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Tuan Vu
​@tuan.vu.art

Tuan Vu was born in Saigon, Vietnam. For as long as he can remember, he has never stopped creating. His favorite mediums are drawing, painting and photography, but he has also dabbled in design and architecture. Although he has taken several drawing, painting and photography workshops at the University of Montreal over the years, Tuan Vu remains essentially a self-taught artist. Through his works, his natural talent is expressed in profusion.

He arrived in Quebec at the age of ten and has lived in Montreal ever since. His work was first seen at an auction he organized following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, to help the people of the country. Recent exhibitions include Plural to Singular at GOT Gallery (2016), Beach Life at Luz Gallery (2019) and MTL en Arts (2021). He has also had two solo exhibitions, Brume at Galerie Luz (2018) and L'été éternel/Endless Summer at Livart (2021). He recently exhibited at the Carrousel du Louvre (2022).

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Photo : Alex Tran
Artistic approach
Since childhood, Tuan Vu has drawn the monsters that populate his nightmares. Having grown up in Vietnam during a troubled period, these monsters have haunted him throughout his days. It is through painting that he seeks to make sense of all that he has seen and experienced. Today, the artist questions the mysteries of the world and the humans who inhabit it. Inspired by Greek mythology, Tuan Vu's works abound with human and fantastic characters, such as nymphs and mermaids. Remnants of his childhood memories in Vietnam, palm trees are also scattered throughout his paintings. Flamboyant or bare, fragile or robust, these trees sometimes hint at the hidden meaning of the work.

Vibrant, colorful and playful at first glance, his works raise important issues of identity, inclusion and climate change. Without wanting to impose his vision, the artist invites the public to question themselves. He is part of a continuum of art history, sometimes winking at renowned painters such as Botticelli, Gaugin or Manet. Tuan Vu pays tribute to them while reappropriating their work and integrating it into his approach. In a palette of vibrant colors, Tuan Vu plays with our imagination, creating landscapes in which we get lost in thoughts and dreams.

Selection of artworks


Press and media

Press
Les histoires tropicales de Tuan Vu, Éric Clément, La Presse, 2022
LeZarts: The Arts of Montreal on MAtv, 2021 

Conference
Photographie et Intuition, Club de Photo ALPA, Longueuil, QC, Canada​​​, 2019

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  • Artistes
    • Alexia McKindsey
    • Chantal Leblanc
    • Charles Paradis
    • Genevieve Dagenais
    • Janna Yotte
    • Laurena Finéus
    • Laurent Saint-Pierre
    • Mélissa Primeau
    • Mireille R. Champagne
    • Oleksandra Lykova
    • Olicorno
    • Stare
    • Tina Marais
  • Expositions
    • Été 2024
    • 2023-11 MICROMAGIE par Geneviève L’Heureux ​
    • 2022-11 Songes hédonistes
    • 2022-10 Fleshed Out
    • 2022-03 Dos à Dos, Face à Face
    • 2021-12 Jean Marcel, Janna et Olicorno
    • 2021-10 Symbolismes cosmique et anatomique
    • 2021-06 Memento Mori
  • À propos
  • Contact
  • Artists
    • Alexia McKindsey
    • Chantal Leblanc
    • Charles Paradis
    • Genevieve Dagenais
    • Janna Yotte
    • Laurena Finéus
    • Laurent Saint-Pierre
    • Mélissa Primeau
    • Mireille R. Champagne
    • Oleksandra Lykova
    • Olicorno
    • Stare
    • Tina Marais
  • Exhibitions
    • Summer 2024
    • 2023-11 MICROMAGIE by Geneviève L’Heureux ​
    • 2022-11 Songes hédonistes
    • 2022-10 Fleshed Out
    • 2022-03 Dos à Dos, Face à Face
    • 2021-12 Jean Marcel, Janna et Olicorno
    • 2021-10 Cosmic and anatomical symbolism
    • 2021-06 Memento Mori
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