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Từ trái sang phải: Lương Bữu Hoàng, La Toàn Vinh Thầy Hồ Văn Phòng.

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Toan-Vinh (born 1956, Ho Chi Minh City) is a Montreal-based multidisciplinary artist, photographer, and printmaker. He has been active in the international mail-art movement since 1987 and has exhibited artworks at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec - MNBAQ.Artistic ProfileDisciplines: Engraving, painting, photography, and mail art.Collections: His artwork is featured in the permanent collection of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec - MNBAQ.Mail Art: A prominent figure in the global mail-art network, he has contributed to various international projects and events.Online Presence & PortfoliosLa Toan-Vinh extensively documents his artwork, local events, and mail-art gatherings online:Browse his extensive event and portrait photography on LA TOAN VINH's Photo Galleries at pbase.com.Read updates and past projects on his User Profile: LATOANVINH - Blogger.Connect with his mail-art network via the LA TOAN VINH Mail-Artist's Page.

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Hình trên: Sinh Hoạt DU-CA 1985
Hình Dưới : Thực tế Sáng Tác ở Sông Ông Đốc -Cà Mau 1976

MADISON MORRISON In Champa Village(Bà Lách)

👉Mail Art & Network: He is an active participant in mail art, networking with artists internationally. He has documented mail art events, including Dada-related festivities in NYC.

Professional & Online Presence: He has a presence on Flickr and is listed as a photographer for various cultural events.

Artistic Style: His work often features candid sketches, portraits, and scenes of daily life, both from his time as a refugee and his later artistic endeavors, as seen in his Pulau Bidong sketches. 

His artwork bridges personal history with international art movements, documented in archives like the Malaysia Design Archive.

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Exhibitions & Collections: His work is included in the collections of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and has been featured in Malaysia Design Archive.

Activity: Active in the mail-art community (IUOMA) and photography, covering events like the International Jazz Festival in Montreal 2005. 

👉His, or a closely related, Vietnamese name has also appeared in contemporary archival contexts, such as Instagram posts by the Malaysia Design Archive.

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Exhibitions/Collections: His art is featured in the Malaysia Design Archive and the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec

MADISON MORRISON STUDIES 

👉 B.A YALE UNIVERSITY 

👉 A. M & PhD HAVARD UNIVERSITY

La Toan Vinh & Bill Wilson in New York City-April 2012

La Toan Vinh & Bill Wilson in New York City-April 2012

👉 selfie with Bill 2005.

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Vuong hoc Bao La Toan Vinh

Vuong hoc Bao La Toan Vinh

La Toàn Vinh is a Vietnamese-born artist, photographer, and mail-artist currently based in Montreal, Canada. He is recognized for his extensive work documenting refugee life in the early 1980s and his active participation in the international mail art network since 1987.Life and Artistic CareerRefugee Camp Documentation (1980–1982): In 1980, La Toàn Vinh arrived at the Pulau Bidong refugee camp in Malaysia, where he produced over 100 sketches and paintings documenting daily life. During this time, he served as the Chief of Fine Art for the UNHCR Education Division at the camp.Migration to Canada: He later relocated to Montreal, Canada, where he continued his artistic pursuits, including studies at the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM).Mail Art and Photography: Since 1987, Vinh has been active in the global "mail art" movement, creating and exchanging art through the postal system. He is also a photographer who has captured cultural events, such as New York City parties hosted by Bill Wilson, which are documented in the William S. Wilson collected writings.Digital Presence: He maintains an active profile on Blogger and Facebook, where he shares his network art, visual poetry, and memories of Bidong.Key Projects and ThemesPulau Bidong Memories: His work frequently revisits his time in the Malaysian refugee camp, creating a lasting archive of that experience.Network Art: He is dedicated to connecting with other artists globally through collaborative art projects.Note: The Malaysia Design Archive featured his work in 2023, bringing attention to his original silk-screen sketches from the refugee camp.Malaysia Design Archive - InstagramApr 27, 2023 — Malaysia Design Archive | This arrived today. A collection of original silk screen sketches by artist La Toàn Vinh. La Toàn Vinh arrived to Pulau Bidong refugee...Instagram·designarchive

Vương Học Báo

Vương Học Báo

TRƯƠNG PHI ĐỨC At The Fine-Arts University

With TRƯƠNG PHI ĐỨC At The Fine-Arts University , Sài-Gòn 2000

Madison Morrison

With Madison Morrison in the front of the Métropolitan Museum in New York City 2002