BIOGRAPHY
Born in 1979 in Thailand, sculptor Pimpisa Tinpalit is currently based in Melbourne, Australia. She holds a Master’s Degree in Fine Art with emphasis on sculpture, and has extensive art teaching experience in multiple Thai Universities. Her 13 years as a professional artist have been showcased by several solo and group exhibitions in Thailand, Japan, Singapore, USA and Australia. She has also produced several public sculptures in Thailand.
Awards and Honours
2014
• The 29th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition(Artist Portfolio), Agora gallery, New York, USA
• 1st prize non-traditional materials category, Jindivick sculpture show, Gipsland, Australia
2013
• Finalist, The fourth Lorne Sculpture Biennale, Lorne, VIC, Australia
2012
• 1st prize non-traditional materials category, Jindivick sculpture show 2012, Gipsland, Australia
• The People Choice Award, Tesselaar Sculpture Prize, VIC, Australia
• Finalist, Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition & Awards, Yarra, Yarra Glen, VIC, Australia
• Finalist, Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, Indoor Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, VIC, Australia
2004
• Special Prize, The 16th Toshiba “Bring good thing to life” art competition, Bangkok, Thailand
2003
• Special Prize “Silpakorn Pradit” The 20th exhibition of contemporary art by young artist, Thailand
Selected Solo Exhibition
2015
• “Freedom & Captivity” La lanta Fine Art, Bangkok, Thailand
• “Freedom & Captivity” Hogan Gallery, Colingwood, VIC, Australia
2013
• “A dialogue of Strangers” Red Gallery Contemporary Art Space, North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia
2012
• “The couple” at Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia
• “The couple” Trocadero Art Space, Footscray, Melbourne, Australia
Selected Exhibition
2015
• Association of Sculptors of Victoria Annual Award&Exhibition 2015 VIC, Australia
• Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition, VIC, Australia
• Group sculpture show “Nature Morte” at Hogan Gallery, Collingwood, VIC, Australia
2014
• Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, Indoor Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition VIC, Australia
• Association of Sculptors of Victoria Annual Award&Exhibition 2014, VIC, Australia
• ARTnMUSIC’14 Charity Exhibition – The Kids’ Cancer Project, VIC, Australia
• Jindivick Sculpture Show, Gippsland, VIC, Australia
• Association of Sculptors of Victoria Annual Award&Exhibition 2014, VIC, Australia
• Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition, VIC, Australia
• The Fourth Lorne Sculpture Biennale, Lorne, VIC, Australia
• Sculpture exhibition at Melbourne International Garden Show, VIC, Australia
2013
• Group exhibition at Carbon Black Gallery, Pahran, VIC, Australia
• “Reflection” Exhibition of Thai Contemporary Art at Tusk Gallery, South Yarra, VIC, Australia
• Group show “Beyond the Looking Glass” at Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• “The Art and Science of Wellbeing” Festival of ideas, the University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia
• Jindivick Sculpture Show, Gippsland, VIC, Australia
• “For the Love of Stuff” Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia
2012
• Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, Indoor Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, VIC, Australia
• Yering station sculpture exhibition & Award, Yering Art Station Gallery, Yarra Glen, VIC, Australia
• Tesselaar Sculpture Prize 2012 “Sculpture among the Tulips” VIC, Australia
• Jindivick Sculpture Show, Gippsland, VIC, Australia
2009
• Art exhibition “Aesthetics of the body”, Silom galleria, Bangkok, Thailand
2008
• The 4th Art Exhibition by the member of Department of Applied Art Studies at The Gallery of Art and Design, BKK
• The 11th Exhibition of Art and Design by the Faculty of Decorative Art’s member, Silpakorn University
• The 9th Oita Asian Sculpture Exhibition 2008, Oita, Japan
• The 8th Landscape&Seascape Painting Exhibition, Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
2007
• Sculpture group exhibition 30th anniversary of “Dichan” Magazine,Thailand
• Art exhibition “Artist Self Portrait”, Silom galleria, Bangkok,Thailand
• Art exhibition by the lecturer of decorate department applied sculpture project, Bangkok, Thailand
• The 7th Land & Seascape Painting Exhibition, Silpakorn University,Thailand
2005
• The 17th Toshiba “Bring good thing to life” Art competition, Bangkok,Thailand
2004
• The 16th Toshiba “Bring good thing to life” Art competition, Bangkok
2003
• The 20th exhibition of contemporary art by young Artists,Thailand
• Mini Sculpture Exposition 20th anniversary of the Thai Sculptor Artists, Thailand
2002
• The19th exhibition of contemporary art by young artists, Thailand
Selected Artist Residency & Art Grant
2013
• The 9th International Art Workshop at Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakoin, Poh Chang Campus, BKK, Thailand
• The 1st International Art Workshop at Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
• Art Project “Light Space Projects” Culture and the Arts, ATI Funded Grant Projects at Phayao, Thailand