Kaung Kyaw Khine was born in Sittwe, Rakhine State in 1982. Encouraged by his
father, a commercial artist and practitioner of traditional Rakhine drumming, he
moved to Yangon to attend the State School of Fine Arts from 2003 to 2007. Since
graduation, he has worked as a full-time artist.
kaung kyaw khine
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Rakhine drummers
2013
Acrylic on canvas
36″ x 60″
![](https://bc75f5.n3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2013-029-Kaung-Kyaw-Khine.jpg?time=1721827423)
Rakhine drummers
2013
Acrylic on canvas
36″ x 60″
![](https://bc75f5.n3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2013-027-Kaung-Kyaw-Khine.jpg?time=1721827423)
Rakhine drummers
2013
Acrylic on canvas
36″ x 48″
This painting has been donated to Singapore Management University
![](https://bc75f5.n3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2013-026-Kaung-Kyaw-Khine.jpg?time=1721827423)
Rakhine drummer
2013
Acrylic on canvas
36″ x 48″
![](https://bc75f5.n3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2013-022-Kaung-Kyaw-Khine.jpg?time=1721827423)
Rakhine drummers
2013
Acrylic on canvas
48″ x 72″
![](https://bc75f5.n3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2012-012-Kaung-Kyaw-Khine.jpg?time=1721827423)
Rakhine drummer
2012
Acrylic on canvas
36″ x 48″
![](https://bc75f5.n3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2013-021-Kaung-Kyaw-Khine.jpg?time=1721827423)
Rakhine drummer
2013
Acrylic on canvas
36″ x 48″
![](https://bc75f5.n3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2012-021-Kaung-Kyaw-Khine-16.1.13.jpg?time=1721827423)
Rakhine drummer
2013
Acrylic on canvas
36″ x 48″
This painting has been donated to Singapore Management University
For an analysis of this painting, please visit: https://artcollections.smu.edu.sg/collections/painting/rakhine-drummer
![](https://bc75f5.n3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2012-020-Kaung-Kyaw-Khine-16.1.13.jpg?time=1721827423)
Rakhine drummers
2012
Acrylic on canvas
36″ x 48″
![](https://bc75f5.n3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2012-011-Kaung-Kyaw-Khine-16.1.13.jpg?time=1721827423)
2012
Acrylic on canvas
30″ x 36″
![](https://bc75f5.n3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2013-024-Kaung-Kyaw-Khine.jpg?time=1721827423)
Rakhine drummer
2013
Acrylic on canvas
36″ x 48″
![](https://bc75f5.n3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2013-027-Kaung-Kyaw-Khine1.jpg?time=1721827423)
Rakhine drummer
2013
Acrylic on canvas
36″ x 48″
![](https://bc75f5.n3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2013-023-Kaung-Kyaw-Khine.jpg?time=1721827423)
Rakhine drummers
2013
Acrylic on canvas
48″ x 72″
![](https://bc75f5.n3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2013-028-Kaung-Kyaw-Khine.jpg?time=1721827423)
Rakhine drummers
2013
Acrylic on canvas
36″ x 60″
![](https://bc75f5.n3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2013-026-Kaung-Kyaw-Khine1.jpg?time=1721827423)
Rakhine drummer
2013
Acrylic on canvas
36″ x 48″
![](https://bc75f5.n3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/kkk.jpg?time=1721827423)
Rakhine drummer
2015
Acrylic on canvas
30″ x 36″
This painting featured in a touring show on US campuses, 2016-23
![](https://bc75f5.n3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/kkk-small.jpg?time=1721827423)
Rakhine drummer
2015
Acrylic on canvas
18″ x 24″
![](https://bc75f5.n3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/kkk-2016.jpg?time=1721827423)
Ancient kingdom
2016
Acrylic on canvas
30″ x 36″
This painting has been donated to Singapore Management University
![](https://bc75f5.n3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/DSC_7413-scaled.jpg?time=1721827423)
2014
Acrylic on canvas
36″ x 36″
This painting has been donated to Singapore Management University