- Born on April 18, 1921 in Ho Chi Minh city in a family with no painting tradition.

- 1939: Graduated from Gia Dinh School of Practical Fine Arts

- He took the entrance exam to study at the Indochina College of Fine Arts, course XVIII (1939 - 1944) with: Nguyen Si Ngoc, Tran Dinh Tho, Nguyen Trong Hop, Nguyen Tan Bau, Nguyen Thi Kim,...

- Artist Huynh Van Thuan is one of the artists specializing in the art of painting and engraving. His paintings are closely linked to people's lives, with tight, elaborate compositions and high artistic value. Along with engravings, the artist also created many good quality propaganda paintings during the resistance period, contributing to the achievements of modern Vietnamese art.

- Artist Huynh Van Thuan has many paintings chosen by Uncle Ho as gifts to the Head of State, kept at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum and printed in books and paintings of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association and the American Museum. Art collections from Vietnam and many European, Asian, African and Latin American countries. His name is listed in the old Soviet Encyclopedia. In addition, he is also loved by the people with the red 10 dong banknote and the purple 10 dong banknote (1962, 1979) and the stamp samples 1965, 1967, 1970 (second prize in the stamp contest).

- He was also the person who painted the badge of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.

- He was instrumental in building the Vietnam Fine Arts Association and the Fine Arts Department - Ministry of Culture from the early days of their establishment and was also the last artist of the Indochina fine arts generation.

Awards:

- Artist Huynh Van Thuan's work has received the National Fine Arts Exhibition Award: - First prize in 1958, Second prize in 1960 and 1990

- Whole work award in 1981

- Exhibition A prize 10 years of National Graphic Arts in 1985

- National Poster Painting Exhibition Award: A prize in 1987, Second prize in 1995

- Hanoi Fine Arts Exhibition Award

- Region I award (Hanoi) Vietnam Fine Arts Association in 1998

- First prize for National propaganda painting and AIDS prevention symbol in 1992

- In 2001, Huynh Van Thuan was awarded the State Prize for Literature and Arts, phase I

- Independence Medal, third class

- Second Class Resistance Medal

- First Class Resistance Medal for National Salvation

- Medal for the cause of Vietnamese Literature and Arts

- Medal for the cause of Vietnamese Fine Arts

- Medal for the Young Generation

- Badge 60 years old Party