Artist Pham Hoang Minh was born in 1977 in Quang Ninh Province and graduated from the Monumental Oil Painting Department at the Hanoi University of Industrial Fine Arts in 2000. Demonstrating exceptional talent since his student years, he expresses a diverse and free-spirited style across various themes, ranging from human figures and nudes to natural landscapes.

Although not born or raised in Hanoi, his deep love for this land shines naturally through every brushstroke, color patch, and spatial composition on canvas. His streetscape paintings capture a Hanoi that is both real and surreal, deeply moving and rich in emotion. He rarely talks about himself, but rather expresses everything through the immense body of work he has tirelessly created.

Many of his works have been featured in prestigious national exhibitions. Since 2006, he has been a long-term partner artist of Nguyen Art Gallery. His paintings are warmly received by international ambassadors and art collectors, contributing to bringing the image of Hanoi and Vietnam closer to friends worldwide.

The most prominent hallmark of his career is the series on Hanoi’s 36 Old Streets, vividly and deeply portraying mossy tiled roofs, bustling market corners, and everyday moments of the people of Trang An. Artist Le Xuan Huong, Director of Nguyen Art Gallery, once remarked: “Minh paints the streets like breathing, like instinct, and is one of the most talented painters in depicting Hanoi from a very distinct perspective – a truly Pham Hoang Minh perspective.”

Regarding mediums, he initially created mainly with oil paint, later switching to acrylic on canvas to better adapt to the hot and humid climate of Northern Vietnam. Each of Pham Hoang Minh’s paintings is not merely a work of art, but a vessel filled with emotion, positive energy, and love – establishing a name closely tied to Hanoi Streetscapes in contemporary Vietnamese fine arts.

Year of Birth: 1977

Place of Birth: Small village of Đông Triều, Quảng Ninh, Vietnam

Education: Graduated from University of Industrial Fine Arts (2000)

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