Born in 1988, lives and works in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, Thailand. Pannaphan Yodmanee combines found objects, natural elements such as rocks and minerals, and painted elements that recall traditional Thai art and architecture. The artist examines the relevance of Buddhist philosophy to our lives. Through her abstract works, she explores Buddhist philosophy and cosmology. Utilizing a combination of raw, natural materials with found objects of contemporary origin, her works imbue the painted designs and motifs endemic to traditional Thai art with the universal and persistent themes of loss, suffering, devastation, and the karmic cycles of death and rebirth.
Her accolades include top prizes in the Thai Traditional Painting Awards (2013), as well as the Young Thai Artist Awards (2006–2007) and the Benesse Prize. Her works were showcased Singapore Biennale (2016), Bangkok Biennale (2018) and at the Lyon Contemporary Biennale, France (2019). Most recently her works were shown at Les Galeries Sarto Paris/France, Tang Contemporary Art Beijing/China, and MOCA Bangkok/Thailand. Her unique aesthetic has brought her international recognition, and her work is now included in public and private collections around the world. These include the collections of the Singapore Art Museum, the Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane/Australia, the Yuz Museum in Shanghai/China, and the Benesse Art Site in Naoshima, Japan.