Aung Kyaw Htet Explained

Aung Kyaw Htet
Birth Date:	1965 6, df=yes
Birth Place:	Myaungmya
Nationality:	Burmese
Field:	Painter
Training:	Studies at the State School of Fine Arts, Rangoon and with Art masters Thukha and Aung Moe^[1]

Aung Kyaw Htet (Burmese: အောင်ကျော်ထက်; born 1965) is a painter from Myanmar. His paintings of religious life in Myanmar show monks and nuns in a realistic manner, though non-essential objects are omitted from the paintings.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Biography

Aung Kyaw Htet was born in 1965 in Myaungmya and studied at the State School of Fine Arts in Yangon, after working on a river boat for years in order to save enough money for his art education.^[5] His paintings of religious life in Myanmar show monks and nuns in a realistic manner, though non-essential objects are omitted from the paintings. He has participated in several exhibitions internationally. His paintings are in the museum collections of the National Museum of Myanmar and the National Art Gallery of Malaysia.^[3] His work is now exclusively shown at the Thavibu Gallery in Bangkok.^[6]

External links

• Aung Kyaw Htet on River Gallery

Notes and References

1. Web site: Myanmar Artists Gallery.
2. Web site: Myanmar artist featured in NYC gallery. The Myanmar Times. 16 May 2016. 20 March 2018. en.
3. Web site: Aung Kyaw Htet. Widewalls. 21 February 2018.
4. Web site: Lot 671 AUNG KYAW HTET. Bonhams. 20 March 2018. en.
5. Web site: Aung Kyaw Htet, 1965 - Figurative painter. Maria. Laterza. 21 February 2018.
6. Web site: Myanmar artist Aung Kyaw Htet explores rice as a culture in his new show at Thavibu Gallery. The Nation (Thailand). 6 July 2015. 20 March 2018. en.