Nipan Oranniwesna (b. 1962) graduated with a BFA in Graphic Design from Silpakorn University, Bangkok and received his MFA and Doctoral degree from Tokyo National University of Fine Art & Music. In addition tothe exhibition Globalization…Please Slow Down at the Thai Pavilion, 52nd Venice Biennale (2007), he has participated in exhibitions such as Positive Living at Bangkok University Gallery (2008), Krungthep 226 at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (2008), Busan Biennale 2008, Korea, THIS IS NOT A FAIRYTALE at Soka Art Centre, Taipei (2008) and Coffee, Cigarettes and Pad Thai: Contemporary Art in Southeast Asia at Eslite Gallery, Taipei (2008). He lives in Bangkok where he is Head of Visual Art Department, School of Fine & Applied Art, Bangkok University.