Tuan vu biography

Tuan Vu is a visual artist based in Montreal.
Tuan Vu was born in Saigon, Vietnam.
Born in Saigon, Vietnam, and residing in Montreal, Canada, Tuan Vu has been driven by an unrelenting creative passion since childhood.

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Born in Saigon, Vietnam, and residing in Montreal, Canada, Tuan Vu has been driven by an unrelenting creative passion since childhood. His artistic repertoire spans drawing, painting, and photography, with forays into design and architecture. Although primarily self-taught, Tuan Vu has refined his skills through numerous workshops in drawing, painting, and photography at the University of Montreal. His natural talent is vividly expressed through his works.

Tuan Vu deliberately avoids seeking the ideal form, recognizing that the spontaneity of his gestures and the apparent "mistakes" he makes often lead to the creation of something unique and extraordinary. His artwork is a projection of his thoughts, his state of mind, and his subconscious, taking on a life of its own as he allows himself to be guided by his intuition.

Drawing inspiration from some of the world's most renowned artists, such as Gauguin, Bonnard, Redon, and Peter Doig, Tuan Vu uses a rich palette of colors to create works that are not only visually striking but also deeply thought-provoking. H

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AWDB Spotlight: Interview with artist Tuan Vu

AWDB speaks to Vietnamese artist Tuan Vu in his studio in Montreal, Canada. His practice follows in the style of the Parisian artist group Les Nabis*, combined with influences of Japanese prints. Vu’s artworks portray the beauty of unpredictable mistakes, creating abstract forms and unique imagery in sync with his state of mind. Through the chaos and doom of life, he aims to create a dreamy landscape in his works that bring hope and appreciation to our surroundings. His current solo exhibition, ‘Elysium’, at Kristin Hjellegjerde in London, presents Vu’s visions of paradise through paintings inspired by landscapes from his home country of Vietnam, to the South of France, to Japan.

What artworks are you presenting for ‘Elysium’, and what message do you hope to communicate to the viewers?

In these bodies of work, I aim to transmit a message of hope to viewers amidst the turmoil of our post-pandemic world, caught between the shadows of conflict and economic instability. Through these pieces, I see

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Tuan Vu

Tuan Vu was born in Saigon, Vietnam. As far back as he can remember, he never stopped creating. His favorite mediums are drawing, painting, and photography, which did not prevent him from touching also on design and architecture.

Although he has attended several drawing, painting, and photography workshops at the University of Montreal over the years, he remains essentially a self-taught artist. His natural talent is profusely expressed through his work.

His work was first seen at an auction he organized in 2010 to help people in Haiti hit by a devastating earthquake. Subsequently, he participated in four group exhibitions: Pluriel au singulier at the Galerie GOT (2016), Beach Life at the Galerie Luz (2019), Montréal en Arts (2021), and at the Institut National Art Contemporain gallery (2022). He has also had three solo exhibitions: the photography exhibition Brume at Galerie LUZ (2018). In 2021, the exhibition of paintings, drawings, and photographs Eternal Summer/Endless Summer at the LE LivART Art Center. In 2022, an individual exhibition of