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Nguyen Manh Hung has become a major influence in the current art scene in Vietnam since graduating from Hanoi Fine Arts University. He is the former curator and artistic director of the Nha San Studio. Hung is known for bringing a fresh, original perspective to the visual arts in Vietnam. While focusing on paintings, he makes sculptures, installations and performances. Hung started his own style in visual activities as a surrealist.

Hung recently completed his latest work Living Together in Paradise at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi. This ambitious project created a diorama to surround a meticulously hand-built, three-meter tall model of a residential housing block.

Hung has exhibited at the ifa gallery (Stuttgart and Berlin, Germany), San Art (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), the Stenersen Museet (Oslo, Norway), Ethan Cohen Fine Art Gallery (New York, USA), Nha San Studio (Hanoi, Vietnam), the Ke Center (Shanghai, China), and has participated in various other international exhibitions and festivals.  He has received grants from the Ford Foundation, the Dong Son Today Foundation, and the Asian Cultural Council, and has done residencies in Ghent, NY, and New York City, NY.   

For more information about Nguyen Manh Hung, visit http://hung6776.com.

Founded in 1998, Nha San was the first artist-led, non-profit alternative arts organization in Vietnam. Based in Hanoi, Nha San aims to provide marginalised artists with the material necessities, and the courage to create within the Vietnamese cultural and political environment. The studio acts as a space for experimentation, transmission and exposure. Nha San works beyond the limits of strict academic teaching and the creative constraints of commercial galleries. Nha San cultivates, supports, and challenges artists who are passionate about exploring the here and now. For more information about Nha San Studio, visit www.nhasanstudio.org.