Phaptawan Suwannakudt is an interdisciplinary Thai Australian artist based in Sydney and Bangkok. Informed by women issues, cross-cultural dialogue, and her Buddhist upbringing, Suwannakudt works with traditional Thai mural painting and was the first woman to lead a temple mural painting team in Thailand at Wat Srikhomkam, Phayao province. She is a recipient of the Australia Council grant (2001, 2011, 2018), the NAVA artist grant (2010, 2013), and a grant from the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, Ministry of Culture, Thailand (2012, 2024).