Born: 1978
Hometown: Shwe Daung, Bago Division.
Aung Ko graduated from the National University of Art and Culture in 2001, majoring in paintings. He has exhibited widely in group shows in Myanmar and abroad, and has held two solo exhibitions. He is a full-time artist.
In his “Old is Gold” series, Aung Ko reminisces about his childhood spent at pagodas with his grandparents in the middle part of Myanmar. Those were precious moments as his grandparents passed down knowledge about his culture and religion. Over the years, the pagodas and their stairways became dilapidated from the lack of maintenance but they continue to hold a very special place in his heart.
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Solo Art Exhibitions |
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2016 |
Shimmering Ayarwaddy, Pansuriya Gallery, Yangon
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2018 |
Unlocking The Potentials, De Mart (Pansodan), Yangon
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Group Exhibitions
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1999 |
Dream 12 Colours at Art Family Gallery, Yangon |
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2008 |
Art Tree, Alingar Gallery at SSFA at Yangon |
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2009 |
Together at Park Royal Hotel, Yangon |
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2009 |
Art Tree (2) at Alingar Gallery at SSFA, Yangon |
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2014 |
Commemorate Bagyi Aung Soe, Pansodan Gallery |
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2015 |
August Rain at Gallery 65, Yangon |
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2015 |
Fun for Need at Lokannat Gallery, Yangon |
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2016 |
Art Form Vol 1 at Gallery 65, Yangon |
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2017 |
Yangon Art Expo 2017, Junction City Tower, Yangon |
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2017 |
Art Form Vol 2 at Gallery 65, Yangon |
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2017 |
NUAC Silver Jubilee Show at Yangon Gallery, Yangon |
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2018 |
Different Leaf One Tree at OK Gallery, Yangon |
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2018 |
Sketches of Chin Hill, OK Art Gallery, Yangon |
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2018 |
Yangon Art Fair at The Secretariat, Yangon |
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International Group Exhibitions
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2015 |
Five Colour Group Exhibition, Surana Bhumi Art Gallery, Chiang Mai, Thailand |
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2017 |
Burma Rising, First Contemporary Art Show, Boston, USA |
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