Artist Trieu Khac Tien – Vietnamese Lacquer Paintings – Nguyen Art Gallery

The Journey into Art

Trieu Khac Tien (Trieu Khanh Tien) was born in 1977 in Hanoi. He inherited his artistic sensibility from his father, Triệu Khắc Lễ, a distinguished teacher and Meritorious Artist who was the former principal of the Central Pedagogical College of Arts. From a young age, Triệu Khắc Tiến was exposed to painting and won many children’s painting awards. He is currently the only doctor specializing in lacquer art in Vietnam. He aims to standardize traditional lacquer techniques to increase durability and expand material diversity. Additionally, he represents Vietnam at most international lacquer art conferences He is now the Deputy Dean of the Painting Department at Vietnam University of Fine Arts.

Artistic Activities

Education

1999: B.F.A of Painting- Hanoi University of Fine Arts
1999: B.F.A – Hanoi Foreign Language College, English Department
2007: M.F.A of Painting – Vietnam University of Fine Arts
2017: Ph.D. of Fine Arts (Urushi Art) – Tokyo University of the Arts

Exhibitions & Art Events

1999: Guest artist – Vietnam – Thailand – Japan Contemporary Art Exchange Exhibition, Funabashi city, Japan
2000: Vietnam National Fine Arts Exhibition
2002: “Movement in Street” Video Art Exhibition – Goethe Institute
2003: Vietnam contemporary lacquer exhibition – BildMuseet, Umeå, Sweden
2003: Guest lecturer on Vietnamese traditional lacquer – Umeå Academy of Fine Arts, Sweden
2004: Thailand – Vietnam Contemporary Art Exhibition
2007: “NEO” Fine Arts Exhibition – Viet-Art Center, Vietnam
2008: Vietnam & South Korea Lacquer Art Exhibition – South Korea Cultural Center in Hanoi
2010: Vietnam National Fine Arts Exhibition
2011: National Young Artists’ Festival
2015: “Echizen International Lacquer Exhibition and Symposium”, Japan
2016: Urushi Exchange Workshop – Daigo-Kenpoku Festival, Japan
2017: “The Natural Lacquer Tree” Exhibition and Seminar – Taiwan

Exhibitions & Art Events

2018: Lacquer eggs installation – National Assembly House tunnel’s decoration project
2018: Lacquer Restoration International Symposium, Hanoi
2019: International Lacquer Seminar – Jingchou, China
2021: International Lacquer Online Seminar – South Korea
2022: Solo Exhibition “Eastern Story” – Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam
2023: Painting Exhibition “A Stroll Through the Land of Lacquer”