wan chantavilasvong
Education
2018 | Master in City Planning | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2012 | Bachelor of Architecture | Chulalongkorn University
Exhibition
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 Essay
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
Competition
2016 | Honorable Mention – fine art | Monochrome Photography Awards
2014 | Honorable Mention - wildlife | Monochrome Photography Awards
2013 | Shortlisted | International Fine Art Photography Competition
Written Publication
Chantavilasvong, W. (2024). “Slow Cooking Rapport: The pung-mi of collaboration.” In S. Oh, T. Peters, & J. Oh (eds.) Pung-Mi: Exquisite taste of seaweed recipes for collaborative artists. Seoul: Project 7½. URL: https://songofthewind.info/pung-mi-1
Chantavilasvong, W. (2023). Flow with Curiosity. FRAMES Digital Companion (November 2023). URL: https://readframes.com/frames-digital-companion-november-2023/
Other Recognition
2024 | Judge for Pictures of the Year Asia (POY Asia)
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
2024-present | Director | Nature and City Scape Analytics (Thailand)
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)