INTRODUCTION
Trương Văn Linh (born in 1974, of Tày ethnicity, originally from Cao Bằng, Vietnam) is a visual artist currently living and working in Đắk Lắk. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Hue University of Arts in 1999 and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Vietnam University of Fine Arts in 2013.
With more than three decades of artistic practice, Trương Văn Linh works primarily in lacquer painting and graphic art, with lacquer forming the most distinctive thread in his creative journey. His paintings focus on material depth, surface structure, and the movement of light through layered lacquer. Traditional materials such as black lacquer, vermilion, gold leaf, and eggshell are explored through a contemporary visual language, creating spaces that are both contemplative and evocative.
His artistic inspiration emerges from nature, people, memory, and the cultural layers of the land in which he lives. Rather than describing these subjects literally, he distills and transforms them into fields of color, rhythm, tonal relationships, and symbolic visual structures.
Trương Văn Linh has participated in numerous exhibitions in Vietnam, including the Vietnam Fine Arts Exhibition, regional exhibitions, and other professional art events. He held the solo exhibition “The Enchantment of Golden Hues” in Hanoi in 2025 and “Vermilion Imprints Amid the Great Forest” in Đắk Lắk in 2026. His artistic practice has been recognized through a number of awards in fine arts and literature and arts.
He currently serves as Head of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Dak Lak College of Culture and Arts and as Head of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association’s Dak Lak Chapter.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
• Artist: Trương Văn Linh
• Year of Birth: 1974
• Ethnicity: Tày
• Place of Origin: Cao Bằng, Vietnam
• Lives and Works: Đắk Lắk, Vietnam
• Field: Fine Arts / Painting
• Primary Medium: Lacquer Painting
• Affiliation: Faculty of Fine Arts – Dak Lak College of Culture and Arts
EDUCATION
• 1999: Bachelor of Fine Arts – Hue University of Arts
• 2013: Master of Fine Arts – Vietnam University of Fine Arts
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
• 1998–2025: Participated in the Region V Fine Arts Exhibition – South Central Vietnam and the Central Highlands
• 2009–2025: Participated in exhibitions organized by the Dak Lak Fine Arts Club
• 2017: Exhibition at Da Nang Fine Arts Museum
• 2023: Group exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City
• 2023: Vietnam Fine Arts Exhibition
• 2025: Solo exhibition “The Enchantment of Golden Hues” – Hanoi
• 2026: Solo exhibition “Vermilion Imprints Amid the Great Forest” – Đắk Lắk
SELECTED AWARDS
• 2010: C Prize – Chu Yang Sin Literature and Arts Award
• 2012: B Prize – Dak Lak Literature and Arts Association
• 2015: A Prize – Chu Yang Sin Literature and Arts Award
• 2019: A Prize – Dak Lak Literature and Arts Association
• 2020: B Prize – Chu Yang Sin Literature and Arts Award
• 2020: Encouragement Prize – Region V Fine Arts Exhibition
• 2022: B Prize – Dak Lak Literature and Arts Association
• 2025: C Prize – Chu Yang Sin Literature and Arts Award
• 2025: B Prize – Dak Lak Literature and Arts Association
• 2011–2024: Multiple fine arts awards from Vietnamese literature and arts organizations representing ethnic minority communities
MEMBERSHIPS & PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
• Member of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association
• Head of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association’s Dak Lak Chapter
• Member of the Dak Lak Literature and Arts Association
• Member of the Vietnam Association of Literature and Arts of Ethnic Minorities
ARTISTIC PHILOSOPHY
“Each layer of lacquer is a layer of time. For me, creating art is a journey through matter in search of light, memory, and the hidden traces of the land.”
— Trương Văn Linh


CONTACT
🌐 Website: https://truongvanlinh.vn
📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/linh.truong.7528
📧 Email: truongvanlinhl@gmail.com