Sutima Sucharitakul (MA History of Art, 2013).
Bangkok based art gallery Nova Contemporary is championing contemporary art in Thailand while expanding its global reach through major platforms like the Venice Biennale and Art Basel. We spoke to the gallery founder and SOAS alumna Sutima Sucharitakul (MA History of Art, 2013) about how her education and experiences shaped the gallery’s distinctive vision and direction.
From SOAS student to art leader
We met Sutima online in early February, just weeks before the gallery’s 10th anniversary celebrations. Her path into the art world was not straightforward. She explains: “I wanted to study art and something that would bring me closer to my country. When I saw that SOAS had an established art gallery, I knew it was the place for me.”