Vietnam Pham Huy Thong

Born 1981 in HaTay, Vietnam
Father hometown Thai Binh, Vietnam
Lives in Hanoi, Vietnam.

From teaching art at a local university and designing books, Thong has come a long way. He is today one of Vietnam's most promising and exciting artists. Thong has always taken a critical eye to his surroundings; his astute observations and clever interpretations ring clear in his art works.

Thong has done 5 solo exhibitions. His work also has been exhibited worldwide including many museum shows such as in National Art Gallery (Malaysia), The University City Art Museum of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (China), Singapore Art Museum, Villa Fridheim Museum, Krødsherad (Norway); Kyoto City International Exchange Hall, Japan Foundation Forum (Tokyo), Sapporo Miyanomori Museum (Japan); Hanggaram Museum (Korea)...

2004 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Graphic Design, Hanoi Industrial Fine Art University

Collections:
Witness Collection
Institute of Vietnamese Contemporary Art
Rimbun Dahan Collection
Jaya Prakash Collection

Solo Exhibitions
2012 “Hands”, Craig Thomas Gallery, HCM city, Vietnam (October)
2012 “Strange Dreams”, Ernst & Young Office, One Raffle Quay, Singapore (January).
2010 “Dong Bao”, Bui Gallery, Hanoi. (November)
2010 “Touch the Glory?” performance, Temple of Literature, Hanoi. (July)
2009 “Updated”, L'Espace, Trang Tien, Hanoi. (June)
2006 “Rain”, installation exhibition, Bookworm Art Space, Hanoi.

Selected Group Exhibitions:
2013 “Christmas Tree Project” with Art Vietnam Gallery and Sofitel Metropole, Hanoi, Vietnam.
2013 “SEA+ Triennale”, Indonesia National Art Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia.
2013 “Hanoi Grapevine Selection”, Vietnam Fine Art Museum, 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc st, Hanoi, Vietnam
2013 “Ancient Capital Energy”, Hue, Vietnam (March)
2012 “168h”, Fine Art Artist Association Exhibition House, 16 Ngo Quyen, Hanoi, Vietnam
2012 “Buy Bye”, Vue Privee Gallery, Singapore (May)
2011 “Closer & Closing”, Goyang National Art Studio, Seoul, S-Korea (November)
2011 Gumcheon-Gu Art Festival, Gumcheon-Gu, Seoul (Octorber)
2011 Pusan World Open Festival, Pusan Cultural Center grand museum, Pusan, Korea (October)
2011 Haslla Art World International Residency Program Exhibition, Haslla Museum, Gangneung, Korea (...