— BIOGRAPHY —

1973 Born in Thai Binh, Vietnam

1993 BA Painting – National University of Art Education

2000  BFA – Vietnam University of Fine Arts

Graphic Intern, Maine College of Art in Portland, Maine, US

2007 MFA – Vietnam University of Fine Arts

Lecturer at Vietnam University of Fine Arts

Member of Hanoi Fine Arts Association

Member of Vietnam Fine Arts Association

Lives and works in Hanoi

— SOLO EXHIBITIONS —

2020 January’s Gossips, Hanoi Studio Gallery, Hanoi

2019 Seasons Linger, Hanoi Studio Gallery, Hanoi

2018  Silent! Flowers Are Blooming, Hanoi Studio Gallery, Hanoi

2016  Trees of Light, Hanoi Studio Gallery, Hanoi

2012 Khong Thi Sac, Viet Art Centre, Hanoi

2009 Life Is Beautiful, Viet Art Centre & Hanoi Studio Gallery, Hanoi

2007 Silk Painting, Mandarin Oriental, Washington, US

— GROUP EXHIBITIONS —

2020 Cham (Touch), Exhibition House 29 Hang Bai, Hanoi

Exhibition of works of leading contemporary artists on the art market, Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum, Hanoi

New Day Returns, Hanoi Studio Gallery, Hanoi

Tet Ceramic, Bat Trang Ceramic Art Space, Bat Trang, Hanoi

Spring 2020 Collection, Hanoi Studio Gallery, Hanoi

2019 A Glimpse of Indochine, Hanoi Studio Gallery, Hanoi

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

12 Zodiac Animals, Hanoi Studio Gallery, Hanoi

Summer Breeze, Hanoi Studio Gallery, Hanoi

Spring Paintings & Sculptures, Hanoi Studio Gallery, Hanoi

Opening of Palm Artspace, Ecopark, Hanoi

2018 Tet 2018: Year of the Dog, Hanoi Studio Gallery, Hanoi

2017 Hanoi Studio Gallery’s 20th Anniversary Exhibition: “Listen, Watch & Tell”, Exhibition House 29 Hang Bai, Hanoi

Tet 2017: Year of the Rooster, Hanoi Studio Gallery, Hanoi

Mascara, Trang Tien Plaza, Hanoi

2016 Be Open – 30 Years of Fine Arts after Doi Moi (Renovation), Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum, Hanoi

Vietnamese Silk painting exhibition, Oriental Museum, Russian Federation

Tender Day, Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum, Hanoi

Vietnam - Korea Fine Arts exchange exhibition, Ho Chi Minh City

Illustration exhibition – Vietnam Fine Arts Association, Hanoi

2015 Vietnam - Thailand - Malaysia Fines Arts Exchange Exhibition, Hanoi

Silk painting exhibition, Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum, Hanoi

Vietnamese Woodcut – From Tradition to Contemporary, Tokyo, Japan

National Fine Arts Exhibition, Hanoi

2014 Vietnam - Korea Fine Arts Exchange Exhibition, Hanoi

Heritage Treasure, Hanoi

2014, 2015 Vietnamese Contemporary Fine Arts,London, UK

2013 Dialogue with Đình – Contemporary Art Exhibition, Hanoi

2012 Vietnam - ASEAN International Graphic Arts Contest & Exhibition, Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum, Hanoi

2011 Oil painting exhibition, Viet Art Centre, Hanoi

Silk painting exhibition, Viet Art Centre, Hanoi

Hello MR. TUAN, Viet Art Centre, Hanoi

International exhibition, Busan, Korea

Printmaking exhibition, New Zealand

2010  Vietnamese Contemporary Fine Arts, US

National Fine Arts Exhibition, Vietnam Culture & Arts Exhibition Centre, Hanoi

Thang Long 1000th Anniversary Fine Arts Exhibition, Hanoi

2009 OASIS Painting Exhibition, Osaka, Japan

Printmaking Exhibition – Vietnam Fine Arts Association, Hanoi

2008 NEO.2.0.1.1, Viet Art Centre, Hanoi

2007 Viet Prints, Umea Museum of Fine Arts, Sweden

National Silk painting exhibition, Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum, Hanoi

2005 Vietnamese Prints, Bucharest, Romania

National Fine Arts Exhibition, Vietnam Culture & Arts Exhibition Centre, Hanoi

2004 ASEAN Culture Week 2004: “ASEAN Arts – Tradition and Modern”, Hanoi Opera House, Hanoi

International painting exhibition, Bangladesh

2006-2013, 2015 Vietnam Fine Arts Association Exhibition, Hanoi

2002-2004, 2006-2009, 2015 Hanoi Fine Arts Association Exhibition, Hanoi

2001 Young Artist Exhibition – Vietnam Fine Arts Association, Center for Contemporary Art, Hanoi

2000 National Fine Arts Exhibition, Giang Vo, Hanoi

1999 Nokia Arts Awards: “Visions of Your Future”, Vietnam

— EXPERIENCES —

2019, 2017, 2015 Art Council Member (ACM) in Vietnam Children's Fine Arts Award

2019-2013 ACM in Capital Fine Arts Exhibition

2018 Council Member of Fine Arts Inspection - Centre of Art-Photography Inspection and Exhibition - Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition - Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Curator of Silk Painting & Small Sculpture Exhibition

ACM to select and introduce Vietnamese children's paintings to ENIKKI's Asian Children's Illustrated Diary Contest – Japan 2017 - 2018

2017, 2014 ACM in National Festival of Young Artists

2016 ACM in 2nd Vietnam - ASEAN International Graphic Arts Contest & Exhibition

ACM to select and introduce Vietnamese children's paintings to ENIKKI's Asian Children's Illustrated Diary Contest – Japan 2015 - 2016

2015 ACM in Vietnam Fine Arts Association’s Graphic Arts, term 2015 - 2020

ACM in Vietnam Fine Arts Association’s Exhibition

2012 ACM in 1st Vietnam - ASEAN International Graphic Arts Contest & Exhibition

2007 Lecturer of Woodcut printing at UMEA Academy of Fine Arts, Sweden

Head of Graphic Arts – Hanoi Fine Arts Association, terms 2011 - 2015 & 2016 - 2020

Member of Executive Committee of Graphic Arts – Vietnam Fine Arts Association, term 2016 - 2020

— AWARDS —

2015 Second Prize - Silver Medal, National Fine Arts Exhibition

2014 Excellence Prize for Illustration artist, Military Arts Magazine

2011 Winner Prize, International exhibition in Korea

2010  Third Prize - Bronze Medal, National Fine Arts Exhibition

2009 Winner Prize, Hanoi Literature and Art Association for Excellent work in the category of Silk Painting

2007  Winner Prize, Hanoi Literature and Art Association for Excellent work in the category of Woodcut print

2005 Second Prize - Silver Medal, National Fine Arts Exhibition

1999 Winner Prize, Nokia Arts Awards in Vietnam

1999-2020  22 Fine Arts Awards

2002, 2003, 2006-2009, 2011 Hanoi Fine Arts Association Awards

2006, 2008, 2010, 2011-2014 Vietnam Fine Arts Association Awards