Win Pe Myint

Not to be confused with Win Pe.
In this Burmese name, the given name is Win Pe Myint. There is no family name.
Win Pe Myint
Win Pe Myint in Yangon, 2023
Born(1948-06-23)June 23, 1948
Minbu Township, Magway Region, Burma (Myanmar)
EducationRangoon Arts and Science University (BA, 1970); studied painting under Lun Gywe, Paw Oo Thet, and Min Wae Aung
Known forPainting
MovementModernist painting in Burma

Win Pe Myint,WPM (Burmese: ဝင်းဖေမြင့်, pronounced [wɪ́ɰ̃ pʰè mjɪ̰ɰ̃]; born 1948) is a noted Burmese painter. In 1970, he graduated from Rangoon Arts and Sciences University with a Botany major. He was extremely interested in painting since childhood. He studied under 4 outstanding art masters: Lun Gywe, Shwe Oung Thame, Paw Oo Thet and Thein Han (painter). He worked as an art teacher in Regional College - 3 from 1984 to 1986. He should not be confused with the earlier Burmese painter Win Pe of Mandalay, born in 1936, who was a contemporary of Paw Oo Thet, and one of the early founders of modernist painting in Burma.

Win Pe Myint is known for his still lifes; he also paints landscapes and portraits. In February 2005 he opened his studio (True Colour) in Hlaingthaya Township, designed by architect Aung Soe Myint.

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