"Tangerine Silk"  24" x 36"  oilsold

Quang Ho

Statement by Artist
"Realism and abstract-it's all the same to me. The real essence of painting is the dialogue between shapes, tones, colors, textures, edges, and line. Everything else follows-including light, form, concepts personal beliefs and inspirations. For me, painting is a marriage between the mastery of those 'basic visual elements'; the discoveries and understanding of visual statements [the search for what is true on a personal level artistically]; and the trust in ones own wordless intuition and inspiration. Understanding gives rise to higher understanding. Working this way allows me to open the door to new ideas and inspirations. One day I may be interested in a color statement, and the next may be a relationship of simple shapes, and the next an extremely complex arrangement of texture and edges...With every painting there is a singular visual thought to be completed."

Personal Background
Quang Ho was born on April 30, 1963, in Hue, Vietnam. He immigrated to the United States in 1975 and is now a U.S. Citizen. His artistic interest began at the early age of three and continued through grade school, high school, art school and led him to a very exciting and successful painting profession. In 1980, at the age of 16, Quang held his first one-man-show. In 1982, Quang attended the Colorado Institute of Art on a National Scholastics Art Awards Scholarship. There he studied painting under Rene Bruhin, whom Quang credits with developing the foundation for his artistic understanding. Quang graduated from Colorado Institute of Art in 1985 with Best Portfolio Award for the graduating class.

One Person Gallery Exhibitions
2001 (1995,1997,1999,2000, 2001) Jack Meier Gallery, Houston, Texas
2000 (1990,1992,1994,1996,1998,2000) Saks Gallery, Denver, Colorado
1995 (1991,1993,1995) Taos Traditions Gallery, Taos, New Mexico

Invitational Gallery Exhibitions
2001 International Masters of Fine Art, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, Texas

Select Group Exhibitions
2002 2005Group Show, Jack Meier Gallery, Houston, Texas
2001 Great American Artists Show, Cincinnati, Ohio
2001 (1996-2001) Northwest Rendezvous of Art, Helena, Montana
2001 (1994-2001) Colorado Governor's Invitational,
2000 (1995-2000) Artist of America, Denver, Colorado

Honors/Awards
2000 Best of Show Award, Colorado Governor's Invitational 1999 Artists' Choice Award, Northwest Rendezvous of Art 1999 Artists' Choice Award, Artists of America Show

Periodicals
2001 - October Southwest Art, Featured Artist
2001 - May Southwest Art "30 Stars of 30 Years"
2001 - April Art of the West "Oil Painters of America Show" by Editors
2000 - December Southwest Art "Art Events" by Editors 2000 - April Southwest Art "Oil Painters of America Show" by Editors
1999 - November Art-Talk "Dan Sprick, Quang Ho Take AOA Honor" by Editor
1999 - December Southwest Art "Best of the West" by Editors, Southwest Art
1998 - December Southwest Art "Best of the West" by Busler, Leslie
1998 - August Art Talk "Chaos & Art: A Talk with Quang Ho" by Macomber, Bill
1998 - April Southwest Art "Best of the West" by Busler, Leslie
1996 - July Southwest Art "Market Report" by McGarry, Susan
1995 - May Art of the West "Quang Ho" by Coyner, Barbara 1994 - Art of the West 1991 - Southwest Art Magazine 1991 - Contemporary Magazine - Denver Post
1990 - Rocky Mountain News

Teaching
Teaches at the Denver Art Students League