Artist Nguyen Anh Tuan | Paintings & Art Career

Nguyen Anh Tuan was born in 1981 in Hanoi. In 2006, he graduated from Hanoi Fine Art University. Other than being a creator, he has founded MAC-Hanoi, a Mobile Art Center (2012); Being Co-founder and creative manager of Nha San Collective Art Space in Hanoi since 2013; and Visiting Faculty at San Francisco Art Institute in 2013. Aptly nicknamed Mami, a playful slang word for hustler, Mami is constantly exploring new mediums and methods of expression. Tuan Mami burst into the international art scene for his daring, and increasingly meditative experimentations with installation, video, performance, and conceptual art. In recent years, he has begun explorations of the interdisciplinary body of work in both private and public places. His works often based on the site-specific and re-constructional concepts to deal with questions about life, meaning, and social interactions between people which re-construct situations into one that engages people or objects from particular reality to enter and involve with the artist in a social process.

Exhibitions & Art Events

Exhibitions

• 2020: Group Exhibition 'Matter of Art' in Prague Biennale, Prague, Czech Republic
• 2020: "Study of Things" in Time Museum, Guangzhou, China
• 2019: "Confusion is Chaos Buried" at Anthill, organize by Tranzit, Prague, Czech Republic
• 2019: "Where the Sea Remembers" in Mistake Room, LA, USA
• 2018: Teratotera 2018: "In One’s Breath-Nothing Stands Still_No4" in Tokyo, Japan
• 2018: The Factory Contemporary Arts Center: "In One’s Breath-Nothing Stands Still_No3" in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• 2017: Framer Framed: "In One’s Breath-Nothing Stands Still_No2" in Rotterdam, Netherland
• 2017: Heritage Space: "In One’s Breath-Nothing Stands Still" in Hanoi, Vietnam
• 2016: Snail Night: "Hunt the Hunters" in Amsterdam, Netherlands
• 2013: Nhasan Collective Space: "Physicality" in Hanoi, Vietnam
• 2013: Defibrillator Gallery: “Protest Against the Void” in Chicago, USA
• 2013: PØST: “24Hours Tension” in LA, USA
• 2011: Halle 6: "Celebration of our moment and farewell party" in Munich, Germany
• 2011: Hooyong arts center: "What's mom waiting for?" in Hooyong, South Korea
• 2010: Organhaus art space: "22398 steps- 35 hours- 45 square meters- 35 Chinese's Ink litters" in Chongqing, China
• 2009: Yunart gallery: “The Cover 4” in Kunming, China
• 2007: Ryllega Gallery Hanoi: “growing up” – performance in Hanoi, Vietnam

Professional Experiences

• 2018: Founder and Art director at Á Space, Hanoi, Vietnam
• 2016: Guest Lecturer at S-AIR; Sapporo, Japan
• 2013: Visiting Faculty at San Francisco Art Institute
• 2013: Co-founder and Creative director at Nhasan Collective, Hanoi, Vietnam
• 2012: Co-founder of MAC Hanoi (Mami Art Center), Hanoi, Vietnam
• 2011: Curated “NO.W.HERE” Program, Hanoi, Vietnam
• 2009: Artist Assistance at Singapore Biennale
• 2004-2006: Founder and Artistic Director of Suffusive Art Gallery; Hanoi; Vietnam