Bright Quang

Bright Quang’s Biography. www.brightquang.net/ Bright Quang said: I only tremble when my intelligence is poor, but I never tremble when my life is poor. Bright Quang of Books: I've been Publishing some books for communicating ideologies to human beings that look like throwing the rose-petals down the Grand Canyon and waiting for my offspring who will be hearing the echo. While detained in several South Vietnam concentration camps by the communist regime from 1975 to 1981, Bright-Quang maintained his love for art and poetry. The Vietnamese communists for art and poetry imprisoned him. The Vietnamese lieutenant imprisoned him. Bright Quang came to the United States on November 22, 1993 under the Humanitarian Operation program (H.O/20), which was designed to bring in former political prisoners from Vietnam. He now resides in Redwood City, California. Bright Quang was born in 1948, in Quangngai Province, Vietnam. His full name is Nguyen Xuan Quang and his pen name is Bright Quang. Bright Quang married with Huyen Ton Nu Cam Bich in 1968 and had seven children. His children graduated from the American universities after they settled in the United States of America because Bright Quang said: “The great end of my life is not money, but this is my own knowledge.” His wife came from a family educator’s belonging Nguyen dynasty, in Hue Capital, Vietnam. A graduate from the Tran Quoc Tuan High School in 1968, Bright-Quang was admitted to the Hue College of Art and earned a degree in art in 1971. In the United States, he earned an AA degree in 2001, and Bachelor's degree at California State University, Hayward, in 2003. At Hayward, Bright Quang specialized in paint and in sculpture using plaster, copper, brass, wood, stone, wire and cement to create figures of human beings and animals. Bright Quang was awarded the International Poet of Merit Silver Award Bowl in 2001 by Poetry.Com, and in 2000 he published a book of poetry fables called Tình Nàng Khổng Long, or Dinosaur Love into the Vietnamese language, with over twenty two thousand lines of poetry. The publisher was Manifesto, UNESCO BP3-91167, Longjumeau Cedex 9, in France. He published Poetry & Art at Canada College 1998, as well as a book of poems, My Innermost Song in downtown San Jose in June 17, in 2000. He has been publishing his poetry book of My Torch and Road to the United States of America in 2006 and Animosity and Love in 2008 by Author House company and his non-fiction book is Don’t Call Me by Mother-in-law by Publisher America in 2009 Since coming to the United States, Bright Quang has exhibited pieces of artwork in a variety of locations. First, he exhibited his art at Canada College, 4200 Farm Hill Boulevard, Redwood City, CA 94063, Tel. (650) 306-3100 from October 13, 1998 to November 15, 1998. At this time he donated his statue named CONTROL to Canada College. Second, he exhibited, by invitation, A BRIGHT FUTURE THROUGH EDUCATION at the Lake Wales Cultural Center of Lake Wales, Florida, from October 15, 1998 until October 2000. The Coastal Arts League and the Peninsula Sculptors Guild of California invited him to present this exhibit. Bright Quang exhibited his artwork in downtown San Jose, in June 17, 2000. These works included over fifteen artworks of marble, wood, brass, and cement. Fourth, his artwork YOUR BEAUTIFUL HAIR was exhibited in the Lake Wales Cultural Center of Lake Wales, Florida State; he was sponsored by his Sculptor's Guild 1780 Ralston Ave, Belmont, California. Fifth, his artwork The FROG and the RISING UP has been exhibited at the following locations by these five organizations: Santa Cruz Art League Gallery, 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz Cardiff House, UC Santa Cruz, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz Arts Council of San Mateo County Manor House Gallery, 1780 Ralston Ave, Belmont Coastal Arts League Gallery, 300 Main St, Half Moon Bay Corridor Gallery San Mateo Government Center, 400 County Center, Redwood City, in 2004 Bright Quang