
HO HUU THU
“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”
1940Born in Nghe An province, Vietnam.
1964Graduated from the National Fine Art College of Saigon.
Former professor of the National Fine Art College of Saigon before 1975.
Awards:
1960Silver Medal, The Fine Art Competition by ESSO
19902nd 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
1972First Personal Show at Alliance Françoise Saigon
1992Asian Master Gallery BHD Malaysia
1992”Art & Materials’92 “at Singapore’s National Museum Art Gallery
1993”New Space’ By Vietnamese and Singaporean Artists
1994The Fine Art Museum of the city
1994L’e space Jacques Pervert, Dunkerque, Gallery Bellin Paris, France
1994“Asian – Vietnam International Modern Art” in Ho Chi Minh City
1996Fujita Vente Art Museum, Japan
1996The 2nd” Asian – Vietnam International Modern art Exhibition”
2000Vietnam Museum of Fine Art in Hanoi
2000Golden Colorado, Oakland Asian; Cultural center, California, USA
2001Vietnam- Japan Art at The Fine Art Museum of Ho chi Minh City
2002Participated in “EPIC” Exhibition at Gajah Gallery
2002Ho Huu Thu – Nguyen Trung exhibition at Gajah Gallery in Singapore
2003Personal exhibition at Gajah gallery in Singapore
2004Participated in the ASIAN MASTERS exhibition in Singapore
2005Participated in the World Bank group USA
2009Group exhibition at Intercontinental Asiana Saigon hotel.
2015Participated in Polo Charity in HCMC.
Collections:
Numerous of his works are collected by art collectors in Vietnam and overseas as inthe 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.