Artist Chau Ai Van

Vietnamese Lacquer Paintings – Nguyen Art Gallery

Châu Ái Vân

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.

Year of Birth: 1983

Place of Birth: Gia Lai

Education: Graduated from Gia Lai Provincial College of Pedagogy (2015), Hue University – College of Arts (2016)

Membership:

Exhibition & Award

2017 Central South & Central Highlands Regional Art Exhibition, Quy Nhon

2017 Gia Lai Provincial Art Exhibition

2018 Central & Central Highlands Art Exhibition, Phu Yen

2019 Participated in Region V Art Exhibition, Dak Lak Province

2019 Artwork selected for the Award of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations

2020 Participated in Region V Art Exhibition, Gia Lai Province

2020 Artwork selected for the Award of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations

2021 Participated in Region V Art Exhibition, Kon Tum Province

2021 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

2023 Participated in a group exhibition of female artists from Gia Lai on the occasion of Heritage Day, Gia Lai

2023 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

2024 Lacquer Painting Exhibition, Ho Chi Minh City

2024 Participated in the competition “Colors of the Central Highlands”, Gia Lai

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

2025 Group exhibition “Returning to the Red Land”, Pleiku Museum, Gia La

2025 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

2025 Participated in Gia Lai Provincial Fine Arts Exhibitions (2020–present)