Ma Thanegi

Ma Thanegi was born in Myanmar and educated
 at the Methodist English High School, the State School of Fine Arts, the Institute of Economics and the Institute of Foreign Languages where she studied French and German.
 Her original career is as a painter and her first participation in a group show was in 1967 at the
 first modern group show of Myanmar, held at the YMCA. The other leading artists of the time who participated were Paw Oo Thet, Sunn Myint, Aung Taik etc. Since then she has participated in many annual group shows and seven solo exhibitions.
 She is a contributing editor at The Myanmar
 Times, an English language weekly and editor of Enchanting Myanmar a travel magazine. She has written many articles on art and culture of Myanmar.
 She lives in Yangon, Myanmar.

Published works:

The Illusion of Life: Burmese Marionettes published by the White Orchid Press, Bangkok,1994.
Native Tourist: In Search of Turtle Eggs
 published by Swiftwinds Books, Yangon, 2000.
 Translated into German and published in 2002 by Horlemann Verlag as Pilgereise in Myanmar.
 Pocketbook German edition, Unionsverlag, Switzerland, 2004. Second English edition published by Silkworm Books, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2004.
Paw Oo Thet: His Life and Creativity
 published by Swiftwinds Books, Yangon, 2004.
An Introduction to Myanmar Cuisine
 Asia House, Yangon, 2004.
Inle: Blue Sea in the Shan hills
 Asia House,Yangon, 2004.
Myanmar Architecture: Cities of Gold
 photos by Barry Broman
 Times Editions, Singapore, 2005


In the process of publication:

Myanmar, land of serenity


As yet unpublished manuscripts:

The History of Myanmar Art
 photos by Sein Myo Myint
Legacy of the Royal Court
 photos by Achim Bunz