Bio

Sayon Syprasoeuth, is an interdisciplinary artist, focusing on his personal story as a refugee from Cambodia. He grew up in Thai refugee camp, and emigrated to the United States at the age of seven. His work address past and present issues; triggered by memories of war and trauma, beliefs, spiritual dimensions and life in contemporary time in the United States.

His work has been shown in Cambodia, China, Berlin and throughout the United States. He received his BFA from Long Beach State in 2003 and MFA from Claremont Graduate University (CGU) in 2007.

Since 2008 he has involve with Global Hybrid; an arts exchange between artists in Cambodia, Korea and United States. He is currently a curator for GHOSTS, an artist curated project. He currently lives and work in Long Beach, California.