NATALIA KRAEVSKAIA Curriculum Vitae

Born in 1952 in Astrakhan, Russia (former USSR). 1974 – graduated from Leningrad State University, faculty of philology. 1981 - Ph.D. in philology. Pushkin Institute of Russian Language, Moscow. More than 50 articles and books’ chapters on the theory of Russian oral speech, communication in science and methods of teaching Russian language to foreigners. Till 1990 worked as the associate professor at the Technical University, Astrakhan, Russia. 1983-1985 and 1990-1991 worked at the department of Pushkin Institute of Russian language in Hanoi under the ministry of the education of the USSR. Current position – associate professor of the International faculty of Hanoi State University and of The Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow (Institute of Oriental and Classical Studies).

Art-related activity

In 1990 opened the first private gallery in Hanoi, Vietnam. The gallery called Salon Natasha is specialized in contemporary art. From 1990 to 2005 organised in the Salon about 50 solo and group art exhibitions of Vietnamese and international artists, non-profit workshops and art happenings. In 2005 has stopped the gallery activity.

Curator of the exhibitions and art projects in Vietnam and abroad:

1. “Composition: movement et immobilite” – an exhibition of contemporary Vietnamese art. French Cultural Center ( Alliance Francaise), Hanoi, Vietnam, 1995 (catalogue). 2. Contemporary Vietnamese art at the International Asian Art Exhibition, Macao, 1997. 3. “Looking In” – a project and an exhibition of the international artists whose works are related to Vietnam, Hanoi, 1997. 4. “Crosscurrents” (co-curator with Bonney Bombach) - a project of collaboration by post of Vietnamese and Australian artists with the exhibition at the Australian Embassy in Hanoi, 1998. The project has got the grant from the Australian Council for touring exhibition in Australia, 1998- 2000, 10 venues (catalogue). 5. “ Spirit of Hanoi. Contemporary art from Vietnam. Salon Natasha as an installation”. (Co-curator with Maritta Nurmi) – a project and 2 exhibitions: in Art Association of Oulu and BAU-gallery, Helsinki, Finland, 1998, (catalogue). The project was sponsored by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. 6. “ Human – Nature” – exhibition of three young artists at the Gallery of Hanoi Fine Arts Institute, 2000.

1 7. "Other Banks" -solo exhibition by Vu Dan Tan in Astrakhan Government Art gallery, Astrakhan, Russia, 2002, catalogue. 8. “Vietnam. Art actuel” ( Co-curators: Francois Charbonneau, Andree Lemieux, Marcel Saint-Pierre) at the Montreal University, Montreal, Canada, 2002, catalogue. 9. Vietnamese folk prints. Astrakhan Government Art gallery, Astrakhan, Russia, 2003. 10. Urban Art 2003. melbourneconnectionasia (curator for Vietnamese art), Melbourne, Australia, 2003, catalogue. 11. “ Hanoi. 5000 Hoan Kiem lakes”:“City and arts. Hanoi’s Future” – a project of the P_art group (Hanoi) which is based on the sociological research conducted by the artists of the group. Hanoi, Vietnam, 2006-2007. The project is sponsored by the Embassy of Denmark, catalogue. 12. Nominator of Vietnamese art for Signature Art Prize 2008, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore, 2008. 13. Curator of the exhibition project ( 3 exhibitions) “ Hanoi in the visual arts” devoted to 1000 years of Hanoi (together with Lisa Drummond), Goethe Institute, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2010. 14. A member of Jury for the “Young Talant Prize” (painting competition) organized by the Cultural Foundation for Arts of the Danish Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam, 2010

Visiting Guest of (selected):

- 12th Asian International Art exhibition, Macau, 1997 - International exhibition "Inside", Kassel, Germany, 1997. - Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 1998. - Pacific Bridge Gallery, Oakland, USA, 1999. - House of the World Cultures, Berlin, Germany, 1999. - Universite de Montreal, Montreal, Canada, 2002. - Huntington Beach Art Center, CA, USA, 2005. - Art-U gallery, Tokyo, Japan, 2006. - Signature Art Prize 2008 (award ceremony), Singapore Art Museum, Singapore, 2008.

Participated in the exhibitions:

- “Artists’ clocks”, Salon Natasha, 1997, installation. - “Plastic (& other) Waste”, Center of Academic Resources, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 1998, object. - Photo exhibition “Great Rivers and World Civilizations”, State University of Astrakhan, Russia, 2006.

Conferences and workshops organized:

2 - “Art and Music” (conference) in French Cultural Center (in collaboration with Eric Leroux), Hanoi, 1995. - Ceramic workshop, Bat Trang village, Hanoi, Vietnam, 1996-1997. - Artists clocks, Salon Natasha, Hanoi, Vietnam, 1997. - “ Crosscurrents” ( conference with participation of Vietnamese and Australian artists), the Australian Embassy in Hanoi, 1998. - “Hanoi.. 5000 Hoan Kiem lakes”- City and arts. National Fine Art Museum, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2007 ( with Lisa Drummond).

Conference presentations and lectures:

- Vietnamese contemporary art, Conference of the 12th Asian International Art Exhibition, Macao, 1997. - Art and Artist in Vietnam, Association of artists of Oulu, Finland, 1998. - Vietnamese art after doi moi. Art Association of Oakland, USA, 1999. - New art of Vietnam, a lecture at Berkeley University, 1999. - Modern Vietnamese Art. Change. Stagnation. Potential. Strategy. Conference on “Vietnamese art of the 20th century”, Hanoi Fine Arts Research Institute, 2000. - Folk Art in the Red River Delta. Vietnamese popular pictures. International conference "Traditions and innovations in folk art", Astrakhan, Russia, 2002. - Politic of renovation and renovation of visual arts. Conference at the Centre d’exposition, Universite de Montreal, Montreal, Canada, 2002. - Presentation of the exhibition "Vietnam. Art Actuel", University - of Montreal, Montreal, Canada, 2002. - Conference on criticism, Goethe Institute, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2002. - Contemporary Vietnamese Art. New Trends. Huntington Beach Art Center, CA, USA, 2005 - Weaving and folklore. A Picture of the World by the Eyes of White Thai. The 6th Congress of Ethnography and Anthropology, Sankt-Petersburg, Russia, 2005. - Contemporary Vietnamese art of the last decade. Art-U Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, 2006. - Some Aspects of Conceptualization of River’s Image in Art. International conference “Great Rivers and World’s Civilizations”, State University of Astrakhan, Russia, 2006. - New Art Forms in Vietnam. City’s Art Museum of Astrakhan, Russia, 2006. - Hanoi: Dreams of a Utopian Model. International Symposium “Hanoi 2010 – Transformation of a City”. Goethe Institute in Hanoi, Vietnam, 2007. - After Doi Moi: A Highway of Collectivism and Individual Paths. Hanoi Fine Arts Research Institute, 2007. - Vietnamese contemporary art: Achievements and obstacles of transition (lecture). Friends of Vietnam heritage, 2007 - Cultural Heritage and World’s Picture of the White Thais. Weaving and Folklore. International conference “Oriental Languages and cultures”, The Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow, 2007. - Collectivism and Individualism in society and art. After doi moi. Symposium: Modern & Contemporary Vietnamese Art. Singapore Art Museum, Singapore, 2008.

3 - Art and Music. The New is the Well Forgotten Old. Annual conference, Hanoi Fine Arts Research Institute, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2008. - City and Art. Projects and Works by Contemporary Vietnamese Artists. Artists’ Workshop for the Signature Art prize 2008, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore, 2008. - City in Art. Hanoi between Fantasy and Reality. The 3rd International Conference of Vietnamese Studies. Hanoi, Vietnam, 2008. - Globalization and education reforms in Russia: copy – paste. International conference “Korean Language and Culture. Teaching and research in the context of Global Integration, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 2009 - City in Art. Hanoi. Visual History and Myth. ICAS 6 ( International Congress of Asian Studies), Daejeon, Korea ,6-9 August 2009 - Vietnam coming out. The emergence of Vietnamese contemporary art scene. Art talk at the Bui gallery. Discussion with Iola Lenzi. Hanoi, Vietnam, 2010. - Life in Trips. Vu Dan Tan, 1946 – 2009. Presentation for the members of the Long March project, Ho Chi Minh trail. Hanoi, 2010. - Presentation about SEA art during the last two decades at the seminar at the Singapore Art Museum (together with Iola Lenzi), Singapore, May, 2011. - Globalization, Internationalization and Educational Reforms in Russia. Russian Vietnamese Cooperation in Education. International conference on Internationalization of Higher Education: North- South perspectives, Hanoi National University, July 2012 - Cultural exchange in Vietnamese contemporary art: loss or gain? (with Iola Lenzi) . 4th International Conference of Vietnamese Studies, Hanoi, November 2012 - Negotiating cultural hybridity in turn of the century Vietnam: visual art as a test- case (with Iola Lenzi). Conference : "Stranger Parallels: Foreignness in Southeast Asian Arts", 2nd Annual Southeast Asian Studies Symposium at University of Oxford, 9-10 March 2013

Publications

Book: From Nostalgia toward exploration. Essays on contemporary art in Vietnam ( 3 versions – in English, French and Vietnamese). Hanoi, 2005, Kim Dong publishing house.

Hanoi: A City in Art. ( book - catalogue). Co-author Lisa Drummond. Hanoi, Goethe Institute, 2010, 94 p.

Edited Books: Tuyen tap Kich Vu Dinh Long, Nha Xuat Ban Hoi Nha Van. Hanoi, 2009, 500 tr. ( Selected plays of Vu Dinh Long, Publishing house of the writers association, Hanoi, 2009, 500 pp.)

4 Vu Dan Tan. Lithography. Catalogue of the exhibition. Hanoi, 2010. Vu Dan Tan. Money for all times. Catalogue of the exhibition. Hanoi. 2010

Art articles or essays (selected): 1. Vu Dan Tan- In the catalogue of the exhibition. Moscow, 1989. 2. Composition: movement et immobilite. Catalogue of the exhibition, Le centre culturel francais, Hanoi, 1995. 3. Vu Dan Tan- in the catalogue of the Second Asia-Pacific Triennial of contemporary art, Brisbane, Australia, 1996. 4. Movement et metamorphose (art of Le Hong Thai)- in the book “Les nouveau courant du Vietnam du fleuve Rouge au Mekong. Centre Wallanie Brusseles a Paris, France, 1997,p38-39. 5. Contributed memoirs to the book Bui Xuan Phai. Life and work (by Bui Thanh Phuong and Tran Huu Tuan), Fine Arts publishing house, 1998. 6. Short essays for the catalogue “Crosscurrents”, Hanoi, 1998. 7. A Short history of Salon Natasha by Natasha and The exhibition report for the catalogue “Spirit of Hanoi”(exhibition in Finland), Hanoi, 1998. 8. Nostalgia. In the book “Bui Huu Hung. A Novel Tradition". 1999, p.88-91. 9. Windows on Life. The art of Nguyen Minh Thanh. Art Asia Pacific (international magazine). Issue 24, 1999, p.48-53. - Salon Natasha –in the book “Gap Viet Nam “, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, 1999.

10. .Ha My Ly and Le Ngoc Hieu at the Galerie Dauphin, Singapore, Asian Art News (international magazine), vol.10, #3,may/june 2000, p.94-95. 11. Vài suy nghĩ về mỹ thuật đương đại Việt Nam. Thề thao & văn hóa , số 58, 21 – 7 – 2000, tr.33- 34. 12. Modern Vietnamese Art. Change. Stagnation. Potential. Strategy. In : a) Papers of the conference on the Vietnamese Fine Art in the 20th century, Hanoi,2000; b) Fine Arts Today, #28, 2000,p. 42-45; c) Vietnam Cultural Window, #2,2000, p.24-25. 13. Tales from the Simple Life, Asian Art News, vol.10, #6,nov/dec 2000, p.86-88. 14. Human- Nature. Vietnam Review, #1,2001. 15. Hania Galan at the Goethe Institute. Asian Art News, vol.11, #3, July/august 2001,p.93-94. 16. Vu Dan Tan and & Le Hong Thai. Brochure of Art U Gallery, 2002. 17. Other Banks. Catalogue of the exhibition "Other Banks", Astrakhan Government Art Gallery, Astrakhan, Russia, 2002. 18. Folk Art and Craft in the Red River Delta. Popular pictures. "Alive thread of Tradition", issue 7, Astrakhan, Russia, 2002, p.22-24. 19. From Artifice toward Honesty. Catalogue of the exhibition "Vietnam Art Actuel" Universite de Montreal, Montreal, 2002, p.8-12.

5 20. Utopie et realite: Le theme de la ville dans l'art visuel contemporain. In the book Hanoi. Enjeux modernes d'une ville milinaire. Edition Trames. Universite de Montreal, 2002, p. 54-63. 21. Vietnamese Contemporary Art. Obstacles of Transition. FOCAS (Forum on Contemporary Art & Society), Singapore, # 4, 2002., p. 362-383. 22. Contes et legends du laque. Bui Huu Hung. Passions Viêt Nam ( France), Mai 2003, # 16, p. 26 – 27. 23. Tradition Responds to Change. Catalogue of the Exhibition “Lotus Flower. Art from Vietnam”, Helsinki, Finland, 2005, p.43-47. 24. A Highway of Collectivism and Individual Paths. Catalogue of the exhibition “Out of Context”, Huntington Beach Art Center, CA, USA, 2005, p.6-9. 25. The Potential of new Forms. Vietnamese Installation Art. Papers for the conference on the Vietnamese Contemporary Art, Hanoi Fine Arts Research Institute, Hanoi, 2005. 26. Weaving and folklore. A Picture of the World by the Eyes of White Thai (with Samarina I.V.) Papers of the 6th Congress of Ethnography and Anthropology, Sankt- Petersburg, Russia, 2005, p. 156. 27. Contemporary Vietnamese Art: Challenges inTransition. Outlook (magazine). Vol.III, #30, June 2006, p.43 – 45. 28. Some Aspects of Conceptualization of River’s Image in Art. Papers of the international conference “Great Rivers and World’s Civilizations”, Astrakhan, 2006, p.89 – 94. 29. Mỹ thuật Việt Nam đương đại: Những trở ngại cho sự chuyển mình. Văn hóa nghệ thuật, 2006, #3, tr. 62 – 69. 30. Obstacles + Transitions. Contemporary Vietnamese art. Perspectives from Asia. Kyoto journal, #65, 2007, p.2 – 11. 31. We Learn How to Look at the World (Dao Minh Chi and Duong Thuy Duong). Timeout (magazine) January 1-7, 2007, p. 6. 32. Hanoi. The Horizons of Utopian Model. Catalogue of the exhibition “Hanoi. 5000 Hoan Kiem Lakes”, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2007, p. 19 - 23. 33. After Doi Moi: A Highway of Collectivism and Individual Paths. Papers of the Conference “20 years of Vietnamese Art after Doi Moi”, Hanoi, 2007, p.237 - 242. 34. Cultural Heritage and World’s Picture of the White Thais. Weaving and Folklore. Papers of the international conference on the oriental languages and cultures, Moscow, RGGU, 2007, p.230 – 234. 35. Art and Music. The New is the Well Forgotten Old. ( in Vietnamese). Nghe Thuat Viet Nam trong Boi canh toan cau hoa. Nha Xuat Ban My Thuat, Hanoi, 2008, 66- 71. 35. Overcoming Limits. Catalogue of the exhibition Limits/ Doan Hoang Kien, Hanoi, 2009, p. 6 -7. 36. A Point of departure. A Point of destination. Catalogue of the exhibition by Do Tuan Anh “Oh! City”, Studio Tho Asia Fine Art. Hanoi, 2009, p. 11-17. 37. Nghệ thuật của Nguyễn Minh Thành. Một lời nguyện cầu. Văn hóa Nghệ thuật, 11- 2009, # 305, 47 -51

6 38. City in Art. Hanoi. Visual History and Myth. Collection of Abstracts: ICAS 6 (International Congress of Asian Studies), Daejeon, Korea ,6-9 August 2009, p. 202- 203 39. Collectivism and Individualism in Society and Art after Doi Moi. Essays on Modern and Contemporary Vietnamese Art. Singapore Art Museum, Singapore, 2009, p.103 – 110. 40. The City in Art. Hanoi Between Fantasy and Reality. Vietnam Literature Review. Vol III, 2009, p.171 – 173. 41. A Journey into the world of lithography. Exhibition catalogue: Vu Dan Tan. Lithography. Hanoi, 2010. 42. A Prayer. The art of Nguyen Minh Thanh. 12 Contemporary Artists of Vietnam. The Gioi Publishers, Hanoi, 2010, p.88 - 101 43. Money for all times. Exhibition catalogue: Vu Dan Tan. Money for all times. Hanoi, 2010, p.13 - 19. 44. Young Talent Prize. New Trends -New Names. Exhibition catalogue: Talent prize 2010 in Painting. Hanoi, C.D.E.F., Hanoi, 2010, p. 11-13 45. Art and the City: Hanoi as Portrayed by Vietnamese Artists. (With Lisa Drummond) . In the conference materials : " Ve ban sac van hoa Ha Noi trong van hoc nghe thuat the ky XX", Hanoi, Nha xuat ban Tri Thuc, 2010, p. 149 - 156 46. Dynamics of Change in the Young Art of Vietnam. In the catalogue of the exhibition: Energy. Contemporary Art. Hanoi, Fine Arts publishing house, 2011, p. 5-6 47. Chan dung Ha Noi trong mat nghe si my thuat Vietnam (The portrait of Hanoi in the eyes of the artists in Vietnam) (with Lisa Drummond). Van Hoa Nghe Thuat, # 328, October 2011, p.41-46 48. It's all the same everywhere. In the catalogue of the exhibition "It's all the same everywhere" by Hoang Duy Van. Hanoi, 201, p.2-4. 49. Le Tran Anh Tuan: New Generation. Exhibition catalogue: : "New Generation". Le Tran Anh Tuan, Hanoi, 2011, p. 4-9.

Work in Progress

1. Research on the image of the city in the visual art (with Dr. Lisa Drummond). 2. Research on relation of weaving patens and “picture of the world” of white Thai group in Vietnam.

Bibliography (selected):

1. Wou Zan Tan et Natasha, artist et galerist d’avant-garde. “MuseArt”, France, 1995, #49, avril, p.77-78. 2. Flash Art, 1996, # 186 or 187? 3. Melissa Chiu and Benjamin Genocchio. The Art of Truong Tan, Art Asia Pacific, 1997, #14. 4. Birgit Hussfeld. Monster, devils insects and angels. Art Asia Pacific, 1997, #16. 5. P.J.Kurtz. Truong Tan. World Art, 1997, #12. 7 6. Connaisance des Art, France, 1998, #549,avril. 7. Articles of Birgit Hussfeld and of Luong Xuan Doan for the catalogue “Spirit of Hanoi”, 1998. 8. Numerous articles in Finnish press including Helsinki Samomat, Kaleva ect. In May 1998. 9. GEO special, 1998, #4, August. 10. Numerous articles in Australian press in 1998-2000 –coverage of the touring exhibition from the “Crosscurrents” project. 11. Lương Xuân Đoàn, Nguyễn Xuân Tiệp. Thật giả nỗi buồn khó dút trong thị trường tranh ở Việt Nam. Thề thao & văn hóa , số 80, 5 – 10 – 2001 12. Xuân Đoàn. Art lovers find Việt Nam has a broad canvas. Sunday Việt Nam news, December 23-30, 2001, p.21 13. Integrity and Judgement: Contextualising Hanoian artists in a changing art world. Thesis of Cand. Polit. Degree. Institute of Socioanthropology, University of Oslo. - by Anne Kristine Naes. 2002. 14. Mia Wood. State of the Art: Contemporary Art in Vietnam. NY ARTS, International edition, July/August, 2002, p. 6 – 7. 15. Katherine Oliver. Letter from Hanoi. Art Monthly Australia, August 2003, number 162, p.24-26. 16. Nora Annesley Taylor. Painters in Hanoi. An Ethnography of Vietnamese Art (book). University of Hawai’i Press, Honolulu, 2004, p. 66-67. 17. Veronica Radulovic. Sicherheitsabstand. Vietnam. Kunst. Politic. Freundscaften. Eine Annaherung (book). Kerber Verlag, Bielefeld, 2006., p.276-282. 18. Lê Mỹ. Nhà tổ chức nghệ thuật Natalia Kraevskaia: “Ở Việt Nam nghệ thuật trong và ngoài gallery rất khác nhau”… Doanh Nhân / cuối tuần Saigon, # 196, 04.05.2007, tr.42. Films with the references to Salon Natasha activity (selected):

1. “Crosscurrents” video-film, made by the Community printmakers from Murvillimbah, Australia, 1998. 2. Documentary film by Hermut Idzko, German TV, 1 APD, 2000. 3. Documentary film by Uwe Kroeger, German TV –ZDF, 2000. 4. Documentary film by NHK TV channel, Japan, 30/11. 2000. 5. Documentary film by RTR "A Country of the Gold Dragon", Russian TV, June 2001

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