Lien Truong’s paintings examine social  cultural  and political history  exploring the influences that bind the formation of contemporary identity and belief systems in a transcultural context Truong has exhibited extensively in venues including the National Portrait Gallery  Washington DC  the Centres of Contemporary Art in Moscow and Yekaterinburg  Art Hong Kong  Galerie Quynh  Ho Chi Minh City  Vietnam  Southern Exposure  San Francisco  and the Oakland Museum of California