Exhibition · 1 Nov 2026 – end of Jan 2027

Festive Party: three Bangkok character artists throw one party at O.D.S. Siam Discovery

On 1 November 2026, Nat Somdee, Jeff Aphisit and JAYOTO open Festive Party at the O.D.S. Store in Siam Discovery: their first group exhibition together, built around one artwork they drew as a team.

Festive Party joint artwork by Nat Somdee, Jeff Aphisit and JAYOTO: SOMDEE's spiky crew tumbles in from the left, Mr J leads a pink and purple neon crowd up the middle, and JAYOTO's cats close the frame on the right
Festive Party, the joint artwork by Nat Somdee, Jeff Aphisit and JAYOTO. It covers the 180 × 211 cm front frame at O.D.S.

At a glance

Exhibition
Festive Party
Dates
1 November 2026 to the end of January 2027
Venue
O.D.S. Store, Siam Discovery, Bangkok
Hours
Siam Discovery opening hours
Admission
Free
Artists
Nat Somdee · Jeff Aphisit · JAYOTO
Presented by
Mello Studio

One frame, three artists

Festive Party starts with a single artwork that three artists drew together, layer by layer. Each artist added their own characters to the same canvas, so the finished piece reads like one party where everyone burst in at once.

  1. Nat Somdee opened the frame. His SOMDEE crew, black and white figures with needle-sharp heads, tumbles in from the lower left on blue and orange ribbons.
  2. Jeff Aphisit took the middle. His character Mr J punches into the air in a pink and purple neon crowd of hearts, stars and grinning blobs.
  3. JAYOTO closed the frame on the right. His Bangkok street cats climb the edge in a red beret, a striped top hat and a green sneaker, with a gift box on top.

Green streamers run through all three parts and tie them into one scene. At O.D.S. the artwork is printed edge to edge on the 180 × 211 cm front frame, the first thing visitors see from the store's walkway.

The party can't stay inside the frame. It spills onto the floor and leads you to the wall.

Meet the artists

Three Bangkok artists, three signature characters, three very different worlds, jumping into one frame to celebrate the end of the year.

Portrait of Nat Somdee

Nat Somdee is a Thai character artist who works across sculpture and paint. His character SOMDEE is a small, needle-headed figure who can't hide what he feels: every emotion comes out through the needles on his head. Nat designs, sculpts, casts and hand-finishes every figure, including the resin figures Keep Me Safe in the Dark and Keep Me Safe in the Light, and paints SOMDEE on canvas and walls.

SOMDEE painting by Nat Somdee: two black spiky SOMDEE characters leaping through white flames on an octagonal canvas
SOMDEE on an octagonal canvas, by Nat Somdee
Portrait of Jeff Aphisit

Jeff Aphisit mixes sci-fi, cyberpunk, manga and surrealism, told like a diary through his character Mr J. Mr J is a companion who grew up with Jeff, born from video games, comics and 90s culture, and lives in loud, neon-coloured worlds. Jeff's work has appeared in collaborations with brands including Mercedes-Benz, Singha and Playmobil.

Mr J by Jeff Aphisit: a pink-haired character with a bandage on his nose under a stack of neon patterned boxes
Mr J, by Jeff Aphisit
Portrait of JAYOTO

JAYOTO's world belongs to Bangkok's stray cats: sharp-eyed and striped, in big gloves, loud sneakers and patterned suits, piling up and fighting for the frame. His cats bring the city's streets into a gallery setting.

Painting by JAYOTO: a grey and blue striped cat in a suit and green tie, holding a small orange cat, on a red background
Striped cat in a suit, by JAYOTO

Walk through the party

The 5 × 5 m space beside the O.D.S. sign is designed as one loop: see the frame, follow a trail, stay at the wall, take something home.

  1. See: the Front Frame. The joint artwork faces the walkway, so the party catches your eye before you reach the store.
  2. Follow: the floor trails. At the base of the frame, each artist's characters step out onto the floor. Three trails of about 1.8 m lead in different directions: SOMDEE's to his table, Mr J's to the front left, and JAYOTO's cats out to the walkway.
  3. Stay: the Gallery Wall. Six framed works, two by each artist, hang in a gentle wave across a 360 cm white wall. A vinyl line runs from the floor through every frame and changes colour with each artist: blue for Nat Somdee, pink for Jeff Aphisit, green for JAYOTO. In front of the wall, a joint floor piece by all three ties the trails together.
  4. Go behind: the artist story wall. Walk round the back of the gallery wall to meet the artists, with a portrait, short story in English and Thai, and signature character for each.

Every artist gets the same space: one trail, one part of the joint floor piece, two framed works, one story column and one table.

Take the party home

The loop ends at three merch tables, one per artist and dressed in that artist's colour. Visitors can pick up postcards and prints from each artist, and every framed work on the gallery wall carries a label with its title, size and price.

Plan your visit

Festive Party opens on Sunday 1 November 2026 and runs until the end of January 2027 at the O.D.S. Store, Siam Discovery, Bangkok. Admission is free, and the exhibition is open during Siam Discovery's opening hours. Siam Discovery sits next to BTS Siam station.

Follow the artists

Media and partnership enquiries

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High-resolution images of the joint artwork and artist portraits are available on request.

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