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  • WEs = 2073

    WEs = 2073

    Title: WEs = 2073 Year: 2011 Location: Grace Exhibition Art Space, New YorkPerformance notes from Chaw Ei Thein: Many of my friends are in prison, far away and inaccessible. There are over 2000 political prisoners in Burma. Some have been sentenced to 56 years of imprisonment, some 65, some 102. All are committed to their fight for… Read More


  • CET’s artist talk for Asian Contemporary Art Week, 2011

    CET’s artist talk for Asian Contemporary Art Week, 2011

    The Role of Artists in Local Spaces and Global Society Wednesday, March 30 Asian Cultural Council at Location One 6:30 pm: Dialogue with Artists + Reception Join us for a special discussion presented by Asian Cultural Council 2011 grantees/ contemporary artists from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, and Hong Kong. Artists Rahraw and Manizhah Omarzad (Afghanistan), Firoz Mahmud (Bangladesh), Chaw… Read More


  • Chaw Ei Thein performance at Fountain Art Fair

    Chaw Ei Thein performance at Fountain Art Fair

    GRACE EXHIBITION SPACEFOUNTAIN ART FAIRwww.Grace-Exhibition-Space.comhttp://www.grace-exhibition-space.com/performance.php?event_id=106 INFILTRATE! 4 DAYS OF LIVE ACTION PERFORMANCE ART ABOARD THE FRYING PAN!WITH SPECIAL SPOTLIGHT HONORING MOBIUS COLLECTIVE AND ITS FOUNDER, MARILYN ARSEMGrace Exhibition Space also hosts an exhibition of Performance Art photographer Bob Raymondat the Fountain Art Fair, Pier 66 Maritime barge Thursday 12 noon- 5:00 pm – VIP and… Read More


  • We R NEW YORKers 2 #b

    We R NEW YORKers 2 #b

    “We R NEW YORKers 2 #b”18 x 24 inchesAcrylic on canvas2010the way i see New York!!!!! Read More


  • We R NEW YORKers 2

    We R NEW YORKers 2

    “We R NEW YORKers 2”18 x 24 inchesAcrylic on Canvas2010How I feel and see NY!!!!😉 Read More


  • WET PAINT #2

    WET PAINT #2

    Wet Paint #2Acrylic on paper, canvas, wooden frame8 x 12 inches2010 Read More


  • WET PAINT #3

    WET PAINT #3

    Title: WET PAINT #3Medium: Water Color, Color Paper (Mix Media)Year: 2010 Read More


  • Being (T)here: A Creative Panel Performance

    Being (T)here: A Creative Panel Performance

    Time: December 6 (Monday) , 9:30pm-11pmLocation:Nuyorican Poets Cafe Inc236 E 3rd StNew York, NYCreated ByAmy BonnaffonsBeing (T)here: Creating in the BorderlandsA “Creative Panel Performance”Sponsored by Washington Square ReviewFar removed from a traditional panel, the evening will explore the concept of Art in Exile via text, conversation, and live performances from writer/painter Breyten Breytenbach (South Africa), poet/painter… Read More


  • ChawEiThein’s up coming show @ Ga Gallery

    GIGGLING BUBBLING December 9, 2010 – January 7, 2011 Opening Reception: Friday, December 10, 6-8 pm Jonghyun Kwon, Dreaming Village, 2005, Mixed media, 15.8” x 15.8” Da Gallery is excited to present Giggling Bubbling, a group exhibition featuring thirty-seven artists from around the world. The art works, which hail from London, New York, Paris, Seoul, and Tokyo are the… Read More


  • Chaw Ei Thein, Far Away in New York, 2010

    Chaw Ei Thein relates her personal physicaland emotional strugglesas a Burmese womanand as an artist living in New York. Read More


  • CET’s stories out of Burma

    CET’s stories out of Burma

    STORIES OUTOF BURMA 13 Nov – 4 Decby Chaw Ei Thein (New York)and Htein Lin (London) Curator: Shireen Naziree You are kindly invited for the opening of the exhibition on Saturday 13th Nov 2010 at 17:00 (5 pm) at: THAVIBU GALLERYThe Silom Galleria Building,Suite 308, 919/1 Silom Rd.Bangkok 10500Tel +66 (0) 266 5454For direction kindly see the map Both Chaw… Read More