Nhu Huong Tra
School of Communications & Creative Industries

Nhu Huong Tra

Nhu Huong Tra

Tra Nhu is an illustrator and printmaker creating welcoming and inclusive visual solutions. As an art coordinator and educator, Tra organizes workshops, fairs and community events in Vietnam and the UK. Tra earned a Bachelor of Professional Communication from RMIT University and recently graduated with a MA Illustration from University of the Arts London.

From 2019-2023, Tra was the illustrator and art coordinator for Vietcetera Media, managing a network of designers and illustrators creating visual contents. As a freelance illustrator, Tra has worked with various brands, publishers and NGOs. Aside from her illustration practice, Tra is passionate about organizing events and spaces for the Vietnam creative community, such as workshops, Reading Room and art fairs.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • Master of Illustration (Distinction) (2023 -2024)
    Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London
  • Bachelor of Professional Communication (Distinction) (2015-2019)
    RMIT University

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

  • British University Vietnam

Teaching Practitioner (2025-present)

  • University of the Arts London

Postgraduate Community Ambassadors (2023-2024)

  • Vietcetera Media
    Art Coordinator (2022-2023)
    Illustrator (2019-2022)

RESEARCH AREAS / FIELDS

  • Printmaking
  • Sequential Arts, especially Comics and Graphic Novels
  • Collaborative Creative Practice

RESEARCH & CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS / EXHIBITIONS 

  • Tra, N. (2024)
    ‘Making a Mark: Informed by Ink’ – Group Exhibition
    Saan1 Gallery, Manchester, UK
  • Tra, N. (2024)
    ‘The Extraordinary of the Everyday’ – Group Exhibition
    Peckham Levels, London, UK
  • Tra, N. (2023)
    ‘The Return of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper’ – Children’s Book Illustration Exhibition
    Royal Overseas London Gallery, London and Benzie Gallery, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
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