Savanhdary Vongpoothorn b. 1971

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
Savanhdary Vongpoothorn first came to public attention when her student work was exhibited at the NSW Travelling Art Scholarship exhibition in 1992. Her precise pin-pricked canvases draw on elements of traditional Lao culture, as well as Buddhist mandalas, minimalism, and elements of Australian Aboriginal art.
Tags: Contemporary, Refugee
exhibited at
Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to now Part 1
Date
14 November 2020 - 4 July 2021
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description

Know My Name is an exhibition in two parts at the National Gallery of Australia. It is the largest and most comprehensive exhibition of work by women, presented in a thematic rather than chronological form. It reveals relationships between the present and the past, relationships between artists, and common concerns.

Tags
Women artists, Feminism, Modernism, Indigenous, Painting, Video art, Multimedia, Photo-based art-work, Sculpture, Embroidery
Website
https://knowmyname.nga.gov.au/events/australian-women-artists-1900-now/
exhibited at
Abstractions
Date
2005
Place
Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
Description

Exhibition curated by staff at the Centre for Cross Cultural Research at the Australian National University.

Website
http://www.anu.edu.au/culture/abstractions/index.htm
exhibited at
Fresh Art
Date
3 June 1994 - 3 July 1994
Place
S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition