EXHIBITIONS
New Zealand, Germany, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Thailand, France, Myanmar, USA.
2026
On March 26, on the occasion of my new book “ The Last Face-Tattooed Chin Women of Myanmar”, a limited edition b/w art photo book with a hand made hardcover (covered with Shan cotton) and 128 pages, featuring 44 b/w portraits of Chin women with traditional facial tattoos from Western Myanmar, I organised a book sales and fundraise event in Yangon, sponsored by Swe Sa Bwe Bistro and Atlas Rooftop Bar, and in partnership with Kalasa Art Space and Nawaday Thalar Gallery. The funds raised support a new day care center for street kids in Yangon’s South Dagon slum, Ward 60, initiated and operated by Sonne Social Organisation (SSO). Sonne Social Organisation is a local grass roots organisation taking care of underprivileged communities, in particular children, in Yangon and surroundings since 2008. The event was attended by over 160 guests and with their help USD 4,000 in funds were raised to support SSO’s new day care center, where they provide informal education, medical care and healthy meal to children that live on and off the streets.
With a little help of my friends…
Handover of the USD 4,000 to Jochen Meissner, the local representative and Head of Project Management of Sonne Social Organization in Yangon on March 30, 2026.
Successful fundraising with the support of sponsors, partners and friends for Sonne Social Organisation in Yangon.
2024
“The Soul of the Southern Chin - Vanishing Expressions of Identity”, a duet exhibition with Artist Salai Nanyan, an aspiring young artist from Chin State, Myanmar, combining his impressionist paintings of traditional attire and ceremonies of different Chin tribes, with my black-white portraits of Southern Chin women with traditional facial tattoos. Together we create a visually experience to tell untold stories of belonging, beauty and spirituality of the Southern Chin groups that dwell in the West of Myanmar (Burma). This first exhibition of its kind is on from November 01-November 17 at two locations in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma): The RoundHouse, Kandawgyi Lake, and Kalasa Art Space, Seikanthar Street, No 91-93.
The first exhibition of its kind: combining two different visual languages, that of Chin artist Salai Nanyan and that of photographer Jens Uwe Parkitny, to tell untold stories of belonging, beauty and spirituality of different Southern Chin groups that dwell in Western Myanmar.
Solo Exhibition “Myanmar's Chin Women and their Facial Tattoo”, from August 09 - October 06, at Kalm Village, 14 Prapokklao, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Exhibition opening on the occassion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, August 09, 2024
Solo Exhibition opening and Talk “Marked for Life - Myanmar’s Chin women and their facial tattoos” at the Foreign Correspondent Club Thailand (FCCT), Bangkok.
At the FCCT in Bangkok on March 25.
Solo Exhibition “Icons of Courage - The last Kayin men with traditional leg tattoos” featuring 23 x large size photographs mounted on aluminium panels at The Round House | Culture Hub in Yangon, Myanmar.
Exhibition Set-up at The Round House | Culture Hub, Yangon, Myanmar.
FULL HOUSE @ the exhibition opening on January 27, 2024.
2019
Works featured in the exhibition “Tattooed America” at the Vegas Pop Exhibition Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States - curated by Dr. Lars Krutak
Featured at Yangon International Photo Festival, Myanmar (Burma) - curated by Christophe Loviny
2018
Featured at Yangon International Photo Festival - curated by Christophe Loviny
2016
“Marked for Life”, Solo Exhibition curated by Nathalie Johnston and sponsored by Goethe Institute Myanmar, the Germany’s cultural institute, in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) - curated by Nathalie Johnston
2015
Works exhibited at the large exhibition “Tattoo” at the Arts & Crafts Museum [Kunst- und Gewerbemuseum] in Hamburg, Germany.
2014
Solo Exhibition “Boodfaces – Chin Women and their Facial Tattoos” at the Pataka Art Museum in Porirua, in partnership with Goethe Institute New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
2013-14
Works acquired by Gewerbemuseum Winterthur and exhibited at their large exhibition “Tattoo”, Winterthur, Switzerland
2011
Works featured at the 3rd Yangon Photo Festival, Myanmar (Burma) - curated by Christophe Loviny
2010
Cabinet Art exhibition “Chin Women of Burma and their Facial Tattoos: a Portrait” to accompany the permanent “Weiter als der Horizont - Kunst der Welt” [Beyond the Horizon - Art of the World”] at the Bavarian State Museum of Ethnology, Munich, Germany – curated by Dr. Wolfgang Stein
2009
Solo exhibition “Faces of the Chin Women” at Starstreet Exhibition, Hong Kong - sponsored by Swire Properties
2004
Solo exhibition of Chin Women Portraits at Galerie Iskandar, Paris, France
Be active, creative and supportive - a guiding principle that helps me to master these difficult times that we are experiencing.
This image says more than a thousand words about my passion for Chin people and their extraordinary culture. Don’t you think?
One of the most successful exhibition for Goethe Institute Myanmar in terms of visitor numbers and media feedback: my Chin Women Portrait exhibition in 2016.
Entrance to my large solo exhibition “Blood Faces” at the Pataka Art Museum in Porirua, New Zealand, in 2014, attracting over 36,000 visitors.
Yangon International Photo Festival 2018 - on stage with Hossein Farmani, founder and president of the Lucie Awards in New York City, who lead through the program and presented me and my work.
Next Exhibition: Planned for 2026 in Yangon
Since I had to prepare and execute four exhibitions in 2024, I decided to not do any exhibition in 2025, but publish a new book instead, “The Last Face-Tattooed Chin Women of Myanmar”, a limited edition art photo book (a 100 copies, hardcover, 128 pages, featuring 44 b/w portraits of Chin women with facial tattoos). Only available in Myanmar, no ISBN, no international distribution, a collector’s item. Each book is numbered and signed. The next exhibition is planned in Yangon for October or November 2026. More details soon.