“Painting is a solitary game, played by a quite soul full of truth and is expressed through implications that everyone possesses and whishes for. That is a pure token which suddenly opens soaking us in fascination and releasing our soul”

1940         Born in Nghe An province, Vietnam.

1964         Graduated from the National Fine Art College of Saigon.

Former professor of the National Fine Art College of Saigon before 1975.

Awards:

1960         Silver Medal, The Fine Art Competition by ESSO

1990         2nd Prize, The National Fine Art Competition, Selected Collections in The National Art Museum of Hanoi and The Fine Art Museum of Ho Chi Minh City

Exhibitions:

1963-1974:  Annually participated in the Young Artists Association‘s exhibitions

1972            First Personal Show at Alliance Françoise Saigon

1992            Asian Master Gallery BHD Malaysia

1992            ”Art & Materials’92 “at Singapore’s National Museum Art Gallery

1993            ”New Space’ By Vietnamese and Singaporean Artists

1994             The Fine Art Museum of the city

1994             L’e space Jacques Pervert, Dunkerque, Gallery Bellin Paris, France

1994             “Asian – Vietnam International Modern Art” in Ho Chi Minh City

1996            Fujita Vente Art Museum, Japan

1996            The 2nd” Asian – Vietnam International Modern art Exhibition”

2000            Vietnam Museum of Fine Art in Hanoi

2000            Golden Colorado, Oakland Asian; Cultural center, California, USA

2001            Vietnam- Japan Art at The Fine Art Museum of Ho chi Minh City

2002            Participated in “EPIC” Exhibition at Gajah Gallery

2002            Ho Huu Thu – Nguyen Trung exhibition at Gajah Gallery in Singapore

2003            Personal exhibition at Gajah gallery in Singapore

2004            Participated in the ASIAN MASTERS exhibition in Singapore

2005            Participated in the World Bank group USA

2009            Group exhibition at Intercontinental Asiana Saigon hotel.

2015            Participated in Polo Charity in HCMC.

Collections:

Numerous of his works are collected by art collectors in Vietnam and overseas as in  the United States of America, France, Australia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan, Korea and Singapore,…

And his works are regularly sold at international auctions with Sotheby’s, Christies’ and others auction houses.

The Museum of Fine Art Vietnam and The Art Museum of Singapore, the United State of America also collected his works.