A work of Khoa Le (Photo Coutersy of Craig Thomas Gallery)
HCM City (VNA) - Artist Khoa Le will introduce her solo exhi𝄹bition ‘Co Tich Xam’ (Happy Never After) from June 24 to July 17 in HCM City.
The exhibition will be held at Craig Thomas Gallery, 27I Tran Nhat Duat Street, in Tan Dinh District.
Khoa Le is a talented young visual artist, illustrator, comic artist and children’s writer. Her unusual imagination and versatile skill are fully expressed in the amazing creations of Happy Never After. With her impressive ability, she has combined different kinds of material to bring out original work, in which each of her paintings is a story by itself in the world of fairy tale.
Inspired by everything she encounters in life, Khoa said two of her favourite fairy tales are The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen and Cinderella. “It has a lot to do with my personality. I see myself a dark person, deep down inside. I believe you have to have a way to release what you suppress. Because I am an illustrator for children’s books, I need to be merry and colourful. I enjoy it but I also have an inner self that is expressed through my personal artwork.”
Khoa also stressed that the reason for the majority of her female protagonists being portrayed as damsels in distress rather than heroines was because “They are struggling and fighting for their lives, all by themselves. It is not like they are waiting for someone to save them. But I am definitely not a feminazi. I do not go all the way there. I like it when a man pays for the date. I am very feminine in this way, but I am not looking for a shoulder to cry on all the time.”-VNA
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Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
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The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
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Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
The event served as a vibrant display of solidarity, promoting peace, cooperation, and development through cultural dialogue, and reaffirmed HCM City's role as a dynamic hub for cultural diplomacy and international friendship.
The Indian Film Festival not only honours the artistic value of cinema but also contributes to strengthening the friendship and enhancing cultural exchange between the people of Son La in particular and Vietnam in general and India.
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A work of Khoa Le (Photo Coutersy of Craig Thomas Gallery)
