Biography

Tran Luong has long been a leader in the Vietnamese artistic community. Graduated from Hanoi Fine Arts University in 1983, founder of Nha San Studio, Hanoi and a member of the famous Gang of Five, Tran focuses much of his time and energy on helping young artists tease out their ideas and eventually bring those ideas to fruition and exhibitions.

As a practicing artist, Tran has an extensive exhibition history. Selected recent exhibitions include: ‘No Country: Contemporary Art for South and Southeast Asia’ at Guggenheim (New York, USA) and Centre of Contemporary Art (CCA), Singapore, 2014; ‘Medium at Large’, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore, 2014; ‘Welcome to the jungle/ Welts’ at Yokohama Museum of Art & Contemporary Art Museum Kumamoto. Japan, 2013; ‘The Future of Imagination 8′, Singapore, 2012, vv…. His works are in the collection of major museums such as Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York, USA), Singapore Art Museum (Singapore), Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (Japan). He has curated and co-curated numerous exhibitions inside Vietnam and also internationally.