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 and have been displayed in many international exhibitions and widely collected in Vietnam as well as overseas.
Born: 1957
Medium: Oil and acrylic paintings
Qualifications: Bachelor of Paintings, Hanoi University of Fine Arts, Vietnam
EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
1968 – 1970 Gifted Art Program for Youngster (age 11-13).
1971 – 1976 Junior Fine Arts College (age 14-19).
1980 – 1987 Resident Artist, National Fine Arts Archive, Hanoi.
1979 – 1985 Bachelor of Lacquer Painting, Hanoi University of Fine Arts, Hanoi, Vietnam.
1989 – 1990 Lecturer at the University of Architecture, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), VN.
1990 – Present Independent Artist.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND ART RESIDENCIES
2013 Solo Exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
2010 Women Joyful: Colours, Sound and Movement. Four Female Artists Exhibition. MDA Gallery. Hanoi, Vietnam.
2008 Colours: Emotion. Contemporary and Modern Painting from Vietnam.Three Artists Exhibition, Oc-Eo Gallery. London, England.
2006 Autumn Meeting: 1976-2006. Group Exhibition.Fine Arts Museum. HCMC, Vietnam.
2005 Beruhrung. Five Artists Group Exhibition. Pallas Gruppe Gallery. Zurich, Switzerland.
2003 Five Contemporary Artists. Autumn Exhibition. Vietnam’s Fine Arts Association. Hanoi. Vietnam.
2002 Five Female Artists Exhibition. Art Wide Web Gallery. Geneva, Switzerland.
2002 80th Anniversary of Sofitel Dalat Palace: Ten Contemporary Vietnamese Artists Exhibition. Dalat, Vietnam.
2001 Spontaneous Moments in Nature. Two Artists Exhibition.HCMC,Vietnam.
2000 Eight Asia Pacific Artists Exhibition. Griffis Art Centre. Connecticut, USA.
1999 A Joint Exhibition of Chinese and Vietnamese Oil Paintings. Asia Artist Gallery, Singapore.
1999 Passage: A Celebration of the Traditions in Contemporary Vietnamese Art. Group Exhibition. Bath House Cultural Centre. Dallas, Texas.
1998 Solo Exhibition. Griffis Art Centre. Connecticut, USA.
1998 International Artists-in-Residence Program.Griffis Art Centre. Connecticut, USA.
1997 Exhibition of Paintings: March-Drift Away. Four Artists Collaboration. Art Tour to 3 different states-New York, California and Texas, USA.
1997 Journey in to Space. “A Winding River: The Journey of Contemporary Art in Vietnam” Painting Tour Program for museums throughout USA, scheduled to circulate for two years. Meridian International Centre. Washington, USA.
1996 Two Artists Exhibition. Vietnam Institute Alliance. Paris, France.
1995 Four Contemporary Vietnamese Artists Exhibition. J. Wayne Stark University Centre Gallery. Texas A&M University, Texas, USA.
1992 Uncorked Soul: Contemporary Art from Vietnam. Fifteen Vietnamese Painters Exhibition.Plum Blossoms Gallery. Singapore.
1991 Group Exhibition. Plum Blossoms Gallery.Hong Kong.
1988 Young Vietnamese Artists Exhibition, HCMC, Vietnam.
1985 Group Exhibition, Hanoi, Vietnam.
1984 Young Vietnamese Artist Exhibition, Hanoi, Vietnam.
1980 Group Exhibition, Hanoi, Vietnam.
1976 Group Exhibition, Hanoi, Vietnam.
PUBLICITY
1999 Yuan, Wemin. “My First Encounter With Vietnamese Oil Painting.” Asian Artist Magazine. Issue 10 (pp. 14-16). Singapore. (ISBN: 0219-1490).
1997 A Winding River: The Journey of Contemporary Art in Vietnam. Meridian International Centre (pp. 48). Washington D.C. (ISBN: 0-9661013-0-8).
1991 Uncorked Soul: Contemporary Art from Vietnam. Plum Blossoms (pp. 162 179). Hong Kong. (ISBN: 962-7287-08-4).