Maitree Siriboon was born and raised in a rural village in Ubonratchatanee, Isarn, before moving to Bangkok year 1998 to study art, first at the College of Fine Art and later at Silpakorn University where he received his Bachelors in Fine Art. He is the recipient of numerous national awards among them the Bangkok Bank Art. His art has featured in Contemporary Magazine 2007, and Art Asia Pacific 2008 . Asian art news 2009.
Maitree's early collage work draws from his boyhood in Isarn, transforming an often forgotten people into a source of profound beauty. His childhood landscape permeates his art, a colorful two dimensional text filled with trees, rice paddies, farmers, and water buffalo. More recently , Maitree has began working with photo, and his series "Isarn Boy Dream" invites foreigners into his childhood home of Nong-Boa, placing them against backdrops of rice fields, tractors, haystacks, and inside local sculling boats. His newest work is continuing with both tec returns to one of his early themes, his personal relationship with Isarn and contemporary culture.
Educations
2007
B.F.A Thai Art , Silpakorn University, Bangkok , Thailand
2001
College of Fine Art , Bangkok , Thailand
1998
Nong Boo Samukeevitaya School, Ubonratchatanee , Thailand
Awards
2006
“2 nd Prize” , Semi – Thai Tradition The 28th Bangkok Bank Art Award.
2005
“1st Prize” The Exhibition of Painting Sixty Years of Happiness Under His Most Benevolent and
Majestic rule.
Exhibitions
2009
“ Isan Boy Soi 4 “ Whitespace Gallery ,Bangkok , Thailand : Isarn Boy Soi 4 Photo Series.
2009
“ God of Small Thing” Casa Masaccio ,San Giovanni Valdarno ,Italy : Albino & Green Photograph.
2009
“ The mind is like a mirror ” Venezia ,Italy : Short VDO " Running angle" 1.11 minis
2009
“ PIAZZALE TECCHIO ” Napoli ,Italy : Short VDO " Running angle" 1.11 minis
2009
“ Rites de Passage ” Heerlen ,Holland : Photograph Isarn Boy Dream series
2009
“ CUT-09 new south east asian photography exhibition ” Malaysia, Singapore ,Indonesia .
2008
“ Sensational Salves ” Chula art centre ,Bangkok , Thailand : Collage.
2008
“ Face to Face ” 4th French festival in Bangkok ,Thailand. : Isarn Boy Dream Photo series
2008
“ My Tree” Mu Mu art house Bangkok, Thailand : Collage series.
2006
“ Dream of Liberation” At Whitespace gallery Bangkok ,Thailand : Collage series.
Publications
Art Asia Pacific News 2010 , Asia Art News 2009, Art Asia Pacific News 2008 ,Contemporary magazine
2007 , Time out KL ,Art Factory ,Asia art archive ,BAM cover (Bangkok Art Map) , Bangkok post
newspaper, BK magazine , Culture France, Fah -Thai magazine , Guru magazine , Manager newspaper ,
The Nation Newspaper, M&W magazine ,The nation newspaper ,Wall paper magazine 2009/2009, Elle
Décor magazine , Elle Magazine ,Bann la saun magazine , Daco magazine ,Art4d magazine, Esquire
Magazine, Volume Magazine.Circa 127 Magazine (Contemporary Visual Culture In Ireland),From Surface
To Origin(Journeys through recent art from India&Thailand) ,
Travels
Vietnam , South Korea , Laos , USA , France , China , Malaysia , United Kingdom , Italy , Netherland ,
Austria , Czech Republic.
