Artist Chuu Wai Nyein standing in front of the Sule bridge in Yangon, Myanmar in February 2021. 21ft long handwritten posters made by Chuu for the Write for Right project are seen in the background.

Myanmar’s Young Artists and Activists In the country formerly known as Burma, these free thinkers are a force in the struggle for democracy. Joshua Hammer - Contributing writer. March 2011.

Myanmar’s refugee artists, who are largely either clustered in Thailand or scattered across Europe and the US, struggle to find audiences and markets, despite a handful of high-profile exhibitions.

5 September: Myanmar artist Htein Lin and his wife, the former British ambassador Vicky Bowman, were each sentenced to one year in prison on 2 September after a secret trial, reports Myanmar Now.

The artist and musician Pinky also decided to leave Myanmar in spring 2021. Her bandmate was arrested and his laptop, on which joint protest actions were stored, was confiscated.

Curated by Mike Thukha Kyaw, the exhibition is currently running until July 13. The six Myanmar artists are Pai Min Htet, Ko Htike, Ko Pyae, Toe Wai, Wai Yan Phyo and Oscar.

Myanmar artists highlight history and struggle in Singapore Art Week on whatsapp (opens in a new window) Save Naima Morelli. Published January 5 2023. Jump to comments section Print this page.

Lead curator Saw Kennedy poses next to one of his charcoal paintings at the Xia Gallery & Cafe in St. Paul on Dec. 9. He is the lead organizer for a group of Myanmar artists called U&I, which is ...

The oil painting that opens the exhibition has a spectacular journey behind it: rolled up and disguised as hand luggage, it was recently smuggled out of Myanmar. Titled "Bitch better have my democracy ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When Yeo Workshop opens its booth at the Art SG fair in Singapore next week, a painting by Burmese artist ...