Nguyen Quang Huy

Nguyen Quang Huy’s paintings depict landscapes and portraits in hazy, predominantly blue and grey, almost monotone hues. With some portraits blurred, capturing movement, Huy depicts H’mong, an ethnic minority that lives in the mountainous area of Northern Vietnam where the climate is humid and misty. The artist spent years travelling the area, becoming familiar with H’mong’s way of living, traditions and the environment. The ephemeral nature of his large-scale, delicate and quiet paintings embody the atmosphere of the mountain spaces and the spiritualism of H’mong, who believe that all living and nonliving things – every stone, plant or animal – have a soul. Written by Goldsmiths CCA ...

Recognized as Vietnam’s leading contemporary art gallery, Galerie Quynh has been promoting contemporary art practice in the country for over two decades. The gallery is known internationally for its consistently focused programming and educational initiatives. Working with a select group of emerging, mid-career and established Vietnamese artists, the gallery also exhibits the work of distinguished artists from around the world. In keeping with its mission to develop a sustainable ecosystem for the arts in Vietnam, the gallery collaborates with artists, curators, museums and art spaces locally and internationally to organize talks and lectures as well as to produce publications in English and Vietnamese. In May 2014 the gallery founded the not-for-profit educational initiative Sao La directed by artists Tung Mai and Nguyen Kim To Lan. Sao La has since evolved into an independent artist collective spearheaded by To Lan and Dalat-based artist Nguyen Duc Dat. In summer 2020 with support from the Goethe-Institut, the gallery launched the not-for-profit CáRô, an educational initiative that provides art education for students aged 13 – 18 who show demonstrative interest in the arts. ...