EDUCATION

2023

M.A. in Visual Arts, Alanus Hochschule für Kunst und Gesellschaft, Bonn, Germany (class of Prof. Michael Reisch)

2008

B.A. in Painting, Hue University of Fine Arts, Vietnam, specializing in traditional lacquer (class of Trương Bé)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024

Silent Lake, Galerie Rosemarie Bassi, Remagen, Germany

2021

Wind and Water, Künstlerforum Bonn, Gärtnerhaus, Germany

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2026

Exhibition at the Hanoi Creative Design Festival, Vietnam.

Chronofragment, Künstlerforum Bonn, Germany.

Offene Ateliers, Cologne, Germany.

2025

West German Artists’ Association Exhibition, Märkisches Museum, Witten, Germany

Pluie de Myons, 59 Rue de Rivoli, Paris, France

An der Schwelle, Haus an der Redoute, Bonn, Germany

Code Cologne, Cologne, Germany

Innovative Kunstmesse, Contemporary Art Ruhr (C.A.R. 2025), Essen, Germany

2024

INNER INSIGHTS, Künstlerforum Bonn, Germany

Arte Carta, Galerie Rosemarie Bassi, Remagen, Germany

Innovative Kunstmesse, Contemporary Art Ruhr (C.A.R. 2024), Essen, Germany

2023

Group exhibition “ieri oggi domani sempre“ in the gallery Rosemarie Bassi, Remagen (among others with Mary Bauermeister, Sighard Gille, Erhard Hain, Ralf Kosmo)

2022

Exhibition “Art Prize of the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia” in the State Parliament, Düsseldorf

International group exhibition “Promised Land” in Altes Pfandhaus, Cologne

“Young Talents”, Innovative Art Fair, Contemporary Art Ruhr (C.A.R. 2023) Essen, Germany

Exhibition at co/atelier, Cologne

Open studio, Kunstkwartier 44, Cologne

2021

“Young Talents”, Innovative Art Fair, Contemporary Art Ruhr (C.A.R. 2021) Essen, Germany

Rundgang, Alanus Hochschule, Alfter, Germany.

2020

“Young Talents”, Innovative Art Fair, Contemporary Art Ruhr (C.A.R. 2020) Essen, Germany

2019

“Anberaumt” at the Künstlerforum, Bonn, Germany.

Rundgang, Alanus Hochschule, Alfter, Germany.

2018

Matinée with art and music, Bonn Opera, Germany.

Rundgang, Alanus Hochschule, Alfter, Germany.

2013

The 27^th Asian International Art Exhibition in Bangkok, Thailand

2011

Festival Young Artists in Ha Noi, Vietnam

2009

Film Project “X-Second” at Goethe-Institute in Ha Noi

Trash Mind, exhibition featuring three artists Christian Falsnaes, Lê Văn Sơn and Lê Nguyên Mạnh, Ha Noi Future Art, Hanoi, Vietnam.

Exhibition “De-Le-Te” at New Space Art Foundation, Hue

2008

Final Young Talent Contest, Performance Art Viet Nam in Ha Noi

2007

Exhibition “Sneaky Week” at L’Espace, Institut Français, Ha Noi

2006

Exhibition “Đom Đom” at Nha San Đuc, Ha Noi

Exhibition “Đong- Tinh” in Hue

Biennale Sài Gòn Open City Exhibition in Ho Chi Minh-City

Exhibition “Cong Tho” at the Festival in Hue

2005

Exhibition “Infinity Group” in Hue

2003 – 2008

Participation in several exhibitions of students in Hue

Other Artistic Activities

2024

Artist talk with Rosemarie Bassi, Gallery Rosemarie Bassi.

2023

Artist talk introducing the work of Van Son Le and Ralf Kosmo with Rosemarie Bassi, Galerie Rosemarie Bassi, Remagen, Germany.

2022

Artwork auction in support of Ukraine, Kunstkwartier 44, Cologne, Germany.

Curatorial Projects

2026

Member of and adviser to the group of German and European artists participating in the Hanoi Creative Design Festival.

2025

Code Cologne, exhibition featuring 12 international artists, Cologne, Germany.

2022

Promised Land, exhibition featuring 12 international artists from ArtCrossingOver, Altes Pfandhaus, Cologne, Germany.

Publications

2025

“Preserving a Touch of the East in the Contemporary Art World in Europe,” in Song hành với nghệ thuật, vol. 2, by Đào Mai Trang, pp. 42–55.

“VAN SON LE – A Practitioner of Contemporary Vietnamese Lacquer Painting Abroad”, in the magazine Mỹ thuật (Fine Arts). Author: An Bình, pp. 76–80. Publisher: Vietnam Fine Arts Association. ISSN 1859-1590. No. 387 (July and August 2025).

HONOURS AND AWARDS

2022

Nominated for the art prize of the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia

– Video Preisverleihung

– Katalog

2012

The Dogma Collection – Dogma Prize in Self-Portrait, Ha Noi, Vietnam

2008

Top 8 Young Artist Talent Award 2008, Vietnam (CDEF) Ha Noi, Vietna

COLLECTIONS

Works in many private collections in Vietnam and Germany.