Tiếng Việt
Đinh Công Đạt
The Artist
Today Dat is one of the most widely recognized and experimental Vietnamese sculptors, always going beyond the realm of expectation into a unique space blending imagination and reality. The artist says “For the past 30 years of working and living with art, I have been enchanted with the beauty of little and ordinary things. For me, art is the affections, the ordinary things that surround us in our everyday life.”
Dinh Cong Dat’s philosophy throughout his artist career: art does not have to be serious; it is about the process of exploration; appreciating the small and commonplace things and elevating them to consciousness through his artistic practice.
Dinh Cong Dat was born in Hanoi in 1966. He attended Vietnam Fine Arts University in Hanoi from 1989–1994, graduating in 1994 with a B.A. in sculpture. Dat has participated in many international residency programs including the prestigious Cave residency program in New York City, Art Omi NY, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont. Dat’s work has been widely exhibited within Vietnam and internationally in China, Dubai, France, Japan, Korea, The United Kingdom, and the USA.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Dinh Cong Dat’s Open Studio
2010
Art Vietnam Gallery, Hanoi Vietnam
The Sculpture Work of Dinh Cong Dat
2009
Tokyo American Club, Tokyo, Japan
New Works of Dinh Cong Dat
2007
Organized by Japan Morgan Bank, Hanoi Metropole, Hanoi, Vietnam
The Sculpture World of Dinh Cong Dat
2004
Art Vietnam Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam
Masks
2004
Mai’s Gallery, Saigon, Vietnam
Exhibition at Iskandar Gallery
2002 – 2003
Paris, France
Exhibition at Hanoi Fine Arts University
1999
Vietnam
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
American Club
2009
Tokyo
China Biennale
2008
Beijing, China
Group Show
2007
Changdong National Art Studio, Korea
Oriental Colors
2007
Red Gallery, Dubai, UAE
The Ten Courts of the Kings of Hell
2006
Fielding Lecht Gallery, Austin, Texas, USA
The Ten Courts of the Kings of Hell
2005
Bankside Gallery, London, UK
Kitch
2004
Chim sao, Hanoi, Vietnam
Newspapers Have No Meaning
2004
Installation at Cave Gallery, NYC, USA
Biennale Liverpool Exhibition
2002
Liverpool City, UK
Visual Art Exhibition
2001
Hanoi Contemporary Art Center, Hanoi, Vietnam
10 Artists Workshop in Mao Khe
2001
Quang Ninh, Hanoi, Vietnam
Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition
2001
Contemporary Art Center, Hanoi, Vietnam
Visual Art Exhibition of 12 young artists
2000
Hanoi Contemporary Art Center, Hanoi, Vietnam
Lamp Exhibition with 24 sculptors
2000
The studio of artist Anh Khanh, Hanoi, Vietnam
Sculpture Exhibition of 9 Sculptors
1999
Ho Chi Minh City Museum, Vietnam
Sculpture Exhibition of 12 sculptors
1999
Vietnam Fine Art Museum, Hanoi, Vietnam
National Art Exhibition in 1990 and 1995
1990 – 1995
Vietnam
3rd National Sculpture Exhibition
1993
Hanoi, Vietnam
OTHER PROJECTS
Stage design, the day of Versak
Visual Merchandising
2008
Vietnam
Hermes Boutique, Hanoi
Stage Design, Hair Fashion Show Event by Dep Magazine
Stage Design, Multimedia Show by Nokia
2007
Hanoi, Vietnam
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Participated in the 3rd National Sculpture Exhibition (organized once every 10 years from 1973 in Hanoi). Awarded the 1st National Prize
1993
Hanoi, Vietnam
RESIDENCIES AND WORKSHOPS
3-week residency
2009
Art Omi, Omi, New York, USA
1-month residency
2008
Ku Art Center, Beijing, China
6-month residency
2007
Changdong National Art Studio, Korea
3-month residency
2004
Cave, Brooklyn, New York
3-month residency
2003
Paris, France
Workshop at the Liverpool Biennale
2002
Liverpool
MEMBERSHIPS
Vietnam Fine Arts Association
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Omi International Arts Centre, New York
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
America, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Vietnam
