‘Collection+: Pinaree Sanpitak’, curated by Jasmin Stephens, was the third iteration of SCAF’s ‘Collection+’ series – a hybrid project with a specific cross-pollinating purpose.

Thai artist Pinaree Sanpitak is a leading figure in Southeast Asian art. Her diverse body of work has its origins in her feeling for the female form and reflects her engagement with a breadth of materials – painting, drawing, sculpture, textiles, ceramics, performance and the culinary arts.  In 2013, Sanpitak presented solo exhibitions at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and at The Contemporary Austin in Texas, and was featured in the group exhibition, Female Power, at Museum Arnhem in the Netherlands. Her immersive installation Anything Can Break (2009) formed part of the 2012 Sydney Biennale. Sinpitak’s work is held in private and institutional collections in Australia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and the United States and her exhibition history has encompassed biennales in Australia, Italy, Japan and Korea.

This was an opportunity for the Australian public to engage with Pinaree Sanpitak’s work – the first solo presentation of her work in Australia. Pinaree is one of the most compelling and respected Thai artists of her generation, and her work can be counted among the most powerful explorations of women’s experience in all of Southeast Asia. The Nelson Meers Foundation is delighted to have supported the Culture+Ideas series at the Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF).