Born in 1981 in Hue, after graduating from the Art University of Hue in 2005, Hồ Hưng attended a series of training courses on water colour paintings in Japan and Thailand.

Hồ Hưng has been considered one of the best water colour painters in Vietnam and his works have been exhibited widely in Vietnam and other countries in the region.

Hồ Hưng’s solo exhibitions such as ‘The trees and the sun’ (2011), ‘Water Colour’ (2013) and ‘Monsoon’ (2014) have been highly acclaimed by local public and international audiences.