Huong Dodinh, K.A. 94, 2007, organic binders and natural pigments on canvas mounted on wood, 122x98 cm © Huong Dodinh Huong Dodinh Portrait Huong Dodinh © Khoa Dodinh Details:b. 1945, Soc Trang, VietnamLives and works in Paris, France Read More Huong Dodinh was born in 1945 in Soc Trang, in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Dodinh and her family were forced to flee their war torn home in 1953 and sought refuge in Paris, where the artist continues to live and work today.At a boarding school in Rambouillet, Dodinh witnessed snow for the first time, marvelling at the blending of land and sky. She calls this luminescent scene her artistic “epiphany” and it continues to inspire her painting. Dodinh studied at the prestigious École Nationale Supérieure de Beaux-Arts in Paris from 1965 to 1969, completing courses in a wide array of disciplines including engraving, lithography, frescoes, painting and architecture. During this time, Dodinh was deeply affected by the violence of the Vietnam War and the uprisings of May 1968. After a three-year break, Dodinh was able to return to her artistic practice with a newfound sense of freedom. In the decades that followed, Dodinh dedicated herself to painting, occasionally exhibiting in Paris and often encountering fellow artists based in France such as Peter Matisse, Joan Mitchell, and Lisa de Kooning.Dodinh is the recipient of several important awards and distinctions including, 1st Prize at the International Grand Prize for Painting in Cannes (1981), the Silver Cross of Merit and French Dedication (1996), and the Vice President Maison de la Culture d'Asie Orientale (1997). She presented a solo exhibition in 2021 at the Musée national des arts asiatiques - Guimet, and has participated in group presentations at FRAC de Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, as well as the major contemporary art exhibition Triptyque in Angers. Read More Journal View All Exhibitions Our Artists in Gwangju Apr 03, 2023 Films Huong Dodinh On "Ascension," Her First Exhibition in Italy Jul 18, 2022 Exhibitions Our Artists in Venice Apr 23, 2022 News Huong Dodinh Joins Pace Gallery Apr 05, 2022 One-Artist Exhibitions Group Exhibitions Periodicals Books and Catalogues Close Huong DodinhOne-Artist Exhibitions Huong Dodinh One-Artist Exhibitions DatesBorn 1945, Soc Trang, VietnamLives and works in Paris, France2022Huong Dodinh: Ascension, Museo Correr, Venice, April 23–November 6, 2022. (Catalogue)2021Huong Dodinh: A la Conquête de la Lumière, National Museum of Asian Arts - Guimet, Paris, October 20–December 13, 2021.2010Huong Dodinh, Ruhnke Gallery, Potsdam, Germany, 2010.Huong Dodinh, Galerie Liipao-Huang, Paris, 2010.2008Huong Dodinh, Chapelle Saint-Léonard, Croissy-sur-Seine, France, 2008.1999Huong Dodinh, Grand Orient, Bruxelles, 1999.1998Huong Dodinh, Espace Muriel Durand-Domange, Paris, 1998.1995Huong Dodinh: Oeuvres Récentes, Galerie Callu Mérite, Paris, May 18–June 17, 1995. (Brochure)1991Huong Dodinh, Galerie Pascal Gabert, Paris, 1991Huong Dodinh, Galerie Marie-Thérèse Cochin, Paris, 1991.1989Huong Dodinh, Galerie Pascal Gabert, Paris, 1989.Huong Dodinh, Galerie du Prévôt, Paris, 1989.1988Huong Dodinh, Galerie Marie-Thérèse Cochin, Paris, 1988. Huong DodinhGroup Exhibitions Huong Dodinh Group Exhibitions 2023The 14th Gwangju Biennale: soft and weak like water, various venues, Gwangju, South Korea, April 7–July 9, 2023.2010Triptyque, Angers, France, 2010.2000Group Exhibition, Galerie du Crédit Municipal, Private Collection of Hélène de Roquefeuil, Paris, 2000.1998Group Exhibition, Cercle de Réflexion pour le Développement International, 1998.1995Salon de Mars, Galerie Callu Mérite, Paris, 1995.Février/Mars-Exposition collective, Galerie Callu Mérite, Paris, 1995.1994Philippe de Croix / Huong Dodinh, FRAC de Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, April 23–June 4, 1994.1992Les Contemporains, Galerie du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris, 1992.60 Creators for a Land of the Future, sponsored by UNESCium, 1992.1991Art Jonction International, Nice, 1991.1989Group Exhibition, Salon d'Octobre, Brives, France, 1989.1988Festival International d'Art Moderne et Contemporain, Toulouse, France, 1988.1982–1986150 French Painters, New York.Salon of French Artists, Paris.Salon of Painting and Graphic Arts, Paris, France1981Group Exhibition, Salon de Deauville, 1981.Group Exhibition, Salon de Cannes, Palais des festivals, Cannes, 1981. Huong DodinhPeriodicals Huong Dodinh Periodicals 2022Greenberger, Alex. “Pace Gallery Takes on an Under-Recognized Painter Who’s Never Had a Solo Museum Show.” ARTnews, 2 April 2022. https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/pace-gallery-huong-dodinh-1234624056/Luo, Shuyin. “The first Frieze Seoul VIP opens a new international channel for the Asian art market.” Artron, 3 September 2022. https://m-news.artron.net/news/20220903/n1980689.html2021Juhasz, Alexandra. “Reimagining Queer Presence in Grand Museum Rooms” (Museum of Modern Art exhibition review). Hyperallergic, 26 October 2021. https://hyperallergic.com/687297/reimagining-queer-presence-in-grand-museum-rooms/Lankarani, Nazanin. "Iran Joins the Lineup at Asia Now." The New York Times, 20 October 2021. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/20/arts/iran-asia-now.html."Paris’s Asia Now Fair Returns for Its Seventh Edition with a Focus on Iran and Environmentalism." Artnet News, 21 October 2021. https://news.artnet.com/buyers-guide/paris-asia-now-art-fair-2021-2022905. Huong DodinhBooks and Catalogues Huong Dodinh Books and Catalogues 2022Huong Dodinh, Ascension (exhibition catalogue). Paris and Venice: Cassi Edition; Musei Civici Di Venezia, 2022.2015Huong Dodinh: Oeuvres Récentes (exhibition brochure). Text by François Callu Mérit. Paris: Galerie Callu Mérite, 2015.