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Kim San 

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Kim San (b. 1966, Cambodia) is a master oil painter, Khmer Rouge survivor, and educator. After fleeing the Khmer Rouge genocide in his early teens, he spent many years living with his widowed mother and his older brothers in Khao-I-Dang Refugee Camp in Thailand where he was able to learn how to paint from a rare surviving Cambodian artist. Because of his disability from polio he was not sent to fight in Cambodia's civil war of the 1990s, enabling him to pursue his fine art career which led him to Phnom Penh, and his current home of Siem Reap. San joined Open Studio Cambodia in late 2019 which has connected him with a new audience for his exquisite oil paintings of his personal experience growing up in a refugee camp and his beautiful and precise custom commissioned work. Currently his work is being collected for permanent display by Open Studio Cambodia. 
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"Memory of Khao-I-Dang Refugee Camp" (2020), Kim San, Oil on canvas 20 x 16 inches (51 x 41 cm) - SOLD
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"Pagoda at Khao-I-Dang" Kim San, oil on canvas, 24 x 20 inches (61 x 51 cm) SOLD
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"Classroom at Khao-I-Dang" (2020) Kim San, oil on canvas, 29.5 x 19.5 inches (75 x 50 cm)
I want to talk about my background and that of the other children who lived in the third commune of the Khao-I- Dang Refugee Camp. We first learned the alphabet in a school with a thatched roof, walls made of bamboo, sitting on a tarp on the ground, with no tables or chairs. 
After seeing the difficulties of the students, the United Nations provided tables and chairs to facilitate our studies, as well as breakfast, toothpaste, toothbrushes, school supplies, and school uniforms."
 
 
ខ្ញុំចង់និយាយអំពីប្រវត្តិរបស់ខ្ញុំ និង ក្មេងៗដទៃទៀតដែលរស់នៅក្នុងសង្កាត់ទី៣នៃជុំរុំខាវដាង ដំបូងយើងរៀនអក្សរនៅក្នុងសាលាដែលមានដំបូលប្រក់ស្លឹក និង ជញ្ជាំងធ្វើពីជុំរៀកឬស្សី ដោយអង្គុយរៀននៅលេីកៅស៊ូតង់ផ្ទាល់ដី គ្មានតុឬកៅអីឡើយ 
បន្ទាប់មកក្រោយពីឃើញការលំបាករបស់សិស្សានុសិស្ស ខាងអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិក៏បានផ្តល់ ជាតុនិងកៅអីសម្រាប់សម្រួលក្នុងការសិក្សា ថែមទាំងផ្តល់នូវអាហារបរិភោគពេលព្រឹក ថ្នាំដុសធ្មេញ ច្រាសដុសធ្មេញ សម្ភារៈសិក្សា ហ្នឹង ឯកសណ្ឋានសិស្សសាលា
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"Waiting for Rice" (2020) Kim San, oil on canvas, 23.5 x 19.5 inches (60 x 50 cm)
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"Khao I Dang, 1981" (2020), Kim San, oil on canvas - SOLD
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"Early Childhood Center, Khao-I-Dang" (2021) Kim San, oil on canvas, 29.5 x 19.5 inches (70 x 50 cm)
"At Khao-I-Dang Refugee Camp, there was a center for the care of children and pregnant women called "MCA Center," which had a building for pregnant women to get checked and have consultations.The health centers were built of bamboo, with bamboo beds for patients during 1986 and 1987. The center also provided supplemental food such as rice, pumpkin, beans and other vegetables. They provided each child with a care package to nourish their bodies."

​នៅ​ជុំរុំ​ខាវដាង​មាន​មជ្ឈមណ្ឌល​សំរាប់​ថែរក្សាកូន​ក្មេង​​​​ និង ​ស្ត្រី​មាន​ផ្ទៃពោះ​​ ឈ្មោះ​ថា​មជ្ឈមណ្ឌល​MCA ដែល​មាន​អាគារ​សម្រាប់​ស្ត្រី​មាន​ផ្ទៃពោះ​ទៅ​ពិនិត្យនិង​ពិគ្រោះ​យោបល់​ ដូច​ជា​មណ្ឌល​សុខភាពផង​ដែរ ដែល​បាន​សាងសង់​ឡើង​ពី​ឬស្សី​ និង​មាន​គ្រែធ្វើ​ពី​ឬស្សីសម្រាប់​អ្នក​ជម្ងឺ​សម្រាក​ព្យាបាល​​នៅ​ក្នុង​កំឡុង​ឆ្នាំ​ 1986​,1987​
ហើយខាង​មជ្ឈមណ្ឌល​ក៏មាន​ផ្តល់​ជាអាហារ​បំប៉ន​សុខភាព​ ដូច​ជា​ អង្ករ​, ល្ពៅ​, សណ្តែក​ និង​ បន្លែ​ផ្សេង​ៗ​ទៀត​ ផ្តល់​ជូន​កុមារ​ក្នុង​ម្នាក់មួយ​កញ្ចប់​ ​ដេីម្បី​បំប៉ន​ដល់​រាងកាយ​

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"Canned Fish, Khao-I-Dang" (2021) Kim San, oil on canvas, 15.5 x 23.5 inches (40 x 60 cm)
​"Distribution of donated food in the communes, received from the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) for distribution to refugees at their homes. Each family member got five cans of sardines and some dry fish each week."

ការចែកអំណោយនៅ ឃុំ, សង្កាត់ ដែលទទួលបានពីខាងរដ្ឋបាល សម្រាប់ចែកជូនប្រជាជននៅតាមផ្ទះ.​  ដែលម្នាក់ៗនៅក្នុងគ្រួសារត្រូវទទួលបានត្រីខរ​​ 5កំប៉ុង និង ត្រីប្រឡាក់ខ្លះៗ ក្នុងមួយសប្ដាហ៍
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"WFP Truck Delivers Water" (2021) Kim San, oil on canvas, 23.5 x 15.5 inches (60 x 40 cm)
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"Refugees Take Water to their Homes" (2021) Kim San, oil on canvas 35.5 x 25.5 inches (90 x 65 cm)
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"Refugees Gathering" (2021) Kim San, oil on canvas, 35.5 x 27.5 inches (90 x 70 cm)
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