HOANG LY — VISUAL ARTIST, POET

• NAME HOANG LY - PEN-NAME LY HOANG LY

• EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND :

• Graduated from the Fine - Arts University of Hochiminh City in 1999 with an excellent grade Bachelor of Art diploma in oil painting.

MEMBERSHIP:

Member of HOCHIMINH City Writers Union Member of Hochiminh Fine Art Association

AWARDS & HONORS:

• 2005: Award The Artist-In-residence at CAVE gallery - NY (3 months residency) fund by Ford Foundation
• 2004: Award the support from DTW-NY for project named "See Between Sea", which is postponed to the year of 2005, bringing Vietnam-based artists to NY and US-based artists to Hochiminh city.
• 2003: International writing program at University of Iowa with invitation of The Department of US. (3 months residency)
• 1999: Praising Certificate of Minister of Culture, Information and Sports of Vietnam for academic excellent studies
• 1997: The painting " Cay " (The tree) won the prize "one of the best ten works" in the great exhibition of young artists of HCMC

Other activities:

• Teaching: Teaching drawing for children at The Childrens Cultural House of HCMC since 1997
• Editing: Editor in Youth Publishing House at HCMC since 2000
• Poetry: Many poems (original text and translated versions) published since 1993 in different magazines and anthologies ( Vietnam, France, USA). Book of poems "CO TRANG" (White Grass) 1999 got the prize "MAI YANG" that is selected by readers of NGUOI LAO DONG newspaper. Delegate to the Vietnam Young Writers Congresses 1998 and 2001.
• Translating: "The Call of the Wild" (Jack London), Van Hoc (Litterature) Publishing House 1995

Information concerning professional activities: 2005

• Nov 2005: Biennale Internationale des Poetes en Val-de-Marne at France.
• Sep 2005: Painting exhibition - Zen Gallery - HCMC, Vietnam
• May - Jul 2005: " NEW YORK IS INSIDE RODNEY'S HOUSE" (installation) - Cave Gallery - Brooklyn, New York, funded by Ford Foundation
• May 2005: "BREADS AND NAILS" (performance art) - Roger Smith Gallery - New York, USA
• May 2005: Presentation about Vietnam contemporary art - New York University, USA
• Jan 2005: "NURSING BREAST" (installation) - "WHO WE ARE?" workshop - Phu My Hung art center - HCMC - Vietnam.

2004

• Oct 2004: " MONUMENT OF ROUNDTRAY" (installation) - Dahlem Museum - Berlin, Germany, funded by Henrich Boell Foundation
• July 2004: "THE SUFFERING CHAIR" (installation) - LIVING ART - REGIONAL ARTISTS RESPOND TO HIV/AIDS - Queen Gallery - Thailand, organized by Ministry of Culture of Thailand, in company with the 15 th International Conference on AIDS.
• Jun 2004: Curator for Performance art and Installation event in frame of Hue Festival held by Hue Fine Art University.
• Jun 2004: "CLIPPERS AND HANGERS" (installation & performance art) - Project 1 - Hue Festival, VN
• May 2004: " MONUMENT OF ROUNDTRAY" (installation & performance art) - National Gallery, Bangkok - Thailand, funded by henrich Boell Foundation
• Feb 2004: " MONUMENT OF ROUNDTRAY" (installation & performance art) Chiang Mai Art Museum - Thailand, funded by Henrich Boell Foundation

2003

• Dec 2003: ARTS AND CULTURE FOR DEVELOPMENT (ACD) - training program organized by British Council, HCMC, Vietnam.
• Dec 2003: "PUSHING THROUGH BORDERS" (installation & performance art with Anida Esguerra) - Mekong Project - Blue Space Gallery, HCMC, Vietnam, funded by DTW & Rockefeller Foundation
• Oct 2003: "THE WOMAN AND THE OLD HOUSE" (poetry performance art) - Iowa University Theatre - Iowa, USA, funded by The Department of US.
• June 2003: "THE SUFFERRING" (improvisation performance art) - Blue Space Gallery - HCMC, Vietnam.
• June 2003: Curator for Performance art and Installation workshop at Hue - HoiAn ( Vietnam) as the first time with own budget
• Mar 2003: THE MEKONG PROJECT WORKSHOP - Artists' Residency Program in Thailand held by dance Theater Workshop (DTW), New York, funded by Rockerfeller Foundation

Information concerning professional activities:2005

• Nov 2005: Biennale Internationale des Poetes en Val-de-Marne at France.
• Sep 2005: Painting exhibition - Zen Gallery - HCMC, Vietnam
• May - Jul 2005: " NEW YORK IS INSIDE RODNEY'S HOUSE" (installation) - Cave Gallery - Brooklyn, New York, funded by Ford Foundation
• May 2005: "BREADS AND NAILS" (performance art) - Roger Smith Gallery - New York, USA
• May 2005: Presentation about Vietnam contemporary art - New York University, USA
• Jan 2005: "NURSING BREAST" (installation) - "WHO WE ARE?" workshop - Phu My Hung art center - HCMC - Vietnam.

2004

• Oct 2004: " MONUMENT OF ROUNDTRAY" (installation) - Dahlem Museum - Berlin, Germany, funded by Henrich Boell Foundation
• July 2004: "THE SUFFERING CHAIR" (installation) - LIVING ART - REGIONAL ARTISTS RESPOND TO HIV/AIDS - Queen Gallery - Thailand, organized by Ministry of Culture of Thailand, in company with the 15 th International Conference on AIDS.
• Jun 2004: Curator for Performance art and Installation event in frame of Hue Festival held by Hue Fine Art University.
• Jun 2004: "CLIPPERS AND HANGERS" (installation & performance art) - Project 1 - Hue Festival, VN
• May 2004: " MONUMENT OF ROUNDTRAY" (installation & performance art) - National Gallery, Bangkok - Thailand, funded by henrich Boell Foundation
• Feb 2004: " MONUMENT OF ROUNDTRAY" (installation & performance art) Chiang Mai Art Museum - Thailand, funded by Henrich Boell Foundation

2003

• Dec 2003: ARTS AND CULTURE FOR DEVELOPMENT (ACD) - training program organized by British Council, HCMC, Vietnam.
• Dec 2003: "PUSHING THROUGH BORDERS" (installation & performance art with Anida Esguerra) - Mekong Project - Blue Space Gallery, HCMC, Vietnam, funded by DTW & Rockefeller Foundation
• Oct 2003: "THE WOMAN AND THE OLD HOUSE" (poetry performance art) - Iowa University Theatre - Iowa, USA, funded by The Department of US.
• June 2003: "THE SUFFERRING" (improvisation performance art) - Blue Space Gallery - HCMC, Vietnam.
• June 2003: Curator for Performance art and Installation workshop at Hue - HoiAn ( Vietnam) as the first time with own budget
• Mar 2003: THE MEKONG PROJECT WORKSHOP - Artists' Residency Program in Thailand held by dance Theater Workshop (DTW), New York, funded by Rockerfeller Foundation

2002

• Nov 2002: "WINDOW TO ASIA" — exhibition & workshop in Vietnam Contemporary Art Center (Hanoi-Vietnam); held by The Arts Network Asia (ANA) and Vietnam Fine — Arts Association; sponsored by Ford Foundation.
• Nov 2002: ASIATOPIA 4TH/2002 - Thailand
• Sep 2002: BUSAN BIENNALE 2002 - Korea.
• July 2002: NIPPON INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE ART FESTIVAL (NIPAF) - Tokyo, Nagoya, Kyoto, Nagano, Osaka - Japan
• June 2002: 1 month residency - PhuQuoc Island — Vietnam
• June 2002: "EMOTION FROM THE SEA" (painting exhibition) - Blue Space gallery - HCMC, Vietnam
• Febuary 2002: MATSU BOX EXHIBITION - Nagano — Japan

2001

• Dec 2001: "LIQUID" WORKSHOP - Long Hai beach, Vietnam
• Dec 2001: "THE CHOICE" (installation) - Blue Space Gallery - HCMC, Vietnam
• Oct 2001: Za Hall Gallery - Tokyo, Japan
• Oct 2001: Japan Society - New York, USA
• Oct 2001: Shiga Museum - Japan
• Aug 2001: "OPEN WORKSHOP" - Binh Quoi Tourist Village, HCMC, Vietnam
• Aug 2001: Exhibition of excellent works by different generation's students of HCMC Fine-Arts University — City Gallery, HCMC, Vietnam

• Mar 2001: WOMEN ARTISTS EXHIBITION - Fine-Arts Association of HCMC, Vietnam.

2000

• Jul 2000: "THE 5TH ASIA PERFORMANCE ART SERIES" - Hongkong, Macau and Japan( Nagoya, Tokyo, Nagano)
• Aug 2000: "THE NIPAF SUMMER SEMINAR 2000" - Nagano, Japan

1999

• Sep 1999: FOUR - PEOPLE EXHIBITION - Blue Gallery, Danang, Vietnam
• Jun 1999: WOMEN ARTISTS EXHIBITION - Women Cultural House, HCMC, Vietnam

1998

• Dec 1998: YOUTH FINE-ARTS EXHIBITION - Fine-Art Association of HCMC, Vietnam.
• Nov 1998: FOUR - PEOPLE EXHIBITION - Vietnam Galerie, HCMC, Vietnam
• Oct 1998: " VIETNAM SENSIBILITY" - Freiburg, Germany.
• Aug 1998: "THE DREAM" - Personal painting and installation exhibition — IDECAF, HCMC, Vietnam)
• Jan 1998: HCMC'S YOUNG ARTISTS EXHIBITION - HCMC's Fine - Arts Museum, Vietnam

1997

• Oct 1997: HCMC'S YOUNG ARTISTS GREAT EXHIBITION - Fine-Arts Association of HCMC, Vietnam.
• Jun 1997: "PARCOURS" - 6-month workshop sponsored by The French Embassy and the Fine-Arts University of Hanoi at Alliance Francaise, Hanoi, Vietnam

1995

NATIONAL FIVE - YEAR EXHIBITION OF FINE - ARTS – National Museum, Hanoi, Vietnam.

1994

"WOMEN BEYOND BORDERS" - A Touring Exhibition from 1994 to 1999, USA