BIOGRAPHY

1971 Born in Quang Binh, Vietnam

1995  BA, College of Arts – Hue University, Hue, Vietnam (Specialization in Graphics)

1995-1996 Certificated (Post B.F.A.) Hanoi University of Industrial Fine Arts in Graphic Design

2012 MFA Visual Arts, Maha Sarakham University, Thailand

Founded Trúc Chỉ (Bamboo papercraft) and Vietnamese Trúc Chỉ Art Project

Lecturer in Graphic Arts at Hue University - College of Arts

Member of Hue Literature and Art Association

Lives and works in Hue

TRIỂN LÃM CÁ NHÂN

2022 Lotus in Spontaneity- on Paper, Hue Fine Arts Museum, Hue

2013 Dream Behind Clump of Bamboo Through “TRÚC CHỈ” Art, XQ Nha Trang, Vietnam

2012 TRÚC CHỈ Art, XQ Historical Village, Dalat, Vietnam

1997 DO paper painting exhibition “The Fall”, Hue

DO paper painting exhibition“Vong”, IDECAF, HCMC, Vietnam

EXHIBITIONS

2023 The Art of Graphic - From Tradition to Contemporary – Series “Road to Sunshine”, Anh Duong Art Space, Long Bien Golf Club, Hanoi

2022 Ngẫu liên - Confluence — Exhibition of Domonique Rousseau & Phan Hải Bằng, French Institue of Vietnam at Hue

Le quadrilatère discursif, French Institue of Vietnam at Hue

5th Hanoi Art Connecting, VCCA Vincom Center for Contemporary Art, Hanoi

65th of Hue College of Arts, College of Art - Hue University, Hue

The Convergence of Colors, Danang Fine Arts Museum, Danang, Vietnam

2021 The New Gen Connected Arts Fest 2021, Songkla, Thailand

2nd Hanoi Mini Prints, Vietnam University of Fine Arts, Hanoi

Exhibition at Vietnam Pavillion, EXPO DUBAI, Dubai

Shanghai International Paper Art Biennale, Shanghai, China

The Dialogue Exhibition – organised by College of Arts, Hue University & Faculty of Fine Arts, Bunditpattanasilpa Institute (Thailand), College of Arts, Hue University,

Happy New Year of the Ox 2021, Song Huong Magazine Editorial Office, Hue

2020 Vietnam Fine Arts Exhibition, Hanoi

3th ASEAN Competition and Exhibition of Graphic Arts, Hanoi

Ting Ting Art fair, Secret Studio, Hue

Trúc Chỉ Paper Experimenting Workshop with artist Phan Hải Bằng – No Cai Bum Art Week, Artist’s Studio, Hue

Workshop of Vietnam Fine Art Asociation, Tam Dao, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam

2012-2020 Zone 4 (North Central) Fine Arts Exhibition

2019 The Twilight between Light & Darkness, AGO Hub, Hanoi

“Trúc chỉ- Km 0” Visual Art Exhibition, Trúc Chỉ Garden, Hue

Hanoi Art Connecting 4th – International Art Exhibition & Workshop, Hanoi University of Industrial Fine Arts, Hanoi

Workshop “Art of paper and Trucchigraphy”, Vietnam University of Fine Arts, Hanoi

OVERSEAS Project, UFA Fabric International Cultural Center, Berlin, Germany & Hanoi Opera House, HCMC

2018  Art Project within the Underground of the National Assembly Building, Hanoi

“Trúc chỉ - Listen to the River - 2017 version” & Overseas Art Project, Confluences Museum Lyon, France

Poetry of Nguyen Dynasty on TRÚC CHỈ Art - Festival Hue, Imperial City, Hue

3rd Hanoi March Connection, Hanoi University of Industrial Fine Arts, Hanoi

5th Danang Graphics Workshop, Danang

3rd Danang Graphic Arts Exhibition: “Unlimited”, Danang

Connecting Hai Van Quan, Danang Museum, Danang

2017 Trúc Chỉ km 0, Truc Chi Garden, 5 Thach Han, Hue

Trúc Chỉ - Listen to the River, Danang Fine Arts Museum, Danang

1st Trúc Chỉ Journey, Imperial Hotel Hue

2nd Young Fine Arts Festival, Hue Culture Museum, Hue

2016 Trúc Chỉ - Listen of the River, Goethe-Institut, Hanoi

Trúc Chỉ - Long An Palace, Hue Museum of Royal Antiquities, Hue

2nd ASEAN Graphic Arts Exhibition, Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, Hanoi

The Turning Point, Eastern Gallery, Vientianes, Lao

Hue Festival: "Tender Hue - Returning to the Huong Ngu region", Kim Long Ancient Village Communal House, Hue

2015 “Wish of Peace” Visual art Exhibition- Vesak 2559, Lieu Quan Buddhist Culture

Center, Hue

“Bygone’s Acculturation” Visual art Exhibition - The Arts of Nguyen Lord period on

TRÚC CHỈ, Can Chanh Palace Courtyard, Hue Citadel, Hue

TRÚC CHỈ- The Combination and Repatriation exhibition- TRÚC CHỈ in Design, Hue Culture Museum, Hue

Season of Peace – Trúc Chỉ Art exhibition on the occasion of Buddha's Birthday, Lieu Quan Buddhist Cultural Center, Hue

Dialogue Grave’ Belgique-Vietnam, Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum, Hanoi

40 years’s Imprints - HCMC Fine Arts Association, HCMC

5th Ho Chi Minh City Printmaking Camp, Van Lang University, HCMC

2014 Dialogue Grave’ 2014 Belgique-Vietnam, Fine Arts and Ceramics Museum, Verviers & Liege, Belgium

Hue Festival: "Tay Hien", Hue Citadel, Hue

2nd Hue Printmaking Camp, New Space Arts Foundation, Hue

More Graphic, Less Limit – 2nd HPW, New Space Arts Foundation, Hue

3rd National Applied Fine Arts Exhibition, Hanoi

Trúc Chỉ Week - Addition and Return, Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts, HCMC

2013 4th Ho Chi Minh City Printmaking Camp, HCMC University of Fine Arts, HCMC

Art program: “Dream behind Bamboo Village through Trúc Chỉ Art” – Sea Festival, XQ Nha Trang

2012 Time and Return, Le Ba Dang Arts Center & New Space Arts Foundation, Hue

Hue Festival, XQ Co Do Hue

The Identity Through Visual Arts, organized by Hue University - College of Arts & Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts - Mahasarakham University (Thailand), New Space Arts Foundation, Hue

Ngau Lien, XQ Co Do Hue

The Art of Trúc Chỉ, XQ Dalat Art House, Dalat, Vietnam

1st Macau Printmaking Triennial, Macau, China

Asean Printmaking Exhibition, Hanoi

2011 Make Your Signs, Create Your Life, New Space Arts Foundation, Hue

1st Hue Printmaking Camp, New Space Arts Foundation, Hue

New Day, New Space Arts Foundation, Hue

No. 1, New Space Arts Foundation, Hue

Spring, Thua Thien Hue Fine Arts Association

Miniprint - Modern Art Gallery, MSU, Thailand

2010 New Media, New Space Arts Foundation, Hue

Hue Festival: “Convergence”, New Space Arts Foundation, Hue

New Spring, New Space Arts Foundation, Hue

2009 Conceptual Photo Exhibition “Len Through Eyes”, New Space Arts Foundation, Hue

Hanoi Graphic Creation Camp, Vietnam Fine Arts Association, Hanoi

Workshop “Mekong Printmaking”, Chiang Mai University, Thailand

Mekong Art and Culture Project “Curator Workshop”, Hue

New Place, New Space Arts Foundation, Hue

2006 Spirits and Stories, Gascoigne Gallery, UK

Song Nam, XQ Hue

2005 Vietnamese’s Graphic Art, Romania

2004 Vietnamese’s Laquer, Rennes-Sant Malo, Strasbourg, Paris, France

Huong River - Chaophraya, Color of Two Rivers Meet, Bangkok, Thailand & Hue

2003 Solar Plate Etching, Danford Museum, Massachusette, US

Hanoi Printmaking Workshop – Vietnam Fine Arts Association, Hanoi

2002 Solar Panel Etching Workshop, organized by Hue University of the Arts & Danford Museum (US), Hue

Vietnam Soul, Viet Fine Arts Gallery, Hanoi

Autumn 2, Hue

Small Playing, Hue

2001 Vietnam ASEAN Arts Award - Philip Morris, Hanoi

Contemporary Art Exhibition of 5 Vietnam-Thailand Fine Arts Universities, Hue University of Arts, Hue, Vietnam

Vietnamese Vibes: A Group Show of Contemporary Fine Art from Vietnam, Wilfrid Museum of Asian Art and Studies, Israel

2000 Mekong Magic, Jerusalem Theater, Israel

9+1, Boitran Gallery, Hue

1996 Hue’s Artists, Ho Chi Minh City

1994 Autumn, Hue

EXPERIENCES

2022 Member of Art council of the 6th Vietnam Young Art Festival, Hanoi

2020 Member of AC of the Vietnam Fine Arts Exhibition, Hanoi

Member of AC of the 3th ASEAN Competition and Exhibition of Graphic Arts, Hanoi

Member of AC of the 5th Vietnam Young Art Festival, Hanoi

2017 Organizer-coordinator of 1st TRÚC CHỈ Path workshop and exhibition project, Hue

Organizer & member of AC of 2nd ASEAN Graphics Competition-Exhibition, Hanoi

Participated in guiding the project "San Hau" with Truc Chi by Nguyen Bich Ngoc, won the GDA award (American Graphic Design 2017) and the award of Graphis, US

2015 Member of Organizer Board of the 5th HCMC Printmaking Workshop, HCMC

2014, 2011 Created and managed the 1st & 2nd Hue Printmaking Camps

2012 Founder and Manager of "Vietnam TRÚC CHỈ” ART Project”, Hue

Coordinator in Vietnam of 1st Macau Triennal Printmaking exhibition, Macau

2008-present Advisor of New Space Arts Foundation, Hue

2007 Created and Curator the “G.A.S.” project (Graffiti in Arts School)

2006 Advisor of the installation project “Poetry Gate” – Festival Hue, P.M. Studio, Hue

2005 Curator of “Printmaking exhibition”. Hue

2002 Editor for “Yesterday”, Video-Performance Project by Le Ngoc Thanh & Le Duc Hai, New Space Gallery, Hanoi

Organized workshops for students and tourists at Truc Chi Garden, Hue

Organized vocational training, making and giving gifts to children in remote areas, such as A Luoi, Nam Dong, and so on.

AWARDS / SCHOLARSHIPS

2022 Lebadang Creative Award- Creative Art Fund of Lebadang, Lebadang Memory Space, Hue

2020 Prize B, Sector 4 Exhibition

2019 Prize C, 6th Ancient Citadel Culture and Arts Award, Hue Provincial People's Committee

2017 Consolation Prize, Sector 5 Exhibition

Medal for Vietnamese Arts

2012 Consolation Prize, Asean Printmakingexhibition, Hanoi

2011 “Excellent Work of the Year” Award, Thua Thien Hue Union of Literature and Arts Associations, with the work “Ngau”

2010 Silver Medal, National Fine Arts Exhibition

2007 Asian Fellow – ASF (Asian Scholarship Foundation) to undertake a 7-month field trip in Bac Ninh (Vietnam), Chiang Mai and Northern provinces of Thailand

2003 Artist-In-Residence Scholarship, Mekong Arts and Culture Project, Scholar - In - Residents Program, supported by Rockefeller Foundation, Bangkok, Thailand

2002 Alternate Fellowship by Vermont Studio Center, US (No Applied)

2002, 2003 Vietnam Fine Arts Association Awards

2001 “Excellent Work” Award, Hue Fine Arts Association

Vietnam ASEAN Art Award – Phillip Morris

2000, 2001 Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations Awards

COLLECTIONS

Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum

Underground of the National Assembly Building

Le Ba Dang Museum

Trúc Chỉ was selected as a gift for Emperor Akihito and the Empress during the visit to Hue (2017)