Trinh Tuan was born in Hanoi, Vietnam in 1961. He graduated from the Hanoi Industrial Fine Arts College in 1985 and earned an M.A. from the Hanoi Fine Arts Institute in 2000. Currently a professor at the Hanoi Industrial Fine Arts College. Tuan creates abstracted figurative paintings from lacquer.
A member of Vietnam Fine Arts Association. Trinh Tuan has exhibited his work in many countries including the United States, France, Germany, Israel, Australia, and throughout Asia.