Napat Leelahapong

Stone Leela

Visual Artist & Art Educator

Stone Leela (Napat Leelahapong) is a Thai contemporary visual artist and art educator based in Bangkok. His practice explores emotions, memory, and inner experiences through abstract visual language, working across both two-dimensional and three-dimensional media. Emphasizing process over fixed narratives, his works function as open spaces for interpretation, inviting viewers to connect personal experiences with visual form.

He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Chiang Mai University, and received the Outstanding Thesis Award in 2017. His works have been presented in solo and group exhibitions, including Emotion Diary 365 and Emotional Virus, and he was selected to participate in Bangkok Illustration Fair 2025.

Alongside his studio practice, Stone Leela works as a government secondary school art teacher. This dual role shapes his artistic perspective, positioning art as a space for learning, reflection, and sustainable creative growth.