My painting is a celebration of independent expression in art. After spending a year in a prison camp when I was fifteen years old for trying to escape fromn Vietnam, I made a successful attempt to escape to freedom in 1987. My thoughts are still in Vietnam and the influences in my art come from my homeland. I try to reflect my memories of Dalat -- my hometown, and its people. I use diverse techniques that incorporate traditional Vietnamese watercolor on silk, together with oil on canvas, and charcoal to create as rich an experience as freedom itself.

Email: Lyly Dao (lylydao@nortel.com)

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