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Thương Hoài Trần

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@cupcakes
Interdisciplinary Artists in Chicago —————————————— Please no inquiries for my username
  • Following 3.7K
  • Followers 6.2K
  • Engagement 3.21%
  • Avg comments 7

About Thương Hoài Trần

Thương Hoài Trần (@cupcakes) is an Artist creator on Instagram. The account has 6,171 followers and 315 published posts. Recent posts average 199 likes and 7 comments, an engagement rate of 3.21%.

Thương Hoài Trần belongs to the nano tier, the band usually drawn between 1,000 and 10,000 followers. Thương Hoài Trần follows 3,684 accounts, so the audience is roughly 1.7 times the size of the list followed. Thương Hoài Trần uses an Instagram professional account. Flinque files Thương Hoài Trần under a single category, Artist.

The Instagram bio for Thương Hoài Trần runs to 10 words across 3 lines. The latest activity Flinque has on record for Thương Hoài Trần dates from August 2025.

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315 Posts

Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Thương Hoài Trần, 6 are carousels, 2 are videos and 2 are single images. That mix leans toward carousels. 315 published posts give Thương Hoài Trần a moderate archive on Instagram. Against the audience, that is roughly 20 followers for each post published. Thương Hoài Trần also keeps 25 story highlights on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 104 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include exhibition, family, opening, reception and gallery. The captions tag #dcasegrants, #chicagoart and #exhibit.

As I’m preparing to teach again this upcoming fall semester, I’m reflecting on the last spring.

Last semester, I taught Beginning Lithography for the first time at. It was amazing to see how ambitious all of the students were with their projects. I’m so proud of the works they had produced in the class.

Here is a selection of what each student made!

Slides:
1/2 - Micah Peterson
3 - Max E Tischler
4/5 - Olivia Caroline Gibson
6/7 - Anastasia Maloletkina
8 - Juno Keen
9 - Nocturne Best
10 - Emma Rose Wyviorka
11 - Alexander Shalvovich Breus
12 - Yijie Wang
13 - Indi Mokey
14 - Renee Thompson
15 - Laurelou Doyonnas
Please join me this Saturday, October 12th from 5:00pm-8:00pm for the opening reception of “In the Spaces Remaining” at!

ARTRUSS is located at 4553 W. Diversey Ave, Chicago, IL, 60639.

Here are some sneak peaks during the install.

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“In the Spaces Remaining” is a solo exhibition by Thương Hoài Trần, exploring the complexities of the Vietnamese American immigrant experience through personal photographic archives. Examining the physical and emotional spaces between past and present, memory and reality, the exhibition highlights the challenges of finding a place within them.
“Cho Gia Đình: For Family” at Northeastern Illinois University’s Fine Arts Center Gallery has been extended to be on view until Next Friday, July 19th!

Their summer gallery hours are as follows:
- Monday: 11:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
- Tuesday: 11:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
- Wednesday: 11:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
- Thursday: 11:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
- Friday: 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

These are pictures from the opening night, thank you so much to folks who were able to make it.
If you had missed the reception Thursday evening, the exhibition will be on view until July 3rd at!

Here’s a little sneak peak at my latest piece, a 4-channel CRT TV Video.
“Cho Gia Đình: For Family” will feature a brand new 4-channel CRT TV piece!

Please join me this Thursday, June 13th from 6-9pm for my opening reception at the Fine Arts Center Gallery at NEIU!

I will also be having a virtual artist talk the last day of the show at 6pm.
I am ecstatic to announce that I recently received an Individual Artists Program grant from the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events! #DCASEgrants #ChicagoArt #Exhibit

With the support of this grant, I will be continuing and expanding upon my series “Ông Bà.”

Coinciding with this announcement, my solo exhibition “Cho Gia Đình: For Family” opens, today, June 10th and will run till July 3rd at Northeastern Illinois University’s Fine Arts Center Gallery. This exhibition features “Ông Bà” as one of the central pieces.

Join me for the opening reception this Thursday, June 13th from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM!



“Ông Bà” utilizes the process of painted warps to create the portraits of my family members. Beginning in June of 2021, this series originally started as a way to depict my grandparents. In January of 2022, I had the opportunity to attend The Studios at MASS MoCA Residency Program—during which I began to expand this series by creating two more painted warps that depict imagery of my parents. I consider this body of work a continuous series, with ongoing revisions and additions to reflect changes in the family over time.
I’m excited to announce my solo exhibition at the Fine Arts Center Gallery at NEIU!

Please join me on Thursday, June 13th from 6:00-9:00pm for the opening reception!

The exhibition will be on view from June 10th till July 3rd.
Setting up the next weaving! "Ông Bà" is a series that Thương Hoài Trần began in 2021, featuring woven portraits of their grandparents–three of whom have passed away. In 2022, Hoài Trần attended an artist residency program at MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA during which they began two additional weavings using painted warp techniques that depict imagery of their parents. LMRM is thrilled that Hoài Trần could make use of our 8 harness Norwood floor loom to complete these two weavings during the run of their solo show at Open Shed. For Hoài Trần, this body of work is a continuous series, with ongoing revisions and additions to reflect changes in the family over time.
2233 S Throop St, Studio 211C
Saturday, May 4 at 1pm

During the run of Thương Hoài Trần’s solo exhibition, 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘱𝘢, we invite you off-site from the gallery and into our Mana Contemporary studio, where Hoài Trần will present an artist talk at the loom. They will share their additive process of painting portraits of family members through dyes that saturate the warp yarns before they are woven at the loom. As they complete two new weavings in their "Ông Bà" series at LMRM, we will get a glimpse into one of many ways artists are bridging the space between image and materiality through the language of weaving.

Gallery hours at Open Shed will be from 1-4pm the following Sunday, May 5. Otherwise the show is open by appointment only. Please email to set up a time to visit the exhibition 🏵️
𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘱𝘢, is an exhibition by Thương Hoài Trần that delves into the intricate relationship between familial bonds and the fragile nature of memories, utilizing personal family photographic archives. Within this collection of images, their grandfather, Thảo Minh Trần is a central figure who appears in many of the source photographs. Whether he is the recipient of photographs taken in Vietnam or the sender of images depicting his life in the United States, he serves as a vital connection point for the other family members.

Each piece showcased in this exhibition serves as both a tribute and an exploration of familial narratives shaped by the immigrant experience. Hoài Trần unravels the threads of their family's history, prompting viewers to contemplate the transient nature of memories. Over time, memories fade—landscapes change, and faces become indistinct. Striving to recover unspoken histories embedded in their family lineage while celebrating and paying tribute to portraits of their grandparents and family members. The act of remembering and honoring becomes a delicate balance between preservation and excavation of familial history.

Opening Reception: April 28, 12-3pm
2003 W Fulton St. 215

Thương Hoài Trần's engagement

Thương Hoài Trần's engagement rate on Instagram is 3.21%, between 3% and 6%, or 3 to 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 31 followers. An average post collects 199 likes and 7 comments, close to 28 likes for each comment.

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Thương Hoài Trần (@cupcakes) is an Artist creator on Instagram. Thương Hoài Trần uses an Instagram professional account. The Instagram bio for Thương Hoài Trần runs to 10 words across 3 lines.

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Thương Hoài Trần has 6,171 followers on Instagram (6.2K). Thương Hoài Trần follows 3,684 accounts, so the audience is roughly 1.7 times the size of the list followed. 315 published posts give Thương Hoài Trần a moderate archive on Instagram.

What is Thương Hoài Trần's engagement rate?

Thương Hoài Trần's engagement rate on Instagram is 3.21%, between 3% and 6%, or 3 to 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 31 followers. An average post collects 199 likes and 7 comments, close to 28 likes for each comment.

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Flinque files Thương Hoài Trần under a single category, Artist. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Thương Hoài Trần, 6 are carousels, 2 are videos and 2 are single images. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for Thương Hoài Trần repeatedly use the words exhibition, family, opening, reception and gallery. Thương Hoài Trần's captions carry hashtags such as #dcasegrants, #chicagoart and #exhibit. Thương Hoài Trần writes those captions mainly in English. Thương Hoài Trần keeps 25 story highlights, which open with a free Flinque account.

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