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Date:novembre 25, 2016

Tran Van Thao

photo_tranvanthaoTran Van Thao is born in Saigon in 1961.
He has graduated from the Fine Arts Academy of HCMC in 1981.concours, Homme et femme
Tran Van Thao exposes his work very often in his country as much in Saigon than in Hanoi. In 1991, he takes part in a group exhibition in Paris. He will also exposes in the Tropical Museum in Holland in 1993, in Tokyo in 1994 and then again in Tokyo in 1995 in the Yama Gallery.

TVT159, 1998, 120x100cm

Une des 2 peintures du concours


The same year it will be also Singapore and the year after the Fujita Museum in Tokyo and then Manila. In 1997, he will win the Philips Morris painting price and he will participate in the H&S contest. He exposes his work more and more often and it is appreciated (1998: Oakland, Italy, Paris, Korea; 1999: Kuala Lumpur; 2000: Korea, Hawaii).
concours, Homme et femmeThe H&S painting is a juxtaposition of mythic representations of man and woman. On one hand, the woman “antique” and eternal shown the way the Ancients were seeing it (here without a head) and on the other hand, a thinker pausing in a way that is familiar to us, anxious to be there. Eternal subject, eternal representations. It is without doubts the most faithful painting in this matter, matter which is formulated as an allusion that sends us back to our own traditional representations.
Since 1997, he has been extremely active and creative. He took part in many exhibitions. His work became very pure and abstract. His paintings are appreciated and sought after by collectors.


  • Career of Tran Van Thao


    1986      Exhibition of young artists of Ho Chi Minh City
    1988      Group Exhibition of “Two Young artists” Ho Chi Minh City
    1989      National Exhibition of young artists
    1990      Participated to the National Fine Arts Exhibition – Hanoi
                 First annual exhibition "Recent Works” of 10 artists
    1991      Participated to the Exhibition “Reminiscent from the land of Vietnam” Paris
    1992      “Abstract” National Exhibition Ho Chi Minh City
                   Painting Exhibition of 3 artists in Ho Chi Minh City
    1993      Participated to the Exhibition “New Space” of Vietnamian and Singaporian artists - Ho Chi Minh City
                 Participated to the Exhibition of Vietnamian and Singaporian artists – NK Gallery
                 Participated to the Exhibition “Vietnamese Modern Art Exhibition” – Tropical Museum. Holland
                Solo Exhibition, Ho Chi Minh City
    1994      The Fifth annual Exhibition “Recent Works” of 10 artists – Hanoi
                  Participated to the Exhibition “Spring” of Vietnamian and American artists in Ho Chi Minh City Art Museum
                 Participated to the Exhibition the Asian Friendship – Tokyo
    1995      Participated to the Exhibition the Asian Friendship au Art Museum HCMC
                  Participated to the Exhibition of Vietnamian paintings – Ito Yama Gallery Tokyo – Japan
                  10th Asian International Art Exhibition – Singapore
                  Participated to “Dalat Dialogue” Workshop of Vietnamian and Dutch artists – HCMC
    1996      Participated to the international workshop “April colour” – Hue – Vietnam
                  Participated to “Vietnamese Art after DOI MOI” Fujita Venta Art Museum Tokyo – Japan
                 11ième Asian International Art Exhibition – Metropolitan Museum of Manila – Philippines
                   With H&S Art Gallery, Exhibitions "Man & Woman" in HCMC in September 1997, in Paris (Espace Kiron) in Decembre 1997 and in Brussels (H&S Art Gallery) in February 1998.
    1997      "From the Red River to the Mekong : The New Trend in Vietnamese Art" at Wallonie Brussels Center at Paris, France
                   "A Winding River: The Journey of Contemporary Art in Vietnam" at Meridian International Center,Washington ,D.C.,USA.
                  "Vietnamese Art after Doi Moi" at New World Hotel - HCMC.
    1998      "On the Horizon" at Pacific Bridge Contemporary Southeast Asian Art, Oakland, California, USA
                  "Afternoon Tas and Chillies" with the british artist Allan Walker, at Gallery Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City
                  "L'Anima Soffocata", at Museo Bibliotheca Archivio, Bassano del Grappa, Italy.
                  "Paris, Hanoi, Saigon : The Adventures of Modern Art in Vietnam", at Pavillon des Arts, Paris, France.
                  "The Finest Collections from Sister Cities", at Pusan Art Metropolitan Museum, Korea.
    1999      Workshop of Vietnamian and Thailandese artists in Dalat organised by Ho Chi Minh City Art Museum, HCMC
                  The 8th Annual Exhibition "Recent Works" of 9 artists, at the City Exhibition House, HCMC
                  "ASEAN ART AWARDS", at the National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaisia
                  "Vietnam Art Awards" at Vietnam National Art Museum, Hanoi
    2000      "Art Exhibition for World Peace" at Seoul Auction House, Corea
                  KOA Gallery, Kapiolani Community College, Honolulu, Hawai
    2008      Voices of Vietnam: 26 August – 6 September 2008 Fortyfivedownstairs gallery, Melbourne.
    2010      The Japan and Vietnam Contemporary Art Exhibition 2010 au Museum of Arts, HCMC
    2012      Group exhibition 'collisions of clamor and calm' in HCMC
    2013      Immersion, Galerie Quynh, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    2014      drop, Galerie Quynh, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    2015      Olio.V2, Galerie Quynh, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • Gallery of Tran van Thao


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