2023 Annual Exhibition
Suwichada Busamrong-Press
MFA Fine Arts (Painting)
Creative Writing, Sculpture/New Genres
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Installation view-Bolsky Gallery
Your Additional Work
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Installation view of A Missing Time:Memoir of Pain and Beauty
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The exhibition is built on a foundation of memories of the artist and her ancestors. Press
captures experiences of pain and loss that help her realize the beauty and joy that surrounds
us all. She believes pain exists to give rise to beauty and wants others to see that dark times
and an appreciation of nature will lead to beauty. This interdisciplinary exhibit includes
writings, paintings, sculptures, and a ceremonial performance, all of which trace her journey
from childhood in the Northeast (Isan) of Thailand to adulthood in United States and gives
clues to viewers to see their own lives' possibilities. Color is her language, and she engages
many dialects of hue that refer back to her native culture. This installation focus on is yellow,
color that represents hope, joy and good luck.
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Together We Rock 2023 Turmeric pigment, pastels on stitched cotton canvas 70 x 50 x 1.5 inches
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Beauty of Loneliness No. 1 2023 Marigold pigment, egg tempera, pastels on stitched cotton canvas 74
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Can You Feel My Love, Father 2023 Marigold pigment, gum arabic, pastels on stitched cotton canvas 70
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Mother 2023 Marigold pigment, egg tempera, pastels, thread, on stitched Kala cotton fabrics 74 × 72
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To My Old Friend 2023 Indigo ink on turmeric dyed Kala cotton fabric 72 × 16 inches Marigold mixed s
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Beauty of Loneliness No.2,2023 Turmeric pigment, pastels on stitched cotton canvas 74 × 70 x 1.5 in
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Bucha-Still image performace -1
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Bucha-Still image performance-2
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Bucha-Still image performance-3
Bucha-Self Healing Performance
About the Artist
Suwichada Busamrong-Press (b. 1975 in Khonkean, Thailand) is a Thai American artist based in Los Angeles, California. She is an interdisciplinary artist who begins by recalling her memories in writings and transfers them into paintings, sculpture and performance. Suwichada earned a bachelor’s degree in interior design and fiber from College for Creative Studies and a master’s degree in architecture from Cranbrook Academy of Art, both in Detroit. She also has a master’s degree in Fine Arts from Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles. She has shown her work in various group shows around the country, including in Detroit, New York, Dallas, and Los Angeles.
Contact Suwichada Busamrong-Press
bsuwichada@gmail.com