1972 Born in Ha Tay Province
2004-2005 Researcher at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, Hanoi, Vietnam
1997-2000 Researcher of the Ancient Arts of Vietnam, Fine Arts Institute Hanoi
1991-1996 Hanoi Fine Arts University, Vietnam
1978-1987 Studied Sino – Nom and calligraphy at pagodas in Ninh Binh province
Exhibitions
2012 Vietnam Now, Hongkong Land, Hong Kong
2010 Wordless: Zenei Gang of Five, calligraphy exhibition with Zenei
members, Art Vietnam Gallery, Hanoi
Solo Exhibition “Secret Mantra, calligraphic installation, Indochinese Arts Partnership” ,Wellesley, MA, USA
2008 Group Exhibition “Oscilloscope”, at L’Espace, Hanoi
Dance of the Script, Maison des Arts, Hanoi
Solo Exhibition “This is What I Heard- Calligraphy and Painting”, Art Vietnam Gallery, Hanoi
2007 The Script – Zenei Gang of Five, Calligraphy with group of artists, Studio Tho, Hanoi
2006 Il Drago e la Farfalla – Arte Contemporanea in Vietnam, Roma, Compresso del Vittoriano, Roma, Italia
2005 Lotus Flower – Art From Vietnam, Sinebrychoff Art Museum, Helsinki, Waino Aaltonen Museum of Art, Turku, Hameenlinna Art Museum, Finland
The Ten Courts of the Kings of Hell, Bankside Gallery, London, England
2004 Calligraphy and Painting, Goethe-Institut, Hanoi, Vietnam
2003 Traces and Traditions Vietnamese Woodblock Prints, International Print Centre, New York City, USA
2002 Light of the Spirit with Tran Hoang Son, Art Vietnam Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam
2002 Vietnam Art Actuel, Centre d’Exposition de I’Université de Montreal, Montreal, Canada
Brush to Block: Vietnamese Works On Paper, The Eastern Gallery, Chicago, lllinois, USA
Tradition and Change Contemporary Vietnamese Art, The Landon Gallery, New York, USA
2001 Solo Exhibition, My Art Prospects Gallery, New York City, USA
2000 Exhibition with demonstration and talk about calligraphy, Vietnam Ethnology Museum, Hanoi, Vietnam
Human Being in Ancient Sculpture, Hanoi Fine Arts University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Spring-Calligraphy Exhibition together with UNESCO Calligraphy Club, the Temple of Kongfuzi, Hanoi, Vietnam
1999 Two man exhibition with Tran Hoang Son, Hanoi Fine Arts College, Hanoi, Vietnam
Solo Exhibition “Spring- Calligraphy” in the Temple of Kongfuzi, Hanoi
Curatorial Projects
2008 Curated the calligraphy exhibition “Dance of the Script”, Maison des Arts, Hanoi
2007 Curated the calligraphy exhibition “The Autumn Floral Spirit – The Five Styles of Nom Script” at the Temple of Literature and the Ancient Thang Long Citadel, Hanoi
2006 Curated the calligraphy exhibition “Twenty Eight Stars”, the Temple of Literature in Hanoi
Residencies and Workshops
2010 Residency and exhibition, Indochinese Arts Partnership, Wellesley, MA, USA
2008 Residency and workshop, exhibition Asean Civilizations Museum, Singapore
Residency and workshop, exhibition Heide Museum, Melbourne, Australia
2003 Residency in Vermont Studio Center, Johnson Vermont
Woodblock printing workshop and lecture on “The Ancient Graphics of Vietnam” at the American Museum of Natural History, New York City
2001 Residency in July at Art Omi, New York
