Nguyen Quan

The artist Nguyen Quan is born in Vinh Phu in 1948.

He is a renowned art critic in Asia, Professor at the Fine Arts Academy of Hanoi between 1978 and 1984 and he is chief editor of the Fine Arts journal from 1986 to 1989. He has participated in numerous exhibitions in his country as well as in Paris, Geneva, Hong Kong, Singapore and Miami. He has also exposed a lot of his work in the H&S gallery in Brussels in 1997 and 1998.

Nguyen Quan can be considered as one of the major artist of his generation as much for the abundance and originality of his ever evolving work than for his character, intelligence and culture. Needless to say for those who know him that he has developed an art of hospitality of his own and to be at his house is like being at home.

It’s also worth mentioning that his sculptures are remarkable.

A great book was dedicated to him written by Phan Cam Thuong and Tran Hau Tuan, Editions “Fine Arts Publishing House 1997”.

Nguyen Quan is constantly trying to represent his imagination and his visions of the world with a deep despair of incompleteness.

After the H&S contest, he followed his way, a quest for a fantasy world where dreams rub its fantasy reality.
Nguyen Quan is a brilliant artist whose works are highly sought by collectors.

• Career of Nguyen Quan

  1948 Born in Vinh Phu

  1971 Graduated from University Merseburg, Germany, As early as school age, initiated to painting by the veteran painter Nam Son (1890 – 1973)
  1980 Painting awarded prize at National Fine Arts Exhibition
  Author of numerous articles and nine books on Fine Art including “Art of the Viet”, “Fine Arts in the Lang”, “Notes on Art”
  1986-1989 Editor-in-chief, My Thuat (Fine Arts) magazine
  Deputy director of the theory and History. Department at the Hanoi College of Fine Arts

  Since 1987 works exhibited in Vietnam, Europe, America, Asia
  1988 Exhibition at Art Gallery 7 Hang Khay, Hanoi
  Consultant, Fine Arts Publishing House
  1990 Exhibition at Tu Do Gallery, Ho Chi Minh City
  1991-1992 Exhibition at Art Gallery 7 Hang Khay , Hanoi
  “Uncorked Soul”, Plum Blossoms, Hong Kong & Singapore, Art Fair Miami
  1994 Exhibitions at Mai Gallery Hanoi Festival Vietnam – Hong Kong
  1995 Exhibition in Paris
  1996 Exhibition in Switzerland (BALLENS), Hanoi
  1997 Exhibition in Brussels, Oslo, Hong Kong. HCM city
  With H&S Art Gallery, exhibitions "Man & Woman" in HCMC in September 1997, in Paris ( Espace Kiron) in December 1997 and in Brussels (H&S Art Gallery) in February 1998.
  1998 Exhibition à Singapour
  2000 Exhibition à la Galerie Tu Do à Hô Chi Minh Ville
  2003 Exhibition à l'Institut Goethe à Hanoi
  2009 Pioneers of Doi Moi – group exhibition in Asia House – United Kingdom
  June 2011 Solo exhibition "3D White"




• Gallery of Nguyen Quan

  

  NQ181, 2005, 100x74cm

  

  NQ194, 2005, 110x100cm

  

  NQ230, 2005, 90x74cm

  

  NQ139, 1998, 81x89cm

  

  NQ164, 1998, 100x120cm

  

  NQ141, 1998, 81x89cm

  

  NQ195, 2005, 69x39cm

  

  NQ231, 2005, 69x39cm

  

  NQ232, 1998, 81x89cm

  

  NQ182, 2005, 74x74cm

  

  NQ233, 2005, 74x90cm

  

  NQ183, 2005, 90x63cm

  

  NQ180, 2005, 74x74cm

  

  NQ127, 2005, 60x82cm

  

  NQ59, 2005, 39x58cm