Pham The Trung

Email: p.sculptor@gmail.com

* Born in Long An - ( Mekong Delta ) South Vietnam

* Petrus Truong Vinh Ky High School Alumnus

* Trained in Sculpture, Painting and Architecture from the Saigon National University of Arts for 6 years

* Escaped from Vietnam by boat

* Living and working in Canada since 1980

* Member of the Sculptors Society of Canada

AWARDS:

* Award of Merit for the Arts - Gold Medal - City of Toronto - 1997

* Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Award - 1998

* Winner of the Vietnamese Commemorative Monument competition - City of Ottawa - 1995

* Ontario Arts Council Award - 1993

* Ontario Arts For Education Award - 1990

MAJOR EXHIBITIONS: 1990 - 2000

* Canadian Museum of Civilization - Ottawa , Canada

* Royal Ontario Museum

* Art Gallery of Ontario

* Multicultural History Society of Ontario

* Roy Thomson Hall - City of Toronto

* Canadian Red Cross Society - City of Toronto

* Sculptors Society of Canada - City of Toronto

PERMANENT BRONZE MONUMENT :

Refugee Mother and Child - The first Monument in the world dedicated to the Vietnamese Boat People

* Installed on April 30, 1995 for the City of Ottawa, Canada

* Located in the park at the corner of Preston St. & Somerset St. West, Ottawa - Capital of Canada

CIVIC AWARD OF MERIT MEDAL:

This Award of Merit Medal is placed in the capsule to show those who open this capsule at a future date the accolades that have been given to citizens who have made singulary notable contributions to the civic well-being of the community, and in doing so, have advanced the reputation and stature of the city. The medal is in gold, symbolically signifying the ultimate regard that the Council and Citizens of the City of Toronto behold the recipients. The medal was provided by Henry Birks and Sons, Toronto jewelers.

Statue of PETRUS TRƯƠNG VĨNH KÝ, Scholar (1837-1898) by Sculptor Pham thê Trung

- One of the first literary scholar who developed from Latin
to Vietnamese characters since 19th century
- Internationally & Speaking and writing 27 languages.
Beside the commonly languages at the time such as French, English, Latin, Greek, Hindi and Japanese. He also proficient in Chinese, Spanish, Malay, Lao, Thai, Burmese..ect..