March 26, 2022
BUNDIT PUANGTHONG Mural painting performance at Hawthorn Arts Centre
‘Expanded Canvas’ is a major exhibition at Town Hall Gallery exploring the dynamic and innovative nature of contemporary painting. The traditional grid and 2D picture plane are replaced by modern surfaces, including drop sheets, sign vinyl, virtual space, and the gallery wall itself.
Bundit’s mural painting will be exhibited in the major exhibition ‘Expanded Canvas’, showing at Hawthorn Arts Centre, Victoria - 23 April to Saturday 2 July 2022.
November 19, 2021
BUNDIT PUANGTHONG AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA
NGV is committed to providing creative experiences for young people and their families and sharing new ways to be creative. The gallery invited Bundit Puangthong to conduct a series of online workshops for their NGV Kids programme, during the 2021 Melbourne lockdown.
With a background in puppeteering, Bundit created a range of workshops with an introduction to making paper puppets.
November 19, 2021
BUNDIT PUANGTHONG, FINALIST IN THE SUNSHINE COAST ART PRIZE
This year Bundit Puangthong was a finalist with his work 'Riding Stars' 2021 in the Sunshine Coast Art Prize - a visual arts award reflecting outstanding contemporary 2D arts practice in Australia. 16 years into this annual award, it has become the pinnacle event for the Sunshine Coast’s Regional Gallery in Caloundra, attracting entries from emerging and established artists across the nation.
November 19, 2021
BUNDIT PUANGTHONG, FINALIST IN THE ARTHUR GUY PAINTING PRIZE
Bundit Puangthong is a finalist in the 2021 Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize, with his work 'The Living Room' 2021. Occurring biennially, the Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize attracts Australian artists and awards an acquisitive prize of $50,000. The Prize provides Bendigo Art Gallery with the opportunity to survey contemporary painting by established and emerging artists from across Australia.
August 20, 2021
BUNDIT PUANGTHONG IN FLASH FORWARD LANEWAYS IN MELBOURNE
Flash Forward is a Melbourne based project that aims to reinvigorate some lesser-known laneways with visual and acoustic designs from local creatives. The project has invited more than 80 artists to work on commissions of art installations, albums, and stage gigs across the city.
As part of the project Bundit was commissioned to make a large-scale work in Rose Lane.
August 10, 2021
BUNDIT PUANGTHONG, FINALIST IN THE GEELONG ART PRIZE
The 2021 Geelong contemporary art prize is a signature event that assists with the development of the Geelong Gallery’s collection while fostering Australian artists and contemporary painting practice in general.
Bundit Puangthong’s work ‘Skull splitter’ takes inspiration from a famous Buddhist story where a prince’s ship sinks, and he has to swim all the way back to shore. The story represents the challenges we all face, despite our social status, and the lessons we learn from them.
Image: Bundit Puangthong ‘Skull splitter’, 2020, synthetic polymer paint and spray paint.
December 8, 2020
BUNDIT PUANGTHONG'S WORK FEATURES IN SHOWCASE ART SEGMENT WITH ART CRITIC DIETER BUCHART
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July 4, 2019
THAI ARTISTS REVIEWED IN THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
Un/Thaid, curated by Vipoo Srivilasa and featuring Bundit Puangthong has been reviewed in the Sydney Morning Herald:
"A new exhibition showcases the work of five Thai-born artists now living and working in Australia, the first of its kind in Melbourne.
Curated by Vipoo Srivilasa, the show was designed to provide a platform, "for [the artists] to have a voice in Australia".
An artist who moved to Australia 22 years ago, Srivilasa says when you emigrate, your cultural identity changes.
"All of them have a very strong sense of Thai culture in their work, yet it’s not traditional. It blends with Australian culture and becomes something new, something exciting.""
- Kerrie O'Brien, Sydney Morning Herald
Un/Thaid runs until July 27 at Grau Projekt.
June 22, 2019
BUNDIT PUANGTHONG AT GRAU PROJEKT CURATED BY VIPOO SRIVILASA
UN/THAID Curated by Vipoo Srivilasa
"This exhibition brings together the work of five contemporary artists from Thailand who now live and work in Australia. Arriving in Australia independently of one another across the 1990s and 2000s, these five artists are based in the urban centres of Melbourne and Sydney and have continued their distinct individual practices since arriving in this country. The work on display in this exhibition is a diverse offering, including performance, painting, ceramics, sculpture, video and installation. Articulating multi-dimensional and layered histories, all of these artists are emboldened in their shared cultural experience of growing up in Thailand and then relocating to Australia while continuing to develop and refine their artistic practices. This exhibition features the work of Phaptawan Suwannakudt, Nakarin Aaron Jaikla, Bundit Puangthong, Pimpisa Tinpalit and Somchai Charoen. A Thai born Melbourne based artist, Vipoo Srivilasa has initiated and organised this exhibition because of his desire to provide visibility and voice for Thai Contemporary artists who have been working and living in Australia."
Thu 13th June, 2019 – Sat 27th July, 2019
Grau Projekt, Melbourne
August 21, 2018
BUNDIT PUANGTHONG FINALIST IN THE PADDINGTON ART PRIZE
The Paddington Art Prize is a $30,000 National acquisitive prize, awarded annually. The prize is specific to paintings inspired by the Australian landscape, as the imagery is integral to the tradition of Australia painting and is an enduring motif within contemporary art, shaping national identity.
Bundit Puangthong is a 2018 Finalist with his painting 'Green Fields'.
Image: Bundit Puangthong Green Fields 2018, 150 x 135cm, acrylic & pastel on paper
June 29, 2018
BUNDIT PUANGTHONG SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLD AWARD AT ROCKHAMPTON ART GALLERY
Designed as an invitational award, The Gold Award aims to acquire contemporary Australian painting to Rockhampton Art Gallery’s collection by means of the most outstanding work or works by an artist awarded a cash prize of $50,000 and acquired by Rockhampton Art Gallery. The Award was conceived in 2010 when the then Rockhampton Art Gallery Trust received a substantial bequest from the Estate of Moya Gold for the acquisition of Australian paintings. With industry review and guidance, the Trustees advised to expend the interest accumulated by the Gold Trust to fund a new painting award. Now in its fourth iteration The Gold Award has become a premier biennial event of national significance. Presented by Rockhampton Art Gallery, The Gold Award is a joint initiative of Rockhampton Art Gallery Philanthropy Board and Rockhampton Regional Council.
The Gold Award 2018 has been judged by Simon Elliott, Deputy Director, Collection and Exhibitions, Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art.
Bundit Puangthong was selected for the Gold Award in 2018.
May 31, 2017
BUNDIT PUANGTHONG AT SHEPPARTON ART MUSEUM
The Drawing Wall is an ongoing series of site-specific, commissioned, temporary wall-based drawings or installations enlivening the foyer-space of the Eastbank Centre, directly outside Shepparton Art Museum. This year Bundit Puangthong has been commissioned to complete a drawing across the 4 x 12 metre space as well as conducting a stencil workshop in July.
May 23, 2017
BUNDIT PUANGTHONG, FINALIST IN THE ARTHUR GUY PAINTING PRIZE
Designed to attract some of Australia’s finest contemporary artists, the inaugural Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize and exhibition was first held in 2003 at Bendigo Art Gallery. Every two years the Gallery invites artists to submit entries for the Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize. The most outstanding work as judged by the selection panel is awarded an acquisitive cash prize of $50,000.
Works from the shortlisted artists will be on display at Bendigo Art Gallery in the Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize exhibition from 17 June – 20 August 2017. The 2017 winner will be announced at the exhibition’s opening on Friday 16 June 2017.
This prize provides Bendigo Art Gallery with the opportunity to survey contemporary painting by attracting many high calibre and emerging artists from around Australia.
May 8, 2017
BUNDIT PUANGTHONG FINALIST IN THE SUNSHINE COAST ART PRIZE
The Sunshine Coast Art Prize is a national contemporary acquisitive award presented by Sunshine Coast Council. The Award is open to any artist who is an Australian resident, working in a 2D medium.
Forty finalists have been selected for an exhibition at the Caloundra Regional Gallery and the winning work will be added to the Sunshine Coast Art Collection.
Angela Goddard is the judge for the Sunshine Coast Prize 2017. Angela is the Director of Griffith Artworks, responsible for the Griffith University Art Collection and the Griffith University Art Gallery, Brisbane. Angela was previously the Curator of Australian Art at the Queensland Art Gallery I Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA). Winners announced 31 August.
Image: Bundit Puangthong Where Is the Buddha? 2017 acrylic on linen 122 x 122 cm
September 21, 2016
BUNDIT PUANGTHONG FEATURED IN ART ALMANAC
Melissa Pesa thoughtfully writes about Bundit Puangthong's latest exhibition in the current edition of Art Almanac:
"Puangthong’s paintings explore, in depth, the cultural differences experienced since his arrival in Australia in 2000. Utilising a range of techniques from stencils to detailed, academic brushwork and an evocative colour palette, Puangthong creates texturally layered paintings that highlight his interest in American pop and Australian street art. Captivated by Melbourne’s creative ambience, its feast of colour, ideas and energy generated from public spaces, cross-cultural similarities became apparent. Puangthong reminisces, “When I came to Melbourne and saw all the street art everywhere it reminded me of the stencil work in the temples in Thailand.” Incorporating this approach with a modern medium, Puangthong brings a fresh art style onto the canvas."
- Melissa Pesa, Art Almanac
February 9, 2016
Bundit in Conversation
This March at the Festival of Live Art in Melbourne, Bundit Puangthong will take part in Asian Artists in Conversation. Participating artists will provide a critical overview of the Asian art landscape, and discuss the shifting boundaries and concepts of contemporary Asian art.
When: Sunday 6 March, 1pm – 5pm
Venue: FCAC Roslyn Smorgon Gallery
Cost: Free, bookings required
The Festival of Live Art is hosted by Arts House, Theatre Works and Footscray Community Arts Centre, and is current 1 – 13 March 2016. For more information, click here.
Bundit's forthcoming exhibition is from 4 - 22 October 2016.
3 – 18 December 2024
‘SMALL WORKS’ featuring Ari Athans, John Bokor, James Drinkwater, Bridie Gillman, Dan Kyle, Rhys Lee, Belem Lett, Tara Marynowsky, Tim McMonagle, Peta Minnici, Sally M Nangala Mulda, Natalie O'Loughlin, Bundit Puangthong, Paul Ryan, Vipoo Srivilasa
27 November 2024 – 14 December 2024
Bundit Puangthong ‘Deep Water Part 1’
3 – 24 September 2024
THE SPRING SHOW
2 – 16 December 2023
Bundit Puangthong ‘One Part of the Story’
8 – 11 September 2022
SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY
30 November 2021 – 18 December 2021
Bundit Puangthong ‘Endless Yarn’
19 June 2020 – 15 July 2020
Bundit Puangthong ‘What Water Will Bring’
26 June 2019 – 17 July 2019
THE NEW GALLERY SHOW — A Group Exhibition
29 August 2018 – 15 September 2018
THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION
1 – 19 May 2018
Bundit Puangthong ‘The Object of Life’
7 – 10 September 2017
SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR — CLARA ADOLPHS, SALLY ANDERSON, JULIAN MEAGHER, BUNDIT PUANGTHONG, PAUL RYAN, MIRANDA SKOCZEK
20 September 2016 – 15 October 2016
Bundit Puangthong ‘Reliving’
9 – 13 September 2015
Sydney Contemporary Art Fair
14 – 17 August 2014
Melbourne Art Fair
5 – 26 July 2014
featuring Bundit Puangthong, Miranda Skoczek, Vipoo Srivilasa, Marisa Purcell, Stefan Dunlop
1 – 19 April 2014
Bundit Puangthong ‘Animal Magnetism’
20 – 22 September 2013
Sydney Contemporary Art Fair
6 – 24 November 2012
Bundit Puangthong ‘Buffalo After the Rain’
6 – 24 March 2012
Collectors Show
26 November 2011 – 17 December 2011
Summer Show
2 January 2011 – 19 February 2011
Summer Show
27 September 2010 – 16 October 2010
Spring Exhibition
5 – 24 July 2010
Bundit Puangthong ‘Heaven Nine’
1 – 5 March 2010
Papunya Tula Artists Artists ‘Works from the Stockroom’
1 – 30 January 2010
The Summer Show
20 – 31 December 2009
The Summer Show
4 – 19 December 2009
Bundit Puangthong ‘Boys Don't Cry’
3 – 19 December 2008
The Christmas Show
2 September 2008 – 4 October 2008
Bundit Puangthong ‘Recent Work’