Since first exhibiting in Sydney in 1992, Savanhdary Vongpoothorn has carved out an enviable reputation. Her work is keenly sought by collectors. The ideas she has developed in her finely textured abstract work commands respect from writers, critics and her artistic peers.

Savanhdary creates her delicate paintings by puncturing the surface of her canvas with pin pricks and gradually building up layers of paint from the front and back of the work. Savandhary utilises diverse elements; tartan, Laotian textiles, Buddhist mandalas, Minimal abstraction and Aboriginal art. These influences are fused on the canvas.