Introduction

Yeyint Naing is a research-based visual artist from Myanmar, currently living in Chiang Mai, Thailand, where he is pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts at Chiang Mai University.

His research and artistic practice focus on diaspora and displacement, particularly examining how such individuals reconstruct their identities and navigate new environments. He is especially interested in queer displacement and the ways queer bodies negotiate belonging across cultural and political boundaries. His practice spans painting, moving image, photography, and mixed-media installation.

Since moving to Thailand in 2024, he has exhibited in Tokyo, Bali, Yangon, and Bangkok, and co-curated Noise In/Play Out at ‘6060 Art Space’ in Bangkok. His recent work has been exhibited at the ASEAN Queer Cultural Festival, Museum Siam, the Bangkok Art and Cultural Centre (BACC), and Treasure Hill Artist Village, Taiwan.

He is currently developing his MFA thesis titled Fragmented Homes: Poetics of Queer Identity and Displacement in Contemporary Visual Art.