I am irresistibly attracted by the feeling and process of exploring not only harmonies in life but also contradictions hidden in the safe. For me, advancement of art, culture and self-identity process are paralleled. My experimental art works are in search of these answers for self-examination about substance of our belief systems.

• Konnich Newspaper, 18th Aug 2011:
  Scanned article
• Oita Godo Newspaper, morning edition, 19th Aug 2011:
  Scanned article
• Monthly information of Oita “CONKA”, Vol.87 page 06:
  Scanned article
• New Lifestyle Magazine, 04/2009 by Thi Huong:
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• Radio the voice of Vietnam, 15/01/2009 by Dao Thuy:
  Audio | Script: English / Tiếng Việt
• A critic review on Tidningen Kulturen - Pernilla Andersson.

LINKS:

Galleries, museums and art related bodies:

• Hanoi Future Art, Hanoi, Vietnam
• Hanoi Grapevine, Hanoi, Vietnam
• Intrude: Art & Life 366, Zendai MOMA in Shanghai, China
• IFA gallery, Berlin, Germany
• Vietnam Fine Arts University
• Umea Fine Arts Academy, Sweden
• IASPIS, Sweden
• Verkligheten gallery, Umea, Sweden
• Sister gallery, Lulea, Sweden
• JENESYS, Japan
• BEPPU PROJECT, Japan

Artist’s web sites:

• Ylva Landoff Lindberg
• Lisa D Manner
• Emma-Lina Ericson
• Klas Hällerstrand
• Christian Falsnaes
• Nguyen Xuan Long
• Jacqueline Hoang Nguyen

NGUYEN THU HA

Visual Artist

Born 1982 Hanoi, Vietnam

M: 00 44 (0)7427090041

E: autriverhn@gmail.com

Education

Bachelor of Art, Painting Faculty of The Vietnam Fine Arts University 2002-2007.

March-April 2006: student exchange between The Vietnam Fine Arts University and Umea Fine Arts Academy, Sweden (sponsored by SIDA foundation).

Grants & Residences

2011: Artist in residence in Beppu, Oita, Japan through JENESYS programme from June to August 2011.

2009: Award for logo designing for the celebration of 40^th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Sweden and Vietnam.

Artist in residence, “IASPIS” International Artists’ Studio Programme in Umea, Sweden from Oct to Dec 2009.

Workshops

April 2011: O’Hana preschool annual pupil’s Art exhibition in Hanoi.

2008: Joint seminars and workshop at Open Academy in Hanoi, organized by Dong Son Today foundation.

June 2007: Organised a workshop “My name is…” for the children (from 3 to 6 years old) at O’Hana Preschool, Hanoi, Vietnam.

March 2006: Joint workshop with artist Lara Almarcequi- Rotterdam, Holland at Umea, Sweden.

Art exhibitions

Solos:

2011: August: “Steam” solo exhibition at Beppu Eternal Theater, Oita, Japan. Medium: installation.

2009: November: “Shadow” solo exhibition at Verkligheten Gallery, Umea, Sweden. Medium: installation and video art.

2008: “Where do YOU go next?”. Medium: installation and video art at different spaces:

April: solo at Bookworm_ a bookshop, non-profit art space in Hanoi, Vietnam.

September: solo at Time Zone 8, Art District, as one of the projects for Zendai MOMA, the Shanghai Zendai Modern Art Museum, China. Public art project (Intrude: Art & Life 366).

Groups:

2009: December: Group exhibition “Connect: Art Scene Vietnam”

at IFA-Gallery Berlin, 09/2010 at IFA-Gallery Stuttgart,

Germany.

October: presentation & exhibition in Sister Gallery, Lulea, Sweden.

May: “pARTy”. Medium: art performance at Hanoi Future Art, Vietnam.

June: “Heritage”. Medium: installation, as part of the art project “What is Identity?”, sponsored by SIDA foundation, Vietnam Fine Arts University.

2008: February: “Where do YOU go next?”. Medium: installation and video art, “3 days - 3 artists” programme by L’Espace- France Cultural Centre in Hanoi, Vietnam.

2007: May: documentary of video art performance “2 in 1”, festival Viet-Italia 1.1 at Lecco province, Lombardy, Italia.

December: a works in Vietnamese silk paintings exhibition at Vietnam Fine Arts Museum.

2006: November: “Here come Yet Kieu dude!!!”. Medium: interactive art, in-group exhibition within the art project “Who earns the money?”, sponsored by SIDA foundation, Vietnam Fine Arts University.

October: “2 in 1”. Medium: performance, participant of Viet- Italia exhibition at Viet Art gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam.

August: “…listen…comprehend…”. Medium: video art, in-group exhibition “Multimedia arts 8” at No. 8 Yen Bai street, Hanoi, Vietnam.

2005: A work in National Fine Arts exhibition, Hanoi, Vietnam.

Ha’s CV in PDF