About Viet Ha Tran
Viet Ha is a popular fine art photographer at auction houses in Spain. Listed as global artist by Artprice, the world leader in art market information, she is represented by galleries from Madrid, Barcelona, Paris to Tel Aviv, Beijing, New Delhi. Her works "Like a Painting of Autumn" and "Ecosystem" appeared at a public auction in Spain in 2015 alongside works by Banksy, Salvador Dali, Joan Miró, represented by Duran Auction House, Spain's No.1 auction house.
Her principal practice is fine art photography and later on she started acrylic painting. Her painterly photographs have appeared in Vogue Italia, Vanity Fair France, The Times of India, Expansión, El Economista, Mail Today, The Statesman, Vietnam News, at Saatchi Gallery London, and have been auctioned by Christie’s Hong Kong for charity. Over the past years, she has donated 20,000 USD through the sales of her artworks to different non profits such as Room to Read, Soroptimist International, International Child Protection Fund. Her biggest dream is to quit her job in finance education to become a full time artist and to pursue her philanthropic dreams alongside.
A vivid and curious traveler, many of Viet Ha's artworks were taken during her trips to exotic destinations, including Bhutan, Nepal, Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Iran, Turkey, Georgia, India.
Events:
RECOGNITION:
200 Most Influential Vietnamese - Vietnam Global Leaders Forum 2019 Paris, nominated by Vietnamese Government and Vietnam Embassy in Spain
JURY:
Exhibition Manager and Curator, Exhibition "Women and Culture", IE University (Campus in Madrid and Segovia), Feb - Mar 2020
IE Foundation Prizes in the Humanities 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, IE University, Spain
https://www.ie.edu/prizes-humanities/
PUBLIC SPEAKER ON THE ART MARKET:
-Communication Platforms in the art market, The Art Market Agency, Oct 2018
-Arte Online Madrid, The Art Market Agency, Oct 2017
- Technology and the art market, IE Business School, 2016
https://theartmarket.es/confirmaciones-arte-online-madrid-viet-ha-tran/
https://humanities.blogs.ie.edu/2015/01/conversation-on-how-technology-is-redefining-the-art-world.html
PUBLICATIONS AND FEATURES:
Expansión (Spanish national news)
El Economista (The Economist, Spain)
Saatchi Gallery London
Vogue Italia
Vogue Talents
Vanity Fair France
Harper's Bazaar Vietnam
The Hindu
The Times of India
Condé Nast Traveler China
Saatchi Gallery London
Christie´s Hong Kong
Brighton Photo Biennial
Vietnam News
CNBC Media
Vietnam Daily News
Widewalls
Mail Today
Cambodian Times
The Statesman
Art + Commerce New York, global largest photo agency
Artprice - world´s leading art market information
Aesthetica Magazine
The Luxury Chronicle
The Asian Age India
Showbiz Vietnam
Culture World Vietnam
SOME EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES/INTERVIEWS:
The Fashion Globe: http://www.thefashionglobe.com/viet-ha-tran
Aesthetica Magazine: http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/449422-2/
Vogue Italia: http://www.vogue.it/en/talents/talents-shooting/2014/05/the-return-of-romanticism
Vietnam News:
http://vietnamnews.vn/life-style/279229/madrid-based-vietnamese-photographer-releases-new-collection.html
http://vietnamnews.vn/sunday/features/253031/photographer-takes-turn-in-the-spotlight.html
PUBLICATION ON VOGUE ITALY: http://www.vogue.it/photovogue/portfolio/?id=33068
Exhibitions:
- Mar 2020 - April 2020 - Solo Exhibition "I FEMME" at IE Library, IE University, Campuses in Madrid and Segovia, Spain
- Sep - Nov 2019 - Solo Exhibition "Wall of Nature" at La Real Casa de Moneda (Royal Mint Palace), Segovia, Spain
- July 2018 - Solo Exhibition "Dreams of Ophelia" at Galeria Materna & Herencia, Madrid, Spain
- May 2018 - Solo Exhibition & Auction "IFEMME" at Vietnamese Embassy in Madrid, directed by Durán Auction House.
- March-April 2018 - Solo Exhibition "I FEMME" at La Real Casa de la Moneda (Royal Mint Palace), Segovia, Spain
- March 2018 - Exhibition "I FEMME" at the cultural gathering "Women who Change the World", La CARCEL, Segovia, Spain
- Solo Exhibition "I FEMME" at IE Business School, Nov-Dec 2017 (www.ifemme.org)
- First public auction at No.1 Spanish auction house - Duran Arte & Subastas, Nov 2017
- Speech at Arte Online Madrid, The Art Market Agency, Oct 2017
- Collective Exhibition "Femmes capitales" (Capital Women) at Galerie de Thorigny, Paris, Jan-Feb 2017
- Christmas Art Auction, Dec 15, 2016 Galeria Gaudi, Madrid
- Online auction, Oct-Dec, 2016 Setdart Auction House, Barcelona
- Collective Exhibition, Galería Gaudi, Madrid, Nov-Dec 2016
- Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Oct 27th-30th, 2016, represented by Galería Gaudí (Madrid).
- Featured in the Spring Catalog & multiple curated collections of Saatchi Art since 2015.
- Collective Exhibition "The Tales of Art" by Great Banyan Art, at Ojas Art Gallery, New Delhi, India, March-April 2016.
- Artist of the Day, Saatchi Art Feb 2016.
- Featured in various curated collections of Saatchi Art's Chief Curator Rebecca Wilson "New this Week 04.01.2016", "New Photography", and other Saatchi collections "Impressionism", "Art for above the Mantlepiece", "Photography" etc.
- Collective Exhibition "Art and Artist", gallery Espacio Cultural Abierto, Sep 2015, Madrid, Spain
- Collective Exhibition at Medinacelli Palace, DeArte Foundation, May 2015, Spain
- Collective Exhibition "Self-portraits from here till elsewhere", organized by DansMonLabo, Paris, December 2014
- Collective Exhibition, Galerie Sophie Lanoe, Paris, November 2014
- Digital Exhibition "Night Contact" at Brighton Photo Biennial UK, October 2014
- Saatchi Gallery London, 2nd floor, Photo exhibition on Screen, August 7, 2014 -present
AWARDS:
- Fine Art Nominee, Fine Art International Awards 2019
- Finalist, Siena International Photography Awards 2019, Italy
- Winner, Photography Category, Artslant 5th Contest, USA
- Honorable Mention, Fine Art People, International Photography Awards 2013, September 2013, Los Angeles, USA
- Honorable Mention, Fine Art Nudes, International Photography Awards, September 2013, Los Angeles, USA
- Semifinalist, National Digital Photography Contest Canson Infinity,Spain, April 2013
