Thao Nguyen Phan

Thảo Nguyên Phan (b. 1987, Ho Chi Minh City) is a multimedia artist whose practice encompasses painting, installation and “theatrical fields”, including what she calls performance gesture and moving images. Through literature, philosophy and daily life, Phan observes ambiguous issues in social convention, history and tradition.  Phan has exhibited widely in Vietnam and abroad, with solo and group exhibitions at Sharjah Biennale (2019), Gemäldegalerie, Berlin (2018); Dhaka Art Summit (2018); Para Site, Hong Kong (2018); The Factory Contemporary Art Centre, Ho Chi Minh City (2017); Nha San Collective, Hanoi (2017); Bétonsalon, Paris (2016); Goethe-Institut, Hanoi (2015); Institute for Contemporary Arts Singapore (2014); and Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (2013), among others. Her work can be found in the permanent collections of the Samdani Art Foundation, Dhaka; Singapore Art Museum, Singapore; and Kadist Art Foundation, Paris, San Francisco. In addition to her work as a multimedia artist, she is a co-founder of the Art Labor collective, which explores cross disciplinary practices and develops art projects that benefit the local community. Phan received a Bachelor of Fine Arts (with first class honours) from Lasalle College of Arts, Singapore (2009) and a Master of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2013).