ABOUT FIAT NATTANAN

Personal Profile

Nattanan Sornpeng is a clinical art therapist, artist, and creative community builder based in Thailand. She is a professional member of the Quebec Art Therapy Association (AATQ), along with being a clinical supervisor for art therapy students at IPATT Institute at the postgraduate level.

Nattanan has a background in fine and applied arts, multimedia design, and art therapy, and her creative work explores relationships between healing, self-exploration, and cultural roots.

Nattanan is the founder of Samata Studio, an online creative arts and healing service, and Co-painting Space, a community art studio for people of all ages in Phitsanulok. Nattanan co-initiates and facilitates community initiatives that use art as a medium to empower and explore cultural identity.

Nattanan's creative activity incorporates storytelling, mixed media, and therapeutic modalities for meaningful creative engagement, contemplative inner dialog, and social change.

Nattanan Sornpeng, Thai registered art therapist and artist.

Education

2023-2025

Humber College, Toronto, Canada

Diploma in Multimedia Design & Development (Honours)

2016-2022

International Program of Art Therapy in Thailand

Post-Bachelor Diploma in Clinical Art Therapy

2008-2011

Thammasat University,

Bangkok, Thailand

BA in Fine and Applied Arts (Fashion Design)

Experiences

2019–Present

Samata Studio

Founder & Art Therapist

Created a hybrid art and healing space that supported emotional wellness through art therapy.
Coordinated community-based workshops for self-exploration and inner healing for all age groups.
Cultivated inclusive, non-judgmental creative spaces grounded in self-expression and self-care.

2021–Present

Srinakharinwirot University (SWU)

Guest Lecturer – Art Therapy

Deliver lectures focused on theories of art therapy, case examples, and creative facilitation techniques
Inspire students to think about using art as a medium for healing and as an avenue toward community involvement

2020–Present

Co-painting Space

Founder and director

Developed an open art space that is available to individuals of all ages and backgrounds, elevating art as an accessible opportunity for rest, relaxation, reflection, and expression.
Developed drop-in painting events and local art outings that support emerging artists and engage the community.
Organized outdoor and health & wellness art workshops that intertwined art with life.

2023–Present

Art in The Garden

Co-founder and director

Coordinated outdoor community art events, featuring exhibitions, music, family workshops, and local creativity.
Came to be seen as eliminating distinctions between art spaces and ordinary spaces.

2017–2021

Roong Aroon School

Art Therapist

Provided individual and group art therapy sessions with children and adolescents.
Design art therapy programs that were aligned with, and incorporate, holistic and progressive education.
Facilitated emotional development through creativity and process-based activities.

2025–Present

International Program of Art Therapy in Thailand

Clinical Art Therapy supervisor

Provide ongoing monitoring and direct guidance to art therapy students during their field practicum, fostering both personal and professional development.
Advise students in combining theory with practice, and encouraging reflective processes and ethical awareness in real-world therapeutic settings.