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90-Year-Old Vietnamese Artist Opens Her 1st Solo Exhibit

Published October 28th, 2020 - 11:02 GMT

Vietnamese artist Mong Bich, Aged around 90, has been preparing for her first solo exhibition while working in her favourite room, checking the light and sits down to paint amazing works.

Bich's "pioneer" artwork has inspired generations of women artists in the country, as she has won plaudits overseas and also she has a watercolour in the British Museum's collection.

However, for several years the artist has been overlooked in her home country -- and has had to wait until this month for her first solo exhibition. 

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This photograph taken on October 8, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich painting at her house in Bac Ninh province, east of Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP

This photograph taken on October 8, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich painting at her house in Bac Ninh province, east of Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP

This photograph taken on October 8, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich posing at her house in Bac Ninh province, east of Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP

This photograph taken on October 8, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich posing at her house in Bac Ninh province, east of Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP

This photograph taken on October 22, 2020 shows guests greeting 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich during the opening of her first solo exhibition at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP

This photograph taken on October 22, 2020 shows guests greeting 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich during the opening of her first solo exhibition at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP

This photograph taken on October 8, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich painting at her house in Bac Ninh province, east of Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP

This photograph taken on October 8, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich painting at her house in Bac Ninh province, east of Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP

This photograph taken on October 22, 2020 shows guests greeting 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich during the opening of her first solo exhibition at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP

This photograph taken on October 22, 2020 shows guests greeting 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich during the opening of her first solo exhibition at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP

This photograph taken on October 8, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich pausing while painting inside her house in Bac Ninh province, east of Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP

This photograph taken on October 8, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich pausing while painting inside her house in Bac Ninh province, east of Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP

This photograph taken on October 22, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich addressing guests during the opening of her first solo exhibition at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP

This photograph taken on October 22, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich addressing guests during the opening of her first solo exhibition at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP

This photograph taken on October 22, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich addressing guests during the opening of her first solo exhibition at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP

This photograph taken on October 22, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich addressing guests during the opening of her first solo exhibition at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP

This photograph taken on October 8, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich painting at her house in Bac Ninh province, east of Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
This photograph taken on October 8, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich posing at her house in Bac Ninh province, east of Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
This photograph taken on October 22, 2020 shows guests greeting 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich during the opening of her first solo exhibition at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
This photograph taken on October 8, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich painting at her house in Bac Ninh province, east of Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
This photograph taken on October 22, 2020 shows guests greeting 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich during the opening of her first solo exhibition at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
This photograph taken on October 8, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich pausing while painting inside her house in Bac Ninh province, east of Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
This photograph taken on October 22, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich addressing guests during the opening of her first solo exhibition at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
This photograph taken on October 22, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich addressing guests during the opening of her first solo exhibition at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
This photograph taken on October 8, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich painting at her house in Bac Ninh province, east of Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
This photograph taken on October 8, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich painting at her house in Bac Ninh province, east of Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
This photograph taken on October 8, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich posing at her house in Bac Ninh province, east of Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
This photograph taken on October 8, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich posing at her house in Bac Ninh province, east of Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
This photograph taken on October 22, 2020 shows guests greeting 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich during the opening of her first solo exhibition at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
This photograph taken on October 22, 2020 shows guests greeting 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich during the opening of her first solo exhibition at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
This photograph taken on October 8, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich painting at her house in Bac Ninh province, east of Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
This photograph taken on October 8, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich painting at her house in Bac Ninh province, east of Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
This photograph taken on October 22, 2020 shows guests greeting 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich during the opening of her first solo exhibition at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
This photograph taken on October 22, 2020 shows guests greeting 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich during the opening of her first solo exhibition at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
This photograph taken on October 8, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich pausing while painting inside her house in Bac Ninh province, east of Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
This photograph taken on October 8, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich pausing while painting inside her house in Bac Ninh province, east of Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
This photograph taken on October 22, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich addressing guests during the opening of her first solo exhibition at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
This photograph taken on October 22, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich addressing guests during the opening of her first solo exhibition at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
This photograph taken on October 22, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich addressing guests during the opening of her first solo exhibition at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
This photograph taken on October 22, 2020 shows 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich addressing guests during the opening of her first solo exhibition at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi. Bich specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, women in particular, and ploughed a lonely furrow during many years of war when artists were steered towards the army or frontline workers as subjects. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP

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