User:Bigcat20/Nguyễn Đức Dương

Nguyen Duc Duong (born in 1939 in Hang Bot Street, Hanoi Vietnam) is a professional artist graduating from University of Fine Arts Hanoi, specialising in lacquer fine art. His paintings have been exhibited in various national and international exhibitions. His art works were acquired by museums and personal collectors. Besides traditional lacquer, he is also successful in other styles and materials such as poonah paper (Do paper), oil paintings and water colour paintings.

Biography
Born and grew up in Hanoi, he is in the third generation graduating from University of Fine Art Hanoi in 1972.

He has been a member of The Vietnam Fine Arts Association since 1966.

He worked at Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts from 1973.

In 1999, he was a lecturer at University of Industrial Arts Hanoi.

Style and work
His paintings appreciate the beauty of nature and women, also incorporate traditional spirit and lifestyle.

Even having been successful in various styles and materials, he is known well and has received lots of reputation in lacquer artwork. The application of glossy lacquer and gold leaf creates special light effect and long lasting value to the paintings

Profession
He has many paintings exhibited both nationally and internationally. He was awarded Medal for Vietnamese Fine Art Profession and Medal for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage while working at Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts. The museum also acquired his two paintings.

In 1987, the lacquer painting "Ladies in garden" (Những cô gái trong vườn) was exhibited in Poznań, Poland and was held in Asia and Pacific Museum,Poland.

In 1995, his personal art exhibition was held at 19 Ngo Quyen Hanoi.

In 2000, his another personal art exhibition was held in cooperation between Vietnam Fine Arts Association and IDECAF (Institut d’Echanges Culturels avec la France) in Ho Chi Minh city. The exhibition displayed around forty lacquer and Do paper paintings.

From 1990 to 2011: He had various paintings displayed in regional exhibitions organised by Vietnam Fine Arts Association.