Chavalit Soemprungsuk

[1] Soemprungsuk was born in Khon Kaen, Thailand, located in the country's northeast Isan region, on 30 July 1939.

[1] Soemprungsuk then moved to Amsterdam to enroll at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (State Academy of Fine Arts).

[1] Soemprungsuk worked in several different visual arts throughout his career, including realistic and abstract paintings and sculpture.

[1] Most recently, Soemprungsuk returned to Bangkok in the spring of 2020 for a public exhibition as part of the 80+ Art Festival Thailand.

[1] Soemprungsuk had several pre-existing conditions, including heart disease and lymphoma, before he began exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 on 10 April 2020.