Chakkrit Chimnok

Mr. CHAKKRIT CHIMNOK Chakkrit Chimnok (born in 1978) graduated with a Bachelor degree in sculpture and a Master degree in Visual Arts from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Chiang Mai University. And, is studying at the Doctorate level in the field of Art and Design at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Chiang Mai University. Chakkrit currently works as a lecturer a speaker on Contemporary art, Oriental Art history, Western art history, Lanna art history, Lana ethnic art, as well as being an advisor to students for their final year art thesis dissertation, in the field of Fine and Applied Arts, Faculty of Humanities, Chiang Rai Rajabhat University, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. He has also done researches about wicker in northern Thailand and a basketry of ethnic groups living in Chiang Rai, which also brings the development of wicker's products in the local elderly community in order to lift the value of their products and generate income. For the creation of his work of art, the issues he puts forward and speaks through his visual language are often related to culture, nature, environment, globalization and political society, in various forms of visual arts, such as painting, sculpture, photography, installation, live performance, and etc. The art project that has made him famous and being recognized in the international art arena for a long time is the series called "The Body-Imagination-Dried Banana Leaf". He was invited to participate in various exhibitions and organize workshops, for those who were interested in his project, in many countries such as Japan, England, Singapore and Switzerland. He was also invited to participate in International Festivals of Performance Arts Both in Thailand and abroad, such as in Taiwan, Switzerland, China, Germany and South Korea. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------