Sunny Apinchapong-Yang Biography
Sunny Apinchapong-Yang was born in Bangkok, Thailand, where his Chinese
parents settled after World war ll. He arrived in the United States in
1970 where he received his first formal art instruction. He attended
Art Center College and California State University, Los Angeles,
earning both a B. A. and M.A. degrees in Fine Arts. In 1977, Sunny
began studying painting on a scholarship at the Sergei Bongart School
of Los Angeles, and later worked as Mr. Bongart's assistant.
From 1987 to 1989
Sunny lived in Dublin, Ireland and participated in exhibition sponsored
by the Royal Academy of Arts, and a one man show at the Poloone Gallery
in Dublin. He has won numerous awards for his paintings in regional
competitions and has held private workshops around the country. In
addition, Sunny has taught at Brandes Art Institute in Taos, New
Mexico. Sunny is a Signature Member of the California Art Club and a
member of its Board of Advisors. He has held a few solo exhibitions at
the Moresberg Gallery in Los Angeles and in 1984, a one-man exhibition
as well as, 1991 a duo exhibition at the the Frye Museum in Seattle,
Washington.
Sunny has worked on
several Walt Disney Feature animation movies since 1992, as a
background artist and art director. He recently is working in the
creative division of Dreamworks Animation.
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