Van Duong Thanh

ARTIST VAN DUONG THANH

Well known as one of Asia’s talented international female artist, Van Duong Thanh grew up in Hanoi and studied for twelve years at l’Ecole de Beaux Arts, Indochine and at the Academy of Fine Arts. She researched at the Institute of Culture in Hanoi from 1981 to 1987. She now divides her time between Sweden and Hanoi where she teaches art. Van Duong Thanh’s works were added by the Vietnamese National Museum of Art to its collection for the first time when she was 21 years old. Since then, many of her exquisite artworks have been put on permanent display in national art museums in several countries including Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Spain, and Sweden.

Being distinctive for a subtle combination of Asian and European heritage in which Western techniques lean towards traditional motif of the natural world, women, children and flowers through more than 1,600 paintings, Van Duong Thanh successfully inspires a large number of both domestic and international art lovers. The harmonious composition of vibrant colors, reflection of its emotional value and touches of expressive semi-abstraction makes her paintings unique.

Van Duong Thanh received, among other awards, the highly regarded “International Excellence of Art of CFMI”, USA – France 1995 and 1997, and “Glory of the Nation” 2007.

Main Exhibitions:

1980, 90 National Museum of Art, Vietnam
1990 Museum of Art, HCM City
1992 Gallerie La Maison du Vietnam, Paris
1993 Silpakorn Art University, Thailand
1994 Notices the Gallery, Singapore
1995 National Gallery of Thailand
1995 World Trade Center, Singapore
2000 Staffanstorps Konsthall, Sweden
2002 Galerie La Vong, Hong Kong
2003 Goethe Institute, Hamburg
2004 St. Croix, USA
2005 Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
2006 Exhibition Hall, VN Fine Art
2007 L’Espace, French Cultural Center
2009 Sofitel Plaza Hotel, Hanoi
2009 National Museum of Art, Hanoi
2010 Melia Hanoi
4/2011 UNDP Hanoi
8/2011 The Asia & Pacific Museum, Warsaw