Narong Daun

Summary

Self taught artist Narong Daun takes inspiration from Borneo’s spectacular rainforest and flora and fauna, using art as a means to share her love for nature and advocate for its conservation. Her passion for art and nature are visible in her work where she has developed her own technique and has created beautiful and intricate works. She has a beautiful technique when it comes to blending her colours and has shared that she wants her work to be seen as positive and bright. When viewing her art, you will see a wide range of textures, lines, shapes, and colours. She also tends to create mixed media pieces. Her subjects range from vivid heliconias, hornbills, and orchids blended with Borneo artefacts such as the indigenous motifs of the Orang Ulu.

An indigenous artist from the Bidayuh heartland of Sarawak, she is also renowned for her earlier works of vivid batik silk paintings. Born in 1970, she is the seventh of nine siblings and her parents were farmers. Her unique style has made her one of Sarawak’s most prolific artist. Her solo and joint exhibitions are well attended and her works have been exhibited in numerous galleries and homes in Malaysia, Thailand, India, Australia and Hawaii amongst many others.