Suong Yangchareon
L.A. Vista, 2023
acrylic on canvas
26 x 36 in.
For most of the past 25 years, I have painted the urban landscapes of California, especially Los Angeles. The focus gradually shifted towards finding and painting vanishing movie theaters. Along the road to these destinations, I’ve discovered more surprises that inspired me, from grain elevators to truck convoys. These subjects eventually became an integral part of my work. All of what I saw along the road in California reminded me of my hometown. I now realize that I had been painting scenes similar to those I experienced while growing up in Lampang, Thailand. My dad owned a theater, so I watched Westerns and heard soundtracks without censorship. I preferred American music and American movies. I was exposed to Los Angeles in the movies, so I loved Los Angeles.
"The nostalgia for this idyllic Americana can be garnered through his subject matter. Abandoned theaters and businesses of an almost extinct era of Los Angeles architecture are carefully rendered in the soft morning light."
SUONG YANGCHAREON
1952
Born in Lampang, Thailand
EDUCATION
1974–77
BS in Advertising Design, Woodbury University, Los Angeles, CA
1970–73
Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
1968–70
Painting, Arts & Crafts College (Poh Chang), Bangkok, Thailand
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019-2020
Suong Yangchareon, California Heritage Museum, Santa Monica, CA
2016
Recent Paintings & Works on Paper, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013–2014
Suong Yangchareon: Places Out of Time, St. Supéry Estate Vineyards & Winery, Rutherford, CA
2013
Paintings, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011
Paintings, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2009
Recent Paintings, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2007
Recent Paintings, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, New York, NY
2006
Recent Paintings, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2005
Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.
2003
New Paintings, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2002
Pratt Gallery, San Diego, CA
Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
Twenty-Five Treasures Summer, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Seattle Art Fair, Lumen Field, Seattle, WA
artMRKT San Francisco, Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
2022
artMRKT San Francisco, Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
2019
artMRKT San Francisco, Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
Treasures of California, The Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University, Orange, CA
2017
Golden Dreams, The Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University, Orange, CA
EXPO Chicago, Festival Pavilion, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL.
2016
In the Land of Sunshine: Imaging the California Coast Culture, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, CA
2015
EXPO Chicago, Festival Pavilion, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
artMRKT San Francisco, Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
2014
Art Miami, The Art Miami Pavilion, Wynwood Arts District, Miami, FL
Art Silicon Valley/San Francisco, San Mateo County Event Center, San Mateo, CA
EXPO Chicago, Festival Pavilion, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Kern Country from a Distance, Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield, CA
artMRKT San Francisco, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
2013
Art Miami, The Art Miami Pavilion, Wynwood Arts District, Miami, FL
EXPO Chicago, Festival Pavilion, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
artMRKT San Francisco, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
2012
Art Miami, The Art Miami Pavilion, Wynwood Arts District, Miami, FL
EXPO Chicago, Festival Pavilion, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
artMRKT San Francisco, Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco, CA
Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, CA
LA Art Show, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA
Suong Yangchareon
Chinatown Gold Line, 2016
watercolor, gouache & pencil on paper
12 x 16 in.
