TRAN DAN _
EDUCATION
2003 – 2006 Architecture University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2005 – 2007 Phu Thanh Nguyen Studio (lacquer painting), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
EXPERIENCE
March 2009 – Present Freelance artist / Art dealer for paintings
June 2012 – October 2012
Co-organizer and Art director at Tokyo x Hanoi x Art (a collaborative contemporary art project between young and emerging Japanese and Vietnamese artists) - Supported by The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam Grant - / Hanoi, Vietnam
January 2012 – June 2012
Founder and Art director at NameArtSpace / Hanoi, Vietnam
March 2008 – February 2009
Founder and Director at Dan Viet Art Studio / HCMC, Vietnam
-Setting and designing for opening the lacquer studio
-Art dealer for lacquer paintings
-Building and developing the “Open Residence Artist Studio” project
April 2007 – November 2007
Reporter, Designer, and Editor at Vietnam Digital Television at HCMC Center / HCMC, Vietnam -Worked for TV commercials and shows
October 2006 – March 2007 Studio designer at BHD Film Studio / HCMC, Vietnam
April 2006 – September 2006 Wood sculpture designer at Truong Thanh Furniture Company / HCMC, Vietnam
April 2003 – March 2006 Seller at Phuc An Fashion Company / HCMC, Vietnam
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
June 2012 – "Women and Flowers" / Lacquer pantings and Installation / Solo exhibition at 87 Ma May (the Antique House) / Hanoi, Vietnam
January 2008 – “The Blue Sleeping City” / Video and Installation / Solo exhibition at Institut Français de Hanoï – L'Espace - Centre Culturel Français (L'espace:French Cultural Center) / Hanoi, Vietnam
December 2006 – “Sleep Walking City” / Painting and Video / Solo exhibition at Mai’s Gallery / HCMC, Vietnam
January 2006 – “Pink Color Space” / Video Installation / Solo exhibition / HCMC, Vietnam
SOLO PERFORMANCE
November 2007 – “Dream” / Dance Performance / Contemporary Dance Competition at Youth Opera House sponsored by Culture Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF) of the Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam / Hanoi, Vietnam
GROUP EXHIBITIONS & PERFORMANCE
September 2013 – “ Góc Nhìn”/ Video Art / Art Exhibition Project at New Space Arts Foundation/ Hue city.Vietnam
July 2013 – The first exhibition by Vietnamese “Son Ta” Artist Group/ Lacquer Paintings/ Group Exhibition at Vietnam Fine Art Museum/ Hanoi,Vietnam
November 2012 –”Mot, Hai, Ba (1,2,3)” / Lacquer Paintings / Group exhibition at Mai Gallery (Art Talk Cafe) / Hanoi, Vietnam
October 2012 – “Tokyo x Hanoi x Art” (a collaborative contemporary art project between young and emerging Japanese and Vietnamese artists) / Project result presentation exhibition at La 4uatrieme&ete bar / Hanoi, Vietnam
November 2011 – "Open Academy Project"/ Photography / Collaborative exhibition after Open Academy Panorama workshop organized by British Council Vietnam/ Hue, Vietnam
October 2007 – “The Picture Month”/ Video / Group exhibition at Fine Art Museum sponsored by The Consulate of France / HCMC, Vietnam
December 2006 – “Masturbation in Mind” / Performance and Video / Group exhibition at Himiko Café / HCMC, Vietnam
October 2006 – “The Past & Present” / Video / “Pace on the Peace, Xin Chao My Darling” project group exhibition at Supplement Space: Stone and Water Festival/ Anyang, Korea
June 2006 – “I am a Somnambulist” “Having a conversation”/ Video / Opening ceremony at Culture Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF) of the Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam / HCMC, Vietnam
April 2006 – “Sexual Desire and Zen Space” / Mix material Installation / Group exhibition at Van Thanh Park / HCMC, Vietnam
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ARTIST IN RESIDENCY
October 2013 – February 2014 Artist Residence in The Swatch Art Peace Hotel in Shanghai/ China
May 2013 - July 2013 – “2013 Asia Artist Residence in ARTinNATURE & Asia Art space Network” / The Space for Creating Culture&Art “ARTinNATURE” / Busan, Korea
ARTIST TALK
December 2012 – MAC Hanoi, Skylines with Flying People at The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam / Hanoi, Vietnam
July 2012 – Arena Multimedia / Hanoi, Vietnam
SCREENING
March 2013 – “Screening of previous video works” / Single channel videos / Screening at Meta house / Phnom Penh, Cambodia
WORKSHOP
November 2012 - January 2013 – “Juxtaposition - old and new, back-to-back” / Collaborative video art project with Australian, French, Vietnamese and Korean artists / DOCLAB, Goethe Institute Hanoi / Hanoi, Vietnam
November 2011 – "Open Academy Project" / Photography / Hue, Vietnam
Awards
GRANT
October 2012 – The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam Grant
Program / For supporting the project “Tokyo x Hanoi x Art” (Emerging Japanese-Vietnamese contemporary artists collaborative project) / Hanoi, Vietnam
