Explore the timeline of Vietnamese art.
Indochina College of Fine Arts
This period laid the foundation for modern Vietnamese art. The Indochina School of Fine Arts combined Western academic techniques with local materials such as silk and lacquer, led by pioneers like Nguyen Phan Chanh.
Traditional Silk Layout, circa 1930
Gia Dinh Fine Arts School
This period focused heavily on applied arts, woodblock prints, and documentation of the resistance movement. It emphasized the preservation of Vietnamese identity through traditional motifs during a turbulent period of conflict.
Resistance period
Modern and Abstract Periods
The shift toward oil on canvas and abstract expressionism marked a postwar evolution in which artists explored the world of personal emotion and opened the door to global dialogue.
Oil paint on canvas
The Global Contemporary Wave
Vietnamese artists today are global citizens, working across multiple fields including multimedia, installation, and conceptual art, addressing themes of urbanization and heritage.
