Kanha Hul (b.1999, Siem Reap) is a visual artist and is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in English at Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia. Kanha believes that art as an expression and making is vital for self-fulfillment and self-mastery while it provides the means to intercommunicate and reconnect to one’s soul. Her creative practice spans photography, performance art, painting, paper cutting, collage, stencil techniques, and participatory projects. Thematically, Kanha’s work often highlights the role of women in society, questions society’s deeply held beliefs, and celebrates woman’s lives and glories. In 2019, Kanha was an invited speaker and art instructor at the United Nations Women i4i Conference in Phnom Penh, and in 2020, she taught art at NOMADIX Arts Festival in Siem Reap. She is also the recipient of the Treeline Urban Resort Artist Grant (2020) and Dum Dos project grant from Cambodia Living Arts (2021). Kanha’s works have been featured in group exhibitions throughout Cambodia and at international galleries: Cambodian Contemporary Art, Galerie Lee, Paris, France and Artxchange Gallery, Seattle, USA (2020), “Asians Belong Here” at SaveArtSpace organization, Art Billboard, New York, USA and “Visualizing History” at Collaborative by Museum Collective, Sa Sa Art Project, Cambodia (2021). Kanha’s have been solo exhibitions in 2023 “Values” at Silpak Trochaek Pneik, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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