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Michael Shaowanasai
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Film & TV
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Michael Shaowanasai is a Thai-American artist and actor who lives in Bangkok, Thailand. His works includes performance art, photography, video, film and installations. Openly gay, his works are often provocative, such as photographic portrait of himself as a Buddhist monk made up to look like a woman.
Known for
- the kingdom of fairies — Waanjieab’s Mom2026
- The Believers — Monk Songchai2024
- The Maestro: A Symphony of Terror2022
- Cupid's Last Wish — Arun2022
- 55:15 Never Too Late — Tutee2021
- Cave Rescue — Thai Official2019
- Khun Pan 2 — Dhammarong2018
- How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) — Costumer at Cafe Lovely2015
- Suddenly It's Magic — Peter2012
- Camellia — Iron Pussy / Mongkol (segment "Iron Pussy")2010
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Artist | Vtape
vtape.org →Michael Shaowanasai received a BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and an MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Based in Bangkok, he is multidisciplinary artist whose work encompasses film, performance, photography and installation. His work looks at complex rituals, gestures and performances of gender. He has exhibited widely in biennales such as the Venice Biennale 2009 and 2003, as well as the Berlin Film Festival, 2004. He has guest lectured in Fine and Applied Arts, Gender Studies, Philosophy & Religious and Anthropology in various international institutions. In 2009, a photography retrospective on his work was presented at Chobi Mela V, Dacca, Bangladesh. (
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- human
- Given name
- Michael
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Thailand
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Occupation
- film director
- Educated at
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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- Michael Shaowanasai cropped.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1964-01-01
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- vtape.org/artist?ai=910
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