About me
Vu Do is a Fulbright Graduate Fellow in conservation at SUNY Buffalo State University. Originally from Vietnam, he worked as an art educator, artist, and curator before coming to Buffalo. He holds a BFA in painting from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. Vu Do's responsibilities include the discovery, conservation, and curation of 'The Hidden Treasure Collection' by Phan Ke An, a renowned Vietnamese painter of the 20th century. He possesses a keen interest in the study of the manufacture and conservation of East Asian lacquer artifacts. Upon completing his graduate studies, he aspires to advance conservation efforts in Vietnam with the goal of establishing the first interdisciplinary conservation training program in the country. Vu has interned at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, Painting Conservation Department at the National Gallery of Art. Vu is currently a third year intern in the Department of Objects Conservation at the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.
