, Bangkok, THAILAND
Hotel Art Fair · Volve Hotel, Bangkok, THAILAND
Piano Recital Tribute to King Bhumibol · Sala Sudasiri Sobha, Bangkok, THAILAND
30th Anniversary Raimon Land · The River, Bangkok, THAILAND
2016
Éclectisme · Galerie Jean-François Cazeau, Paris, FRANCE
The Heart of the Earth · Bangkok Art and Culture Center, THAILAND
Hotel Art Fair · Ad Lib Bangkok Hotel, Bangkok, THAILAND
Bare Exhibition · HOF Art Space, Bangkok, THAILAND
Art Stage Singapore · Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Center, SINGAPORE
2015
Naked Allure – Works on Paper · The Seven Art Gallery, Bangkok, THAILAND
2014
Regard sur l'Asie · Galerie Jean-François Cazeau, Paris, FRANCE
Mixology · Numthong Gallery at Aree, Bangkok, THAILAND
The Third Thing – La Fête · Serindia Gallery Annex, Bangkok, THAILAND
Art, Artists, Art Books · Serindia Gallery Annex, Bangkok, THAILAND
PAD PARIS / ART + DESIGN · Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, FRANCE
2013
Conscious/ Unconscious · CMU Art Center, Chiang Mai, THAILAND
Graduate Student Exhibition · Baan Tuek Art Center, Chiang Mai, THAILAND
The Arts Thesis Exhibition · CMU Art Center, Chiang Mai, THAILAND
2012
30th Year of Faculty of Fine Arts · CMU Art Center, Chiang Mai, THAILAND
Supplementary Food II · Baan Tuek Art Center, Chiang Mai, THAILAND
2011
Lanna and Stories of Dogs & Cats · 116 Art Gallery, Chiang Mai, THAILAND
2008
Art Thesis Exhibition · CMU Art Center, Chiang Mai, THAILAND
