Nguyen Thanh Son, Large Vietnamese Contemporary Folk Art Asian Oil Painting Nguyen Thanh Son

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Nguyen Thanh Son (Vietnamese, b. 1954)
Nights and Echoes, 2007
Oil on canvas
Hand signed and dated lower right
Dimensions: … Read more Nguyen Thanh Son (Vietnamese, b. 1954)
Nights and Echoes, 2007
Oil on canvas
Hand signed and dated lower right
Dimensions: 62 5/8 x 76 5/8 inches.
Provenance: Totem Art Gallery
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, issued by the artist.

Nguyen Thanh Son is a contemporary Modernist Vietnamese artist working in oil painting and the traditional folk art medium of woodblock printing on rice paper. Born in 1959 in Pleiku, Vietnam, he went on to graduate from the Hue Fine Arts School in 1987. The artist currently lives and work in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Member of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association
Member of the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Association

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

1994 – 30th Asia Modern Art Exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum, Japan.
1995: 31st Asia Modern Art Exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum, Japan.
1996: 32nd Asia Modern Art Exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum, Japan.
1996: Fujita Vente Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan.
1997: H & S Gallery, (Man and Woman) Brussels, Paris, Tokyo, San Francisco, Singapore.
1997: New World Hotel Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam after Doi moi.
1997: Phillip Morris Group of Companies Vietnam Art Awards.
1998: Phillip Morris Group of Companies Vietnam Art Awards.
1999: Phillip Morris Group of Companies Vietnam Art Awards.
2000: Phillip Morris Group of Companies Vietnam Art Awards.
2001: Vietnam – Japan Arts Exhibition, Vietnam.
2001: Phillip Morris Group of Companies Vietnam Art Awards.
2002: Phillip Morris Group of Companies Vietnam Art Awards.
2005: Monash University – Melbourne – Australia.
2012 Graphic Art workshop, Fine Arts Center, Hanoi Vietnam
2012 ASEAN graphic arts exhibition, National Fine Arts Museum, Hanoi
2013 Graphic Art exhibition, Paris France
2013 Fur, Fangs and Feathers: Vietnamese Tet Animals, Calvin Charles Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ (Phan Cam Thuong, Dang Xuan Hoa, Tran Luong, Phan Cam Thuong, and more.
2014 Exhibition in Fine Arts Exhibition Center, Hanoi Vietnam
2014 “Vietnam – Thailand Fine Arts Exchange” including Nguyen Thanh Son, Pham Khanh Thanh, Luu Bao Trung, Nguyen Minh Dong, Nguyen Nghia Dau among others. Thai attendees include Thanom Chantakruea, Wisit Pimpimon, Karnachana Chongsuwat, Kanchalee Suksomran Silpakorn and more.
2014 Group show, Vietnam lacquer and crafts, Marseille, France
2015 Group show exhibition in Hanoi showcasing different cultures among artists from Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Nguyen Thanh Son, Dao Quoc Huy and Vu Dinh Tuan.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
1991: Journalist Association of Hochiminh City, Vietnam.
1993: Journalist Association of Hochiminh City, Vietnam.
1995: Art Gallery of Lam Son Company, Hochiminh City, vietnam.
2000: Tudo gallery of Hochiminh City, Vietnam.

AWARDS:
1996: 2nd prize of the Vietnam Fine Art Association.
1997: 2nd prize of the Vietnam Fine Art Association.
2002: 3rd prize of the Vietnam Fine Art Association.
2003: 1st prize of the Vietnam Fine Art Association.
2003: 2nd prize of the Vietnam Fine Art Association.

Son celebrates the cultural rites of his country and South East Asia through his stylized figures which call to mind the primitive works of early civilizations. His work is included in collections in Chinese, Japanese, European and Hong Kong collections. See less