Đỗ Thị Ninh (born 1947) is a Vietnamese woman painter, though she refuses to be labelled a "woman artist". She graduated from Hanoi's
Vietnam College of Fine Arts in 1966. She is one of the generation of artists which emerged, aged then 45–55 in the early 1980s which included Đặng Thị Khuê (born 1946), Đỗ Sơn (born 1943, military artist), Lương Xuân Đoàn (born 1952), Nguyễn Xuân Tiệp (born 1956), Nguyễn Bảo Toàn (born 1950) in
Hanoi
Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Riv ...
, Nguyễn Trung (born 1940),
Đỗ Quang Em (1942–2021), Ca Lê Thắng (born 1949), Đào Minh Tri (born 1949), Nguyễn Thân (born 1948) in
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025.
The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...
, Bửu Chi (born 1948) and Hoàng Đăng Nhuận (born 1942) in
Huế
Huế (formerly Thừa Thiên Huế province) is the southernmost coastal Municipalities of Vietnam, city in the North Central Coast region, the Central Vietnam, Central of Vietnam, approximately in the center of the country. It borders Quảng ...
.
[''A winding river: the journey of contemporary art in Vietnam'' Meridian International Center (Washington, D.C.) - 1997 "The River Bends Again In the early 80's, a contingency of artists of the 45 to 55 age group, including Dang Thi Khue, Do Son, Do Thi Ninh, Luong Xuan Doan, Nguyen Xuan Tiep, Bao Toan in Hanoi; Nguyen Trung, Do Quang Em, Ca Le Thang, Dao Minh Tri, Nguyen Than in Ho Chi Minh City; Buu Chi and Hoang Dang Nhuan in Hue, began to rebel against what they perceived as the superficiality, lack of personality and dogmatic formulas of mainstream art. They sought new outlets and directions for Vietnamese painting, and seem to have succeeded in persuading the authorities to accept diversity and individual freedom in artistic creation. Their works heralded a new development in painting,..."]
Works
* ''bãi biển Sầm Sơn'' (
Sam Son Beach) silk 1987
* ''chùa Thầy'' (
Thầy Temple
Thầy Temple ( or ''Master's Temple'') is a Buddhist temple in Quốc Oai District (formerly Hà Tây Province, now part of Hanoi), Vietnam. The temple is also known as ''Thiên Phúc Tự'' ("Temple of Heavenly Blessings"). The temple was esta ...
) silk 1988
References
External links
Viet Gallery (Vietnamese)
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20th-century Vietnamese painters
1947 births
Living people