"Art now is to reflect the hidden dimensions and call conventional wisdom into questions
about what is happening in a complex society in the 21st century via abstract language."
Sudaporn Teja (Thai: สุดาภรณ์ เตจา; born 27 August 1986) is a Thai abstract artist and contemporary artist. She started her early abstract paintings by applying thin layers of colors to convey the impression of a shallow pictorial space. Her oeuvres are in the synthesis of abstract form with psychological and social contents. Her solo exhibitions have been presented in Bangkok (2014, 2016, 2018, 2019), Paris (2015) and co-exhibited at SPECTROSYNTHESIS II - Exposure of Tolerance: LGBTQ in Southeast Asia (Bangkok 2019), Art Hsinchu (Taiwan 2018), Éclectisme (Paris 2016) and Art Stage (Singapore 2016).
Born and raised in Chiang Mai, her family name Teja has a long artistic lineage dating back to the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). Teja is an ancient Lanna word derived from Pali, and it was Sudaporn’s great grandfather’s name Noy-Teja, a notable fiddler in his region and time, that was later adopted as the family’s last name. Her grandmothers and mother were also accomplished Thai Lue craftsmen whose family made silverwares and various types of weavings. Sudaporn’s Lanna artistic blood runs thick; both of her parents are also art teachers. These abstract works are her calls from within, the expressions by which she chose as a professional artist.
She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts from the Faculty of Fine Arts and Architecture, Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna (2008) and Master’s Degree in Fine Arts (Painting) from Chiang Mai University (2013). Sudaporn Teja was invited by Thaillywood to join the residency program from 2013-2014. At Thaillywood artist residency, she produced paintings, which were selected by Serindia Gallery, which were later also exhibited in Paris. She currently works at her private studio in Bangkok.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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
SELECTED 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
ARTIST RESIDENCY
2013
Thaillywood Artist Residency, Banglamung, Chonburi, THAILAND
EDUCATION
2013
MFA (Painting), Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, THAILAND
2008
BFA (Painting), RMUTL, Chiang Mai, THAILAND
GALLERIES
Paris · Sanremo
Taipei · New York
Bangkok · New York
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