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Channy Chhoeun: A Journey of Loss and Recovery

3/31/2020

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By Matthieu Lunard, ASERICA
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CHANNY: A Journey of Loss and Recovery to Renowned Cambodian Artist.
Channy is a professional painter whose skills have made him prolific in the Cambodian contemporary art scene. His art mainly focuses on birds, for which he has a passion, but also on the impact of humans on the environment, inspired by and mixed with religious symbolism and iconography. Despite Channy’s recognition as an artist today, the story of how he became who he is today was not without challenges. Channy’s story follows a personal narrative of loss and recovery, in which knowledge and skills were both their strength and their demise... READ FULL STORY


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Magical Cambodia - VAN CHHOVORN – THE ENDURING MAN ETCHING HIS LIFE INTO ART

2/21/2020

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By Jinx Davis
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Van Chhovorn mediates life through his art.

There are times one is drawn to an artist for reasons that seem difficult to articulate but rumble inside you like an ancient memory resurfacing.  Such it is with my relationship with Van Chhovorn and his sculptures and paintings.  Holding a wood carving of his in my hands emits feelings far beyond their sight, touch or smell. The wood quietly whispers to me of a life, a family, and a culture that I may witness but never quite know. To many, this will sound hackneyed but to me, it is the gift that art sometimes offers.
The art for art’s sake argument rings hollow with Van Chhovorn’s work. His recent wood sculptures speak loudly about reality and what is happening in his life and Cambodia. His pieces explore modern-day slavery, gender roles, disabilities, social issues, the environment, love, and cruelty – all from a very personal perspective... READ FULL ARTICLE

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Open Studio Cambodia: Supporting Local Artists Through Tours

2/17/2020

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By Pann Rethea
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Siem Reap, Cambodia - Ethical travel doesn’t have to be just about supporting the work of NGOs or charities through donations. It can also be about supporting local artists. This is one of the reasons Japanese-American Lauren Iida founded Open Studio Cambodia. Iida, who has lived on and off in the Kingdom for the last 10 years, says her goal is to support local artists through profitable rather than charitable activities. READ FULL ARTICLE
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Van Chhovorn, Wood Sculptor and New Artist at Open Studio Cambodia

1/27/2020

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Phnom Penh Post, Jan 24th, 2020 - Van Chhovorn, New Artist at Open Studio Cambodia - ក្រុង​បាត់ដំបង៖ បន្ទាប់​ពី​ទទួល​បាន​នូវ​បទពិសោធ​ផ្នែក​ចម្លាក់​ឈើ​មួយ​​​រយៈ​​មក​ ក៏​​ជំរុញ​ចិត្ត​ និង​បំផុស​គំនិត​​​ដល់​វិចិត្រករ​វ័យ ​៣៨ ឆ្នាំ ​លោក វ៉ាន់ ឆវ័ន្ត ដែល​សម្បូរ​គំនិត​ច្នៃ​ប្រឌិត​​​លើ​ការ​បង្កើត​ស្នាដៃ​ចម្លាក់​ឈើ​ធ្វើ​ជា​​សិល្បៈ​​ឆ្លុះ​​​​បញ្ចាំង​អំពី​ការ​អប់រំ​ផ្នែក​បរិស្ថាន និង​យល់​ដឹង​ពី​បញ្ហា​នានា​​ក្នុង​​សង្គម​ខ្មែរ​ និង​កំពុង​តែ​មាន​ទីផ្សារ​លក់ដូរ​នៅ​ក្រៅ​​ប្រទេស​ទៀត​ផង​។

លោក វ៉ាន់ ឆវ័ន្ត ជា​វិចិត្រករ​​ជំនាញ​​គំនូរ និង​ចម្លាក់​ឈើ នៅ​ភូមិ​ព្រែក​កញ្រែ្ចង​ ឃុំ​ព្រែក​នរិន្ទ​ ស្រុក​ឯក​ភ្នំ​ នៃ​ខេត្ត​បាត់ដំបង និង​អតីត​ជា​និស្សិត​រៀន​​ជំនាញ​សិល្បៈ​សូន​រូប​នៅ​សាលា​ហ្វារ​ពន្លឺ​សិល្បៈ​នៅ​ឆ្នាំ​សិក្សា ​២០០៧-២០១១។ ​ការ​​ចាប់​ផ្តើម​ប្រឡូក​​​ក្នុង​​​សិល្បៈ​ចម្លាក់​ឈើ​នេះ​ បាន​ចាប់​ផ្តើម​នៅ​​​ឆ្នាំ​ ​២០១៦ ក្រោយ​​​​វិល​ត្រឡប់​ពី​ការ​​រស់នៅ​ប្រកប​របរ​ជាង​ចម្លាក់​ឈើ​នៅ​ខេត្ត​រតនគិរី​ មួយ​​​​រយៈ​មក​នោះ។​

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Sovrin Magazin - January 2020

1/14/2020

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    ​“​Open​ ​Studio​ ​Cambodia​”​ ​(​អូ​ផិន​ស្ទូឌីយោ​ខេម​បូ​ឌា​)​ ​ជា​មជ្ឈមណ្ឌល​ប្រមូល​ផ្តុំ​សិល្បករ​សហសម័យ​ដែល​កំពុង​លេចធ្លោ​ឡើង​នៅ​ចំ​បេះដូង​ក្រុង​សៀមរាប​ ​មិន​ឆ្ងាយ​ប៉ុន្មាន​ពី​តំបន់​ក្រុម​ប្រាសាទ​អង្គរ​។​ ​ស្ទូឌីយោ​ដ៏​ថ្មីសន្លាង​នេះ​ដើរតួ​នាទី​ជាទី​តាំង​សហគមន៍​សិល្បករ​សហសម័យ​ផង​និង​ជា​វិចិត្រសាល​សម្រាប់​តាំងពិព័រណ៍​ ​ស្នាដៃ​សហសម័យ​របស់​សិល្បករ​ទាំងនោះ​ផង​ ​ដែល​ត្រូវ​បាន​បង្កើត​ឡើង​ដោយ​ស្ថាបនិក​ឈ្មោះ​ ​ឡូ​រ៉ែ​ន​ ​អ៊ី​ដា​ ​(​Lauren​ ​Iida​)​ ​ជនជាតិ​អាមេរិក​-​ជប៉ុន​ ​ជា​សិល្បករ​សហសម័យ​ផ្នែក​សិល្បៈ​កាត់​ក្រដាស​។​ ​តើ​ហេតុអ្វីបានជា​នារី​ជនជាតិ​បរទេស​ម្នាក់​នេះ​សុខចិត្ត​ចំណាយពេល​ទៅលើ​សិល្បៈ​សហសម័យ​នៅ​លើទឹក​ដី​សៀមរាប​អង្គរ​ ​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​?​ ​តើ​នាង​បាន​រៀបចំ​កញ្ចប់​ទេសចរណ៍​របស់​នាង​យ៉ាងដូច​ម្តេច​ខ្លះ​?​ ​ហើយ​តើ​នាង​មាន​គម្រោង​ធ្វើអ្វី​ខ្លះទៀត​ទាក់ទង​នឹង​ការងារ​មួយ​នេះ​?​  CONTINUE TO READ
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Khmer Times: Open Studio's Big Move

8/9/2019

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By ​Peter Olszewski
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SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA - An airport shutdown in Bangkok in 2008 caused Japanese-American artist Lauren Iida to reroute to Cambodia where she decided to settle and set up an art centre, Open Studio Cambodia, in Kampot until late last year when she started planning a move to Siem Reap. This month, together with her young Khmer artists, she finaliZed the move, and launched herself onto the local art scene at a special showing at Tribe Gallery of Open Studio lino-cut artist Morn Chear’s work... READ FULL ARTICLE
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The Phnom Penh Post - "The Space Between", Morn Chear

7/29/2019

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By Pann Rethea
Double amputee artist to display block print artwork in Siem Reap
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"Moving Day" (2019), Morn Chear, Lino block print
SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA - Fifteen block print pictures by Cambodian double amputee artist Morn Chear will be displayed at TRIBE Cambodia Art Gallery in the creative hub of Siem Reap town from Thursday.
Entitled The Space Between, it is the first ever solo exhibition by Chear, who has perfected his rare technique of linocut block print artwork at Open Studio Cambodia in his home province of Kampot. READ FULL ARTICLE 
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"The Space Between Us", Morn Chear at TRiBE Gallery in Siem Reap

7/24/2019

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First Début Solo Exhibition for Open Studio Cambodia Artist Morn Chear @ TRiBE Gallery in Siem Reap
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"Grilled Fish" (2019, Morn Chear, Lino block print
SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA - Open Studio Cambodia and TRIBE Cambodia Art Gallery present the debut solo exhibition of Morn Chear in Siem Reap, Cambodia. This unique body of work is created entirely in relief lino-cut block print, a technique rarely seen in Cambodia. Drawn free-hand and then meticulously chiseled, Morn’s images playfully depict everyday scenes from his personal life: his wife washes the laundry by hand, a dog takes a nap in the alley, fish grill on a small barbecue, he rides his motorbike into the distance. Morn’s work celebrates the small moments of joy, tenderness, affection in the mundane musings of everyday life, creating small celebrations of “the space between.”  READ FULL ARTICLE
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The Phnom Penh Post (KH) - Exhibition "The Space Between Us" at TRiBE Gallery, Siem Reap

7/15/2019

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​ប៉ាន់ រិទ្ធា
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វិចិត្រករ​ពិការ​ដៃ​ទាំង​ ២ លោក ម៉ន ជា នឹង​បើក​ពិព័រណ៍​ស្នាដៃ​គំនូរ​ព្រីន​ដំបូង​នៅ​ដើម​ខែ​ក្រោយ
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"Lonely Life" (2019), Morn Chear, Lino block print
ក្រុងសៀមរាបៈ បណ្តុំ​ស្នាដៃ​នៃ​គំនូរ​ព្រីន​ចំនួន​ ១៥ ​ផ្ទាំង​ដែល​មាន​ទំហំ​ខុសគ្នា​របស់​វិចិត្រករ​ពិការ​ដៃ​ទាំង​សងខាង​លោក ម៉ន ជា នឹង​បើក​ការតាំងពិព័រណ៍​ស្នាដៃ​ដំបូង​របស់​ខ្លួន​នៅ​វិចិត្រសាល Tribe Gallery នៅឯ​ក្រុង​សៀមរាប ខេត្ត​សៀមរាប​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​ ១ ខែ​សីហា ឆ្នាំ​ ២០១៩ ខាងមុខ​នេះ​ហើយ​។
លោក ម៉ន ជា ត្រូវ​បាន​អង្គការ Epic Art នៅ​ខេត្ត​កំពត​ទទួល​យក​ទៅ​ឲ្យ​រៀន​ជំនាញ​សិល្បៈ​គំនូរ​នៅ​ឆ្នាំ​ ២០១៥-២០១៧ ក្រោយពី​លោក​ធ្លាក់​ខ្លួន​ពិការ​ដៃ​ទាំង​ ២ កាលពី​ឆ្នាំ​ ២០១០ ខណៈ​ខ្លួន​មាន​វ័យ ២០ ​ឆ្នាំ​ដោយសារ​ការ​កាត់​ដៃ​ទាំង​ ២ ចោល ក្រោយពី​បាន​ឆក់​ខ្សែភ្លើង​នាគ្រា​ខ្លួន​លោក​ជា​កម្មករ​សំណង់​។... READ THE FULL ARTICLE 

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Khmer Times - Exhibition "Dreamscapes", Lavy Long at the Chinese House

7/12/2019

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Long Lavy's Dreamscapes: How Art Saved a Tuk-Tuk Driver's Life
PictureLong Lavy with Lauren Iida, co-founder of Open Studio Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA - Originally hailing from Pursat province, Mr Long Lavy has always been fond of drawing the landscape of nature since he was 9, and he particularly loved drawing trees. With no formal art education, Mr Lavy held a pencil in his hand and ambitiously dreamed of becoming a renowned artist... READ THE FULL ARTICLE
 

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