The ÀNI Art Academies Thailand and Sri Lanka participants of Mango Art Festival 2026 had a successful showing of their work.
In attendance to the exhibition was many prominent figures from around the globe, including, two former Prime Ministers of Thailand, Abhisit Vejjajiva and Chuan Leekpai.
In addition to politicians, several movers and shakers in the global art market attended and added ÀNI artists’ works to their collections. Thai artist, Mr. Chatchawan Rodklongtan, purchased Kushan Karandeniya’s charcoal drawing “Bloom” and gave several apprentices a tour of his vast home collection, which consists of four floors of artwork.
Art collector, Natta Noire, has added Methsara D. Arachchige’s pastel drawing “Nature’s Counterplan” to his acquisitions.
Founders of France’s Naia Museum, Manu Van H and Patrice “Pit” Hubert, acquired alumni Aekarat Sakda’s 3d Model, “Mask of Ringmaxak”. The New Academy of Imaginary Arts or NAIA Museum, (also known as the “Museum-Gallery of the Arts of the Imaginary”) is dedicated to fantastic and visionary art. The museum is in a castle in the municipality of Rochefort-en-Terre.
