Born in 1959, Khanh worked for the police force from 1976 to 1993. In 1994, he transferred to work in various art fields, including fine arts, sculpture, music, choreography, performance arts and installation.

Khanh is one of the most notable figures of the Vietnam contemporary art scene, known for his bold, striking and shocking works. Khanh has created a very distinctive creative world for himself, in which human instincts, untamed emotions and expressive body language emerge.

Khanh has held many international exhibitions, now spanning fifteen different countries, including the US, the UK, France, Switzerland, Spain and China. Khanh and his works have been featured on established global networks and magazines including the BBC, Discovery Channel, NHK and The New York Times. He was also promoted by Asia Art Magazine as the most active artist in Asia.