Visual Artist & Creative Director
working at the intersection of art, education, and design
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Thai national, born Singapore (1987)
Karma Sirikogar is a visual artist and creative director with over 15 years of practice spanning painting, installation, public art, digital media, and pedagogy. Her work explores abstraction, embodiment, and cross-cultural identity through collaborative, research-led processes. She has exhibited internationally and has works held in public and private collections, including the Art in Embassies Program, U.S. Department of State.
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Selected Institutional & Public Commissions
Vibrant Voices, Flowing Scapes
U.S. Consulate, Chiang Mai — Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State (Permanent Collection)
Multi-year collaborative commission with Bennington College, integrating student-generated voice, poetry, and visual systems into site-responsive installations.
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Change Is the Only Constant
Bangkok Design Week — Fulldome / public installation
Large-scale immersive work responding to cultural change within Bangkok’s Chinatown.
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United Nations ESCAP
Collaborative public art installation, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Brand Collaborations (Selected)
New Balance (Global Launch, Thailand) · Freitag
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Selected Exhibition
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Fluid and Flux, SVA Artist Residency Program, New York, USA (2025)
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From Abstraction to Realism, Painting & VR, Central The Original Store, Bangkok (2025)
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Change Is the Only Constant, Bangkok Design Week, Thailand (2023)
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9th International Printmaking Biennial, Douro, Portugal (2018)
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Iconic, New Balance Global Launch Exhibition, Central Embassy, Bangkok (2018)
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Second Life Canvas, Freitag Pop-Up Exhibition, Bangkok (2017)
Teaching & Academic Practice
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Silpakorn University International College (SUIC) — Bangkok
Full-Time Lecturer, BFA Digital Communication Design (2024–present)
International Double Degree Programme with Birmingham City University, UK
Guest Lecturer / Visiting Faculty (2021–2023) -
Bangkok University International, Adjunct Professor, Computer Graphics & Multimedia (2018–2021)
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Bennington College, Vermont, USA, Guest Speaker & Consultant — Art in Embassies Collaborative Installation (2021–2022)
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Additional workshops and lectures at University of the Arts London, Mahidol University International College, and independent institutions.
Education
MFA (Design-Art) — Silpakorn University, Thailand (2023)
BComm (Advertising – Creative) — RMIT University, Australia (2006, Distinction)
Certificate in Graphic Art (Printmaking) — Kala Bhavana, Visva Bharati University, India (2012)
Residencies & Awards (Selected)
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SVA Artist Residency, School of Visual Arts, New York, USA (2025)
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Kalos Funds Art Residency, Koh Phangan, Thailand (2017)
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Chiang Mai Art on Paper (C.A.P.) Studio Residency, Thailand (2016)
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Bengal Art Talent Hunt Residency, India (2012)
Talks & Workshops (Selected)
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Transdisciplinary Thinking, MFA Design-Art, Silpakorn University (2024, 2025)
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Portfolio Preparation, Open School, Bangkok (2024)
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Creative Mornings, Bangkok University (2018)
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Celebrating Women in Art, Goethe-Institut Thailand (2017)
Collections
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Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State (Permanent Collection)
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CP ALL Group Art Collection (Thailand)
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Samadhi Santi Contemporary Art Collection (Thailand)
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Private collections in France, UAE, Singapore, India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Mauritius
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