Navin Rawanchaikul

Rawanchaikul has developed a unique and extensive body of work characterized by team spirit and collaboration. His work often questions modern systems of artistic production and presentation, seeking ways to connect art with the lives of everyday people.

Biography of Navin Rawanchaikul

Born in 1971 in Chiang Mai, Navin Rawanchaikul is an internationally recognized Thai artist of Indian descent. After earning his BFA from Chiang Mai University in 1993, Rawanchaikul established Navin Production Co., Ltd. in Chiang Mai in 1994. Much of his work is created under this company’s name, which also serves as an artists' collective.

He has held solo exhibitions at prestigious institutions, including New York's P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, the Jim Thompson Art Center in Bangkok, and the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing.

Navin Rawanchaikul's works are part of the collections of several international museums and art centers, such as the Asia Society in New York, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo per L’Arte in Italy, FRAC in France, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum in Japan, Pinchuk Art Center in Ukraine, Moderna Museet in Sweden, and Inhotim in Brazil.

In 2010, the artist was awarded the national Silapathorn citation from the Thai Ministry of Culture in the field of Visual Arts. He divides his time between his family in Fukuoka, Japan, and his hometown of Chiang Mai, where Navin Production is based.