Censorship and the risk of conscription have forced many artists to flee the country—and face under-representation abroad
The artist was set free in an amnesty of political prisoners, which included his British wife
Artist and his British wife Vicky Bowman are the latest detainees of the brutal junta that has killed thousands of citizens
Proceeds from Artists Against Tyranny auction at Jane Lombard Gallery will support pro-democracy movement in junta-controlled Myanmar
He spent over three months in prison after being arrested at a protest against the military dictatorship that has been ruling the country since February
As junta strengthens hold over country, the economy crumbles and a brutal new wave of the virus takes its toll, the artistic community is in crisis
The situation in the country right now is 'nothing short of dark and desolate', says Nathalie Johnston who runs an art centre in Yangon
Art has played a central role in the country’s civil disobedience movement since its democratically elected government was ousted last month