Tuan Vu was born in Saigon, Vietnam. His preferred mediums are drawing, painting, and photography, which does not prevent him from touching also on design and architecture. Although he has attended several drawing, painting, and photography workshops at the University of Montreal over the years, he remains essentially a self-taught artist. His pieces were first seen at an auction he organized in 2010 to help people in Haiti hit by a devastating earthquake.
Solo exhibitions include (Upcoming) Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Berlin, Germany (2025); Elysium, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, (2024); La Maison de Culture de Montreal, Montreal, Canada (2024); Solstice Haze, Simard Bilodeau Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, US (2023); Songes Hédonistes, Galerie Institut National Art Contemporain, Montreal, Canada (2022); L’étè éternel, Centre d’art Le LivART, Montreal, Canada (2021); Brume, Galerie Luz Édifice Belgo, Montreal, Canada (2018); Haiti Support Auction, Montreal, Canada (2010).
Group exhibitions include Art Singapore Art Fair, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery (2024); V.I.D.E, Agrégat Université de Sherbrooke à Longueuil, Longueuil, QC, Canada (2023); Imagination, Cache Studio, Montreal, QC, Canada (2023); Sundaze, Wishbone Gallery, Montreal, QC, Canada (2023); Arrival, Duran Mashaal Gallery, Montreal, QC, Canada (2023); Where the Wild Roses Grow, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Schloss Görne, Berlin, Germany (2023); Wild Ones, Simard Bilodeau Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, United States (2023); Les cahiers, Maison de culture Monk, Montreal, QC, Canada (2023); ART TORONTO, Duran Mashaal, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Canada (2023); FOCUS NYC, Chelsea Industrial, New York, US (2023); Fomat à importer, Galerie Institut National Art Contemporain gallery, Montreal, Canada (2022); Carrousel du Louvre, FOCUS ART FAIR (BOOM), Paris, France (2022); Paintings, drawings and photo, Montréal en Arts, Rue Sainte-Catherine, Montreal, Canada (2021); Beach Life, Galerie Luz, Montreal, Canada (2019); Pluriel au singulier at the Galerie GOT, Montreal, Canada (2016).
Highlights and Collections
Tuan Vu’s work can be found in prominent collections such as Bunker Artspace (Florida) and Holbar Collection (Norway). Furthermore, he was selected among the finalist artists for the 30th-anniversary edition of the London-based magazine ArtMaze (2022) and Friends of Artists (FOA) (2023).