Olarn Chiaravanont

Contact

 

Olarn Chiaravanont

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Statement

Olarn Chiaravanont’s paintings are populated by a variety of shapes that emerge from a moment of indecision and suspense. The growth of the composition happens organically without a definite premeditated plan, allowing for a to-and-fro between control and chance. For Chiaravanont, painting is a constant struggle between the allure of clarity and the necessity of ambiguity.

CV
  • Born 1986 in Bangkok, Thailand
  • Lives and Works in London, UK
Education
  • 2023-24
    Turps Art School, Off-Site Programme
  • 2010–12
    MFA Fine Art, Goldsmiths, University of London, London
  • 2005–08
    BA (Hon) Fine Art, Central St Martins College of Art & Design, London
  • 2004–05
    Foundation Studies in Art & Design, Central St Martins College of Art & Design
Solo Exhibitions
  • 2021
    Untethered, Sweet & Green Ekkamai, Bangkok
  • 2017
    Sassy, Bombon Projects, Barcelona
  • 2013
    raum1, Galerie Koal, Berlin
  • 2012
    OLARN CHIARAVANONT, Galerie koal, Berlin
  • 2011
    Deep Dots, WTF Gallery, Bangkok
Group Exhibitions
  • 2024
    Turps Off-Site Programme Show, Thames-Side Studios Gallery, London
  • 2019
    Art Emergent Sabadell, Sabadell
  • 2018
    As I took her arm she stared through my face at the dark branches of the trees over my head, Yellow, Varese
  • 2016
    Zona VIP, Passatge, Swab, Barcelona
  • 2015
    Le Peintre de la Pipe, Passatge, Barcelona
  • 2014
    Summer Colour show, Galerie koal, Berlin
  • 2014
    Painted Realities, Hanmi Gallery, London
  • 2012
    MFA Fine Art Degree Show, Goldsmiths, University of London
  • 2012
    The Mind And The Mood (curated by Samuel Gross), Galerie koal, Berlin
Collections
  • Soho House, Barcelona
  • Soho House, Bangkok