Resident Artists
Chinnasamy Krishnaswamy
As a yoga practitioner and artist, Krishnaswamy’s works began as an extension of his yoga practice which made him aware of the vastness of the body and its limits. He tried to explore these through a visual medium, performing yoga on canvas, leaving behind imprints of his physical and mental state of mind. Following this body of work called the Kundali Rising he began to explore his own roots, what makes him the person he is and leads to certain physical and mental characteristics.
Frances Rudgard
Frances Rudgard is the Director of Programs & Operations for Cambodian Living Arts (CLA). Under her watch, CLA has also transitioned from working under a third party organisation, the Marion Institute, to becoming an independent organisation.
Onn Sokny
Sokny is the Senior Manager of that organization, Epic Arts. Sokny has a strong vision for the future of Cambodian arts, and sees culture as an essential tool for the development of the country. She is interested in the systems and structures that support the development of the arts sector, particularly in the respective roles of government and civil society in that process.
Song Seng
Seng is Head of Cambodian Living Arts programs in Siem Reap, using his 12 years of experience as a producer, manager, facilitator and arts administrator to lead the development of an active and engaged arts community in the town.
Huot Dara
Dara leads and manages Phare Performing Social Enterprise (PPSE) in its mission of supporting Phare Ponleu Selpak school, providing professional opportunities for Cambodian youth and revitalizing arts in Cambodia.
So Phina
Phina leads Women Writers Cambodia, a charter of PEN Cambodia. She recently self-published an anthology of short stories in Khmer, called Crush Collection, with five other female writers. She also encourages women to write, via her personal blog, dare2write.com.
Irene Joy Bawer-Bimuyag
This year (2016), Irene is invited by Hakka TV (Taiwan), and will have her residency in Bamboo Curtain Studio in March and April. As her field and focusing, she would love to explore traditional textile culture, traditional music and dance, and traditional Hakka dwelling and old Taiwan community, etc, in Taiwan, as a collaboration or do cultural exchanges.
Shoko Aso
In 2016, Shoko Aso is elected to be one of the Creative Talents of Bamboo Curtain Studio, and will have her residency for three weeks starting from March 21st.
