Artist Tran Cuong

• Full name: Tran Cuong (Kuolg Tran)

• Year of birth: 1986

• Hometown: Yen Bai

• Current residence: Hanoi

• Education: Graduated from the Central University of Arts Education; completed research in cultural studies at the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.

• Summary of artistic activities:

February 2025: 15th National Exhibition “Art Vogue D’Nation” at Taoyuan Art Center, Taiwan.

September 2025: Development of a solo gallery “Lost in Youth” at the gallery developer, 16 Ngo Quyen Street, Hanoi.

September 2024: Participation in the 14th International Exhibition “Art Vogue D’Nation” at SOSORO Museum, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

April 2024: Participation in the “Asian Art Alliance Vietnam 2024” exhibition at Palm Art Space, 188A Thao Nguyen, Ecopark.

March 2024: Participation in the “First Young Artists Exhibition by TomuraLee” at 24, Street 1, An Khanh, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City.

November 2022: Solo exhibition. Participating in the “Brown Wings” exhibition at E Tễu Gallery, B45 Architecture Street, Ecopark Urban Area, Hanoi.

April 2022: Participating in the group exhibition “Wide Day - A Thousand Meters Up” at the Gallery Developer, 29 Hang Bai Street, Hanoi.

April 2021: Participating in the group exhibition development “Courageous Day 2” at the Gallery Developer, 29 Hang Bai Street, Hanoi.

December 2020: Participating in the Vietnam Fine Arts Exhibition 2020 at the Vietnam Cultural and Art Gallery Development Center, 02 Hoa Lu Street, Van Ho District, Hanoi.

January 2021: Participating in the group exhibition “Seven Jumps” at the Art Space, 42 Yet Cuong Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.

October 2020: Participating in the group exhibition development “Wide Day” at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street.

September 2019: Participating in the group exhibition “Soft Exhibition - Mun Opening”. Studio at 89 Tran Van Du Street, Ward 13, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City

May 2019: Solo exhibition “Suddenly Enchanted, Realized” at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hanoi

• Self-introduction and sharing about artistic style

For me, practicing art is a process of self-discovery. The stories of my inner self, my EGO, allow me to feel the deepest aspects of myself. I often place myself in a somewhat confusing setting, like a dream, an imaginary fantasy, or perhaps just a perspective on the reality I am living in. Simply put, I paint myself and I place myself in the lives of the artists I create.

My two current themes are “Nostalgia for the Past” and “Lost in Youth.”

In my discussions, people often see somewhere the atmosphere or setting of the past.”