Minh Lan Tran

Biography

Minh Lan Tran's practice encompasses painting, writing, and performance, exploring the interplay and resistance between language, movement, and matter. Beginning with calligraphy, writing forms an important foundation of her artistic process. Embracing the principles of choreography, Tran carefully distributes different intensities, resulting in compositions that embody the fluidity of physicality. Rooted in diverse traditions and histories, her art addresses themes of social unrest and channels spiritual-political expressions of protest. Through the convergence of these elements, the artist prioritizes embodiment over representation.

Minh Lan Tran (b. 1997, Hong Kong) lives and works in Paris. Recent solo exhibitions include presentations at the Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw (2026), the Giuliani Foundation, Rome (2026), and Balice Hertling, Paris (2025). She will also participate in the Lyon Biennial in autumn 2026 and was nominated for the Reiffers Art Initiative Prize in 2026.
Tran studied Art History at the École du Louvre, Paris, and the University of Oxford. She holds an MA in Byzantine Studies and Visual Theology from the Courtauld Institute of Art, London (2020), and an MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art, London (2023).

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