Surojana Sethabutra
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Surojana Sethabutra is a Thai
ceramic
artist. An MFA
from Kansas State University
, Surojana's work tries to break the traditional mold of Thai ceramics into new forms. She specializes in hand building. She is a prominent member of Womanifesto
, an international woman's art exchange.
Surojana is married to a Thai architect, and has one daughter, Som-O, who is currently studying medicine at Siriraj Hospital
.
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
ceramic
Ceramic
A ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, or may be amorphous...
artist. An MFA
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...
from Kansas State University
Kansas State University
Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...
, Surojana's work tries to break the traditional mold of Thai ceramics into new forms. She specializes in hand building. She is a prominent member of Womanifesto
Womanifesto
Womanifesto an international art exchange program, based in Thailand.Womanifesto is a biannual artist-initiated event focusing on the work of women artists from around the world. It has gained international recognition and developed steadily since the first event in 1995...
, an international woman's art exchange.
Surojana is married to a Thai architect, and has one daughter, Som-O, who is currently studying medicine at Siriraj Hospital
Siriraj Hospital
Siriraj Hospital is the oldest hospital in Thailand, located in Bangkok on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, opposite Thammasat University's Tha Phrachan campus...
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