SOPHIRAT MUANGKUM´S BIOGRAPHY
Sophirat Muangkum (b. 1983, based in Bangkok, Thailand)
A self-taught artist, Sophirat Muangkum is currently one of Thailand’s leading nude photographers and also a founder of ‘All About Nude’ Thailand.
Profile
2010-2011 Photographer at the Munich Tourist Information , Germany
2011-2013 Photographer at Ueberbass Muenchen , Germany
2013 – Present Freelance Photographer & Artist
Public collections
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA BANGKOK)
Maiiam Contemporary Art Museum
Artist in Residence
2024/02 A.E.Y.Space, Songkhla , Thailand
2023/05-08 Melayu Living, Pattani , Thailand
2023/02 Head High Second Floor, Chiangmai , Thailand
2021/11-2022/01 Artcade, Phayao , Thailand
2021/03-05 Chiangmai , Thailand
2020/12-2021/02 Khon Kaen , Thailand
2019/05-06 MAISPACE , Chiangmai , Thailand
Photobook & Zine
2024 ‘LUNATIQUE’ PHOTO ZINE
2023 ‘Phapthay-Sajin’
2023 ‘Unlearned History’ PHOTO ZINE
2023 ‘Nạy – Mûng’ PHOTO ZINE
2021 Live Life In Your Own Skin
2019 LUNAR : luculenus
2019 This is my Body
2018 The Secret Of Skin
2013 Being nude is a natural
Columnist
2015-2016 “Nude guru” for Play Magazine, Thailand
Curatorial
2023/07 “Khwām cheụ̄̀x (belief) – Solo Exhibition by 88TGU”, Wtf Gallery, BKK, Thailand
2023/02 “Chiang Mai Blooms City Gallery” Group Photo Exhibition, Chiangmai House of Photography, Chiangmai, Thailand
2022/05 “Open house Art n Craft & Concert” at When your life gives you lemon ,BKK ,Thailand
2021/11 “Invisible Voice”- PHAYAO PHOTOGRAPHY BIENNALE 2021-
2022
2021/02 “Soul Out” Group Photo Exhibition ,Khon kean ,Thailand
2020/11 “BLAST BLUE BOX” Mini showcase 3.0 ,BKK ,Thailand
2019/06 “BLAST BLUE BOX” Mini showcase 2.0 ,BKK ,Thailand
2019/04 “Empathy In Parallel” Tanawut Ngamwutthiwong Solo Photo Exhibition ,BKK ,Thailand
2019/02 “BLAST BLUE BOX” Mini showcase 1.0 ,BKK ,Thailand
2016-2017 Project Manager ; Art Consulting Thailand
2014/05 “All About Nude” Photo Exhibition , Midnice gallery ,Thailand
2013/10 “Halloween street art party” ( nude art ) ,Thailand
Judging Panel
2020 “Photo Contest “ Patpong Museum, BKK, Thailand
2018 “TEN AND ONE “ Annual Lomography Photo Awards 2018
Features
2021 Mirror Thailand (Thailand)
2021 BOOMER MAGAZINE (England)
2020 GURU Magazine by Bangkok Post (Thailand)
2015 VOGUE Italia – Photo VOGUE
2019 Dezire Magazine (USA)
2019 Happening Magazine | issue 60 shots (Thailand)
2019 LOMOGRAPHY E-Magazine (Thailand)
2019 GURU Magazine by Bangkok Post (Thailand)
2018 LOMOGRAPHY E-Magazine (Thailand)
2018 Globetrotter Magazine (Indonesia)
2018 THE MOMENTUM (Thailand)
2017 MIA E-magazine (Asia)
2017 Lomography E-magazine (Thailand)
2017 VOGUE Italia – Photo VOGUE
2016 The Secret of Devil by Palut Marod (technique mixed media)
Workshop
2021 “Sophirat Photography Walk Thru Exhibition” , Khon Kaen , Thailand
2019 “If cloths wrap the body , the skin wrap the soul” Festival Du Feminin , BKK, Thailand
2016 “All About Nude” Workshop at Dreamer Studio , Bangkok Thailand
2014 “All About Nude” Workshop Marathon at the gallery , Nonthaburi Thailand
2014 “All About Nude” Mini Workshop at Midnice Gallery , Bangkok Thailand
2014 Fine Art Nude Photography Workshop feat. Anuchit Nimtalung , Bangkok Thailand
2014 Fine Art Photography Workshop , Chiang rai Thailand
2013 Fine Art Photography Workshop feat. Anuchit Nimtalung , Lopburi Thailand
2013 Fine Art Photography Mini – Workshop , Bangkok Thailand
Speaker
2021 Guest speaker – KINKY NERD (Podcast)
2024 Lecturer – “Nudity & Photography” at Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts (Photography) , KMILT University
2023 Speaker – “Nudity, Feminism, Women and Photography Movements” at West Eden,Bangkok
2023 Panelist – “PHOTOTELLING TALKS” at Melayu Living,Pattani , Thailand
2023 Panelist – “The power and racial discrimination in the art world ” at Bangkok Art Culture & Center
2023 Lecturer – Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts (Photography), Chulalongkorn University
2023 Speaker – “Women and Photography Movements in Thailand’ at a.e.y.space, Songkhla
2023 Panelist – “Women and Photography Movements of Nan Goldin’ at Doc Club, Bangkok
2022 Panelist – On Germaine Krull: Unraveling the Avant-Garde History and Movement from 1920s to the Modern Time, Jim Thompson Art Center
2022 Lecturer – Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts (Photography), KMILT University
2022 Guest speaker – “LIPS SPEAK- Out of the shell”, LIPS Magazine
2021 Guest speaker – “Self-Portrait”, Srishti Digilife – Thailand
2021 Guest speaker – Queer Bangkok Ep.15 (Podcast)
2021 Lecturer – Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts (Photography), KMILT University
2021 Lecturer – Faculty of Architecture , Khon Kaen University
2019 Lecturer – Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts (Photography), KMILT University
2019 Panelist – Topic ” THIS IS MY BODY ” at Festival Du Feminin Bangkok
2018 Speaker – My Change My Passion, World Camera Thailand
2018 Guest speaker – Photography , Bangkok Polytechnic College
2018 Speaker – Photo Fest By Power Buy , Central World
2017 Lecturer – Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts (Photography) , KMILT University
2015 Lecturer – Faculty of Communication Arts , Chandrakasem Rajabhat University
2015 Lecturer – Faculty of Information and Communication Technology , Silpakorn University
2014 Guest speaker – Thailand Photo Fair Seminar
2013 Guest speaker – Thailand Photo Fair Seminar
