Nguyen Duc Dung

Pen name: Thien Hoa (Celestial Fire)

Born in 1978 in Thanh Hoa province

Represented by Art Vietnam Gallery since 2009

2004 Present Researcher at the Bureau of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism

2001–2002 Teacher of Sino-Nom Studies at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi

2000 Bachelor of Arts, Sino-Nom Studies

2010 Wordless: Zenei Gang of Five, calligraphy exhibition with Zenei members Tran Trong Duong, Pham Van Tuan, Nguyen Quang Thang, and Le Quoc Viet, Art Vietnam Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam

2009 Calligraphy exhibition and exchange between UNESCO Calligraphy Club Vietnam and Jeju Calligraphy Club, South Korea, at the Temple of Literature, Hanoi (August)

2009 Calligraphy exhibition “Towards 1000 Years Anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi” with UNESCO Calligraphy Club, Giang Vo Exhibition Center, Hanoi (February)

2008 Avant-garde calligraphy exhibition “Dance of Script” with Zenei Gang of Five members, Maison Des Arts, Hanoi

2008 Co-founder of the website http://www.moderncalligraphy.vn

2007 Five Styles of Nom Scripts calligraphy exhibition “Autumn Floral Spirit”, Temple of Literature and Hanoi Old Citadel

2007 Modern calligraphy exhibition “Script” with Zenei Gang of Five members, Studio Tho, Hanoi

2006 Calligraphy performance and exhibition “Twenty-Eight Stars”, Temple of Literature, Hanoi

2003 Calligraphy exhibition at National Conference on “Reservation and Development of Sino-Nom Culture”, Hue City, Vietnam

2001 Calligraphy exhibition “The Respectful National Culture in Spring”, Temple of Literature, Hanoi

2001 Awarded “Young Talented Calligrapher” prize, Temple of Confucius, Hanoi, Vietnam

2000 Joined UNESCO Calligraphy Club, Vietnam

1999 Founded Young Calligraphy Club at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, organized calligraphy exhibitions at the National University and in Hai Duong City

2007 Bamboo Reflection Image, Modern Calligraphy, 70x140cm, Chinese ink on Xuyen paper – Cornell University Museum, New York

Other calligraphy works held in private collections in Germany and USA