Born and raised in Vietnam, Mai Tran is a Minneapolis-based printmaker and photographer. Her research and creative practice explore connections between cultures, mythology, human, and non-human interactions, and environmental transformation.
Tran has exhibited in solo and juried exhibitions in Vietnam, Thailand, Sweden, Puerto Rico, and the United States. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Minnesota Historical Society, the University of South Dakota–Vermillion, as well as private collections. She has been featured in newspapers and television programs in both Minnesota and Vietnam. Her work has also appeared in public art projects, including a billboard installation on Minnesota State Highway 22 and Art on Hennepin in Minneapolis.
Tran holds an MFA in Printmaking at the University of Minnesota-Twincities, an MA and a BFA in Printmaking and Photography from Minnesota State University, Mankato.
