The Artist

1943–2020 Ha Tinh Vietnam

Tran Khanh Chuong had an extensive knowledge of visual arts, creating work in various disciplines such as painting, graphic arts and pottery. He was also the author of many articles, fine arts research and books about Vietnamese ceramics. Chuong graduated from the Vietnam Industrial Fine Arts University, Hanoi in the ceramics department in 1963. He went on to intern in ceramics in China from 1968–70 and then he graduated from the Vietnam Fine Arts (faculty of Painting) in 1975.

In his career, Chuong held many important positions, including Deputy Director of Research Centre of Hanoi University of Industrial Fine Arts, President of the Hanoi Fine Arts Association, member of the Central Council for the Theory and Criticism of Literature and Arts and member of the 11th National Assembly 2002–2007. From 1999 to 2019, the painter held the position of President of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association.

For his contributions, Chuong was given many awards such as the State Prize for Literature and Arts in 2007, the third-class resistance medal, the first-class labour medal, and medal for the Fine Arts of Vietnam as well as medal for the career of Vietnamese Literature and Arts. He was also the recipient of many international awards for his works.