Vu Dinh Tuan
— 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