Artist Ngo Ba Cong – Vietnamese Lacquer & Oil Paintings – Nguyen Art Gallery

artist ngo ba cong

Ngo Ba Cong was born in 1972 in Hanoi. He completed the Bachelor of University of Industrial Fine Arts – Faculty of Interior Design (1993-1999) and Master of Arts of Viet Nam University of Fine Arts (2003-2006). He worked at the National Institute of Culture and Art of Vietnam (2015-2019) and is currently teaching at the Faculty of Preschool Education at Hanoi National University of Education. He defended his doctoral thesis at the Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies in 2020.

Exhibitions & Art Events

  • 1996 – 1997: Solo and group exhibition at 45 – 61 Trang Tien, Hanoi
  • 1998: Solo exhibition at Horison Hotel, 40 Cat Linh, Dong Da, Hanoi
  • 1997 – 1998 – 2018 – 2003: Capital Exhibition in Hanoi
  • 2017: Group exhibition at the Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies
  • 2018: Solo exhibition at 29 Hang Bai, Hanoi
  • 2019: Solo exhibition at 50 Dao Duy Tu, Hanoi
  • 2019: Group exhibition on the occasion of November 20 at Central College of Pedagogy
  • 2022: Group exhibition on the occasion of Tet CHUART Chuong My Club, Hanoi

Materials: Traditional flat and embossed lacquer, Japanese paint, Oild paint, Plaster engraving, Acrilic, Silk, Do paper.
Main topics: Drawing topics include animals, focusing on the 12 zodiac animals, women, family, landscapes.. The shaping style is array-oriented, highly decorative, and combines ethnic patterns, such as impressionism, cubism, and expressionism.

Highlight Artworks of Ngo Ba Cong

Ngo Ba Cong

Size: 100cm*100cm | 39.3 inches*39.3 inches
Material: Lacquer on wood

Cats’ Talks

Ngo Ba Cong

Size: 120cm*270cm | 47.2 inches*106 inches
Material: Lacquer on wood

The Dance of Cats

Ngo Ba Cong

Size: 100cm*100cm | 39.3 inches*39.3 inches
Material: Lacquer on wood

Joyful Dance

Ngo Ba Cong

Size: 90cm*120cm | 35.4 inches*47.2 inches
Material: Lacquer on wood

Lady & Lotus III

Ngo Ba Cong

Size: 270cm*120cm | 106 inches*47 inches
Material: Lacquer on wood

Nine Carps Gazing at the Moon

Ngo Ba Cong

Size: 90cm*120cm | 35.4 inches*47.2 inches
Material: Lacquer on wood

Lady & Lotus II

Ngo Ba Cong

Size: 70cm*140cm | 27.5 inches*55.1 inches
Material: Oil on canvas

Love Season

Ngo Ba Cong

Size: 90cm*120cm | 35.4 inches*47.2 inches
Material: Lacquer on wood

Lady & Lotus I

Ngo Ba Cong

Size: 80cm*160cm | 31 inches*63 inches
Material: Oil on canvas

Goats Crossing The Bridge