Thai Artists Exhibit at Kiaf Seoul 2026

Thansettakij•Economy•7d ago

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The Department of Intellectual Property is promoting Thai art in the global market by bringing eight new-generation artists to Kiaf SEOUL 2026 in South Korea.

•The Department of Intellectual Property led eight Thai artists to participate in Kiaf SEOUL 2026 in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
•The event took place from September 2–6, 2026, at the COEX Convention Center.
•The exhibition operated under the theme 'THAI ARTISTS WITHOUT BORDERS' to create trade and investment opportunities.
•The initiative was a collaboration between the Department of Intellectual Property and the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion.

Overview

•The Department of Intellectual Property brought eight new-generation Thai artists to exhibit at Kiaf SEOUL 2026 from September 2–6, 2026, at the COEX Convention Center in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
•The Department of Intellectual Property aims to create trade opportunities and connect Thai artists with collectors and art business networks to elevate Thai creative works into high-value commercial assets.
•The Department of Intellectual Property used the theme 'THAI ARTISTS WITHOUT BORDERS' for the Thai exhibition area to help artists overcome limitations and access global business opportunities.
•Wisut Ponnimit exhibited a painting titled 'Score Changes, Love Doesn't' and Juthamanee Diloksopon exhibited a mixed-media work titled 'LOOP'.
•Thai art assets in 2024 were estimated at 24,000 million baht with annual trading values of approximately 1,400 million baht.
•The 2026 Korean Art Market Survey indicated the Korean art market had a trading value of approximately 638.2 billion won (about 15,500 million baht) in 2025.
•The Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report 2026 stated the global art market in 2025 had a total trading value of 59.6 billion US dollars.

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Key Entities

Organization

Department of Intellectual Property(กรมทรัพย์สินทางปัญญา)

The government agency promoting Thai art in the global market and leading artists to Kiaf SEOUL 2026.

Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion(สำนักงานส่งเสริมวิสาหกิจขนาดกลางและขนาดย่อม)

The organization that collaborated with the Department of Intellectual Property to bring Thai artists to the event.

Galleries Association of Korea(สมาคมแกลเลอรีแห่งเกาหลี)

The organization that has organized Kiaf SEOUL for over 24 years.

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea(กระทรวงวัฒนธรรม กีฬา และการท่องเที่ยวเกาหลี)

One of the agencies that prepared the 2026 Korean Art Market Survey.

Korea Arts Management Service

An organization that prepared the 2026 Korean Art Market Survey.

Place

Seoul(กรุงโซล)ℹ️

The city in the Republic of Korea where Kiaf SEOUL 2026 was held.

Republic of Korea(สาธารณรัฐเกาหลี)ℹ️

The country where the Kiaf SEOUL 2026 art fair took place.

COEX Convention Center(ศูนย์การประชุม COEX)

The venue in Seoul where Kiaf SEOUL 2026 was hosted.

Person

Mrs. Oramon Supthaweetham(นางอรมน ทรัพย์ทวีธรรม)

The Director General of the Department of Intellectual Property.

Wisut Ponnimit(วิศุทธิ์ พรนิมิตร)ℹ️

A Thai artist and creator of the 'Nong Mamuang' character who exhibited at Kiaf SEOUL 2026.

Juthamanee Diloksopon

A new Thai artist who created the mixed-media work 'LOOP' and participated in Kiaf SEOUL 2026.