Linda Saphan
Second Incognito Series #14, 2008
Ink on rice paper
25 x 26 in. (63.5 x 66 cm)
Courtesy of the artist, New York, New York and Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and Van Cleve Fine
Art, San Diego, California

Saphan’s passion for art and her love of Khmer culture has made her one of the most prominent and encouraging voices in the Cambodian art scene. As one of the organizers of the Visual Arts Open Festival in Cambodia, and a founder and coordinator of the Selapak Neari program, Saphan has supported and helped give exposure to women artists across Cambodia. Additionally, the artist launched the Art Rebels Association (a local association of young artists), and curated a group show of eighteen international and Cambodian female artists at the Ministry of Culture.