Tôn Thất Minh Nhật Vietnamese, b. 1982

Tôn Thất Minh Nhật (b. 1982) graduated in 2007 from the University of Fine Arts Huế. Over the past 15 years Minh Nhật has transformed the practice of lacquer into a personal ritual in which he expounds memories and engraves the country’s heritage, particularly through  the ancient architectural features of Huế, where he lives. After 15 years of practising and researching lacquer’s potentiality as a medium, Minh Nhật remains captivated by the flexibility and suppleness that it offers. He continues his journey to explore further possibilities of this material, establishing himself among the most unique contemporary lacquer artists in Vietnam. 

Some recent exhibitions by Tôn Thất Minh Nhật include: “Time, Illuminated”, Galerie BAQ, Paris, France (2024), “Hanoi Grapevine Selection”, Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (2023); Đông Chí, MoT+++, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (2023); “Dreaming of a Foreign Land”, Mơ Artspace, Hanoi, Vietnam (2022); “Nổ Cái Bùm”, Hue, Vietnam (2020); “Pray”, Indochine Palace, Hue, Vietnam (2016); “Tron Tron”, Hue Fine Art Museum, Hue, Vietnam (2015); “Quẫy”, Then Collective, Hue, Vietnam (2014); “Chúc mừng năm mới”, New Space Arts Foundation, Hue, Vietnam (2013).