Jirat Ratthawongjirakul is the current director of Gallery VER and is one of the establishers of N22 art district, Bangkok. His career path in art and cultural management began with his first position as project coordinator at The Jim Thompson Art Center in 2010. He left the Center in 2011 to further his career and skills at an art handler company Supernormal Studio as a project manager. In September 2011, he started his career as gallery manager at Gallery VER, a contemporary art gallery founded in 2006 by a collective of artists including Rirkrit Tiravanija, Patara Chanruechachai, among others. Jirat Ratthawongjrakul was promoted to gallery director in 2016, the same time where Gallery VER flourished and found its new home at Soi Narathiwas 22. With collaboration among the peers of the Bangkok art scene, he finally established N22 art district in an edgy warehouse compound, where he aims to build a contemporary art community where artists and curators, both local and international, can exchange ideas, build networks, start new projects, and host events. Gallery VER serves as a platform for both established and emerging artists to exhibit their artworks. N22, on the other hand, is now growing in size, with a variety of cultural activities including art exhibitions, talks, film screenings, residency programs, and etc. Through Gallery VER and its artistic neighbours, the area has become one of the most well-known hub for art and culture that connects the art scene in Thailand.