Artist Dang Kim Long was born in 1955 in Gia Dinh He was born into a family where no one was interested in art but since childhood, artist Dang Kim Long has carried in Minh the blood of a painter. He loves drawing and explores it with all his passion. In 1968, he took the entrance exam to Gia Dinh National School of Decorative and Fine Arts. Here, with his passion for painting, he studied all different schools and genres. It is the cradle of Gia Dinh Fine Arts School that has formed an extensive knowledge base for this talented and comprehensive artist.