Born Sydney.
Vanghoua Anthony Vue is a Hmong Australian visual artist based in Brisbane and Cairns. In his work, Vue harnesses the frictions and tensions of cultural difference from his transcultural Hmong Australian experience to develop works that offer more inclusive, diverse and hybrid tropes of belonging. These works often include everyday materials, objects, and processes that are based on Vue’s upbringing in Cairns, the resourcefulness of family members, and the influence of Hmong artistic traditions. Such works are playful, recognisable and excessively ornamental, and often include humour and satire to blur the lines and definitions that reinforce Othering.
Vue’s work also embraces the potential of repurposing private and historical archives, together with Hmong oral stories and collective memories to reinterpret and retell past narratives of Hmong experiences of war and migration, which have been largely overlooked and erased. Additionally, Vue’s practice creates transcultural spaces for viewing, art-making and social interaction by diverse audiences within and outside of traditional art exhibiting spaces – often working with the wider public and Hmong community members in Australia and elsewhere.
Vue has exhibited in Australia and overseas, including Embodied Knowledge: Queensland Contemporary Art (2022) at QAGOMA and the 6th Singapore Biennale: Every Step in the Right Direction (2019).
CURRICULUM VITAE
Education
2021 Diploma of Graphic Design, TAFE QLD, South Bank, Brisbane
2019 Doctor of Philosophy, The Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Brisbane
2019 Cert IV in Training and Assessment, Pinnacle, Brisbane
2014 Bachelor of Fine Art with Honours (Class I), The Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Brisbane
Grants/ Awards/ Residencies
2023 Artist-in-residence, Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane (upcoming)
2021 Recipient of a Arts Project for Individual Grant, Australian Council for Arts
2020 Recipient of a Art and Cultural Assistance Grant, Cairns Regional Council
2020 Recipient of a RADF Small Arts Grant, Cairns Regional Council
2020 Recipient of a Career Development Grant, Australian Council for the Arts
2020 Artist-in-residence, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
2017 Artist-in-residence, Minnesota Museum of American Art, Saint Paul, USA
2016 Artist-in-residence, AIR 3331, Nishikicho Studio, Tokyo
2016 Recipient of a Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF), Logan City Council
2015 Griffith University Postgraduate Research Scholarship
2014 NAVA Travel Grant for Future Forward, Sydney
2014 Finalist, The GAS: Graduate Art Show + Survey co. Art Prize, GUAG, Brisbane
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Ua li ua tau (making do), Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane (upcoming)
2020 cov chaw cog tseg (the places left behind), Tanks Art Centre, Cairns
2019 txhuam ntxiv mus (continuous frictions), POP Gallery, Brisbane
2017 Fading Marks, Logan Art Gallery, Logan City
2016 Ci-Lines, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Canberra
2016 Paj Khoom, KickArts Contemporary Arts, Cairns
2015 Hmong Crafts: Remixed Entities, Artisan, Brisbane
2014 DIY: Moving Objects of a Hmong Tradition, A-CH Gallery, Brisbane
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022-23 - Bodies of Knowledge: Queensland Contemporary Art, QAGOMA, Brisbane
2019 - 2020 The Partnershipping Project, Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts, Townsville (2019), Lismore Regional Gallery, Lismore (2019-20), Riddoch Art Gallery, Mt Gambier (2020), and Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Burnie (2020)
2017 NEO - Emerging Artists, KickArts Contemporary Arts, Cairns
2017 Erehwon, POP Gallery, Brisbane
2016 Drawing Water, AIR 3331 Nishikicho Studio, Tokyo
2016 Souvenirs From Elsewhere, Woolloongabba Art Gallery, Brisbane
2016 23 Degrees, Woolloongabba Art Gallery, Brisbane
2016 Qhia Dab Neeg Film Festival: Photo Exhibit, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul
2016 Dis-order, Jugglers Art Space, Brisbane
Selected Collaborations, Public & Community Projects
2022 Peb Ahleumdaun Tadhana, commissioned by Aria Property Group, South Brisbane
2019 Present-past-patterns, Gillman Barracks, Singapore Biennale 2019 commission
2019 Histropix #3, projection on the William Jolly Bridge, BrisAsia Festival
2018 Mix Tape, projection with AGB Events on the Cairns City Library. Cairns Festival
2017 Raws Roob, PUMPED: A Water & Waste Trail, Gordonvale, Cairns City Council
2017 Connections of Logan, Woodridge, Logan. Commissioned by Logan City Council
2017 Saint Paul Murals Project, Saint Paul, Minnesota USA. Commissioned by The Minnesota Museum of American Art
2017 Beyond an Oasis, Brisbane Canvas (Vibrant Laneways), Sunnybank, Brisbane. Commissioned by Brisbane City Council
2017 chi-U-dee and Kumbhakarna-dee downunder selfie, Brisbane Street Art Festival, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane.
2017 Untitled, Projection onto the William Jolly Bridge, Brisbane River
2016 Drawing Water, Brisbane City Council Vibrant Laneways (Eagle Lane)
2016 Pa Kor Day, community project with young people in Logan. Installations at Logan Hyperdome Library (March-April) and Logan Central Library (June). Culminating exhibition and installations at Logan Art Gallery (December). Project supported by the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF)
2016 TAPE ON: a Temporal Collision of Line, Griffith University Art Gallery
2016 Paj Theem Ntaiv, AusAsia Festival, Metro Arts Stairwell Installation, Brisbane
2016 Weaving Our Heritage, BrisAsia Festival, Eagle Lane. Curated and produced by Engage Arts
2015 14,600, Cairns Festival, Cairns Botanic Gardens Visitor Center, Cairns
2015 Paj Qhov Rais, Site Specific Installations, various locations. Brisbane and Cairns
2015 Paj Hoob # 2, Gallery Ten, Tasmanian International Arts Festival, Hobart
Teaching
2021 - 2023 Tafe Queensland, Visual arts & Graphic design teacher
2021 - 2022 Canberra Institute of Technology, Graphic design teacher (online)
2020 Naresuan University, Guest lecturer in undergraduate painting
2019 Naresuan University, Guest lecturer in Visual Art and Design Postgraduate Research
2017 Woodridge State High School, Teaching artist in residence
2017 Cairns State High School, Expanded practices workshop intensives
Collections
Singapore Art Museum
Private collections: Australia, United States & China