BIOGRAPHY
Born 1992, Kusofiyah Nibuesa lives in Pattani, one of Thailand’s three southernmost provinces often referred to as the red zone. Her childhood memories revolve around local market visits with my mother. She witnessed the beauty of human connections and unity within diversity, but came to realize that outsiders may perceive things differently. A painful experience from a trip to Bangkok eight years ago, where she encountered stereotypes, ignited her passion to showcase genuine harmony among people of various races and beliefs through vibrant marketplaces. As an insider, she utilizes paper-cutting, printmaking and stenciling techniques to celebrate overlooked lives and challenge prevailing narratives with the marketplace as her primary canvas.
Education
M.F.A. (2019) Faculty of Fine and Applied Art, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus
B.F.A. (2015) Faculty of Painting, Sculpture, and Graphic Art, Silpakorn University Grant
Selected for the 6th Young Artists Talent, Royal Thai Consulate-General, Los Angeles, USA
Techniques
Printmaking, stenciling, paper-cutting, weaving and hole punching
Exhibitions & Awards
• 2024 – Gotong Royong : 16albeemarle Project Space, Sydney, Australia
• 2023 – Living The Days : Yu-Hsiu Museum of Art, Nantou, Taiwan
• 2022 – Multiculturalism at BACC, Bangkok, Thailand
– Other Possible Worlds at Delmar Gallery, Sydney, Australia
• 2021 – Honorable Mention, 10th White Elephant Art Award at BACC, Bangkok
– The New Generation of Southern Artists in Songkhla, Thailand
• 2019 – Diverse Thailand: A Visual Journey of Art at Amanpuri Resort, Phuket, Thailand
– Muslimah Collective: Shaping Geographies, Art/Women/Southeast Asia at Gajah Gallery, Singapore
– Muslimah Collective: Biennale Jogja XV Equator 5 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
– The 65th National Exhibition of Art at Silpakorn University, Thailand
– KALIINI KITA BERSAMA Sarantau Sebahagian in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 2018 – Muslimah, Bangkok Art Biennale at BACC, Bangkok, Thailand
– IN 10 Graphic Arts Thesis Exhibition at Ratchadamnoen Contemporary Art Center, Bangkok, Thailand
– What Is Art? What Is Object? at De’ Lapae Art Space, Narathiwat, Thailand
• 2017 – Silver Medal Award, 34th Silpa Bhirasri Exhibition of Contemporary Art at Silpakorn University, Thailand
• 2016 – Distinguished Prize, 31st PTT ART EXHIBITION at Silpakorn University
– After In Mind Notion at Pattani Contemporary Art, Pattani, Thailand
– In Mind Notion 10th Art Thesis Exhibition at Andaman Cultural Center, Krabi, Thailand
• 2015 – Young Artists Talent Art Exhibition at Royal Thai Consulate-General, Los Angeles, USA
