Orawan Arunrak (b. 1985, Bangkok) uses drawing as a process and a medium to learn, research and explore human relationships, both among ourselves and with our surrounding environments. Arunrak’s practice is based equally in her compulsive need to draw and create with humble materials, and also in her desire to use her practice to connect to people and places. Most recent solo exhibitions include Dear Duang Daoo, Ikebukuro, Tokyo (2014) and What Are They Doing Inside?, Speedy Grandma, Bangkok (2013). Select group exhibitions in 2013 include Follow Me and Concept Context Contestation: Art and the Collective in Southeast Asia, both at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre; and Profane Altars, Sensus luoghi per l'Arte Contemporanea, Florence. Prior to her Phnom Penh residency, Arunrak undertook a one-month residency in Sri Lanka. Arunrak graduated from B.F.A Printmaking, Department Of Fine Arts, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, and is based in Bangkok. More about Orawan Arunrak at www.orawanarunrak.com.

Orawan Arunrak’s residency is part of Rates of Exchange, Un-Compared: Contemporary Art in Bangkok and Phnom Penh, a six month series of residencies, exhibitions, symposia and gatherings curated by Roger Nelson and Brian Curtin.