Direk Kingnok

Direk was born in 1976 in a small town in Nakhon Ratchasima ,Thailand.

He grew up among natural surroundings and interested in art since childhood.

At age 9 he won a gold medal from the International Children's Art Competition Japan and several times later, That must be the starting point for his art more seriously.


After graduating from high school He attended the Art Institute in Nakhon Ratchasima.

In 1999 he moved to Khon Kaen to enter the Institute of Arts in Khon Kaen university where he studied painting.

Four years of college he is committed to learn the creative arts seriously but in the meantime, he is spending time painting watercolors always, Although sometimes it's good and bad but there is to learn, It makes He has always practiced.

Although the artist will be on the uncertainty, but he was confident that the commitment, hard work and a willingness to keep learning all the time to help him succeed.

After graduating from university He did a lot of things about art, both in revenue and a learning experience. He began to study watercolor painter of creativity and the development of a more serious relationship with himself.

During the process of learning, he studied the works of many artists, both East and West, ...

B.F.A. (Painting), Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts Khon Kaen University.

2013
- Art Exhibition “ The Impression from Thai-Vietnam “ At 333 Gallery, Bangkok

2014
- Art Exhibition Internationnal Watercolor Biennial, Cappadocia Turkey
- Art Exhibition “ The World Watermedia Exposition, Thailand “ At Ratchadamnoen Contemporary Art Center (RCAC) Bangkok
- The "Re-Interpretation" International Contemporary Watercolor Exhibition ,China.
- The Fifth China Mount Lu International Watercolor Festival, China.
- Exposition and demostration at the Fabriano Paper Museum, Fabriano Italy
- Exposition and demostration in the prestigious headquarters of the Roman Watercolorist Association – Piazza del Popolo, Italy

2015
-Exhibition "master of watercolor" Great Hall of the Exhibition Center of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists
-Watercolor Exchange Exhibition Vietnam-Malaysia-Thailand at Vietnam Fine Arts Museum Hanoi
-The 1st International Watercolor Exhibition - IWS Vietnam 2015 at Hanoi, Vietnam
-4th International Watercolor Society Homer Love and Peace Through Art Festival & Contest 2015 Bornova Izmir, Turkey.
-The World Watercolor Triennale in Seoul, South Korea
-Watercolor Exhibition "Sabaidee Vang Vieng" at I-cat Gallery Vientiane Laos.
-2015 China (Suzhou) Watercolor Asia Invitational Exhibition at MING GALLERY ...