Mechelle Bounpraseuth
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Artist Profile: Mechelle Bounpraseuth
Mechelle Bounpraseuth’s ceramics tenderly pay homage to her domestic life in suburban South Western Sydney as the child of Southeast Asian refugees.

Mechelle Bounpraseuth: My parents didn’t cross the Mekong River so I could shit in a hole
Chalk Horse presents work by Mechelle Bounpraseuth.


Firstdraft Auction 2020 goes online
Virtual auction for one of Australia’s longest running artist-led orgs.

Firstdraft celebrates 10 years of fundraising for artist support
Firstdraft’s 10th anniversary fundraising auction features work donated by more than 80 artists.

Under The Radar: Mechelle Bounpraseuth
Deadpan humour and unflinching honesty are hallmarks of Bounpraseuth’s work. She depicts the detritus of city life: cigarette butts, crushed cans and chip packets; scavenging ibis and wide-eyed pigeons.