cv Trần Minh Đức. born 1982, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. works and lives in HCMC, Viet Nam https://tranminhduc.info http://d-u-c.tumblr.com san-art.org/producer/tran-minh-duc/ education BFA, College of Culture and Arts of HCMC, Vietnam solo exhibitions/ projects 8>10-2019 ‘Pink Flowers Blossom Here There and Everywhere Every Past and Upcoming Springs', Culture Space Yang, Jeju, South Korea. 4-2019>4-2020 ‘Flowers', Mot+++ Museum, HCMC, Vietnam. 11-2018 ‘Two headed Raincoat', 'Universalism of Humanity', Haenghwatang, Seoul, South Korea. 12-2017 '10.5506˚ N, 107.0194˚ E, a21 Studio, HCMC, Vietnam. 4-2015 'Happiness lies beyond the clouds', San Art, HCMC, Viet Nam. 11-2014 'Happiness lies beyond the clouds', ARKUS Exhibition Hall, Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. group projects/ exhibitions 11-2019>01-2020 ‘Singing to the Choir', Factory Contemporary Art Space, HCMC, Vietnam. 06-2019 ‘Welcome (Back) to Vietnam, We are from Cu Chi', HCMC, Vietnam. 5-2019 'Si tu vois ma mère', Rocky Shore Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. 01-2019 ‘Washington, Sunset', NMStudio, An Phuc Apartment Building, An Phu, HCMC, Vietnam. 07-2018 'Big day of Performance', MotPlus, HCMC, Vietnam. 06-2018 'All animals are equal', A. Farm - MotPlus - San Art, HCMC, Vietnam. 12-2017 '1st Anniversary Exhibition', Art In FLUX and La Maison d'Art, NYC, USA. 7-2017 'Star', Rocky Shore Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. 9-2017>01-2018 'indexmakers', Le 19 Crac, Montbéliard, France. 03-2017 'Rehearsal for an Exhibition', Alwan for the Arts, NYC, USA. 09-2016 'Anywhere but Here', Bétonsalon - Center for Art and Research, Paris, France. 07-2016 'SHE', DIA Projects, HCMC, Vietnam. 02-2016 'howdy cowboy', Toi Toneke Gallery, Toi Toneke Arts Centre, Wellington, New Zealand. 11-2015 'Ke', Vietnam Artist’s Book Project by Nối Projects, Nhasan Collective, Hanoi, Vietnam. 10 & 11-2015 'howdy cowboy', DiaProjects, HCMC, Vietnam. 09-2015 'Spring Watching Pavilion', Void, Northern Ireland. 08-2015 [from.to.], Nhasan Collective, Hanoi, Vietnam 05-2015 'Goodbye to the 40th Anniversary of the Vietnam War", Chicago, USA. 03-2015 'Art Walk' by Saola. HCMC, Viet Nam. 12-2014 'Thresholds of Motion', online auction as exhibition, San Art 31-5-2014 'Global Cities', Center Stage, Baltimore, Maryland, USA 30-5-2014 'Out of Nowhere', Sao La, a Galerie Quynh Initiative, HCMC, Vietnam 01-2014 15 Years Anniversary, Nhasan Collective. Hanoi, Vietnam 9-2013 'The Festival of Independents', Charlie Dutton Gallery, London 3-2013 'Vol de Nuit''Night Flight', art festival and exhibition, 'Vol de Nuit' at HCMC Fine Arts Museum, Vietnam 3-2013 'Old Capital's Energy', New Space Art Foundation, Hue, Vietnam 12-2012 'Beyond Pressure', Festival of Performance Art, Yangon, Myanmar 10-2012 'Poetic Politic', Kadist Art Foundation, San Francisco, USA 9-2012 Mid-autumn festival, 'Skyline of Happiness-Happiness To Everybody', Fine Arts Museum of HCMC, Vietnam 3-2012 'Tokyo Story', TWS Shibuya Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 12-2011 IN:ACT Performance Art Symposium, Nhasan studio, Hanoi, Vietnam 9-2011 “On the Agenda of the Arts: Where do we go from here?” Cultural Diversity and the Activities of New Art Centers, Tokyo Wonder Site Shibuya Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. 2011 "The Dogma Prize in Self Portraiture", Fine Arts Museum of HCMC, HCMC, Vietnam. 2011 "Art Swap" project & exhibition, apartment 107 Truong Dinh, HCMC, Vietnam. 2011 AAA Mobile Library, "Little Earthquakes by Tran Minh Duc", Sàn Art, HCMC, Viet Nam. 2010 2010 Ho Chi Minh City Young Artists Grant Program Exhibition, City Library Gallery, Melbourne, Australia. 2010: "Syntax and Diction", group exhibition, San Art, HCMC, Viet Nam. 2010: 2010 Ho Chi Minh City Young Artists Grant Program Exhibition, Australian Consulate General HCMC, Vietnam. 2010: "Before night falls", performance, "Feast till the End of Illusions - Tiệ c cùng ả o giác" group show, Le gout Cafe, HCMC. 2010: "Sunday's SuperHero", costume design and tailoring, performance, A window until the rains come: albb Open Studio Program, organized by a little blah blah, Pi-Channel, HCMC, Vietnam. 2009: "Blink", San Art, HCMC, Viet Nam. 2008: "We promise you a kiss", Vân art Gallery, HCMC, Vietnam 2007: "Standing there for one night", Bao Loc Project curated by albb, Bao Loc, Vietnam 2006: “Nô-En No End”,Himiko Cafe, Vietnam grants/ awards/ residencies June>September 2019 Culture Space Yang, Jeju, South Korea. 11-2018 Haenghwatang ART Space : Cultural Complex, Seoul, Korea. March > July 2017 Art in General, NYC, USA. Jan > Aug 2017 Asian Cultural Council (ACC) grantee; 2017, NYC, USA. Sept > Nov 2016 Bétonsalon Centre for Art and Research, Paris France. Nov 2015 > Jan 2016 Pisaot - Sa Sa Art Projects, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Aug > Dec 2014 Sasebo Art Project, Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Dec 2012 Creator Beyond Pressures, Yangon, Myanmar. Sept > Dec 2011 Creator in Residence, Guest Creator "On the Agenda of Arts", Tokyo Wonder Site Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan. 2010 Young Artist Grant Program Ho Chi Minh City by the City of Melbourne
artist talks & presentations 6-2017 'Afterimages of Kent State: a Presentation with Trần Minh Duc and Richard Vine’, Asia Art Archive in America, NYC, USA. 11-2016 laboratoire espace cerveau, Institut d'Art Contemporain (IAC), Lyon, France 9-2016 Conversation: On movement, Bétonsalon Centre d'Art et Researche, Paris, France 1-2016 Open Studio, Sa Sa Art Projects, White Building, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 1-2013 Artist talk, San Art Laboratory Open Studio, San Art, Vietnam 12-2012 'Beyond Pressure', artist talk, Yangon, Myanmar 2012 'Tokyo: An Artists' Playground', Galerie Quynh, HCMC, Vietnam 2011 'On the Agenda of the Arts 2011 - Where do we go from here?', TWS Shibuya Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 2011 'Open Edit: Mobile Library; (AAA) Asia Art Archive', San Art, HCMC, Vietnam programing-managing involvements 2011-2017 San Art's program staff (http://san-art.org) 2009-present mê phim - passionate about films, co-founder (https://www.facebook.com/m%C3%AA-phim-passionate-about-film-11415484488 6/timeline/ 2009- Future Shorts Vietnam, co-founder (https://www.facebook.com/futureshortsvietnam?fref=ts) theatrical public performances 2012 'Erasable', with Arabesque Dance group, OpenStage project, Saigon OutCast, HCMC 12-2012 'Beyond Pressure', organized by Moe Satt, performances in Yangon and Pyay, Myanmar 7-2012 'Erasable', with Arabesque Dance group, OpenStage project, Le Thanh theater, HCMC 2011 OpenStage 2nd, with Arabesque Dance group, Le Thanh theater, HCMC nominations 2016 Rolex Mentors and Protégé Arts Initiative 2016 Prudential Eye Awards 2016 2016 Sovereign Art Prize 2016 2014 Sovereign Art Prize 2014