KHIN ZAW LATT

KHIN ZAW LATT

Khin Zaw Latt was born in 1980 in Laputta, Ayeyarwaddy Division, Myanmar. He grew up in a family of artists, his father being a pianist, his mother a Myanmar traditional dancer and one of his elder brother a painter.

He started drawing at a very young age. From 1998 to 2002 he attended the University of Culture in Yangon, where he studied painting. After graduating, he decided to do a tour of Asian countries in order to get inspiration for his Artistic practice. In 2007 he visited India and Nepal. In 2008 he visited Malaysia where he attended an artists residency. He also visited Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, to further develop his knowledge of art practices in the region.

After receiving a honorary mention at the 2004 Myanmar Contemporary Art Award he was the winner of the 2008 Myanmar Contemporary Art Award. He was a finalist in the 2009 Sovereign Art Prize and won a first prize at the first ever Myanmar national portrait competition, in 2011.

He has already showcased his work in 6 solo exhibitions and over 15 group exhibitions in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Nepal, America, Germany, Thailand, Canada and Belgium.Most of his collectors are from Germany, France, Switzerland, UK, Canada, USA, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. He is the founder of KZL ART Gallery and Bamboo Art School.

 

 

Khin Zaw Latt於1980年出生在緬甸伊洛瓦底地區的拉普塔。他在一個藝術家家庭中長大,父親是鋼琴家,母親是緬甸傳統舞蹈家,哥哥是畫家。大學。畢業後,他決定遊覽亞洲國家,以從他的藝術創作中獲得靈感。2007年,他訪問了印度和尼泊爾。2008年,他訪問了馬來西亞,參加了藝術家駐地。他還訪問了泰國,新加坡,香港,以進一步發展該地區的藝術實踐知識。

在2004年緬甸當代藝術獎上獲得榮譽獎後,他獲得了2008年緬甸當代藝術獎。他曾入圍2009年主權藝術獎決賽,並在2011年古董的首屆緬甸全國肖像大賽中獲得一等獎。

他已經在香港,中國,新加坡,尼泊爾,美國,德國,泰國,加拿大和比利時的6個個展和超過15個群展中展示了他的作品,他的收藏家大部分來自德國,法國,瑞士,他是KZL ART Gallery和Bamboo Art School的創始人。