Artist Chau Ai Van – Vietnamese Lacquer Paintings – Nguyen Art Gallery

The Journey into Art

Artist Ai Van’s full name is Chau Ai Van. She was born in 1983 in Gia Lai Province of the Central Highland in Vietnam. In 2015, she graduated from Gia Lai Provincial College of Pedagogy, majoring in Fine Arts Pedagogy. In 2016, she graduated from Hue University – College of Arts, majoring in Fine Arts Pedagogy. The artworks of artist Ai Van have participated in many exhibitions and won many noble awards.

Artistic Activities

Exhibitions & Art Events

• 2017:
  – Central South & Central Highlands Regional Art Exhibition, Quy Nhon
  – Gia Lai Provincial Art Exhibition

  2018:
  – Central & Central Highlands Art Exhibition, Phu Yen

  2019:
  – Participated in Region V Art Exhibition, Dak Lak Province
  – Artwork selected for the Award of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations

  2020:
  – Participated in Region V Art Exhibition, Gia Lai Province
  – Artwork selected for the Award of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations

  2021:
  – Participated in Region V Art Exhibition, Kon Tum Province
  – Artwork selected for the Award of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations

  2022:
  – Participated in Region V Art Exhibition, Da Nang

  2023:
  – Participated in Region V Art Exhibition, Dak Lak Province
  – Participated in a group exhibition of female artists from Gia Lai on the occasion of Heritage Day, Gia Lai
  – Participated in a lacquer painting exhibition organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Association

  2024:
  – Group exhibition “Brilliant Summer”, Ho Chi Minh City
  – Lacquer Painting Exhibition, Ho Chi Minh City
  – Participated in the competition “Colors of the Central Highlands”, Gia Lai – Encouragement Prize

  2025:
  – Participated in the exhibition celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification, organized by the Vietnam Fine Arts Association, Hanoi
  – Group exhibition “Returning to the Red Land”, Pleiku Museum, Gia Lai
  – Participated in the exhibition “Creative Camp Report & New Works” at the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Museum; artwork nominated for the Ho Chi Minh Prize
  – Participated in Gia Lai Provincial Fine Arts Exhibitions (2020–present)

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