Artist Statement:
Member of the Spanish Royal Photographic Society, Madrid-based Vietnamese artist Viet Ha Tran is a fine art photographer and multi-disciplinary artist whose name is officially listed in the art market Artprice (France) since 2015 and published in over 130 newspapers and magazines around the world. She has been commissioned by Vogue Italia and Louis Vuitton Paris.
Her photographs have made presence on Expansión, El Economista, Vogue Italia, Vanity Fair France, The Times of India, The Hindu, Vietnam News, at Saatchi Gallery London, and were auctioned by Christie’s Hong Kong for charity. She is listed as global artist by Artprice, the world leader in art market information, and represented by Art+Commerce / Vogue Italia – the joint project of the largest global photo agency based in New York and the prestigious Vogue Italia.
Viet Ha is represented by a large number of galleries from Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Paris, London to Tel Aviv, Cape Town, Los Angeles, Pennsylvania, Beijing, Bangkok, New Delhi, Ho Chi Minh City. Her works have appeared in physical public auctions in Spain alongside works by Picasso, Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Banksy and Andy Warhol.
Former Director of Admissions for Finance Master Programs at prestigious IE University (Madrid, Spain) during 2009-2020, Viet Ha also worked as Exhibition Manager at IE and Jury Member of IE Foundation Prizes in the Humanities IE University from 2016-2020. She worked in banking, market intelligence, business development, finance education, and government relations in Japan, Singapore, Vietnam and Madrid for over 15 years. In 2020 she left the corporate world to pursue her artistic dreams as a full time career.
Viet Ha was nominated 200 Influential Vietnam Global Leaders in 2019 by the Vietnam Embassy in Spain and Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Education:
- Prado Museum Education (Madrid, Spain): Renaissance & Baroque Arts
- European Cultural Academy (Venice, Italy)
- EFTI Cinema and Photography Center (Madrid, Spain)
- IE Business School (Madrid, Spain)
- Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (Japan)
- Vietnam National University (Hanoi)
Awards & Distinctions:
AWARDS:
- Honorable Mentions, Fine Art Category, International Photography Awards 2021
- Honorable Mentions, International Photography Awards 2019, Los Angeles, USA
- Honorable Mention, Fine Art Photography Awards 2019
- Finalist, Siena International Photography Awards 2019, Italy
- Winner, Photography Category, Artslant 5th Contest, USA
- Honorable Mention, Fine Art People, International Photography Awards 2013, September 2013, Los Angeles, USA
- Honorable Mention, Fine Art Nudes, International Photography Awards, September 2013, Los Angeles, USA
- Semifinalist, National Digital Photography Contest Canson Infinity,Spain, April 2013
PUBLICATIONS:
Expansión (Spanish national news)
El Economista (The Economist, Spain)
Saatchi Gallery London
Vogue Italia
Vogue Talents
Vanity Fair France
Harper's Bazaar Vietnam
The Hindu
The Times of India
Condé Nast Traveler China
Saatchi Gallery London
Christie´s Hong Kong
Brighton Photo Biennial
Vietnam News
CNBC Media
Vietnam Daily News
Widewalls
Mail Today
Cambodian Times
The Statesman
Art + Commerce New York, global largest photo agency
Artprice - world´s leading art market information
Aesthetica Magazine
The Luxury Chronicle
The Asian Age India
Showbiz Vietnam
Culture World Vietnam
Professional/Teaching Experience:
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES:
JURY:
– Exhibition Manager and Curator, Exhibition “Women and Culture”, IE University (Campus in Madrid and Segovia), Feb – Mar 2020
– IE Foundation Prizes in the Humanities 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, IE University, Spain
ART SPEAKER:
– Communication Platforms in the art market, The Art Market Agency, Oct 2018
– Arte Online Madrid, The Art Market Agency, Oct 2017
– Technology and the art market, IE Business School, 2016
Exhibitions:
SOLO EXHIBITIONS IN THE LAST 3 YEARS:
- "The Female Gaze", Ducal Palace of Medinaceli, Spain, curated by Fundación DEARTE Contemporáneo
- "Wall of Nature", The Royal Mint Palace, Segovia, Spain
- "Dreams of Ophelia", Galería Materna y Herencia, Madrid
- "Woman Gaze", The Convent of Santa Cruz la Real, Segovia, Spain
- "I FEMME", Durán Auction House, Madrid
- "I FEMME", La Cárcel Cultural Center, Segovia, Spain
- "I FEMME", IE University, Madrid, Spain
- "I FEMME", Vietnam Embassy in Spain
Group exhibitions include: Arte in Salotto (Milan, Italy), Medinaceli Palace (Spain), Galerie Thorigny (Paris), Barnard Gallery (Cape Town, South Africa) and The Great Banyan Art (New Delhi).
Artist Tags:
fine art, impressionism, asian art, vietnamese art, vibrant, joy
