Kaung Kyaw Khine was born in Sittwe, Rakhine in 1982. His father is a former art teacher and mother is a school teacher.

After finishing high school, he attended Yangon State School of Fine Arts in 2003. After graduating in 2006, he devoted himself in the arts. He is obsessed with auspicious drums of Rakhine. His “Melodious Plane, and Still Motion” series had shown how much he is obsessed with Rakhine Drums. He has also taught how to play Rakhine drums and has played them at many Rakhine traditional ceremonies.

“Our Rakhine culture is incomplete without these drums. We include drums in all kinds of occasions, from social celebrations to athletic events. The Rakhine drum is at the heart of our culture. I grew up with drums, given that my father is an artist, dancer and musician. Perhaps this is why drums influence my psyche so heavily. This has translated into my paintings. I paint them out of desire to share Rakhine traditions with others.” the artist explains.

He is adept at playing the Rakhine drum. He inherited his love for this instrument from his father. He is currently passing on this talent to a small group of Rakhine living in Yangon.

Since he is a Rakhine dance teacher, drum master, and painter who is also addicted to poetry, the rhythms and waves that flow in his blood and skin are also beautiful. Besides, the signs he uses on drums are also the signs of historic belief of Rakhine.

His “Memories of mural” series is more about the Buddha’s teaching and peace which is why he uses cool and calm colors.

His “At the tea shop” series, 2017 expresses his view on how the tea shops and the people in Myanmar are related through social, cultural and daily lives.

His “Waiting for” series”, 2019 is about those who are waiting for better health, better education, better economy and better life in uncertainties.

His work is well-recognized because of his strong lines and brushes that express the strong feeling and emotion of the figures in his paintings.

He has done four solo exhibitions locally and his work has been displayed in many shows locally and internationally in Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Paris, New Zealand and US.

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1982 – born in Sittwe, Rakhine. Studied Art and Rakhine Traditional Music & Dance under his father U Kyaw Zan Maung (Artist)
2007 – graduated from State School of Fine Arts (Yangon). Studied under U Than Kywe, U Win Tint, U Maung Oo, U Kyaw Thu Rein

Solo Exhibitions
2022 – Combination of At the teashop and Waiting For solo show at the French Institute in Yangon
2019 – ‘Waiting for..’ Solo Show, Nawaday Tharlar Gallery, Yangon
2017 – ‘At the Tea Shop’ Solo Show, Nawaday Tharlar Gallery, Yangon
2015 – ‘Still Motion’ Solo Show, Studio Square, Yangon
2012 – ‘Melodious Plane’ Solo Show, Studio Square, Yangon

Group Exhibitions
2019 – ‘K Brothers’ Art Exhibition, Lokanat Gallery, Yangon
2019 – ‘The Donkey Stand’ Art Exhibition, The Yangon Gallery, Yangon
2019 – ‘Poetry of Brush and Lines’, Taiwan-Myanmar Cultural Exchange, Pansuriya Gallery, Yangon
2019 – ‘Strokes of Peace’ Art Exhibition, Maharzan Gallery, Yangon
2019 – ‘Pictures of Transition’ Contemporary Paintings from Myanmar, The Australian National University
2018 – ‘Beauty of Varieties’ Art Exhibition, Gallery 65, Yangon
2018 – ‘Poetry of Brush and Ink’, Taiwan-Myanmar Art and Culture Exchange Exhibition, Nawaday Tharlar Gallery, Yangon
2018 – ‘Sketches of Chin Hill’ Art Exhibition, OK Gallery, Yangon
2017 – ‘A Tale of Traditions’ Art Exhibition, Art Ant Gallery, Yangon
2017 – ‘Myanmar Rising’ Group Show, Paris, France
2016 – ‘Rakhine Retrospective’, Think Gallery, Yangon
2015 – ‘Dancing Hue’ Art Exhibition, Lokanat Gallery, Yangon
2015 – 100% Donation to the Victims of Flooded People Art Exhibition, Nawaday Tharlar Gallery, Yangon
2014 – Contemporary Artists from Myanmar, Dubai
2014 – ‘Gallery Mandalay’ Opening Ceremony Show, Mandalay
2013 – ‘Golden Land’ Art Exhibition, ‘New Idea’ Art Gallery, Yangon
2013 – ‘Northern Breeze’ Annual Art Exhibition (From 2013 to 2018), Bogyoke Market, Yangon
2013 – ‘Deconstructing Burma’ Art Exhibition, Art in Effect Galleries, Bangkok
2013 – ‘The Ladies’ Art Exhibition, Pansodan Gallery, Yangon
2013 – ‘Exhibition for Kachin Refugees Fund’ French Institute, Yangon
2013 – ‘Beyond the City’ Contemporary Art Show, Star City Sales Gallery, Yangon
2012 – ‘Colourful Steps’ Art Exhibition, Garden Home Gallery, Yangon
2012 – ‘July Images’ Art Exhibition for NLD Gratis Education Network, Yangon
2011 – ‘Snow Set’ Art Exhibition, Ministry of Culture Gallery, Yangon
2011 – ‘The Givers’ Art Exhibition for Giri Cyclone Victims, Ministry of Culture Gallery, Yangon
2010 – ‘Silk Road’ Art Exhibition, Lokanat Gallery, Yangon

Contact
No - 25, Room-402, 11st B-Block, Yuzana Garden City, Dagon Seikkan Tsp, Yangon, Myanmar
Phone: +95 9420155934, +95 9254401648
Email : kaungkyawkhine@gmail.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/kaungkyaw.khine.9