Pimpisa is a talented artist from Thailand who now lives in Australia. She creates installations that make ordinary objects look extraordinary. Pimpisa's works challenge our ideas about choice and fate. She has gained recognition both in Australia and internationally thanks to her education at Silpakorn University in Thailand and her reputation in the Australian art scene. Pimpisa's unique vision and dedication make her a respected artist who captivates audiences with her displays and stories.
Artist statement
Death is not the end, but rather a transformative journey towards a new beginning, a mere transition from this existence to the next chapter. It is not triggered by the disappointments and hardships of life, but rather a passage that signifies the evolution of the soul. Each piece within this thought-provoking series delves deep into the intricacies of life, reflecting upon its ephemeral nature and the profound impact that emptiness can leave upon our beings. Moreover, it subtly hints at the diverse journeys, conclusive moments, and the ever-present possibility of rebirth that lie beyond. For those plagued by the tormenting fear of death's merciless sting, "Series of Silence" comes as a comforting embrace, offering solace and reassurance. As it explores the philosophy of mindfulness, this captivating series unveils how all metaphysical aspects coexist harmoniously, shedding light on how, through death, one can attain a profound understanding and an unwavering appreciation for the intricate tapestry of life itself.
PIMPISA TINPALIT
Born 1979, Thailand
2009 Arrived in Australia
Education
2006 : Master of Fine Art (MFA) Applied Arts in Sculpture, Silpakorn University, Thailand
2002 : Bachelor of Education (Fine Arts), Rajamangala Insitute of Technology, Thailand
2000: Diploma of Fine Arts ( Sculpture) Pohchang Academy of Arts, Bangkok, Thailand
Awards and Honours
2021 - 2023
Anne Runhardt Award, NotFair ArtFair, VIC , Australia
Jeonnam International SUMUK Biennale, Korea
2019
Finalist Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Sydney, Australia
Jeonnam International SUMUK Biennale, Korea
2018
Jeonnam International SUMUK Biennale, Korea
Biennale of Australian Art 2018, Ballarat, Australia (BOAA)
2017
Finalist Sculpture by the sea, Cottesloe, Perth, Australia
2016
Finalist, Lorne Sculpture Biennale, Lorne, VIC, Australia
2014
The 29th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition(Artist Portfolio), Agora gallery, New York, USA
Finalist, Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, Indoor Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, VIC, Australia
2013
Finalist, Lorne Sculpture Biennale, Lorne, VIC, Australia
2012
1st prize non-Traditional materials category, Jindivick sculpture show 2012, Gipsland, Australia
The People Choice Award Tesselaar Sculpture Prize, VIC, Australia
Finalist, Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, Indoor Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, VIC, Australia
Finalist, Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition & Awards,Yarra,Yarra Glen, VIC, Australia
2004
Special Prize the 16th Toshiba "Bring good thing to life" Art competition, Bangkok, Thailand
2003
Special Prize "Silpakorn Pradit" The 20th exhibition of contemporary Art by young artist, Thailand
Selected Grants
2023
Grant, City of Melbourne, Annual Arts Grant
2021
Grant, City of Melbourne, Annual Arts Grant
2020
Grant, National Assistance Program for the Arts
Grant, City of Melbourne, Quick response arts grants
Grant, City of Yarra, Small project grants
SOLO EXHIBITION
2023: Silence #1.7 at Meat Market Stables, VIC, Australia
2022: Silence#1.6.1 at Counihan Gallery, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
2021: Silence#1.6 at Fortyfivedownstairs Gallery, Finder Lane, VIC Australia
2021: Silence#1.5 at Grau Projekt, VIC, Australia
2018: “Silence" at Lake Wendouree village, Biennale of Australian Art 2018 , Ballarat, Australia
2018: “Silence” at Alternating Current Art Space, Windsor, VIC
2017: “Black to Gold “ at Westend Gallery, Rosslyn Street, West Melbourne, VIC, Australia
2017: “Peel” at &Gallery, host by d&j project, Spenser St, VIC, Australia
2015: “Freedom & Captivity” La lanta Fine Art Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
2015: “Captured Freedom” Hogan Gallery, Colingwood, VIC, Australia (Collaborative show)
2013: "A dialogue of Strangers” Red Gallery Contemporary Art Space, North Fitzroy, Melbourne Australia
2012: "The couple” at Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne Australia
2012: "The couple” Trocadero Art Space, Footscray, Melbourne Australia
Group Exhibition
2023: SUMUK Bienale, Mokpo Culture and Art Center, Mokpo City, Jeollanam-do, Sounth Korea
2023: 23st JAALA International Art Exchange Exhibition 2023, Japan
2022: Group show at Alternating Current Art Space, Windsor, VIC Australia
2019: Made to Measure, Town Hall Gallery, VIC Australia
2019: Artist Self-Portrait, Haengchon Art Museum, Haenam, Korea
2019: International SUMUK Workshop, Haengchon Cultural Art Foundation(HCAF) Haenam City, South Korea.
2019: Group show SUMUK, SOOYUN Art Space, Haenam-gun, South Korea
2019: “Un-Thaid” curated by Vipoo Srivilasa, Grau Projekt, VIC, Australia
2018: Jeonnam International SUMUK Biennale, at Korea Traditional Culture Centre, (KTCC) Jeonju, South Korea
2018: “The Message” at Yara Sculpture Gallery, Fringe Festival, VIC, Australia
2018: La Niña Project at No Vacancy Gallery, VIC, Australia
2017: Group show "Reflection" Mapping Melbourne,at No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne Map by Multicultural Art Victoria, Australia
2017: Group show “Launch gallery opening” at Westend Gallery, Rosslyn Street, West Melbourne, VIC, Australia
2017: Group show "Let's Cross the Sea", BlackCat Gallery, Collingwood, VIC, Australia
2016: Group show “ Summer Salon”, Alternating Art Space, Windsor, VIC, Australia
2016: Gallery Launch exhibition atEdmund+Co , VIC, Australia
2016: Group show “From a Home to a Home” A story of migration, BSG Gallery, VIC, Australia
2016: The & art fair, presented by djprojects, locate Within West Side, CBD, VIC, Australia
2016: “The Expatriates” Group show at &gallery present by djproject locate Within West Side, CBD, VIC, Australia
2016: The Lorne Sculpture Biennale, Lorne, VIC, Australia
2016: "Let's cross the sea" (curated) at BlackCat Gallery, Hawthorn East, VIC, Australia
2015: "The Maquettes" at &gallery present by djproject, locate Within West Side, CBD, VIC, Australia
2015: Mapping Melbourne “Connect Within” at Sofitel Foyer Gallery, Melbourne Map by Multicultural Art Victoria, Australia
2015: Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition, VIC, Australia
2015: Group sculpture show "Nature Morte" at Hogan Gallery, Collingwood, VIC, Australia
2014: Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, Indoor Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition.VIC, Australia
2014: Association of Sculptors of Victoria Annual Award&Exhibition 2014, VIC, Australia
2014: ARTnMUSIC'14 Charity Exhibition - The Kids' Cancer Project, VIC, Australia
2014: Jindivick Sculpture Show, Gippsland, VIC, Australia
2014: Association of Sculptors of Victoria Annual Award&Exhibition 2014, VIC, Australia
2014: Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition, VIC, Australia
2014: The Fourth Lorne Sculpture Biennale, Lorne, VIC, Australia
2014: Sculpture exhibition at Melbourne International Garden Show, VIC, Australia
2013: Group exhibition at Carbon Black Gallery, Pahran, VIC, Australia
2013: "Reflection" Exhibition of Thai Contemporary Art at Tusk Gallery, South Yarra,VIC, Australia
2013: Group show "Beyond the Looking Glass" at Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts, Los Angeles,CA, USA
2013: "The Art and Science of Wellbeing" Festival of ideas, the University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia
2013: Jindivick Sculpture Show, Gippsland, VIC, Australia
2013: "For the Love of Stuff" Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy,VIC, Australia
2012: Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, Indoor Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition.VIC, Australia
2012: Yering station sculpture exhibition & Award, Yering Art Station Gallery, Yarra Glen, VIC, Australia
2012: Tesselaar Sculpture Prize 2012 “Sculpture among the Tulips” VIC, Australia
2012: Jindivick Sculpture Show, Gippsland, VIC, Australia
2009: Art exhibition "Aesthetics of the body", Silom galleria, Bangkok, Thailand
2008: The 4th Art Exhibition by the member of Department of Applied Art Studies at The Gallery of Art and design, BKK
2008: The 11th Exhibition of Art and Design by the Faculty of Decorative Art's member, Silpakorn University, BKK
2008: The 9th Oita Asian Sculpture Exhibition 2008, Oita, Japan
2008: The 8th Landscape&Seascape Painting Exhibition, Silpakorn University, BKK, Thailand
2007: Sculpture group exhibition 30th anniversary of "Dichan" Magazine,Thailand
2007: Art exhibition "Artist Self Portrait", Silom galleria, Bangkok,Thailand
2007: Art exhibition by the lecturer of decorate department applied sculpture project, BKK, Thailand
2007: The 7th Land & Seascape Painting Exhibition, Silpakorn University,Thailand
2005: 17th Toshiba "Bring good thing to life" Art competition, Bangkok,Thailand
2004: The 16th Toshiba "Bring good thing to life" Art competition, BKK
2003: The 20th exhibition of contemporary Art by young Artists,Thailand
2003: Mini Sculpture Exposition 20th anniversary of the Thai Sculptor Artists, Thailand
2002: The19th exhibition of contemporary art by young artists,Thailand
Selected Artist Residency
2023: International SUMUK workshop, Mokpo, Korea
2023 : The16th International Art Workshop at Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakoin, Poh Chang Campus, BKK, Thailand
2020: The15th International Art Workshop at Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakoin, Poh Chang Campus, BKK, Thailand
2019: International SUMUK Workshop, Haengchon Cultural Art Foundation(HCAF) Haenam City in Korea.
2019: Van Lang University International Art & Design Workshop, (VLUIADW 2019) Ho ChiMinh City, Vietnam
2018-2019 : Jeonnam International SUMUK Biennale, Korea
2018 : Art Project Glassblowing at Seattle Glassblowing Studio, Seattle, USA
2017 : The 12th International Art Workshop at Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi (RMUTT), Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts
2013-2019: The 9-13th International Art Workshop at Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakoin,Poh Chang Campus, BKK, Thailand
2013: The 1rd International Art Workshop at Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
2013: Art Project "Light Space Projects” Culture and the Arts, ATI Funded Grant Projects at Phayao, Thailand
Curatorial Projects
2018
Group Show “The Depth of Simplicity”, at Space@Collins, Melbourne Map by Multicultural Art Victoria, VIC
“Street Connection, at Hosier Lane, Melbourne Map by Multicultural Art Victoria, VIC, Australia
Emege in Yarra Festival, Transit by Stacey Korfiatis, BlackCat Gallery by Multicultural Art Victoria, VIC, Australia
Elements of Breath, Dark Horse Experiment, VIC, Australia
2017
Reflection” at No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne Map by Multicultural Art Victoria, VIC, Australia
Collection
Haengchon Art Museum collection, South Korea.
Van Lang University (VLUIADW 2019) Ho ChiMinh City, Vietnam
Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakoin,Poh Chang Campus, BKK, Thailand
Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi (RMUTT), Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Thailand
Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
Selected Judge & Advisory Panel
2022 : Victorian Women's Public Art Grants, Regional Arts Victoria
2020 : Mapping Melbourne, Multiculture Art Victoria
2019 : MEETING POIN , Emerge in the North Art Exhibition, Multicultural Art Victoria, VIC, Australia
2018 : Mapping Melbourne, Multiculture Art Victoria
2017 : ARTZ BLITZ 2017, Kingston Art, VIC Australia