Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook

Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook graduated from Silpakorn University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Art in 1980 and a Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Art in 1986. In 1980, she won her first national art prize. In 1981, she had her first international exhibition. In 1990, she gained a Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Art at Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig, later returning to German during the period 1993–1994 to study conceptual sculpture, which marked a decisive turn to experimenting with a multiplicity of media. A. Rasdjarmrearnsook taught at Chiang Mai University Faculty of Fine Arts from 1987 until her retirement as professor. She introduced an undergraduate degree in Multidisciplinary Art.*

* May Adadol Ingawanij, 'Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook', Archives of Women Artists and Research Exhibitions (AWARE), 2024, https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/araya-rasdjarmrearnsook/, accessed 16 October 2025.

Araya has contributed her text Mangosteen, a male stray called Toob Oei, and Womanimalifesto.