ARTIST BIO

Pimpisa Tinpalit: Creating a Whimsically Surreal World 

A childlike sense of wonder animates Pimpisa Tinpalit’s sculptures. “I sculpt every day,” she says, “and am always excited to find new methods.” That constant search for the new is found in the unexpected combinations that form the basis of her pieces, from the mix of colours and textures to the role that written language and found objects play. 

But the most unusual combinations found in Tinpalit’s work are within their subjects. Using both bronze and fibreglass, she creates a surreal universe in which otherworldly beings merge the characteristics of humans, animals and machines.

Artist tempers that aura of the unexpected with a balanced, composed feeling. “Colour brings harmony to the forms I sculpt,” notes Tinpalit, and she uses her eye for colour to give her works a dynamic flow that keeps the viewer’s eye in motion while bringing all of their various elements together. In addition, the sculptor uses her skill at rendering a wide variety of textures to give each of her pieces a vivid physicality, bringing her fantastic characters to full-blooded life. Inspired by her desire to tell “the story of imagination,” Tinpalit successfully tells that story, and brings the viewer’s imagination into it as well. 

Overview 

A native of Thailand, sculptor Pimpisa Tinpalit moved to Melbourne, Australia in 2009 where she has established her studio. She holds a Master\'s Degree in Fine Art with emphasis on sculpture, and has extensive art teaching experience in multiple Thai Universities. Her 15 years as a professional artist have been showcased by several solo and group exhibitions in Thailand, Japan, Singapore, USA

Awards and Honours 

2014: The 29th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition(Artist Portfolio), Agora gallery, New York,USA                                                                   2014: 1st prize non- Traditional materials category, Jindivick sculpture show ,Gipsland,Australia                                                                       2013,2016: Finalist, Lorne Sculpture Biennale, Lorne, VIC, Australia                                                                                                                           2012: 1st prize non- Traditional materials category, Jindivick sculpture show 2012, Gipsland, Australia                                                                            2012: The People Choice Award Tesselaar Sculpture Prize, VIC, Australia                                                                                                                  2012: Finalist, Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition & Awards,Yarra,Yarra Glen, VIC, Australia                                                                             2012,2014: Finalist, Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, Indoor Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, VIC, Australia                                                                2004: Special Prize the 16th Toshiba \"Bring good thing to life\" Art competition, Bangkok, Thailand                                                                             2003: Special Prize \"Silpakorn Pradit\" The 20th exhibition of contemporary Art by young artist, Thailand 

Selected Solo Exhibition 

2015: “Freedom & Captivity” La lanta Fine Art Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand                                                                                                                2015: “Freedom & Captivity” Hogan Gallery, Colingwood, VIC, Australia (Collaborative show) 

2013: \"A dialogue of Strangers” Red Gallery Contemporary Art Space, North Fitzroy, Melbourne Australia                                                                2012: \"The couple” at Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne Australia                                                                                                               2012: \"The couple” Trocadero Art Space, Footscray, Melbourne Australia 

Selected Group Exhibition 

2016: “The Expatriates” Group show at &gallery present by djproject locate Within West Side, CBD, VIC, Australia                                                  2016: \"Let\'s cross the sea\" (curated) at BlackCat Gallery, Hawthorn East, VIC, Australia                                                                                          2015: \" The Maquettes\" at &gallery present by djproject, locate Within West Side, CBD, VIC, Australia                                                                             2015: “Connect Within” at Sofitel Foyer Gallery, Melbourne Map by Multicultural Art Vitoria, Australia                                                                         2015: Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition, VIC, Australia                                                                                                                                               2015: Group sculpture show \"Nature Morte\" at Hogan Gallery, Collingwood, VIC, Australia                                                                                      2014: Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, Indoor Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition.VIC, Australia 

2014: Association of Sculptors of Victoria Annual Award&Exhibition 2014, VIC, Australia
2014: ARTnMUSIC\'14 Charity Exhibition - The Kids\' Cancer Project, VIC, Australia
2014: Jindivick Sculpture Show, Gippsland, VIC, Australia
2014: Association of Sculptors of Victoria Annual Award&Exhibition 2014, VIC, Australia
2014: Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition, VIC, Australia
2014: The Fourth Lorne Sculpture Biennale, Lorne, VIC, Australia
2014: Sculpture exhibition at Melbourne International Garden Show, VIC, Australia
2013: Group exhibition at Carbon Black Gallery, Pahran, VIC, Australia
2013: \"Reflection\" Exhibition of Thai Contemporary Art at Tusk Gallery, South Yarra,VIC, Australia
2013: Group show \"Beyond the Looking Glass\" at Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts, Los Angeles,CA, USA
2013: \"The Art and Science of Wellbeing\" Festival of ideas, the University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia
2013: Jindivick Sculpture Show, Gippsland, VIC, Australia
2013: \"For the Love of Stuff\" Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy,VIC, Australia
2012: Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, Indoor Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition.VIC, Australia
2012: Yering station sculpture exhibition & Award, Yering Art Station Gallery, Yarra Glen, VIC, Australia
2012: Tesselaar Sculpture Prize 2012 “Sculpture among the Tulips” VIC, Australia
2012: Jindivick Sculpture Show, Gippsland, VIC, Australia
2009: Art exhibition \"Aesthetics of the body\", Silom galleria, Bangkok, Thailand
2008: The 4th Art Exhibition by the member of Department of Applied Art Studies at The Gallery of Art and design, BKK                                             2008: The 11th Exhibition of Art and Design by the Faculty of Decorative Art\'s member, Silpakorn University, BKK 

2008: The 9th Oita Asian Sculpture Exhibition 2008, Oita, Japan
2008: The 8th Landscape&Seascape Painting Exhibition, Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
2007: Sculpture group exhibition 30th anniversary of \"Dichan\" Magazine,Thailand
2007: Art exhibition \"Artist Self Portrait\", Silom galleria, Bangkok,Thailand
2007: Art exhibition by the lecturer of decorate department applied sculpture project, Bangkok, Thailand
2007: The 7th Land & Seascape Painting Exhibition, Silpakorn University,Thailand
2005: 17th Toshiba \"Bring good thing to life\" Art competition, Bangkok,Thailand
2004: The 16th Toshiba \"Bring good thing to life\" Art competition, BKK
2003: The 20th exhibition of contemporary Art by young Artists,Thailand
2003: Mini Sculpture Exposition 20th anniversary of the Thai Sculptor Artists, Thailand
2002: The19th exhibition of contemporary art by young artists,Thailand 

Selected Artist Residency & Art Grant 

2013-2016: The 9-11th International Art Workshop at Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakoin, Poh Chang Campus, BKK, Thailand
2013: The 1th International Art Workshop at Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
2013: Art Project \"Light Space Projects” Culture and the Arts, ATI Funded Grant Projects at Phayao, Thailand

Art Fair 

2015: Affordable Art Fair, Wan Chai, Hong Kong represent by La lanta Fine Art

2015: Affordable Art Fair, Singapore, Represent by La lanta Fine Art