English Language Tour & Workshop: Sawangwongse Yawnghwe

Join us in Gallery 1 for a tour & workshop exploring Sawangwongse Yawnghwe’s work, led by Artes Mundi Engagement Producer, Elena Blackmore.

Sawangwongse Yawnghwe is a Burmese artist whose work deeply engages with the complex history of Myanmar, his family’s exile, and the experiences of ethnic minorities, particularly the Shan. Through painting, he reconstructs historical and personal narratives, and family archive to explore themes of displacement and identity.

In a creative workshop, we will then explore how visual forms can reproduce and compete with these stories and visualise contestation using colour. Combining traditional drawing techniques with the abstraction.

If you would like to request any access support or to contact us with any questions, please email abby.poulson@artesmundi.org