wan chantavilasvong

 

Education

  • 2018 | Master in City Planning | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • 2012 | Bachelor of Architecture | Chulalongkorn University

Exhibitions

  • 2024 | int’l group exhibition | Visualising the Climate Crisis @ Angkor Photo Festival | Siem Reap, Cambodia

  • 2023-2024 | solo exhibition | Blue Wilderness: Finding Peace in Flux @ Saratta Space | Bangkok, Thailand

  • 2023 | int’l group exhibition | Frames Photography Circle Member Exhibition @ Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts | Rhode Island, US

  • 2021 | duo exhibition | Silent Dialogue (with Navin Tantanadaecha) @ Saratta Space | Bangkok, Thailand

  • 2015 | group exhibition | Photos for Nepal @ Bangkok Arts and Cultural Center | Bangkok, Thailand

Photo Essays

  • 2023 | Ocean Plasticosis | NOOR Foundation

  • 2023 | Salt Fields | ART4D

  • 2021 | We See Our Souls Better in the Dark | ART4D

  • 2018 | Seeing Things from the Other End (Master’s thesis) | MIT.dspace

  • 2017 | Copley Square

Competitions

  • 2016 | Honorable Mention – fine art | Monochrome Photography Awards

  • 2014 | Honorable Mention - wildlife | Monochrome Photography Awards

  • 2013 | Shortlisted | International Fine Art Photography Competition

Other Recognition

  • 2024 | Judge for Pictures of the Year Asia (POY Asia)

  • 2023 | Guest contributor for FRAMES Digital Companion (November 2023 issue)

  • 2023 | Arko Public Art Project - Song of the Wind Residency Program by Jeollanam-do Cultural Foundation

  • 2023 | Visualizing Climate Crisis Advanced Mentoring Program by NOOR Foundation

  • 2018 | Speaker at TEDxUTCC

Employment

  • 2023-present | Advisor | Urban Studies Lab (Thailand)

  • 2022-present | Associate Consultant on process design and facilitation | Ingenious Peoples Knowledge (International)

  • 2021-present | Advisor | Regional Lab on Urban Governance for Health and Well-being in association with the WHO-SEARO (South East Asia)

  • 2018-22 | Assistant Professor | Chulalongkorn University, Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning (Thailand)

  • 2020 | Chief of Foresight and Futures Lab | Institute of Public Policy and Development (Thailand)

  • 2018-19 | Knowledge Manager | University of Engineering and Technology, Water Research Center UTEC-CITA (Peru)

  • 2017-18 | Research and Teaching Assistant | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning (US)

  • 2017 | Community Planner Intern | Boston Development and Planning Agency (US)

  • 2017 | Intern | UNDP Innovation for Development Unit (Egypt)

  • 2014-16 | Design Lead for Social Innovation Lab | Thammasat University, School of Global Studies (Thailand)

  • 2012-13 | Architectural Project Manager | Evaristti Studios (Thailand)