International Contemporary Art Museum
International Contemporary Art Museum
Ariana Chaivaranon is a Thai-born artist and curator. Before joining Dib Bangkok, Chaivaranon worked at the U.S. National Gallery of Art, the Beijing Palace Museum, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Harvard Art Museums, and The Frick Collection, among others. Chaivaranon’s writing appears in catalogs and publications including MoMA Post (NY) and Southeast of Now NUS (Singapore). Chaivaranon participated in the ICI Curatorial Intensive, the Asia Art Archive in America Leadership Camp, and was awarded the ASEAN-China Young Leaders Scholarship. Chaivaranon holds a B.A. from Harvard University and an M.A. from Tsinghua University, Schwarzman Scholars.
Manuporn Luengaram has been working with nonprofit art organizations in Bangkok since 1997, including About Art Related Activities, The Queen’s Gallery Bangkok, and The Jim Thompson Art Center. She was also a former manager of Arts Network Asia (ANA), a Singapore-based, regional arts network and an enabling grant body that encourages and supports artistic collaboration and exchange within Asia. Most recently, Luengaram was Co-curator of Thailand Biennale Chiang Rai 2023. In her art historical research, she is a co-editor of an anthology of Southeast Asian Contemporary Art, a Thai version, published by Thailand’s Ministry of Culture (2015) and a member of the editorial committee of The Modern in Southeast Asian Art: A Reader, published by National Gallery Singapore and NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore (2023).
Kawinwat Rojboonyasiri has more than ten years of art handling experience specializing in contemporary art. His career began as an art handler at Supernormal Studio, collaborating with various prominent art institutions in Thailand such as The Art Center – Chula, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC), The Jim Thompson Art Center, Bangkok University Gallery (BUG), among others. In 2019, he joined Gallery VER where he installed over twenty exhibitions with artists from both local and international scenes. He also managed exhibitions at Frieze London in 2023 as Installation Manager.
Pikumporn Cherdchanchaisri began his career as an art handler in 2010, collaborating extensively with CMO Public Company Limited on the installation of paintings and sculptures. He has many years of experience in installing art for private collectors, galleries, and exhibitions in prominent museums such as The National Gallery of Thailand, River City, BACC, and Bangkok Sculpture Center. Cherdchanchaisri’s background also includes organizing events in various venues, which has provided him with valuable project organization experience. Since 2021, he has served as an art handler for the Dib Collection.
Wannita Makaroon holds a B.A. in Art History from Silpakorn University in Thailand and an M.A. in Museum Professions from Seton Hall University in the United States. With a background as an art journalist at Fine Art Magazine, Makaroon has extensive experience in freelance writing, ranging from art exhibition reviews and interviews with artists and curators. She is also an alumna of Thai Artists in New York (TANY), a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting diversity in Thai arts. Since 2018, Makaroon has served in registrar and collection management roles for the Petch Osathanugrah Collection (now the Dib Bangkok Collection), with a strong focus on the preservation and meticulous management of significant artworks.
Chutimon Yangoolwong was a German language major at one of the top five universities in Thailand. She has more than fifteen years of experience providing high-quality administrative and secretarial services to senior executives in various industries, including hospitality, beverage manufacturing, automotive manufacturing, IT solutions and services, worldwide logistics provider, business consultancy, and a premier medical facility.