Born and raised in Nha Trang, Vinh Sơn is a writer, translator, and curator-in-practice. Holding a B.A. in Art & Media Studies from Fulbright University Vietnam, his interest centers around historical fabulation embedded and enacted beneath everyday (un)realities. His writings and translations has been published and featured in ArtReview, Nguyễn Art Foundation, Galerie Quynh, and the Dogma Prize.
Nhat Q. Vo is a cultural worker and multidisciplinary designer based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. His practice spans curation, production, design and cultural organizing, with a focus on creating platforms and opportunities for artistic development in Vietnam.
He has collaborated with artists and organizations across Vietnam and Southeast Asia, including participating in Bangkok Biennale with Art Labor in 2018. His curatorial work includes Masked Force, developed with writer Nguyen Hoang Quyen, and Rhyming Gestures with Thái Hà. He also initiated PORTFOLIO+ – a series of portfolio review sessions supporting local creatives in developing and presenting their practices. Nhat is the former manager of Sàn Art and current manager of the Nguyễn Art Foundation.
Tony Tran is the founder and director of Program Grands Crus, an independent initiative supporting artistic development and exchange between Vietnam and the Nordic region. He is a Norwegian-Vietnamese choreographer and curator based between Oslo and Geneva, whose artistic practice explores transgenerational trauma and queer and decolonial perspectives from within and outside the Southeast Asian diaspora.
Alongside his artistic practice, Tran has held advisory, jury and board roles across the Norwegian performing arts field. He developed and curated the first performing arts program for Lyse Netter, a cross-disciplinary festival of music, literature, visual art and performance in Moss, Norway. He currently serves on the jury for the national Hedda Award and as a board member of Davvi – Centre for Performing Arts.