![This image depicts an artwork by Tam Van Tran titled "Nocturne Crossing VII." This artwork was created in 2024 and measures 15 ¹⁄₄" x 8" x 4" [HxWxD] (38.74 x 20.32 x 10.16 cm). Its medium is Stoneware sculpture on glazed terra cotta brick.](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Tam-Van-Tran_TRA404_1724368922-768x1024.jpg)
Tâm Văn Trần
“Nocturne Crossing VII,” 2024
“Nocturne Crossing VII,” 2024
Tâm Văn Trần
“Nocturne Crossing VII,” 2024
Stoneware sculpture on glazed terra cotta brick
15 ¹⁄₄" x 8" x 4" [HxWxD] (38.74 x 20.32 x 10.16 cm)
Inventory #TRA404
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
“Nocturne Crossing VII,” 2024
Stoneware sculpture on glazed terra cotta brick
15 ¹⁄₄" x 8" x 4" [HxWxD] (38.74 x 20.32 x 10.16 cm)
Inventory #TRA404
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
![This image depicts an artwork by Tam Van Tran titled "Queen of Spring I." This artwork was created in 2024 and measures 17" x 5" x 2 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (43.18 x 12.7 x 6.35 cm). Its medium is Stoneware sculpture on glazed terra cotta brick.](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Tam-Van-Tran_TRA386_1724368939-748x1024.jpg)
Tâm Văn Trần
“Queen of Spring I,” 2024
“Queen of Spring I,” 2024
Tâm Văn Trần
“Queen of Spring I,” 2024
Stoneware sculpture on glazed terra cotta brick
17" x 5" x 2 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (43.18 x 12.7 x 6.35 cm)
Inventory #TRA386
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Brica Wilcox
“Queen of Spring I,” 2024
Stoneware sculpture on glazed terra cotta brick
17" x 5" x 2 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (43.18 x 12.7 x 6.35 cm)
Inventory #TRA386
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Brica Wilcox
![This image depicts an artwork by Tam Van Tran titled "Primordial Sounds of the Avatars." This artwork was created in 2024 and measures 27" x 27" x 25" [HxWxD] (68.58 x 68.58 x 63.5 cm). Its medium is Glazed stoneware.](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Tam-Van-Tran_TRA370_1718405333-768x1024.jpg)
Tâm Văn Trần
“Primordial Sounds of the Avatars,” 2024
“Primordial Sounds of the Avatars,” 2024
Tâm Văn Trần
“Primordial Sounds of the Avatars,” 2024
Glazed stoneware
27" x 27" x 25" [HxWxD] (68.58 x 68.58 x 63.5 cm)
Inventory #TRA370
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Brica Wilcox
“Primordial Sounds of the Avatars,” 2024
Glazed stoneware
27" x 27" x 25" [HxWxD] (68.58 x 68.58 x 63.5 cm)
Inventory #TRA370
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Brica Wilcox
![This image depicts an artwork by Tam Van Tran titled "The Journey." This artwork was created in 2024 and measures 15" x 8" x 4" [HxWxD] (38.1 x 20.32 x 10.16 cm). Its medium is Ceramic sculpture on glazed terra cotta brick.](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Tam-Van-Tran_TRA384_1724368937-757x1024.jpg)
Tâm Văn Trần
“The Journey,” 2024
“The Journey,” 2024
Tâm Văn Trần
“The Journey,” 2024
Ceramic sculpture on glazed terra cotta brick
15" x 8" x 4" [HxWxD] (38.1 x 20.32 x 10.16 cm)
Inventory #TRA384
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Brica Wilcox
“The Journey,” 2024
Ceramic sculpture on glazed terra cotta brick
15" x 8" x 4" [HxWxD] (38.1 x 20.32 x 10.16 cm)
Inventory #TRA384
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Brica Wilcox
![This image depicts an artwork by Tam Van Tran titled "The Betrayal." This artwork was created in 2022-2024 and measures 13" x 10" x 1 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (33.02 x 25.4 x 3.81 cm). Its medium is Glazed stoneware.](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Tam-Van-Tran_TRA378_1718405301-768x1024.jpg)
Tâm Văn Trần
“The Betrayal,” 2022-2024
“The Betrayal,” 2022-2024
Tâm Văn Trần
“The Betrayal,” 2022-2024
Glazed stoneware
13" x 10" x 1 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (33.02 x 25.4 x 3.81 cm)
Inventory #TRA378
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Brica Wilcox
“The Betrayal,” 2022-2024
Glazed stoneware
13" x 10" x 1 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (33.02 x 25.4 x 3.81 cm)
Inventory #TRA378
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Brica Wilcox
![This image depicts an artwork by Tam Van Tran titled "Border Crossers, Enter the Mandala Here II." This artwork was created in 2024 and measures 18" x 13" x 11" [HxWxD] (45.72 x 33.02 x 27.94 cm). Its medium is Ceramic sculpture.](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Tam-Van-Tran_TRA400_1718405274-768x1024.jpg)
Tâm Văn Trần
“Border Crossers, Enter the Mandala Here II,” 2024
“Border Crossers, Enter the Mandala Here II,” 2024
Tâm Văn Trần
“Border Crossers, Enter the Mandala Here II,” 2024
Ceramic sculpture
18" x 13" x 11" [HxWxD] (45.72 x 33.02 x 27.94 cm)
Inventory #TRA400
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
“Border Crossers, Enter the Mandala Here II,” 2024
Ceramic sculpture
18" x 13" x 11" [HxWxD] (45.72 x 33.02 x 27.94 cm)
Inventory #TRA400
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
![This image depicts an artwork by Tam Van Tran titled "Songlines I." This artwork was created in 2024 and measures 74" x 55 ³⁄₄" x 2 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (187.96 x 141.61 x 6.35 cm). Its medium is Staples, clay, zipper, acrylic, pencil on paper and canvas on wood panel.](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Tam-Van-Tran_TRA395_1718405229-768x1024.jpg)
Tâm Văn Trần
“Songlines I,” 2024
“Songlines I,” 2024
Tâm Văn Trần
“Songlines I,” 2024
Staples, clay, zipper, acrylic, pencil on paper and canvas on wood panel
74" x 55 ³⁄₄" x 2 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (187.96 x 141.61 x 6.35 cm)
Inventory #TRA395
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
“Songlines I,” 2024
Staples, clay, zipper, acrylic, pencil on paper and canvas on wood panel
74" x 55 ³⁄₄" x 2 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (187.96 x 141.61 x 6.35 cm)
Inventory #TRA395
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
![This image depicts an artwork by Tam Van Tran titled "Songlines II." This artwork was created in 2024 and measures 75" x 55 ³⁄₄" x 2 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (190.5 x 141.61 x 6.35 cm). Its medium is Staples, clay, zipper, acrylic, pencil on paper and canvas on wood panel.](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Tam-Van-Tran_TRA394_1718405218-768x1024.jpg)
Tâm Văn Trần
“Songlines II,” 2024
“Songlines II,” 2024
Tâm Văn Trần
“Songlines II,” 2024
Staples, clay, zipper, acrylic, pencil on paper and canvas on wood panel
75" x 55 ³⁄₄" x 2 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (190.5 x 141.61 x 6.35 cm)
Inventory #TRA394
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
“Songlines II,” 2024
Staples, clay, zipper, acrylic, pencil on paper and canvas on wood panel
75" x 55 ³⁄₄" x 2 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (190.5 x 141.61 x 6.35 cm)
Inventory #TRA394
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
![This image depicts an artwork by Tam Van Tran titled "Songlines III." This artwork was created in 2024 and measures 75" x 53 ¹⁄₂" x 2" [HxWxD] (190.5 x 135.89 x 5.08 cm); . Its medium is Staples, clay, zipper, acrylic, pencil on paper and canvas on wood panel.](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Tam-Van-Tran_TRA393_1718405144-768x1024.jpg)
Tâm Văn Trần
“Songlines III,” 2024
“Songlines III,” 2024
Tâm Văn Trần
“Songlines III,” 2024
Staples, clay, zipper, acrylic, pencil on paper and canvas on wood panel
75" x 53 ¹⁄₂" x 2" [HxWxD] (190.5 x 135.89 x 5.08 cm);
Inventory #TRA393
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
“Songlines III,” 2024
Staples, clay, zipper, acrylic, pencil on paper and canvas on wood panel
75" x 53 ¹⁄₂" x 2" [HxWxD] (190.5 x 135.89 x 5.08 cm);
Inventory #TRA393
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
![This image depicts an artwork by Tam Van Tran titled "Songlines IIII." This artwork was created in 2024 and measures 74 ¹⁄₂" x 53 ¹⁄₂" x 2 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (189.23 x 135.89 x 6.35 cm); . Its medium is Staples, clay, zipper, acrylic, pencil on paper and canvas on wood panel.](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Tam-Van-Tran_TRA392_1718405124-768x1024.jpg)
Tâm Văn Trần
“Songlines IIII,” 2024
“Songlines IIII,” 2024
Tâm Văn Trần
“Songlines IIII,” 2024
Staples, clay, zipper, acrylic, pencil on paper and canvas on wood panel
74 ¹⁄₂" x 53 ¹⁄₂" x 2 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (189.23 x 135.89 x 6.35 cm);
Inventory #TRA392
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
“Songlines IIII,” 2024
Staples, clay, zipper, acrylic, pencil on paper and canvas on wood panel
74 ¹⁄₂" x 53 ¹⁄₂" x 2 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (189.23 x 135.89 x 6.35 cm);
Inventory #TRA392
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
![This image depicts an artwork by Tam Van Tran titled "Transformer II." This artwork was created in 2023 and measures 18" x 5" x 3" [HxWxD] (45.72 x 12.7 x 7.62 cm). Its medium is Stoneware on glazed carved brick.](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Tam-Van-Tran_TRA368_1701545921-768x1024.jpg)
Tâm Văn Trần
"Transformer II", 2023
"Transformer II", 2023
Tâm Văn Trần
“Transformer II,” 2023
Stoneware on glazed carved brick
18" x 5" x 3" [HxWxD] (45.72 x 12.7 x 7.62 cm)
Inventory #TRA368
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
“Transformer II,” 2023
Stoneware on glazed carved brick
18" x 5" x 3" [HxWxD] (45.72 x 12.7 x 7.62 cm)
Inventory #TRA368
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
![This image depicts an artwork by Tam Van Tran titled "Mother Shadowing I." This artwork was created in 2022 and measures 27" x 26" x 1 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (68.58 x 66.04 x 3.81 cm). Its medium is Staples, unfired and fired terracotta, pencil on paper canvas and balsa.](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Tam-Van-Tran_TRA360_1701545908-691x1024.jpg)
Tâm Văn Trần
"Mother Shadowing I", 2022
"Mother Shadowing I", 2022
Tâm Văn Trần
“Mother Shadowing I,” 2022
Staples, unfired and fired terracotta, pencil on paper canvas and balsa
27" x 26" x 1 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (68.58 x 66.04 x 3.81 cm)
Inventory #TRA360
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer
“Mother Shadowing I,” 2022
Staples, unfired and fired terracotta, pencil on paper canvas and balsa
27" x 26" x 1 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (68.58 x 66.04 x 3.81 cm)
Inventory #TRA360
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer
![This image depicts an artwork by Tam Van Tran titled "Wind Horse." This artwork was created in 2022 and measures 23" x 19" x 21" [HxWxD] (58.42 x 48.26 x 53.34 cm). Its medium is Glazed stoneware.](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Tam-Van-Tran_TRA359_1701545936-768x1024.jpg)
Tâm Văn Trần
“Wind Horse,” 2022
“Wind Horse,” 2022
Tâm Văn Trần
“Wind Horse,” 2022
Glazed stoneware
23" x 19" x 21" [HxWxD] (58.42 x 48.26 x 53.34 cm)
Inventory #TRA359
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
“Wind Horse,” 2022
Glazed stoneware
23" x 19" x 21" [HxWxD] (58.42 x 48.26 x 53.34 cm)
Inventory #TRA359
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
![Tâm Văn Trần: “Melting,” 2019](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/vantran_355_melting_install01_hires-683x1024.jpg)
Tâm Văn Trần
“Melting,” 2019
“Melting,” 2019
Tâm Văn Trần
“Melting,” 2019
Glazed ceramic
Inventory #TRA355
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
“Melting,” 2019
Glazed ceramic
Inventory #TRA355
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
![This image depicts an artwork by Tam Van Tran titled "Divinations Jar ll." This artwork was created in 2019 and measures 23" x 19" x 20" [HxWxD] (58.42 x 48.26 x 50.8 cm). Its medium is High fire Ceramic.](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Tam-Van-Tran_TRA356_1716419360-683x1024.jpg)
Tâm Văn Trần
"Divinations Jar ll," 2019
"Divinations Jar ll," 2019
Tâm Văn Trần
“Divinations Jar ll,” 2019
High fire Ceramic
23" x 19" x 20" [HxWxD] (58.42 x 48.26 x 50.8 cm)
Inventory #TRA356
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
“Divinations Jar ll,” 2019
High fire Ceramic
23" x 19" x 20" [HxWxD] (58.42 x 48.26 x 50.8 cm)
Inventory #TRA356
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
![Tâm Văn Trần: "The Radiance of Awareness I," 2012](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/tam-van-tran_1330180495_0.jpg)
Tâm Văn Trần
"The Radiance of Awareness I," 2012
"The Radiance of Awareness I," 2012
Tâm Văn Trần
"The Radiance of Awareness I," 2012
Acrylic, Color Pencil, Spirulina and staples on paper and canvas.
86"x 104" X 23"
"The Radiance of Awareness I," 2012
Acrylic, Color Pencil, Spirulina and staples on paper and canvas.
86"x 104" X 23"
![Tâm Văn Trần:"Simple Folk Song," 2012](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/tam-van-tran_1330180419_1.jpg)
Tâm Văn Trần
"Simple Folk Song," 2012
"Simple Folk Song," 2012
Tâm Văn Trần
"Simple Folk Song," 2012
High fire glaze and glass on ceramic
48" x 36 1/2" x 2 1/2"
"Simple Folk Song," 2012
High fire glaze and glass on ceramic
48" x 36 1/2" x 2 1/2"
![Tâm Văn Trần: "Bodhisattva V," 2012](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/tam-van-tran_1330180378_0.jpg)
Tâm Văn Trần:
"Bodhisattva V," 2012
"Bodhisattva V," 2012
Tâm Văn Trần
"Bodhisattva V," 2012
Low fire glazed ceramic
16" x 17 1/2" x 6"
"Bodhisattva V," 2012
Low fire glazed ceramic
16" x 17 1/2" x 6"
![Tâm Văn Trần: "Slogan Vase III," 2012](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/tam-van-tran_1330180383_2-683x1024.jpg)
Tâm Văn Trần
"Slogan Vase III," 2012
"Slogan Vase III," 2012
Tâm Văn Trần
"Slogan Vase III," 2012
Low fire glazed ceramic
21" x 15" x 14"
"Slogan Vase III," 2012
Low fire glazed ceramic
21" x 15" x 14"
![Tâm Văn Trần: "Ghosts IV," 2012](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/tam-van-tran_1330180302_0.jpg)
Tâm Văn Trần
"Ghosts IV," 2012
"Ghosts IV," 2012
Tâm Văn Trần:
"Ghosts IV," 2012
High fire glaze and glass on ceramic
"Ghosts IV," 2012
High fire glaze and glass on ceramic
![Tâm Văn Trần: "Refugees with Guiding Spirit," 2017](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/vantran_336_tbc_hires-1024x683.jpg)
Tâm Văn Trần
"Refugees with Guiding Spirit," 2017
"Refugees with Guiding Spirit," 2017
Tâm Văn Trần
"Refugees with Guiding Spirit," 2017
Glazed ceramic
Dimensions variable
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
"Refugees with Guiding Spirit," 2017
Glazed ceramic
Dimensions variable
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
![Tâm Văn Trần: "Untitled," 2008](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Tam_Van_Tran_1230502601_1839.jpg)
Tâm Văn Trần
"Untitled," 2008
"Untitled," 2008
Tâm Văn Trần
"Untitled," 2008
Staples, acrylic, spirulina on canvas on paper
53" x 45" x 22.5"
"Untitled," 2008
Staples, acrylic, spirulina on canvas on paper
53" x 45" x 22.5"
![Tâm Văn Trần: "Untitled," 2008](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Tam_Van_Tran_1229596950_0.jpg)
Tâm Văn Trần
"Untitled," 2008
"Untitled," 2008
Tâm Văn Trần
"Untitled," 2008
Ceramic, candle
26" x 21 1/2" x 21 1/2"
"Untitled," 2008
Ceramic, candle
26" x 21 1/2" x 21 1/2"
![Tâm Văn Trần: "Untitled," 2008](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Tam_Van_Tran_1229596895_0.jpg)
Tâm Văn Trần
"Untitled," 2008
"Untitled," 2008
Tâm Văn Trần
"Untitled," 2008
Ceramic, candle
25 1/2" x 21 1/2" x 21"
"Untitled," 2008
Ceramic, candle
25 1/2" x 21 1/2" x 21"
![Tâm Văn Trần "Untitled," 2008](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Tam_Van_Tran_1229597043_0.jpg)
Tâm Văn Trần
"Untitled," 2008
"Untitled," 2008
Tâm Văn Trần
"Untitled," 2008
Ceramic
"Untitled," 2008
Ceramic
![Tâm Văn Trần: "Beetle Manifesto III (path of no more learning)," 2002](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Tam_Van_Tran_1223729471_0.jpg)
Tâm Văn Trần
"Beetle Manifesto III (path of no more learning)," 2002
"Beetle Manifesto III (path of no more learning)," 2002
Tâm Văn Trần
"Beetle Manifesto III (path of no more learning)," 2002
Chlorophyll, spirulina, silica, pigments, paper, strips, aluminum foil, staples on paper
47" x 50"
"Beetle Manifesto III (path of no more learning)," 2002
Chlorophyll, spirulina, silica, pigments, paper, strips, aluminum foil, staples on paper
47" x 50"
- Born in Kontum, Vietnam
- Lives and works in Los Angeles
- 1996
- Graduate Film and Television Program, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- 1990
- BFA Painting, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Selected Solo and Two Person Exhibitions
- 2024
- "Primordial Sounds of the Avatar," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- 2017
- "Black Melong," Ameringer, McEnery, Yohe, New York, NY
- 2015
- "EXODUS," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA
- "Aikido Dream," MCA Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
- "Breathing," Art Gallery, Long Beach City College, Long Beach, CA
- 2014
- "Survival Skills," Anthony Meier Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
- 2013
- "Leaves of Ore," Ameringer, McEnery, Yohe, New York, NY
- 2012
- "Adornment of Basic Space," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA
- 2010
- "Mind Is A Pure Expanse of Space," Anthony Meier Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
- 2008
- "Tam van Tran," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA
- "Luminosity," Cohan and Leslie, New York, NY
- 2006
- "Tam Van Tran: Psychonaut, Blaffer Gallery, The Art Museum of the University of Houston, Houston, TX
- "Purple System," Anthony Mier Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
- 2005
- "SubUrban: Tam Van Tran," Knoxville Museum, Knoxville, TN
- 2004
- "Tam Van Tran: Lord of Hot Butter," Anthony Meier Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
- 2003
- "Vegetarian Summer", Cohan, Leslie and Browne, New York, NY
- 2002
- "Beetle Manifesto", Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Los Angeles, CA
- "Lovers of Air," Leslie, Cohan and Browne, New York, NY
- 2001
- "Lo-Tech Frequency," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Los Angeles, CA
- 2000
- "Paintings," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Los Angeles, CA
- "Cold Frost," Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2022
- "The Hand that Forms a Mirror," MORÁN MORÁN, Los Angeles, CA
- "Plants Now!," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- 2020
- "20 Years," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- 2018
- “Carbon,” FOCA, Los Angeles, CA (Link)
- 2017
- “Drawing: The Beginning of Everything,” Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
- “Man Alive,” Maruani Mercier, Brussels, Belgium
- 2015
- "Paperworks," Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
- 2013
- "New works of painting, photography, sculpture and video" The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, Miami, FL
- "High Low," Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA
- "Pattern: Follow the Rules," Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Lansing, MI; traveling to the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Denver, CO
- 2012
- "Tam Van Tran and DeWey Ambrosino," San Art, Vietnam
- "Facing West/Looking East," Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
- 2011
- "Paul Clay," Salon 94, New York, NY
- "east EX east," Brand New Gallery, Milan, Italy
- 2010
- "Ascending Dragon: Contemporary Vietnamese Artists Exhibition," Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
- "Fresh from Chelsea," University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
- "Inaugural Group Exhibition," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA
- "Keramik," Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, CA
- 2009
- "Topographies," Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
- 2008
- "California Dreaming," Seiler + Mosseri-Marlio, Zurich, Switzerland
- "Fata Morgana," Galerie Schmidt Maczollek, Cologne, France
- 2007
- "Large Scale Drawings," MFA Houston, Houston, TX
- "Nineteen Going on Twenty: Recent Acquisitions from the Collection of The Contemporary Museum," The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI
- 2006
- "Supervision," Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, Boston, MA
- 2005
- "Around About Abstraction," Weatherspoon Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC
- 2004
- "The Whitney Biennial," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
- "Topographies," San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA; Traveling to: The Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, CA (2004)
- "Art on Paper," Weatherspoon Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC
- 2003
- "International Paper," UCLA Hammer Museum, Santa Monica, CA
- 2002
- ArtForum Berlin, Project Space, with Susanne Vielmetter Berlin Projects, Berlin, Germany
- "Friends and Family," Lombard Freid, New York, NY
- "Heike Kati Barath, Jeff Elrod, Sarah Rapson, Tam Van Tran, Cornelius Voelker, Clare Woods," Cohan, Leslie, and Browne, New York, NY
- 2001
- "Fractals," Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA
- "New Work: LA Painting," Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- "Song Poems," Leslie, Cohan and Browne, New York, NY
- 2000
- "Radar Love," Gallery Marabini, Bologna, Italy
- "Car Pooling from LA," Asian American Art Center, New York, NY
- "Luminous," Ikon Fine Art, Santa Monica, CA
- "Pierogi 2000: The Flatfiles," Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
- Block Art Space, Kansas City Post, Los Angeles, CA
- 1999
- "Other Paintings," Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA
- 1990
- "Kassel Documenta Archiv," Ludwig Museum, Cologne, France
- "Stuttgart Staatsgalerie," Grafische Sammlung, Germany
Bibliography
- 2022
- Van Tran, Tam. "Abstraction," The Brooklyn Rail, July (Link)
- 2020
- Gillespie, Benjamin. "Oral history interview with Tam Van Tran," Archives of American Art, August 8
- 2017
- Shang, Danielle, “Collectors of Color on the Importance of Supporting Under-Recognized Artists,” Hyperallergic (web), November 28 (Link)
- 2016
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- 2015
- Pereira, Lorenzo, "Tam Van Tran at Susanne Vielmetter Gallery," Widewalls, April 14 (Link)
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- 2014
- Baker, Kenneth, Tam Van Tran at Anthony Meier, SF Gate, November 21 (Link)
- 2013
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- 2012
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- 2009
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- 2008
- Haithman, Diane, CFF art foundation announced: Fifteen LA County artists receive grants to continue pursuits in various creative fields, Los Angeles Times, May 30
- 2007
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- 2006
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- 2005
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- 2003
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- 2001
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- 2000
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Awards, Grants and Fellowships
- 2008
- California Community Foundation Fellowship
- Art Matters, Spring, Grantee
- 2001
- Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant for Painting
- Pollock Krasner Fellowship
- 1993
- Ucross Artists Residency, Ucross, WI
- 1991
- Creative Fellowship in the Visual Arts, Colorado Council on the Arts and Humanities
Public Collections
- Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
- The Broad, Los Angeles, CA
- California State University Art Gallery, Long Beach, CA
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC
- Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
- Museum of Contempoary Art Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
- Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
- The Neuberger Museum, Purchase, NY
- New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM
- San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
- Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
- Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY