SAO Sreymao (b. 1986, refugee camp) is a Cambodian multidisciplinary artist working across painting, photography, digital drawing, sculpture, and performance. She graduated from Phare Ponleu Selpak’s School of Visual and Applied Arts and participated in the Sa Sa Art Projects Contemporary Art Class in 2016.

Her practice explores personal expression and memories, as well as the changing physical and psychological landscapes of Cambodian urban and rural communities. She has also collaborated with various writers and creative practitioners in visual storytelling and published a number of publications.

Her recent solo exhibitions include The Breath – Through the Sea at Vila-Sul Goethe Bahia, Brazil (2025), Breathing Thread at Shophouse, Phnom Penh (2023), and Samput Sor at Silapak Trotchaek Pneik by YK Art House, Phnom Penh (2022). Her work has been presented internationally across Southeast Asia, Europe, Australia, and the United States.