Nguyen Dinh Dung
Dung (pronounced Dzung) was born in Hanoi, Vietnam in 1943. He is a self taught artist who began working as an illustrator in the Vietnam film industry in 1961. By 1972 he achieved the position of Cartoon Film Director with Vietnam Television.

His paintings are characterized by intense contrasting fields of color. He once said “the subject is nothing but a reason for an artist to express his own ideas in paintings”. His brushwork is full of vitality and reveals an optimistic viewpoint. His works are currently being featured in galleries in Australia, the UK, Vietnam and Tokyo. He has been featured in solo exhibitions in Paris, France and Hanoi and his works are widely held in private collections.