Kan Nathiwutthikun (Khan Nathi) is a Thai artist living and working in Chiang Mai. She holds a B.A. in Interior Architecture from King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) and a Ph.D. in Regional and Urban Planning from the Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University. With over 30 years of professional experience, she has consistently integrated art into her architectural practice, expanding her research into public spaces and local wisdom, and co-authoring The Urban Wisdom of Jane Jacobs.

Her transition into contemporary art began in 2016 with acrylic and wood-based works, leading to a nine-year collaboration with Mit Jai Inn as an assistant and exhibition installer. Her architectural expertise shaped major international projects including Sunshower (Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 2017), 21st Biennale of Sydney, Art Basel Hong Kong (2019), Color in Cave (MACAN, Jakarta), Weaving in Dreamworld (Ikon Gallery, UK, 2020), Aichi Triennale(Japan, 2022), and APT11 (QAGOMA, Australia, 2024).

The Aichi Triennale experience ignited her independent practice—exploring natural dyeing, short film, and meditative processes. In 2023, she debuted at the 17th Biennale Jogja (Indonesia) with two large-scale earth-dyed textile installations: a suspended bamboo-framed outdoor work, and a layered tent-like structure in a traditional Javanese building, paired with a short looping film. In 2025, she participated in a group show with the lead artist in ART on FIRE at BACC and Aswin Culture and Contemporary Art."

Her current practice investigates materials such as fabric, clay, charcoal, ash, and reclaimed wood. Often working in monochrome, she assembles large-scale compositions from smaller elements, pushing the boundaries of materiality while fostering an ongoing dialogue between human, nature, and social phenomenon.