Art Vietnam Gallery

7 Nguyen Khac Nhu
Hanoi, Vietnam

Artist Profile: Nguyen The Son

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Biography:
NGUYEN THE SON

Born in Hanoi – Viet Nam
2000 Graduated from Hanoi Foreign Language University – Chinese Dept.
2002 Graduated from Hanoi Fine Arts University – Fine Arts Dept.
2002 - 2008 Worked at Vietnam Fine Arts University.
2008 - 2012 Studied Masters course at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), Beijing, China.
2012 Graduated from CAFA, Design Institute, Fine arts photography major.
2012 to 2022 Work as lecturer at Vietnam Fine Arts University.
2022 to present Work as lecturer at Vietnam National University.

SOLO EXHIBITION

2023 “A Decade of Exposure” solo exhibition at Art Vietnam Salon Gallery, Hanoi
2022 “Da Nang in a Wink” photo relief series Wink Hotel Riverside and Wink Hotel Central, Da Nang.
2020 “Saigon in a Wink” photo relief series at Wink Hotel Nguyen Binh Khiem, HCMC.

2019 Collective City at Seoul Biennale, Korea.
Journey to the windmill land” at Minerva Academy, The Netherland
Mountain connecting mountain, river connecting river” at Lumenvisum Art space, Hongkong.
Journey at the seven hill land” at AGOhub art space, Hanoi.
2018 City and Memory at Agohub, Hanoi, Vietnam
2017 Color of the Sound, K-Art Gallery, Korea National University of Arts, Seoul, Korea

2016 Devant Derrière (Changing Face), L’Espace, Hanoi, Vietnam
“The stories of sixteen coffee tables” installation at Art Vietnam Gallery, Hanoi.
2015 8m2, Photo installation exhibition, Goethe Institut, Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi - a living museum, 50 Dao Duy Tu, Hanoi, Vietnam
2013 Nha Mat Pho Night series - ASEAN-Korea Contemporary Media Art Exhibition, Seoul, Korea
From Pho Phai to Nha Mat Pho, Eight Gallery, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Nhà Tây TRANSFORMS, Manzi Art Space, Hanoi, Vietnam
2012 Nha Mat Pho (Saigon Series), Cactus Contemporary Art Gallery and Goethe Institut, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam The Road Home is Far Away, photo exhibition, CHULA Art Space, Hanoi, Vietnam Nha Mat Pho, Photo-relievo exhibition, Goethe Institut, Hanoi, Vietnam
2009 New Higher Level, painting exhibition, Art Vietnam Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam
2007 High Above photo installation exhibition, Goethe Institut, Hanoi, Vietnam
2005 Headwash, photo installation, Ryllega Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam
Leaf’s Shadow, photo installation in Within the room exhibition, Goethe Institut, Hanoi, Vietnam

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023 Vietnam in Transition, 1976-Present, Wende Museum USA 2023
2023 Then and Now, Hanoi streets in Transition, Conversation of William Crawford with Nguyen The Son
Manzi Exhibition Space, 2 Ngo Hang Bun, Hanoi
2023 A City in Photography, Photo Hanoi ’23 Biennale, 22 Hang Buom, Hanoi
2021 UNLEASHING CREATIVITY WEEK, 22 Hang Buom, Hanoi
2021 World’s Fair, Dubai EXPO
2020 Bandung Photo Showcase, Indonesia
2020 “Street vendor” at Public Art Phuc Tan, Hanoi
2019 Bản sắc và hội nhập” at Vietnam Fine Arts University
Exhibition “The Twilight between Light and Darkness” at Agohub, Hanoi.
2018 Contemporary Art Museum, National Assembly, Hanoi, Vietnam
Light as Pink Feather with Nguyen The Son and Nguyen Kim To Lan, Worcester Museum, Worcester Massachusetts, USA
2018 Public Art Project: Vietnam Korea Joint Project - For a Better Space
2017 START at Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
A present retrospective, Work Room Four Art Space, Hanoi, Vietnam
2016 Vietnam Eye: Vietnamese Contemporary Art, Casa Italia, Hanoi Vietnam
Hanoi – The future Metropolis, L’Espace, Hanoi, Vietnam
Carrying the carriers, mobile installation in Into thin air project at Manzi Art Space, Hanoi, Vietnam
2015 Sum of the parts exhibition, Vietnam Fine Arts University, Hanoi,
Vietnam
Go to the East photo series, Work Room Four Art Space, Hanoi Vietnam
Story of 16 coffee tables, photo installation in Mien Meo Mieng (Land of Distortion) exhibition at Umea Bildmuseet University, Sweden.
2014 8m2 project photo installation in Green Journey for Vietnam exhibition, Museum of Vietnam Fine Art University, Hanoi, Vietnam
House facing the street (Karaoke series) in Asian-Korea Contemporary Media Art, Jakarta, Indonesia
Vietnam Now, Changing Society , Canvas International Gallery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Realites Chimeriques, l’Espace Triartis, Paris, France
2013 I’m looking for the Communal House, photo exhibition in Dialog with Đình Project, Museum of Vietnam Fine Art University, Hanoi, Vietnam Nha Mat Pho, Photo exhibition, Viet Art Center, Hanoi, Vietnam
Mountain Links With Mountain, River Links With River, River Scape In Flux Project, Photo-Installation, Jakarta, Indonesia Manila, Phillipines, Yangon, Myanmar
2012 Vietnam Now, The Rotunda, Exchange Square, Hongkong Land, Hong Kong
Nha Mat Pho, Photo- relievo, The Start Of A Long Journey, Excellent Graduation works exhibition at CAFA Art Museum, Beijing,China Mountain Links With Mountain, River Links With River, River Scape In Flux Project, Photo-Installation,Goethe Institute, Bangkok, Thailand, Goethe Institute, Hanoi and Saigon Vietnam
Nha Mat Pho, Photo- relievo, CAFA Art Museum, Beijing
2011 Four Seasons Suite, photography series, Viet Art Center, Hanoi, Vietnam
2010 Hanoi – The City in Art, Goethe-Institut, Hanoi, Vietnam
Premonition – Photography series in From the Myth to the Reality, Viet Art Center, Hanoi, Vietnam
Vinatree photo-installation, NẶNG BỒNG NHẸ TẾCH outdoor
exhibition, Hue Festival 2010, Hue New Higher Level, silk painting series in City In Art exhibition, Goethe Institute Hanoi, Vietnam
Four Seasons photography series in Art On Peace exhibition, Beijing, China
2009 Dissolve photographic series in Teachers’ Art Works exhibition, Viet Art Center, Hanoi, Vietnam
2008 The Group photo-installation, L’espace, Hanoi, Vietnam
My Oasis of Silence, photographic exhibition, Art Vietnam Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam
Vietnamese silk painting exhibition, National Art Museum, Hanoi, Vietnam. Awarded the Dong Son Today Foundation Award
2007 Nuoc xa lua gan, Video-installation, Hanoi Fine Arts University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Vinatree, Photo-installation Hanoi Fine Arts University
2006 Super Conductor , mixed show exhibition, Art Vietnam Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam
2005 Mauvais Goût exhibition, L’espace, Hanoi, Vietnam
Tree Shadow, Photo installation, Within the Room exhibition at Goethe Institut, Hanoi, Vietnam
Tree & Life, Video, Tree exhibition at Hanoi Fine Arts University, Hanoi, Vietnam
2004 Story of Water, Photo-installation, Giving Water an Image exhibition, Hanoi Fine Arts University, Hanoi, Vietnam
2003 Teacher of the College exhibition, Hanoi, Vietnam
2002 Hanoi Fine Arts Exhibition, Hanoi, Vietnam
2001 Eye on the World exhibition, Nokia Award - Asia Pacific, awarded Bronze medal
Vietnam - My Country exhibition, Vietnamese Fine Arts Association, Hanoi, Vietnam
2000 National Fine Arts Exhibition, Hanoi, Vietnam

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

2016 Vietnam Eye: Contemporary Vietnamese Art, published by SKIRA
2015 Hà nội – Capital City published by Goethe Institut Hanoi, Vietnam
Signature Art Prize 2014, published by Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation
2013 Hà nội: Lost and Found, published by ThingsAsian, Hong Kong
Parallax ASEAN, Changing Landscapes, Wandering Stars, published by ASIAN-Korea Center
The many faces of Hanoi of art and life , WORD, Vietnam April, 2013
2012 VIETNAM NOW, published by Art Vietnam Gallery
The Start of a Long Journey, published by CAFA , China
Vietnamese Contemporary Art, published by Knowledge Publishing House, Hanoi, Vietnam
River Scape In Flux, published by Geothe Institut, Hanoi, Vietnam
Nha Mat Pho, published by Geothe Institut, Hanoi, Vietnam
2010 Hanoi – A City in Art Catalogue – New Higher Level
2009 Vietnam News – Lifestyle – New Higher Level
Asian Art News – Under Construction, by Ian Findlay Brown Vol 19 – August, 2009
2007 Saigon City Life – Midnight Conversation, Vol 05/2007
2006 Heritage Fashion – Leaf Shadow - Vol 31 Dec 2005 – Jan 20, Vietnam
2005 Vietnam News – Lifestyle – Shadows symbolize struggles, hopes,
Vol XV, number 4861 - Thursday March 3, 2005, Hanoi, Vietnam



COLLECTIONS

The Aegon Kunstcollectie Holland
CAFA, Central Academy of Fine Art, Beijing China
Intercontinental Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam
Private collections in China, Vietnam, USA, France, Great Britain, The Netherlands, Belgium




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