Thawan Duchanee

Thawan Duchanee (Thai: ถวัลย์ ดัชนี; September 27, 1939 – September 3, 2014) was a renowned Thai contemporary painter, architect, and sculptor with an international reputation. In 2001, he was honored by the Office of the National Culture Commission of Thailand as a National Artist in Fine Arts (Visual Arts).

Thawan was born and raised in Chiang Rai, Thailand, and began his art studies at the age of fifteen at the Art and Craft College on a scholarship from the Ministry of Education of Thailand. In 1958, he continued his studies in the Department of Painting, Sculpture, and Graphic Arts at Silpakorn University.