Viet Van Tran was born 1971 in Viet Nam and received a Cultural Bachelor degree from Ha Noi Cultural University in 1996. Upon graduating he began a career in journalism. Most recently he is a reporter for Lao Dong newspaper (Vietnam).
He has had 11 solo exhibitions, including “My mum” in Photometria Festival (Greece) and has been a part of over 85 group exhibitions in Asia, Europe and the USA, including “Fifth Exposure Annual Awards” at Louver Museum, Paris, France (digital). He also won over 100 international photo prizes such as Px3 (France), IPA, Master Cup, Art of Photography Show (USA), MIFA (Russian), TIFA (Japan), ND Awards, Travel Photographer of the Year, Pink Lady Food Photographer of the year (UK), etc. He has published 9 book, especially photo book “Dharma and Life” sponsored by the EU.
He was personally interviewed by Actur Photo Magazine, Private Photo Review (France), Talent House (US), Photoword.bg (Bulgaria)and Goddessarts (German). His pictures were published in many book & magazines as Peace Book Vol.1 (England), Photo Art Magazine (Noname Collective, England), “Art in time of Corona Vol 2(USA), Goddessarts (German), Mythography Vol.1,2,3, 4, Urban Unveil Vol.1, 2, 3, 4 (Italia), Journal (US), Photo (France), Silvershotz (Australia), Dodho (Spain), Getinspired (Neitherland), etc. And several images were featured in Saatchi collection as Contemporary Photography, Faces, etc.
A work of art is the artist's face." This is a portrait of Lưu Tuyền, a rising contemporary Vietnamese painter who specializes in exploring the identity and destiny of individuals within the historical process, across time. This portrait is superimposed with his most representative artwork.