TRAN THANH CANH
2004 | Graduated from High school of Fine Arts of Ho Chi Minh City |
2009 | Graduated as top student with Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from University of Fine Arts of Ho Chi Minh City |
1983 | Born in Phu Quoc, Kien Giang, Vietnam. |
2003-2011 | Participated in numerous group exhibitions organized in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam, Melbourne City of Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and Hongkong |
2011 | Bet Studio, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
2009 | Van Art Gallery, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
2010 | Young Artist Award granted by The Fine Arts Association of Ho Chi Minh City |
2008-2007-2006 | January Star Award winner, Vietnam 2007 Young Excellent Artists Award winner granted by Melbourne City of Australia Double Prize A (1 st prize) winner in Landscape Painting and Drawing at Festival Van Lang, Vietnam |
2006 | People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Award winner |
2005 | Young Artist Prize winner awarded by The Fine Art Association of Ho Chi Minh City. |
Tran Thanh Canh is specialize in oil on canvas but he is very successful in many other smart mediums as acrylic on Silk, acrylic on canvas, especially prints on rice paper. He is different with other artist in choosing subjects. He paints as series and it changes by times and life moves.
Year 2006 right after two years of his graduated for university, he has introduced to audience a series very unique in his own way which is not influence from any artist in over the world, that is “Nude Men” and immediately this series has accepted by collector in oversea and it has brought him the award of Young Excellent Artist Winner granted by Melbourne City.
Year 2008 with highly receiving incomes by selling “Nude Men” series, he turns up to new series “Dream”.
Year 2010-2012 with matters happens in his life, he stayed most time in pagodas and temples and he created the new series relates to “religion” and this series was collected by many art collectors in and out of Vietnam. This contemporary abstract also well welcome by art collector, especially The Casino Ho Tram collected his series for Hotel.
Year 2013, he became more peaceful in life and the new series introducing to out collector with peaceful beautiful landscape.
AVAILABLE ARTWORKS
Elves in the forest Sala
80x120cm – Silk painting
2011 – Available
Pure Goddess
95 x 95cm – Oil on canvas
2017 – Available
The journey of the soul
175 x 280 cm – Acrylic on canvas
2017 – Available
First love
140 x 140cm – Oil on canvas
2012 – Available
Reflection Goddess
95 x 95cm – Oil on canvas
2017 – Available
Golden palm
120 x 200cm – oil on canvas
2017 – Available