Artists at a Glance

1948 - 2002 Born in Hue, a descendent of the last Vietnamese Emperor, Buu Chi was an extremely talented self-taught artist. He graduated from Hue School of Law in 1971, but was imprisoned a year later by the South Vietnamese Government for his leadership...

Co Chu Pin studied with many distinguished artists and is known for his skillful use of small knives and brushes to create impressive images of Hanoi and the show his audience the inner beauty of the city. A true Hanoian who was born and lives in the...

A young contemporary artist, Ly Tran Quynh Giang paints demythicizing series of images in earthy colours that command viewers to question the values of modern societies and the individual pain that one endures in search for one’s true identity. See Art...

One of a few living old masters of silk paintings in Vietnam. Mai Long always uses local silk and his painstaking technique of painting on wet then dry fabric in between washing the entire work helps create a unique effect in which the meticulously s...

Arguably one of the best contemporary artists who can capture the astounding soul of Tay Nguyen – a highland area in Central Vietnam – together with its fading unique culture and earthy charm in the most powerful composition by utilising tribal sculp...

Born 1968 Among talented emerging artists, her skills and ability to communicate sentiments through a wide range of subject matters are valued by art critics. Her paintings are in the collections of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association, the Vietnam Army M...

Nguyen Trung led the movement away from traditionalism and presented female figures together with the Vietnamese ao-dai in a contemporary expression. “I paint with industry and cleverness as a mason’s labourer but also with the pleasure and indulgence of a ...

Suoi Hoa is one of the most prominent female contemporary artists in Vietnam who is known for her talent and utilizing fierce brush strokes, intense colours and bold compositions to articulate her aesthetic intuition. Suoi Hoa works are highly introspective...

Taught by his father, To Ngoc Thanh started to paint since he was 4 years old and at the age of 9 he worked as an assistant in a lacquer workshop to learn the skills. His father is the distinguished artist TO NGOC VAN, a renowned artist graduated from...