Vong Phaophanit (born 1961) is a Laotian-born British artist based in London.

Phaophanit is best known for his large-scale installations, which incorporate a wide range of materials including ash, silk, rice, rubber, wax and often light.

[citation needed] Born in Savannakhet, Laos in 1961,[1] Vong Phaophanit was educated in Paris and later studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Aix en Provence, in France.

In 1993 he was short-listed for the Turner Prize,[2] and in 1994 was awarded the DAAD fellowship in Berlin.

[citation needed] His work was exhibited at the Third Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Brisbane, Australia, 1999;[3] Shanghai Biennale 2004; Void Gallery in Derry in 2005; The Quiet in the Land, Luang Prabang in 2006; and Gropius Bau, Berlin ("The Tropics") in 2008.