Songdej Thipthong

Born in Chiang Rai, 1969. Lives and works in Chiang Rai.

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Songdej Thipthong, born in Chiang Rai in 1969, holds a Bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Rajamangala University of Technology, Pathum Thani, and a Master's degree in Thai Fine Arts from Silpakorn University. He currently resides in Maekhamsobpern, Mae Chan district, Chiang Rai, where he works as an independent artist and also teaches in the Buddhist Arts Program at Mae Fah Luang University.

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Songdej is a traditional Thai artist whose paintings, presented in a bright, serene and peaceful ambiance, encapsulate the emotions, feelings, faith, and ideals of Lanna culture deeply intertwined with Buddhism.

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For My Teacher, For My Past is Songdej’s recent solo exhibition in 2023 at Singhaklai House, Modchanaphai Foundation, Chiang Rai. Moreover, the artist had has major solo exhibitions as follows: in 2008, Under the Shades of Joy, exhibited at Number 1 Gallery, Bangkok, in 2004, The Inspiration to Come Back, at 9 Art Gallery Architect studio, Chiang Rai and in 2001, Forms of Faith, exhibited at Surapon Gallery, Bangkok.