The 4th Winds of Artist in Residence 2002

“Winds of Artist in Residence 2002” features works of four artists who participated in the Artist in Residence Program for 2022. Tashi Penjor created Tormas in different sizes. Soeung Vannara crafted three pieces of Cambodian kites. Zakaria bin Omar made three paintings using techniques of batk. Moreover, Sarita Dongol has made eighteen pieces of oil and watercolors theming on trees.  Sarita also present her Mandala made of sand in front of the artists’ gallery.

Participating Artists

Tashi Penjor (Bhutan)
Born in 1953. Master of Torma (butter sculpture) making in Paro Rinpung Dzong with 25 years of experience. Currently making Torma as a high priest in a monastery in Paro. Penjor stayed in Fukuoka between  June 4 and July 4, to join an exchange program as part of the 2nd Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale.

Soeung Vannara (Cambodia)
Born in 1962. Received Masters Degree at Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw, Poland in 1995. Currently teaching painting at the Faculty of Plastic Arts, the Royal University of Fine Arts, Phnom Penh. Vannara stayed in Fukuoka between  June 4 and September 3, to join an exchange program as part of the 2nd Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale.

Zakaria bin Omar (Brunei)
Born in 1967. Graduated from Sultan Saiful Rijal Technical Collage in 1999. Currently working at Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam University. Omar stays in Fukuoka between September 4 and December 3.

Sarita Dongol (Nepal)
Born in 1973. Graduated from the Faculty of Arts, Tribuvan University in 1998. Currently lives and works in Kathmandu. Dongol stays in Fukuoka between September 7 and December 6.