Japanese woodcut on handmade Washi paper
Apichaya (Piya) Wanthiang (B. 1987, Bangkok, Thailand) holds a BA from Sint-Lukas, Brussels and an MA in Fine Arts from Bergen Academy of Art and Design (KHiB). Through a range of different mediums and approaches, Piya constructs environments in order to study how they influence our perceptions, behaviours and interactions. She has worked part time as Assistant Professor at Trondheim Academy of Fine Art, and the Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design (KMD) in Bergen. She has been on the board of LNM, the Norwegian Painters Association and UKS, The Young Artists’ Society. Piya has had solo exhibitions amongst others at Unge Kunstnernes Samfund, Kristiansand Kunsthall, Hordaland Kunstsenter, and the Munch Museum. Her work is a part of Oslo Kommunes Kunstsamling, Sogn og Fjordane Kunstmuseum and Kistefos Museum.
