Ba Kyi

Ba Kyi, FRSA (Burmese: ဘကြည် [ba̰ tɕì]; 17 July 1912 – 15 April 2000) was a well-known and prolific Burmese artist. He was initially trained in western painting, but in the post-World War II independence period, he initiated a revival of Traditional painting, borrowing from the Western training he had received as well as his own cultural heritage of painting styles and techniques.

In this Burmese name, the given name is Ba Kyi. There is no family name.
Ba Kyi
ဘကြည်
Born(1912-07-17)17 July 1912
Kyaikto, British Burma
Died15 April 2000(2000-04-15) (aged 87)
Yangon, Myanmar
NationalityBurmese
EducationApprentice to Ba Nyan, École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts (Paris), Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania School of Fine Arts
Known forPainting
MovementNeo-Traditional Burmese Painting
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