Apichaya Wanthiang (b. 1987, Bangkok, Thailand) holds a BFA from Sint-Lukas Brussel (2009) and an MFA in Fine Arts from Bergen Academy of Art and Design (2012). Wanthiang constructs environments in order to explore how they influence our perceptions, behaviours and interactions. She often works with painterly installations and architecture/scenography. She has exhibited widely in Norway and currently works as an assistant professor at Trondheim Academy of Fine Art.

Image 1: Driftwood and Ghost Hunters, 2018. Landsforeningen Norske Malere, Oslo, Norway. 182cm x 321cm; canvas, acrylics, nails, wood, concrete
Image 2: While The Light Eats Away at the Colors, 2017. Stiftelsen 3,14 Bergen, Norway. Installation view: a painterly installation consisting of 8 large paintings. Measurements variable; canvas, acrylics, wood, nails
Image 3: Driftwood and Ghost Hunters, 2018. Landsforeningen Norske Malere, Oslo, Norway. Installation view and detail; canvas, acrylics, wood, concrete
Image 4: Evil Spirits Only Travel in Straight Lines, 2018. UKS (Young Artists’ Society), Oslo, Norway. Installation view showing entrance corridor, heated clay sculpture, alternating ‘breathing’ led cycles, heated clay scuptures and Spirit Festical and Mayflies video. Measurements variable; wood, drywall, foam, clay, textile, projection, heating cables