Zaw Win Pe was born in 1960 in Le Gaing, Mague Division and had his formal art education at the State School of Fine Arts, from where he graduated in 1984.
Zaw Win Pe often travels to the sunny areas of the Shan State and paints the undulating colourful landscapes as they often appear in the autumn. The costumes of the Pa-O people and their local markets are a feast of colours as well. The artist revels in applying thick layers of bright paint to create a display of richness and certainly of enjoyment.
His international exhibitions include venues in Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, India, Thailand, Canada, France, USA and Myanmar. He has participated in a residency program in Malaysia. Besides private collections, his works have been included in the permanent collection of the Singapore Art Museum.

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