Min Wae Aung

Oil on Canvas

Born in Danubyu, Myanmar in 1960, Min Wae Aung is one of Burma's leading contemporary artists.

The artist draws his inspiration from the monks and nuns of Burma's Buddist monasteries. The daily rituals such as collecting alms and food, or young novices in temples are vividly portrayed with a wonderful sense of colour and clever composition.

Minn Wae Aung has successfully used shadow and light and a full range of colours to bring out the simplicity as well as grandeur of the traditional robes worn by the Buddist monatic order.

Min Wae Aung's "Travellers" (1994), is displayed in the Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan.

Education:

1982 State School of Fine Arts, Yangon, Myanmar.
ART MASTERS
U Goon, U Mya Aye, U M. Tin Aye, U Thu Kha, U Kyaw Hlaing, U Ba Sway, U Ba Yin Galay and U Ba Yin Gyi.

EXHIBITIONS
1984 "New Strength and Morning Art Exhibition", Yangon.
1985 "Ajjhatta Rata & The Rays Art Exhibition", Yangon.
1986 "Morning and Mood Art Exhibition", Yangon.
1987 "Ajjhatta Rata & The Rays Art Exhibition", Yangon.
1988 "Outdoor Water Color Exhibition", Yangon.
1990 "Korea/ Myanmar Exhibition of Paintings”, Envoy Hall, Yangon.
1990 "Niagara Frontier Water Color Society, 2nd National Exhibition", USA.
1991 "Modern Art Exhibition", Yangon.
1993 "Morning Art Exhibition", Yangon.
1993 " Visiting Myanmar Artists" Nexus Gallery,USA (Philadelphia) .
1994 "The First Overseas Exhibition and Sale of Burmese Paintings", Westin Plaza, Singapore.
1994 "4th Asian Art Exhibition", Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan.
1994 "Tresors International Fine Arts & Antiques Fair", Singapore.
1995 "IMM Singapore Art Exhibition", Singapore.
1996 Art-2, Gallery "Taipei International Art Fair", Taiwan.
1997 "New Artists Feature", Art-2 Gallery, Singapore.
1997 "Four Artists Myanmar Exhibition", Traders Hotel, Yangon.
1997 "ASEAN Masterworks", National Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
1998 "Imaging Selves", Permanent Collection Exhibition, Singapore Art Museum.
1998 "Passages of life”, Solo, The Substation Gallery, Art-2, Singapore.
1998 Phillip Morris "ASEAN art Awards", Hanoi, Vietnam.
1998 Westfires Museum, Hoorn, Netherlands.
1998 Art or Survival, Christies, London, UK.
1999 "Spiritual Enlightenment", Solo, Karin Weber Gallery, in association with Art-2 Gallery, Hong Kong.
1999 "Moving through Landscapes", Solo Exhibition, Motcomb Gallery, London, UK.
2000 "Six Myanmar Artists, In Search of Tranquility", Llanberis, Gwynedd, UK.
2000 "Asian Art In London", King Road Gallery:
Magic of the Orient, Paintings By Min Wae Aung, Hong Viet Dung And Bui Huu Humg.
2000 Min Wae Aung & Teng Chok Dee, The American Club, Art-2 Gallery, Singapore.
2000 "Golden Visions", Solo Exhibition, Art-2 Gallery, MITA Building, Singapore.
2000 Art-2 Gallery, Art Singapore the Contemporaty Asian Art Fair, Singapore.
2001 "Min Wae Aung First Solo Show in Myanmar". National Museum Yangon, Myanmar.
2001 "Golden Heritage" Solo Exhibition, King Road Gallery, Chelsea, London.
2001 Art-2 Gallery, Art Singapore the Contemporaty Asian Art Fair, Singapore.
2001 "Golden Passage", Solo, Karin Weber Gallery, in association with Art-2 Gallery, Hong Kong.
2002 Art for Survial Wildlife Auction-2 Christies, London UK.
2002 "My Friends", Recent Paintings, New Treasure Art Gallery, Myanmar.
2002 Art-2 Gallery, Art Singapore the Contemporaty Asian Art Fair, Singapore.
2003 "Endless journey”, Solo exhibition, Karin Weber Gallery, in association with Art-2 Gallery, Hong Kong.
2003 "On The Road", Solo Exhibition, Kings Road Gallery, Chelsea, London UK.
2003 "Golden Dream", Solo Exhibition Stilwerk - Germany & Fort Worth, Texas,USA.
2003 "My Friends" Solo Exhibition, Art-2 Gallery, MITA Building, Singapore.
2004 "On the Road" Kings Road Gallery at The Annex, New York, USA.
2004 "On the Road" Chouinard Gallery, Chicago, USA.
2004 "On the Road" Folsom Gallery, San Francisco, USA