THU KIM VU

Thu Kim Vu graduated her Bachelor of Fine Art from Hanoi University of Fine Arts, Vietnam and her Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, United States. Focusing on line drawing, paper material and using temporary spaces, she had been working on different projects through traveling to create a new experience based on how her line drawing changed the atmosphere of each space. Vu has participated in numbers of residencies worldwide which contribute a great influence in shaping her works in many directions.
Her early work started from doodle drawing and combined with different paper construction settings dealing with emotional, mental as well as physical aspects of using lines, brushstroke as a method of meditation. After a few residencies that provided large scale space, Vu discovered a new dimension in her work experimenting with Korean traditional Hanji paper and expanding her brushstroke into an enormous scale larger than herself, creating spontaneous movement.
In the past years, Vu has been interested in Japanese culture and her studies of Washi paper leads her to new experimentation with paper sculpture and lighting based on her current experience in four residencies in Japan: Kamiyama Artists in Residence Program, Mino Paper Art Village, Sapporo Artist in Residence Program and Fukuoka Asian Art Museum.

Vu is based in Hanoi, Vietnam as a freelance artist.