He did his first solo exhibition in 2011 at Pansodan Gallery, where the exhibition was named ‘A Burmese Girl’. He chose this because, ‘A Burmese girl is in one way an artist’s dream, and then in another way the magic power in that dream. She is born as the artist’s first painting. She lives near the artist, every second, every day, every night. She makes the artist dream. She creates dreams for the artist. The artist was brought to dream by her. This Burmese girl is not a typical girl, except for the Thanakha on her cheeks. She is an extraordinary. She is nameless. That is her beauty, her ideas, her manners, everything. ‘
Education: Learnt Pali Language as a monk in monastery (1997 to 2005), Studied at State school of Fine Arts (2007 to 2010),
Career: Worked as a caricature artist (2008 to 2011), Professional full-time artist (2011 to present)
Local exhibitions
- 2011 – The Myanamr Lady, Pansodan Gallery, Yangon
- 2014 – To Value Something, Pansodan Art Scene, Yangon
- 2015 – Portraits of Revolutionary, 7th Joint Bar, Yangon
- 2016 – A Moment Suspended in Time, Pansodan Art Scene, Yangon
- 2016 – Blending Colours in Urban, Gallery 65, Yangon
- 2017 – Conceptual Art, Café Innlay, Mandalay
Selected group shows
- 2011 – “Inside Stories, Brighton Festival” in UK
- 2012 – “The Art Auction, We Women Foundation” in Netherland
- 2012 – “Contemporary Art from Burma, Cambodia and Vietnam” in Vietnam
- 2013 – “Paintings the Transition Contemporary Art in Myanmar” in Hong Kong
- 2013 – “A Measure of Freedom Contemporary Painting from Myanmar” in Hong Kong
- 2013 – “Myanmar Face and Places” in Hong Kong
- 2013 – “Brush Strokes of a Revolution” in Mumbai, India
- 2013 – “Deconstructing Burma Art” in Bangkok
- 2014 – “Painting Myanmar Ten Perspectives” in Hong Kong
- 2014 – “Banned in Burma Painting Under Censorship” in Hong Kong
- 2014 – “Workshop on Politics, Business and Human Rights in Myanmar” in Hong Kong
- 2014 – “Zeitgenossische Kunst” in Germany
- 2014 – “Myanmar Art Crossing, Yone Arts” in USA
- 2014 – “New Freedom for Burmese’s Artists” in USA
- 2015 – “Prospect Myanmar Painting a Transitional State” in Hong Kong
- 2015 – “HK Imaging Myanmar in a Time of Transition” in Hong Kong
- 2015 – “The Thukuma Collection Contemporary Painting for Burma” in Singapore
- 2017 – “Art Revolution Taipei 2017” in Taiwan
- 2017 – “Parasol Art at Leeds” in NYC
- 2017 – “Asia Hotel Art Fair Seoul 2017, AHAF” in Seoul, Korea
- 2018 – “Myanmar-Korea Contemporary Exchange Exhibition”
- 2018 – “Art Revolution Taipei 2018” in Taiwan
Public collections
- Painting Myanmar: Ten Perspectives on a Changing Country” in Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong. Acquired in 2014
- “A Measure of Freedom”, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong. Acquired in 2014
- “The Myanmar Golden Land”, Linden Museum of Stuttgart, Germany. Acquired in 2015
Media“New urmese Artist between Poverty
- “New Burmese Artist between Poverty and Commitment”, II Sole 24 Ore. November 2017 (Digital Version)
- “About Zwe Yan Naing”, Lifestyle Magazine, August 2016, Page 50 – 53 (Print Version)
Awards
- The Best Painting of the Year 2014, Tun Foundation Bank, Yangon, Myanmar
- Championship for International Grand Prize Art Competition, 2017 Art Revolution Taipei (A.R.T.), Taiwan