Artist Van Duong Thanh recently gave a special lecture at the Institute for Graduate Studies of International Languages (Seoul, Korea) to share about the masters of Vietnamese painting.
Artist Van Duong Thanh said, at the lecture, She briefly introduced Vietnamese fine arts and Indochina painting masters.
Besides, The artist also had the opportunity to share about his journey of overcoming difficulties – from a fatherless girl in the countryside, stepped up to the podium in front of thousands of students in Sweden and other countries; Many creative works are displayed in major museums around the world.

Van Duong Thanh is one of the talented female artists, with more 100 Painting exhibitions at home and abroad together 2.000 work. She is someone who deeply understands the importance of foreign languages and translation work, translator in conveying messages, the meaning behind the paintings for the audience. The artist himself also worked as a Vietnamese translator for a long time – Older brother – Sweden.
Born in Phu Yen, grew up in Hanoi and Sweden, Van Duong Thanh once studied 12 years at Vietnam University of Fine Arts. Afterward, She graduated from Hanoi University of Foreign Language Education and a Master's degree in Swedish Language. From year 1981 arrive 1987, She works at the Institute of Cultural and Arts Research.
Present, Van Duong Tan spends most of his time composing and teaching fine arts, with the dream of bringing the painting knowledge I have gathered over decades in Europe to share with students in Vietnam..

Van Duong Thanh's paintings are displayed at 16 National fine arts museums of many countries like Vietnam, India, China, Mongolia, Singapore, Ba Lan, Rumania, Spain, Sweden….
The female artist has been awarded many fine arts awards, including prizes International outstanding art of CFMI, USA – France 1995 and 1997, Honor the Vietnamese Land year 2007 at the Temple of Literature – Quoc Tu Giam.
Besides artistic creations, Van Duong Thanh always actively accompanies internal charity programs 16 last year. She gave it above 30 His painting was auctioned to raise money for scholarships for poor students, Support centers for raising orphans and disabled children, built a house of gratitude for martyrs' families at Dong Loc intersection.
In the international concert program See the world 2019 at Hanoi Opera House, She gave all the auctioned money 3 New works for surgery for children of the fund Thien Nhan and friends Help students find smiles and belief in life.





