The amazingly gifted Cambodian-American Phanith Rama Sovann (in both Khmer and English!)

Phanith Rama Sovann to represent Cambodia in Queen of the Universe Pageant in Jan 2013

The beautiful, talented PICH Sophea

Sopheap Pich's world famous installation.  Sopheap featured in Cambodian Art Emerges From Horrors of a Murderous Past (The New York Times/IHT, 29 Dec. 2010)

Artist/Singer Leang Seckon (especially of the Rubbish Project), Fleur and Theary Seng at the Cambodia International Film Festival, 28 Jan. 2010.  Seckon featured in Cambodian Art Emerges from Horrors of a Murderous Past (The New York Times/IHT, 29 Dec. 2010)

Supreme ballerina Princess Bopha Devi, captured above in artwork by Leang Seckon (always prominent in my apartment); below in the famous photograph.

Young artist Chea Vuthea showing off his drawings with amazing likeness to the photos I've given him!  Please contact Ms. Sivnin EAM if you'd like to have Vuthea draw from your photos.  More images...

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Linda Saphan is a talented, brilliant friend, not to also mention a new mother and married to the very cool filmmaker John Pirozzi.

MORE PHOTOS . . .

Talented photographer Heng Sinith whistling at Bona's Memphis Pub (Phnom Penh, Oct. 2005).

The amazing, sultry voice of Cambodian-American Bochan Huy breaking into mainstream American music scene with her first solo album DESIRES (and recently released music video).  Khmer Bird interview.

The inspirational Cambodian-American rapper praCh Ly and dear friend (Photo: Stephen Carr/Press Telegram); 2 Emmy wins for RESIDUE (Photo: praCh; San Diego, 26 June 2010).  praCh is writing the score "Into the Wild" for the Oscar-nominated documentary Enemy of the People.

Legendary Quincy Jones, tenor Khuon Sethisak, Theary Seng at DCM Mark Storella's residence (Phnom Penh, 2005).

Anne Bass and Sokvannara "Sy" Sar (Vanity Fair article/photos).  I was mesmerized at his performance at Chaktomuk Theatre as part of the new US Embassy inauguration week in 2005 as well as the documentary film premiering at the French Cultural Center.

MORE PHOTOS OF CAMBODIAN ARTISTS . . .

One of the truly, very rare moments I wish I am richer monetarily is when lusting after Eric Raisina Khmer silk designs... If ever I decide to leave the human rights field for the higher-paying private sector, it will not be out of fear from government repression, nor for romantic love but solely to be able to afford Eric's clothes (!).   I live in this embroidered silk dress by Eric (pictured), as you may have noticed from the photos of this dress spotted at various events around the world, here at The Hague, May 2009.

German film director Detlev Buck and Theary Seng at the after-party of Same Same But Different premiere (The Chinese House, 19 Dec. 2009).

In front of CINE LUX where SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT had its Cambodia premiere. Sok Leang, Theary Seng, producer Claus Boje, production designer Udo Kramer, Uncle Ani Seng from Toulouse, Daravuth Seng. (19 Dec. 2009, photo by Jenny Bombasaro-Brady).

Theary Seng enjoying dinner at a Phnom Penh beer garden with SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT crew (Marc Eberle, director Detlev Buck, producer Claus Boje, actor David Kross, etc.) and Marie Naumann of Jewish Museum (Berlin), a few days after premiere, 22 Dec. 2009.

Legendary actress Mia Farrow (Dream for Darfur) and Theary Seng greeting over 150 bulky armed military police with bouquets of lotus flowers as a crowd of journalists and Cambodian human rights community look on (at entrance to Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Jan. 2008).

Amazing singer and humanitarian, U2's Bono, and Theary Seng at press conference prior to P-8 Rock Concert (Rostock, Germany, June 2007).

The very talented and well-read Matt Dillon, Theary Seng, Michael Hayes  and the all too-young staff of Ponlork Restaurant (Phnom Penh, Sept. 2007).

My strand of claim to being an artist is my calligraphy (e.g. the complete book of Psalms) of millennium ago.

The wannabe artist escapes often to Hotel Le Royal for receptions/meetings and the Elephant Bar, when Cambodia becomes too insane, to contemplate why she didn't take up the life of a calligrapher or a contemplative in South Africa's Drakensberg. (Dec. 2009, Roland Neveu).