Nguyen Trung is often viewed as one of the most influential and respected artists in Vietnam today. He has the great ability to create well-organized texture in his works. Over the last decade, Nguyen Trung has initiated a new current in Vietnam Art.
Trung is also one of the outstanding representatives of paintings of Saigon (HCMC) before 1975 unil now.
1940: Born in Soc Trang, Viet Nam
Member of the Fine Arts Association of Viet Nam and HCM City
Artworks:
1961: Joined the Numerous National and International Exhibitions
1967: Joined the “First Ome Man Show” at Ho Chi Minh
1990: Joined the First Annual “Recent Works” Exhibition by a group of 10 Artists
1991: Joined the Biennal Exhibition of the SocieteNationale des Beaux-Arts.GrandPalais, Paris
1991: Solo “Abstract” National Exhibition at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
1991: Joined the Plum Blossoms Exhibition of Vietnamese Artists at HongKong
1992: Joined the Plum Blossoms Exhibition of Vietnamese Artists at Singapore
1993: Joined the “New Space” Exhibition by Vietnamese and Singaporean Artists.at HCMC.
1994: Joined the Asian Friendship Exhibition at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
1995: Joined the Art Exhibition at Seoul, Korea.
1996: Joined the “Vietnamese Art after DoiMoi”,Exhibition atTokyo, Japan
1997: Group Exhibition at Korea.
1998: Group Exhibition at Bassano del Grappa Musem, Italy.
Group Exhibition of Vietnamese and French Artists with the title “Vietnamese Art from 1925-now” at Paris.
Group Exhibition at San-Francisco, USA.
1999: Group Exhibition at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
“Revelations of Time and Self.” Solo Exhibition at Ha Noi, Vietnam.
“On the Horizon” at Oakland, California, USA
2000 – 2010: Joined the Exhibition at Taiwan, Korea, Thailand.
2012: Exhibition at UK.
Awards:
1960 Silver medal, Spring Arts Show, Saigon
1963 Gold medal, Spring Arts Show, Saigon