Đỗ Thị Ninh

Đỗ Thị Ninh (born 1947) is a Vietnamese woman painter, though she refuses to be labelled a "woman artist". She graduated from Hanoi's Vietnam College of Fine Arts in 1966.^[1] She is one of the generation of artists which emerged, aged then 45-55 in the early 1980s which included Đặng Thị Khuê (1946-), Đỗ Sơn (1943-, military artist), Lương Xuân Đoàn (1952-), Nguyễn Xuân Tiệp (1956-), Nguyễn Bảo Toàn (1950-) in Hanoi, Nguyễn Trung (1941), Đỗ Quang Em (1942-), Ca Lê Thắng (1949-), Đào Minh Tri (1949-), Nguyễn Thân (1948-) in Hồ Chí Minh City, Bửu Chi (1948-) and Hoàng Đăng Nhuận (1942-) in Huế.^[2]

Works

bãi biển Sầm Sơn (Sam Son Beach) silk 1987
chùa Thầy (Thầy Temple) silk 1988

References

^ Nora Taylor Painters in Hanoi: an ethnography of Vietnamese art - Page 102 2009 "Do Thi Ninh (born 1947; Vietnam College of Fine Arts graduate 1966), * also single, agrees with Le Thi Kim Bach. "If I were married, I would have to do the cooking, laundry, and cleaning. This way, I feel that I have more time to myself.
^ A winding river: the journey of contemporary art in Vietnam Meridian International Center (Washington, D.C.) - 1997 "The River Bends Again In the early 80's, a contingency of artists of the 45 to 55 age group, including Dang Thi Khue, Do Son, Do Thi Ninh, Luong Xuan Doan, Nguyen Xuan Tiep, Bao Toan in Hanoi; Nguyen Trung, Do Quang Em, Ca Le Thang, Dao Minh Tri, Nguyen Than in Ho Chi Minh City; Buu Chi and Hoang Dang Nhuan in Hue, began to rebel against what they perceived as the superficiality, , lack of personality and dogmatic formulas of mainstream art. They sought new outlets and directions for Vietnamese painting, and seem to have succeeded in persuading the authorities to accept diversity and individual freedom in artistic creation. Their works heralded a new development in painting,..."

External links

Viet Gallery (Vietnamese)

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[1] Nora Taylor Painters in Hanoi: an ethnography of Vietnamese art - Page 102 2009 "Do Thi Ninh (born 1947; Vietnam College of Fine Arts graduate 1966), * also single, agrees with Le Thi Kim Bach. "If I were married, I would have to do the cooking, laundry, and cleaning. This way, I feel that I have more time to myself.

[2] A winding river: the journey of contemporary art in Vietnam Meridian International Center (Washington, D.C.) - 1997 "The River Bends Again In the early 80's, a contingency of artists of the 45 to 55 age group, including Dang Thi Khue, Do Son, Do Thi Ninh, Luong Xuan Doan, Nguyen Xuan Tiep, Bao Toan in Hanoi; Nguyen Trung, Do Quang Em, Ca Le Thang, Dao Minh Tri, Nguyen Than in Ho Chi Minh City; Buu Chi and Hoang Dang Nhuan in Hue, began to rebel against what they perceived as the superficiality, , lack of personality and dogmatic formulas of mainstream art. They sought new outlets and directions for Vietnamese painting, and seem to have succeeded in persuading the authorities to accept diversity and individual freedom in artistic creation. Their works heralded a new development in painting,..."

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