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Biography:
BRADFORD EDWARDS
1954 Born, Bethesda, MD, USA
EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION
1976-1979 Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, California, USA, Associate Arts Degree
1979-1980 University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA, Sociology
1980-1982 Sussex University, Brighton, England, Bachelor of Arts Degree, Media Studies
1985-1986 Long Beach State University, Long Beach, California, USA, Industrial Design
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006 Artists Unlimited Gallery, Bielefeld, Germany (3-month residency), “Flight”
2005 FCC, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “Borrowed Memory”
2004 Gallery Java, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “Common Objects”
2003 Gallery Natasha, Hanoi, Vietnam. “Sight and Sound”
2002 FCC, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “Beauty and Blight”
2001 Pacific Bridge, Oakland, California, USA. “89 Portraits of Zippos”
2001 Q Gallery, Saigon, Vietnam. “New Work”
1999 FCC, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “Between Here and There”
1997 Mai Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam. “New Work”
1996 Art Association Gallery, Saigon, Vietnam. “Cultural Siege”
1996 FCC, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “The Shape of Cambodia”
1994 Ngo An Gallery, Saigon, Vietnam. “Cultural Pollution”
1989 Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA, USA. “Good Wood”
TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2000 Blue Space Gallery, Saigon, Vietnam, with Svay Ken, “Puppet Reality”
1998 Blue Space Gallery, Saigon, Vietnam, with Le Thus Tien, “1 + 1”
1995 Song Hong Gallery, Vietnam, with Truong Tran, “Cultural Collision”
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2006 Saigon Open City, Hanoi, Vietnam, 3 person sculpture/performance (with Nguyen Manh Hung, Dao Anh Khanh), “Flight”
2005 Hanoi Fine Arts University, Hanoi, Vietnam. “Tree”
2003 Blue Space Gallery, Saigon, Vietnam, group show from
workshop in Long Phi, “Liquid”
1999 Gallery Natasha, Hanoi, Vietnam. “Gallery Artists”
1997 Art Association Gallery, Saigon, Vietnam. “Spring Colours”
1992 Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA, USA. “Mixed Up”
1990 College of Creative Studies Gallery, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA, USA. “New Local Talent”
INSTALLATIONS
2005 Goethe Institute, Hanoi, Vietnam, “Change of Fortune - 180 Degrees”
2003 Ta Hien Cafe, Hanoi, Vietnam, “The Green Screen”
2003 Blue Space Gallery, Saigon, Vietnam, “The Beach Within”
1997 Art Association Gallery, Saigon, Vietnam, “The Real Value of Gold”
1996 Mai Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam, “From Jets to Birds”
PUBLICATIONS
2006 Mydans, Seth. “A Light into the Hearts and Souls of GI’s in Vietnam.” The Herald Tribune. 6 DEC 2006.
2006 “Vietnamese, US artists, sons of war pilots, to burn “peace plane”.” Vietnam Art Books. 17 NOV 2006.
BIOGRAPHY
Bradford Bowman Edwards
Born 1954 Bethesda, MD. USA
EDUCATION
1975-79 Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, California, USA, Associate Arts Degree
1979-80 University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA, Sociology
1980-81 Sussex University, Brighton, England, Bachelor of Arts degree, Media Studies
1982-85 Long Beach State University, Long Beach, California, USA , Industrial Design
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
2008 Ryllega Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam, "Everyman" (with Nguyen Van Phuc)
2006 "Saigon Open City" International Exhibition, Saigon, Vietnam, "Flight" (with Nguyen Manh Hung)
2005 Hanoi Fine Arts University, Hanoi, Vietnam, group show, “Tree” (with 16 Vietnamese and International artists)
2003 Blue Space Gallery. Saigon, Vietnam, group show from workshop, “Liquid” (with 9 Vietnamese artists)
2001 Gallery Natasha, Hanoi, Vietnam, group show, “Gallery Artists” (with 8 Vietnamese and International artists)
2000 Blue Space Gallery, Saigon, Vietnam, 2-person show, “Puppet Reality” (with Svay Ken)
1998 Blue Space Gallery, Saigon, Vietnam, 2-person show, “1 + 1”, (with Le Thua Tien)
1997 Art Association Gallery, Saigon, Vietnam, group show from workshop, “Spring Colours”, (with 7 Vietnamese artists)
1995 Song Hong Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2-person show, “Cultural Collision” (with Truong Tan)
Publications (as author)
2007 "Vietnam Zippos" (co-author), book published by University of Chicago Press (USA), Thames and Hudson, (UK)
2005 - Date The Wires (Cambodia), artist and cultural features
2002 - Date Heritage (Vietnam), exhibition reviews and cultural features
2001 - Date Art Asia Pacific (New York), exhibition reviews
2001 - Date Fah Thai (Thailand), artist and cultural features
1995 - Date Articles translated into Vietnamese (Publications - Tuoi Tre, The Thao - Van Hoa, Lao Dong)
1996 - Date Vietnam Investment Review (Vietnam), exhibition reviews and cultural features
1996 - Date Vietnam News (Vietnam), exhibition reviews and cultural features
1995 - Date Asian Art News (Hong Kong), exhibition reviews and artist features
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 Accidental Voodoo FCC, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
2007 Memory Boxes Chim Sao Gallerie, Hanoi, Vietnam
2007 89 Portraits of Zippos Perch Gallery, Santa Barbara, California, USA
2006 Newly Minted Artists Unlimited, 3 month residency, Bielefeld, Germany
2005 Borrowed Memory FCC, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
2004 Common Objects Gallerie Java, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
2003 Sight and Sound Gallery Natasha, Hanoi, Vietnam
2002 Beauty and Blight FCC, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
2001 89 Portraits of Zippos Pacific Bridge, Oakland, California, USA
2001 New Work Q Gallery, Saigon, Vietnam
1999 Between Here and There FCC, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
1997 Recent Work Mai Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam
1996 The Shape of Cambodia FCC, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
1996 Cultural Siege Art Association Gallery, Saigon, Vietnam
1994 Cultural Pollution Ngo An Gallery, Saigon, Vietnam
1990 Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
1987 California Assemblage Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
1986 Atkinson Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 Art of Survival Meta House, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
1985 Good Wood Atkinson Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, USA, 2 – person show (with Robert Catalucci)
INSTALLATIONS
2008 Everyman Ryllega Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam
2006 Flight Anh Khanh Studio, Hanoi, Vietnam
2005 Change of Fortune - 180 Degrees Goethe Institute, Hanoi, Vietnam
2004 Lounge Reality Luna D’Atunno, Hanoi, Vietnam
2003 The Last Cafe Ta Hien Cafe, Hanoi, Vietnam
2003 The Beach Within Blue Space Gallery. Saigon, Vietnam
1997 The Real Value of Gold Vietnam Art Association Gallery, Saigon, Vietnam
1996 From Jets to Birds Mai Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam
PRESS
2008 National Public Radio, "Morning Edition" feature - artist profile, (USA)
2008 Agence France-Presse, cultural feature - artist profile, (France)
2008 Time Out, exhibition review, (Vietnam)
2007 New York Times Book Review, 2007 Best Visual Books Feature - book review, (USA)
2007 CBS-TV, National News Feature - exhibition review, (USA)
2007 Toronto Star, cultural section feature - book review (Canada)
2007 Minneapolis Star-Tribune, cultural section feature - book review (USA)
2007 San Francisco Chronicle, cultural section feature - book review (USA)
2006 New York Times, cultural section feature - artist profile, (USA)
1995 - Date Various exhibition reviews and artist features in the following publications: Asian Art News (Hong Kong), Economist (USA), Far Eastern Economic Review (Hong Kong), Independent (USA), Fox News (USA), Vietnam News (Vietnam), Vietnam Investment Review (Vietnam), Cambodia Daily (Cambodia), Tuoi Tre (Vietnam), The Thao - Van Hoa (Vietnam), Lao Dong (Vietnam)
Birth Date: 1954
Birth City: Bethsda
Birth Country: USA
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