ACE!

Australian Comics Exhibition - THAILAND

formerly known as Australian Comics presented by IllustrateYourLife

Exhibition accessibility:
15.03.2022 - 27.03.2022
The Gallery, 3rd Floor
Bangkok Art & Culture Centre, Bangkok, Thailand

curator: Jakub Mazerant (IllustrateYourLife)
strategic partner: Australian Embassy in Bangkok

photos by: Kai Korakosh, Minnikar Khamrit, Jakub Mazerant, Ben Mitchell


EXHIBITION OPENING

The opening of the "Australian Comics presented by IllustrateYourLife" exhibition was held on March 15th at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre in Bangkok, Thailand. The exhibition remained open to the public until March 27th, 2022.


POSTCARD

A unique oversized "postcard" was provided for capturing initial impressions and greetings for our Australian artists.


EXHIBITION

We were privileged to have the presence of H.E. Mr Allan McKinnon, the Australian Ambassador to Thailand.


ARTISTS INVOLVED

Stuart Medley, Chris Gooch, Campbell Whyte, Evie Hilliar, Fionn McCabe, Ben Mitchell, Louie Joyce, Joshua Santospirito, Tim McEwen, Georgina Chadderton, Greg Holfeld, Jonathon Saunders, Mandy Ord, Pat Grant, Eleri Harris, Gary Chaloner, Mike Greaney, Bruce Mutard, Claudia Chinyere Akole, Tatiana Davidson, Rob Feldman, Sarah Firth, Dr Paul Mason, Ben Hutchings, Queenie Chan, Madelaine Karutz, Bunkwaa, Thomas Campi, Teloka Berry, Priscilla “Pi” Wu, David Blumenstein, Gavin Aung Than, Jakub Mazerant


PANEL DISCUSSION

“Australian Comics - Promoting Culture Through Visual Storytelling”
A dynamic panel discussion between the curator Jakub Mazerant, comic book artists Ben Mitchell (Australia), Sa-ard (Thailand) and a lecturer, comics scholar at the Faculty of Communication Arts, and the author of “The Art of Thai Comics: A Century of Strips and Stripes” Nicolas Verstappen (Belgium/Thailand). Moderated by Chanida Orrawattananon (Thailand).


AUSTRALIAN COMIC BOOK CORNER

Our guests had an opportunity to stand face to face with original characters and browse through numerous Australian graphic novels.


MEDIA INTERVIEWS


LOCATION - BANGKOK ART AND CULTURE CENTRE

Bangkok Art and Culture Centre
The Gallery 3rd floor, 939 Rama I Rd, Wang Mai, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand


WORKSHOP

A comic workshop for the students of the Srinakharinwirot University (Faculty of Fine Arts) in Bangkok.
SEE THE ARTWORKS >>


PHOTO GALLERY