Vu Kim Thu was born in 1976 in Hanoi. She earned her BFA from Hanoi University of Fine Arts in 1999, Vietnam and her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, United States in 2003. Focus on line drawing, paper material and using temporary spaces, she has been working on different projects through traveling to create a new experience based on how her line drawing, changing the atmosphere of each space. Thu has participated in a number of residencies worldwide including Vermont Studio Center (USA), Goyang National Art studio (Korea), Sanskriti Kendra (India), Kuenstlerdorf Schoeppingen (Germany), Mc Coll Center of Visual Art (USA), Rockefeller Bellagio Center (Italy), Museum of Contemporary Art in A Coruña (Spain)… which contributed a great influence in shaping her works into many directions.