After a friend recommended Colors of Cambodia, I spent every Saturday and Sunday studying there, but with no expectation of ever being an art teacher. The Colors of Cambodia teachers were really friendly, easy-going, and always doing their best to assist all of their students. They inspired us and provided art lessons, paving the way for us to achieve success as artists.

After graduating from school, I worked for a few years in banking and finance, but the Colors of Cambodia teachers encouraged me to become a teacher. Like my teachers before me, I hope to give my students the enjoyment and happiness of art.

I was trained as a fine artist at the Malaysian Institute of Art in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I have twenty-plus years experience in teaching art to children in Malaysia, and since 2007 I have been involved with teaching art at Colors of Cambodia in Siem Reap.

Over time I have organised many exhibitions and events, and helped raise funds for Colors of Cambodia. I have also provided training for Colors of Cambodia teachers, helped obtain sponsorships for 170 local Khmer students, which has enabled them to go back to school and continue their education.

I believe that we should play our role and, no matter how small our contribution is, at least we have done something for those in need.

I did three years of art school training in the U.K. Later I studied art history and theory and took courses on exhibitions and galleries. I have worked as a designer and as a curator and art writer. I am, incidentally, a qualified British social worker and successfully ran Art and Literature workshops for adults with mental health problems.

I am the founder-editor of Dusun, an e-magazine dedicated to Asian art and writing, now in its fifth year, and have written about Colors of Cambodia there.

I am a consultant for Malaysian students in creative writing, and assist my wife, Honey Khor, with projects connected to Colors of Cambodia, including art history workshops.

Foo Kwee Horng (Art Foo) turned to full-time painting in 2010, after having been an art teacher for 15 years. Apart from painting, he does part-time teaching to teachers and students of mainstream schools at various levels under the National Arts Council's Artist Mentor Scheme. He is a regular volunteer at Colours of Cambodia in Siem Reap and conducts art sessions for the teachers and students there once a year.

Thy Channarak

Birthdate: November 21st, 2002
Favorite Medium: Watercolor and Pencil
Fun Fact: "I play guitar and keyboard and really love music."
Why I like Colors of Cambodia: "Because I have a lot of friends here and there are good teachers. I'm also learning from everybody."

Som Narath

Birthdate: 10 th July 2001
Favorite type of work: Landscape I love leaning like light and shadow
Fun Fact: l like making the thing that entreating
Why I like Colors of Cambodia: Because I want to be a foremost artist in Cambodia

Lon Salone

Birthdate: 30 th September 2002
Favorite Medium: Pencil Drawing
Fun Fact: “Do house work, reading and drawing”
Why I like Colors of Cambodia: “Because I like drawing and colors Of Cambodia teach from the beginning”

Kosal

My birthdate: 27th June 1999
My favorite medium: I like pencil dawing water color and oils painting.
Fun Fact: I like to play musicals instrument and painting when I have free time
Why I like Colors of Cambodia: Before I thought when we paint the painting just paint for only selling. My perception changed after I came to Colors Of Cambodia. When we are stresses and bad mood we can paint the painting. We can telling our feelings by our painting. So now I think that painting not just only selling but it's also about feeling. That why I love ❤️ Colors of Cambodia. It is not only school or gallery but it is also my second home

Special thanks to our guest volunteers...

Levy Chan

Birthdate: September 2nd, 2002
Favorite Medium: Acrylic and Watercolor
Fun Fact: "I have a wild imagination and love making cartoons and temples."
Why I love Colors of Cambodia: "The best thing about coming here is continuing my passion, as there are no art programs in schools here."

Mon Seyhak

Birthdate: January 4th, 2008
Favorite Medium: Watercolor
Fun Fact: "I like playing games and going for walks."
What I like about Colors of Cambodia: "I like drawing and painting so much. Colors of Cambodia is a good school and I want to be a designer or engineer in the future!"

Vuthy Lim

Birthdate: 2nd November 1998
Favorite type of work: Pencil drawing
Fun Fact: Like to Sketching some view
I have studied about art since 2009 at Colors of Cambodia.
Why I love Colors of Cambodia: because I love drawing very much and I want to be designer.

Chhai

I was born in 1998, in Siem Reap. I stop study at grade 7 because of my family can’t afford. I am happy to have opportunity to learn art at Colors of Cambodia.

Thank you to everyone who are supporting this project.

Chann Sotheaknine

Birthdate: 26 th May 2000
Favorite type of work: I love tattoo and relief style of art and my favorite thing here is the broad range of styles we are taught
Fun Fact: like to play soccer
Why I like Colors of Cambodia: I want to be a tattoo artist.

Thorn Thoeun

I was born in 2001.
Favorite artwork : colors pencil
Fun Fact: sleeping and reading
Why I like Colors of Cambodia: I want to be both tour guide and artist. When I have free time from my work I can do my art work.
I love colors of Cambodia and very thankful to teacher Phany and teacher Sokoun for teaching me drawing and painting.

Sopheakdrey

Birthdate: 28 th December 2002
I have studied about art since 2009 at Color of Cambodia
Favorite Medium: Water colors
Fun Fact: “Fishing, making an arrow, planting flower and watch Art Video ”
Why I like Colors of Cambodia: “ Because I want to be and Artist in the future”

Lim Sopheary

Birthdate: January 15th, 2008
Favorite Medium: Watercolors
Fun Fact: "I like listening to music!"
Why I like Colors of Cambodia: "Because I want to be a designer/engineer in the future!"