Mekong Cultural Hub

Bio: Misouda’s passion for art developed when her parents opened the Lao Gallery, the first art gallery in Laos in 1985 after Independence for Laos was achieved in 1975. By helping in her parents business, Misouda have been involved with many art activities in Laos. Misouda’s started her curatorial work in 2006 when she participated in the Mekong Art and Culture Project as a co-curator with the team from Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam. She combines her strong interest in art with her passion for social work through art exhibitions organized to raise funds for children with autism in Laos. Misouda was co-curator for the Singapore Biennale 2013, and a nominator of Laotian artist for the Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale, Japan, in 2010 and a nominator of Laotian artist for the Signature Art Prize, Singapore in 2012 and 2014. In 2016, Misouda was invited from Taiwan Ministry of Culture to be a member of the inaugural Southeast Asia Advisory Committee to foster Art and Culture activities Between South East Asian and Taiwan.