Cong Quoc Ha
| Cong Quoc Ha | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Cong Quoc Ha |
| Born |
29 October 1955 Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Nationality | Vietnamese |
Công Quốc Hà (born on 29 October 1955) is an acclaimed Vietnamese artist and lacquer painter. He was born in Hanoi in 1955 and graduated from the Hanoi Industrial Fine Arts College.[1][2]
Cong Quoc Ha is one of the most active and best known Vietnamese lacquer painters. He "is well known for his elegant female figures.[3] He belongs to a group of artists who revived the art of traditional Vietnamese lacquer painting and gave it a modern face around the world.[4] He is one of five children of Cong Ton Toan and Dinh Thi Lieu, a well-accomplished family in Hanoi. Among his siblings is his younger sister Cong Kim Hoa, who is an acclaimed artist herself.1980,Cong Quoc Ha artist with Pham Le Hang ( born1960) married and has three children were:
[1] Cong Nu Hoang Anh ( daughter,born 1981,Hanoi-Vietnam).Currently lives and works in Sweden. [2] Cong Quoc Long ( son,born 1988,Hanoi-Vietnam) lives with his parent in Sweden. [3] Cong Nu Thuy Trang (daughter,born 1990,Hanoi-Vietnam)now lives and works in Switzerland .[5]
Since graduating from the Hanoi Industrial Fine Arts University, his works are shown in hundreds of exhibitions worldwide, including international fairs such as the Documenta in Germany, the Euro D'Art in Geneva as well as in international exhibitions from Buenos Aires to New York, Paris, Singapore, Tokyo and Melbourne. He also received numerous awards for his works worldwide. He was also responsible for the first nude exhibition in Vietnam, in 1992, where he had 20 paintings at the show.[6]
Between 1995 and 2000 he served as Deputy Secretary General of Hanoi Fine Arts Association, and he was Chairman of the Young Painter Club, Vietnam Fine Art Association between 1995-1999. He heads the Hanoi branch of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association between 2010 and 2014. 2005,Cong Quoc Ha artist with Cong Nu Hoang Anh ( his daughter )founder HANOI ART HOUSE,where collections and exhibitions of art works and cultural,especially Vietnam culture.HANOI ART HOUSE headquarters located in Sweden.From 2012,Cong Quoc Ha artist with his wife and son lives works in Sweden.Cong Quoc Ha artist,he is Art Director of HANOI ART HOUSE.
Awards
- 1978: Metropolitan Fine Arts Exhibition, Hanoi Fine Arts Association.
- 1983: Graphic Arts Book Printing, Ministry of Culture.
- 1985: Illustration Graphic Arts Exhibition, “Van Nghe Magazine” and Vietnam Fine Art Association.
- 1995: Metropolitan Fine Arts Exhibition, Hanoi Fine Arts Association.
- 1996: Young Artists Exhibition I, Sweden Fund for Cultural Peroration Exhibition of Prizewinning Painting, Hanoi Area, Vietnam Association of Fine Arts Quinquenial Literature & Arts Association.
- 2000: Medal for Vietnam Fine Arts Cultural Career
- 2003: Medal for Vietnam Fine Arts Career
References
- ↑ Hanoi Art Gallery - Vitae Cong Quoc Ha
- ↑ Công Quốc Hà hướng về sự sống đầy sinh lực
- ↑ HANOI'S LACQUER by Ian Findlay, Asian Art News Jan/Feb 2004
- ↑ Arts Of Asia, March/April 2002, Editorial
- ↑ Thavibu Art Gallery - Vitae Cong Kim Hoa
- ↑ Article by Trinh Tu
