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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