Taveepong Limapornvanich, is a native of southern Thailand residing in Phuket. He attended Maur Hill-Mount Academy (formerly Maur Hill Prep School) in Atchison, Kansas, and graduated with honors from the Department of Fine Arts and Design at the University of Kansas, USA.
Taveepong has built an international reputation during more than 40 years as a painter, illustrator, designer and paper engineer for pop-up book. The author and illustrator of many books, his creative works and publications include Drawing Techniques, The Drawing Bible, Watercolor Bible, Thailand Sketchbook, and Watercolor Painting of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, as well as many Thai pocket books of drawing and design.
One of his most recent achievements,
ASEAN: Portrait of a Community, was the official gift for ten ASEAN members at the 2009 ASEAN Summit in Hua Hin and Cha-am, Thailand.
Taveepongs artistic prowess is reflected in the wide range of techniques and media he has mastered, including oil, watercolor, acrylic, and pencil. Today, his paintings are prized in numerous private collections around the world.
Among his proudest achievements was his 1999 solo exhibition in Bangkok to commemorate the 72nd Birthday of His Majesty the King. The paintings were subsequently auctioned by Christies in Thailand and the proceeds donated to the Royal Projects of Chai Pattana Foundation and the Sai Jai Thai Foundation. |
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