Natee Utarit (b. 1970, Bangkok) studied at the College of Fine Art in 1987 and at Silpakorn University in 1991, both in Bangkok.  

Utarit’s practice focuses on the exploration of the medium of painting which he uses to question classical Western art. He works with light and perspective as a means to explore different forms of image making. His complex pictures, which employs wide-ranging metaphors usually in the format of the traditional still life, allude to Thailand’s current sociopolitical landscapes. 

Utarit’s exhibitions include Déjà vu: When the Sun Rises in the West, Art Centre, Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (2022), Déjà vu, Fondazione Made in Cloister, Naples, Italy (2020), Optimism is Ridiculous: The Altarpieces, The Private Museum, Singapore (2018), Optimism is Ridiculous: The Altarpieces, National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia (2017), Optimism is Ridiculous: The Altarpieces, Ayala Museum, Manila, the Philippines (2017), Illustration of the Crisis, Bangkok University Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand (2013), After Painting, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore (2010) and The Amusement of Dreams, Hope and Perfection, Art Center of Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (2007).  

Recent group exhibitions include The Spirit of Maritime Crossing, Palazzo Mangilli Valmarana, Venice, Italy (2024), The Possibility of an Island: Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia, Cromwell Place, London, UK (2020), We Do Not Dream Alone, Asia Society Triennial, New York, USA (2021), Beyond Bliss, Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Bangkok, Thailand (2018), Contemporary Chaos, Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium, Norway (2018), Thai Eye, BACC, Bangkok, Thailand and Saatchi Gallery, London, UK (2016/2015), Art of ASEAN, Bank Negara Museum and Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2015), Time of Others, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan (2015) and Asian Art Biennale 2013: Everyday Life, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan (2013). 

His work is part of many renowned public collections, such as the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore, Bangkok University, Bangkok, as well as private collections in Europe and Asia.