Viet Ha Tran

Viet Ha Tran is a contemporary visual artist based in Madrid, Spain. Working across painting and fine art photography, her practice explores nature, abstraction, and a contemplative visual language that bridges inner landscapes with the external world. Her work is recognized for its atmospheric depth and philosophical sensitivity.

Her artworks are held in private, corporate, and institutional collections across Europe, the United States, Asia, and the Middle East. She has received commissions from internationally renowned organizations including Louis Vuitton, Amazon, Samsung, and Vogue. Her photographic works are featured in the art collections of Amazon TV and Samsung TV, making them accessible to millions of viewers worldwide.

Viet Ha Tran’s work has been featured in numerous international publications such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar, CNBC Media, Aesthetica Art Prize, Expansión, El Economista, The Times of India, and Vietnam News, among others.

Her works have been exhibited internationally at museums, universities, cultural centers, galleries, art fairs and festivals. In 2024, her debut art photography book, Like a Painting: Through the Eyes of the Soul, was published by Snap Collective (Denmark) and is housed at the Royal Danish Library.

She was the first foreigner appointed as a Board Member of the Royal Photographic Society of Spain in its 125-year history. She also served for several years as a Jury Member of the IE Foundation Prizes in the Humanities at IE University (Spain). Additionally, she has been invited to lecture on art and the art market at international conferences, reflecting her multidimensional engagement with the cultural field.

Singulart Magazine named her among the “15 Women in the Art World to Follow.” She serves as Chief Curator of RSF Gallery and Partner Art Curator at Singulart, and has been a jury member for photography competitions including those of the Geomineral Museum, IE University, and the City of Torrejón de Ardoz (Spain).

- NODE Center for Curatorial Studies (Berlin, Germany): - Art Criticism and Writing, Exhibition Texts: Writing, Editing and Ethics, A Practical Guide to Curating.
- Prado Museum Education (Madrid, Spain): Renaissance & Baroque Arts
- European Cultural Academy (Venice, Italy)
- EFTI Cinema and Photography Center (Madrid, Spain)
- IE Business School (Madrid, Spain)
- Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (Japan)
- Vietnam National University (Hanoi)

AWARDS:

- Longlisted for the prestigious Aesthetica Art Prize in 2025 and 2023.
- Honorable Mentions, Fine Art Category, International Photography Awards 2021
- Honorable Mentions, International Photography Awards 2019, Los Angeles, USA
- Honorable Mention, Fine Art Photography Awards 2019
- Finalist, Siena International Photography Awards 2019, Italy
- Winner, Photography Category, Artslant 5th Contest, USA
- Honorable Mention, Fine Art People, International Photography Awards 2013, September 2013, Los Angeles, USA
- Honorable Mention, Fine Art Nudes, International Photography Awards, September 2013, Los Angeles, USA
- Semifinalist, National Digital Photography Contest Canson Infinity,Spain, April 2013

PUBLICATIONS:

Expansión (Spanish national news)
El Economista (The Economist, Spain)
Saatchi Gallery London
Vogue Italia
Vogue Talents
Vanity Fair France
Harper's Bazaar Vietnam
The Hindu
The Times of India
Condé Nast Traveler China
Saatchi Gallery London
Christie´s Hong Kong
Brighton Photo Biennial
Vietnam News
CNBC Media
Vietnam Daily News
Widewalls
Mail Today
Cambodian Times
The Statesman
Art + Commerce New York, global largest photo agency
Artprice - world´s leading art market information
Aesthetica Magazine
The Luxury Chronicle
The Asian Age India
Showbiz Vietnam
Culture World Vietnam

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES:

JURY:
- Jury member, Photography Contest, Geominero Museum, Spain, 2025
- Jury member for Spanish province Torrejón de Ardoz's photography contest, 2025
– Exhibition Manager and Curator, Exhibition “Women and Culture”, IE University (Campus in Madrid and Segovia), Feb – Mar 2020
– IE Foundation Prizes in the Humanities 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, IE University, Spain

ART SPEAKER:
– Communication Platforms in the art market, The Art Market Agency, Oct 2018
– Arte Online Madrid, The Art Market Agency, Oct 2017
– Technology and the art market, IE Business School, 2016

SELECTED MUSEUM & INSTITUTIONAL EXHIBITIONS:

Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, Greece (2026)
York Art Gallery – Aesthetica Art Prize Exhiition, UK (2025, 2023)
Nicolás Salmerón Cultural Center Spain (2024)
Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture, UK (2023)
Railway Museum of Madrid, Spain (2022)
Ducal Palace of Medinaceli, Spain (2021)
IE University, Spain (2020, 2019, 2018)


SELECTED INTERNATIONAL ART FAIRS:

ARCO – ArtsLibris, Madrid, Spain (2026)
The Other Art Fair New York, USA (2024)
The Other Art Fair Los Angeles, USA (2023)
Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam (2016)


SELECTED PRIZE & CURATED EXHIBITIONS:

Botanical Brushstrokes, Art Rewards (2025)
Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition (2025, 2023)
Young Masters Art Prize Exhibition, London (2023, 2022)
Tokyo Crypto Festival, Japan (2021)


SELECTED GALLERY EXHIBITIONS:

Cynthia Corbett Gallery, UK (2024, 2023)
The Glasgow Gallery of Photography, UK (2024, 2023)
Arte in Salotto, Milan, Italy (2024–2021)
Galería Espai Cavallers, Spain (2022)
NowHere Gallery, New York, USA (2022)
Barnard Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa (2020)
Galería Materna y Herencia, Spain (2018)


DIGITAL & WEB3 EXHIBITIONS:
Nifty Gateway x A+D Studio (2023)
SuperRare x Saatchi Art, Los Angeles (2023)

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