Somsak Chaituch

Somsak Chaituch, born in 1967 in the hills of northern Thailand, is a contemporary painter whose work is built between two cultures. Raised in the heart of an intensely colorful tropical nature, he retains from his childhood the rhythms of the landscapes, the vegetation, the rice fields, and Thai culture. At 27, he joins the Netherlands to study art: after a course at the Utrecht Academy of Arts, he continues his training at the Dutch Art Institute and obtains a Master of Fine Arts in 2003. His path is quickly distinguished by several awards and the support of the Amsterdam Foundation for Visual Arts.