About Borderline

Borderline Gallery is excited to announce our group show at Sangdee Gallery in Chiang Mai. The show will open Wednesday November 2nd at 7PM and run until November 10th.

Participating artists are A Hein Kyaw, Bobo, Htut Aung, Ko Win Htet, La Sam, Myat Thein Zaw, Nid, Sein Sein Lin, Saw Poe Dah, Saw Wi Htun, U Soe Win and Wunna Zaw. Our artists come from a variety of backgrounds and a range of inspirations; please check out their bios here on our website.

Sangdee gallery is a beautiful space located in the trendy Nimmanhaemin area of Chiang Mai, on a quiet soi off Sirimangkhalajarn. We’re really looking forward to meeting new friends in Chiang Mai and discussing the border situation with them. Bobo and Sein Sein Lin will be traveling to the event to share their experiences with those unfamiliar with life in Mae Sot.

Borderline will also be bringing our fair-trade handicrafts to sell, and The Best Friend Library will be on-site to sell DVDs, t-shirts, books to support their work for the people of Burma. Looking forward to seeing you there!

On Thursday 6th October, Borderline Gallery will open its newest exhibition, “DREAMSEEKERS”, a dual show between longtime member artists Sein Sein Lin and Saw Wi Htun.

Sein Sein Lin is Borderline Gallery’s only female member artist, always bringing a different, fresh perspective to her works. For this exhibition, she was inspired by her dreams, as well as her new experiences overseas. Sein Sein Lin uses many different mediums, including water color, acrylic and oil.

Saw Wi Htun also visualized his dreams through his work, using his favorite medium: acrylic. Saw Wi Htun describes his challenges by saying, “Dreams are so difficult to catch and turn into still images”.

We as the viewers are welcomed by the artists to explore their dreams through their work. The exhibition is a great opportunity to ask Sein Sein Lin and Saw Wi Htun to describe their inspirations.

The opening will be on Thursday 6th Oct from 6-9 pm and will continue until 21st Oct. Delicious Burmese refreshment will be prepared by the Borderline Kitchen.

“Striking Beauty”, Borderline’s newest exhibition, celebrates Burmese women as seen through the eyes of artist Wunna Zaw.
 
Wunna Zaw uses oil, watercolor and pastels to express Burmese women in all their grace. Whether he is depicting the natural female form o market vendors going about their everyday business, the artist strives to convey his admiration for women through his work.

“Striking Beauty” is Wanna Zaw’s second solo exhibition at Borderline and opens Thursday, September 8th. Please join us from 6 pm – 9 pm to enjoy these new pieces and meet the artist. Snacks and drinks will be provided by Borderline Tea Garden.

We hope to see you on Thursday,
BORDERLINE GALLERY

As we mentioned earlier on our site, we are hoping to hold an exhibition of Borderline artists in Chiang Mai later this year, likely in November. We’ve visited the Sangdee Gallery, near Chiang Mai’s Central Mall, and are very excited the possibilities there. The space is beautifully-designed with lots of natural light, the curators are very interested in sharing our Burmese culture with the Chiang Mai community, and there is plenty of space to display Borderline’s range of handicrafts as well.

We still need to continue fundraising, however. In addition to gallery rental fees, we need transportation costs for the artwork as well as for a few of our artists who are able to travel out of Mae Sot. Rather than putting up a new solo show in August, we have renewed our special fundraising exhibition featuring multiple member artists. New pieces have been added, many of which are donations by our members that can be used to raise money for the Chiang Mai exhibition.

We are also happy to take donations of course, and have placed donation boxes in Borderline’s shop. We greatly appreciate the contributions we received during our anniversary party, and would be thankful for any additional funds we can put towards this traveling show. This would be a wonderful experience for our member artists, so we’d love all the support we can get. Thank you!

Please see photos of our fundraising exhibition below, and be sure to visit us during the month of August!

The 7th Anniversary of Borderline Collective was a great success! The party was held on July 15th, with perfect weather and lots of friends. We really appreciate everyone who came out to celebrate with us! Please take a look at our photos on Facebook.

Our guests enjoyed a delicious menu from the Tea Shop, including ginger salad, samosas, fresh fruit, iced lime tea and lemongrass juice. Kids from the Good Morning migrant school arrived early, eager for the entertainment. The music students of the group Dandelion, from Tainan National University of Art in Taiwan, began at 7pm with violin, flute, and singing performances. Up next was Babymime from Bangkok, a huge crowd-pleaser with their comedy antics. Babymime has now given five charity performances at Borderline, and we’re always thrilled to have them visit Mae Sot!

While the evening was mostly perfect, we did make one error. As previously posted on our blog, this year we intend to bring work from our Borderline Gallery members to Chiang Mai for a special exhibition. Sales from the current Borderline exhibition raise funds for the gallery fees and transportation costs we need. In addition, we wanted to solicit a few donations as well. We were so busy preparing for the party that we accidentally marked the donation box incorrectly! While we have raised funds for migrant schools during past anniversary parties, we hope our supporters understand that this year, the donations raised–more than 3000 THB!–will support the Chiang Mai exhibition instead.

Thanks again to everyone who came, and for everyone who has supported Borderline’s handicraft shop, gallery, and tea garden over the years. We hope to serve the community for many more years to come!

We’re having a sale! Visit Borderline through August 31st to get 10-20% off selected handmade products, including bags, clothing and scarves from various women’s collective members. And as thanks for your support, you’ll receive coupons to our fabulous Tea Garden!

-Purchase 1000 THB worth of merchandise and get a free drink.
-Purchase 2000 THB worth and get 50 THB off your tea shop bill.
-Purchase 3000 THB worth and get 90 THB off your bill.