Aung Myat Htay
Aung Myat Htay (Myanmar, b. 1973) is a Yangon-based artist and independent curator, who works in photography, painting, installation, and performance. In 2010, he participated in a three-month artist residency at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum in Japan, where he created a body of work exploring Buddhism and Burmese folktales. In 2013, Aung Myat Htay also received a six-month fellowship from the Asian Cultural Council to research contemporary art, meet artists and curators, and participate in Residency Unlimited’s international artist residency program in New York. “Receiving the Asian Cultural Council's fellowship prize was a major turning point in my life, both personally and artistically. Through the grant and residency, I had the opportunity to experience the world of art in a very special way. It deepened my knowledge about curatorial methods as well as art movements such as Minimalism and Conceptualism… I broke from previous modes of working and started to find a new language.” Htay’s work has been shown both locally and internationally, and he participates in performance art festivals around the world. He is a member of New Zero Art Space, and founder of SoCA (School of Contemporary Art), an online program for emerging artists in Myanmar focused …
Aung Myat Htay (Myanmar, b. 1973) is a Yangon-based artist and independent curator, who works in photography, painting, installation, and performance. In 2010, he participated in a three-month artist residency at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum in Japan, where he created a body of work exploring Buddhism and Burmese folktales. In 2013, Aung Myat Htay also received a six-month fellowship from the Asian Cultural Council to research contemporary art, meet artists and curators, and participate in Residency Unlimited’s international artist residency program in New York. “Receiving the Asian Cultural Council's fellowship prize was a major turning point in my life, both personally and artistically. Through the grant and residency, I had the opportunity to experience the world of art in a very special way. It deepened my knowledge about curatorial methods as well as art movements such as Minimalism and Conceptualism… I broke from previous modes of working and started to find a new language.” Htay’s work has been shown both locally and internationally, and he participates in performance art festivals around the world. He is a member of New Zero Art Space, and founder of SoCA (School of Contemporary Art), an online program for emerging artists in Myanmar focused on community-based, experimental, contemporary art.
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