NGUYEN MINH PHUOC

Born in Son La, Vietnam in 1973
Lives and works in Hanoi, Vietnam

education

1997 - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Hanoi University of Fine Arts, Vietnam

career & projects

2008 - Open Academy project, Hanoi and Hue, Vietnam
2008 - Program Director of Dong Son Today Foundation
2006 - Member of Intra Asia Network
2004-present - Co-founder, Ryllega: Experimental Contemporary Art Gallery
1997-2000 - Lecturer, National Pedagogy of Music & Painting College

solo exhibitions

2007 - "Unhappy Dragon”, Ryllega gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam
2005 - “Patch Wings Up”, Gallery Nord, Berlin, Germany
2005 - “Please, don’t make me up”, Sox 36 gallery, Berlin, Germany
2004 - "The Circle”, Ryllega gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam
2003 - "Untitled”, Genkan gallery, Tokyo American club, Japan
2002 - "My Inconsistency”, private studio, Hanoi, Vietnam
2000 - "Go West”, Nha San studio, Hanoi, Vietnam

selected group exhibitions

2008 -  “No title” performance art, Ryllega Berlin, Germany
2008 -  “Rose & Chicken” performance art, Nhasan, Hanoi, Vietnam
2007 - “Bridge of Art, Promotion for Art gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
2007 - “Cropped” Slot gallery, Sydney, Australia
2006 - Artist exchange program with Jeyum Art & Culture Institute, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
2006 - Performance workshop, SOC, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2005 - “Out of Context”, Huntington Beach Art Center, California, USA
2004 - “Lim Dim” International performance workshop, Hanoi, Vietnam
2003 - “Williamsburg Bridge – Vietnam Now”, WAH Center, New York
2003 - “Green, Red & Yellow”, Goethe Institute, Hanoi, Vietnam
2003 - "Legend Soup”, Hanoi Opera House, Hanoi, Vietnam
2003 - “Room – Zoom”, Nha San Studio, Hanoi, Vietnam
2003 - “Limited”, performance workshop at Goethe Institute, Hanoi, Vietnam
2002 - “Window to Asia”, Contemporary Art Center, Hanoi, Vietnam
2002 - “Together”, Nha San Studio, Hanoi, Vietnam
2002 - Residence at Vermont Studio Center, Vermont, USA
2002 - Residence (collaboration with Tran Luong) in Cevitella Ranieri Castle, Wumbertide, PG, Italy
2001 - “Magic Garden”, Nha San Studio, Hanoi, Vietnam
2001 - “Figures”, Contemporary Art Center, Hanoi, Vietnam
2001 - “Transporting”, Contemporary Art Center, Hanoi, Vietnam
2000 -“Vietnam National Exhibition of Art”, Hanoi, Vietnam
1999 - “Asian Art Award”, Vietnam Fine Art Museum, Hanoi, Vietnam
1998 - “Tay Nguyen Impression”, Hangzhou, China
1997 - “Asian Art Award”, Hanoi Fine Art University, Hanoi, Vietnam

conference

2005 – Attendance at Public Art In(ter)vention Conference, Chiang Mai, Thailand

funds received

Dongsontoday Foundation
Ford Foundation
Asian Cultural Council (ACC)
British Council Vietnam
Vermont Studio