Mas Arroz painted on the studio wall
Featured Visual Artists · September

Mas Arroz Studio

Nguyễn Trịnh Quang Minh & Viviana Ruiz Gomez

Painting, design and making, in a home studio in Hội An. Their work is on this edition's pages.

Two artists from Colombia and Vietnam. One shared space for creativity. This is our home working studio, a place for making art, hosting workshops and exhibitions, and bringing people together through creative exchange. We created Mas Arroz as a home for creative work, learning from one another, and sharing what we do with the wider community. Come in. Look around. Stay a while. Create with us.

Two Artists, One Room

Nguyễn Trịnh Quang Minh and Viviana Ruiz Gomez
Minh & Viv
Inside the Mas Arroz studio, Hội An
The studio · Hội An

Nguyễn Trịnh Quang Minh

Painter · Hà Nội

Nguyễn Trịnh Quang Minh is a painter from Hà Nội, Vietnam. After exploring paths in business, animation, and community living, he chose to dedicate himself full-time to art. His paintings and murals are shaped by observation, travel, and the people he meets along the way. Through his work, he seeks beautiful moments of connection between strangers and everyday life.

Viviana Ruiz Gomez

Artist · Bogotá, Colombia

Viviana Ruiz Gomez is an artist from Bogotá, Colombia. Her journey has taken her through many countries and professions, but creativity has remained a constant thread throughout. Working across painting, design, and making, she is interested in the relationship between art and daily life. Whether creating a painting, building furniture, or learning a new craft, she approaches each project with curiosity and experimentation.

The Work

DouCycle (Dreamland), painting by Nguyễn Trịnh Quang Minh
DouCycle (Dreamland)Nguyễn Trịnh Quang Minh · 122 × 154 cm
Tropical Red Dots, painting by Viviana Ruiz Gomez
Tropical Red DotsViviana Ruiz Gomez
Make Tea, oil painting by Nguyễn Trịnh Quang Minh
Make TeaNguyễn Trịnh Quang Minh · Oil · 80 × 100 cm · 2026
Underwater Landscape Blue, painting by Viviana Ruiz Gomez
Underwater Landscape BlueViviana Ruiz Gomez
Cowcycle, drawing by Nguyễn Trịnh Quang Minh
CowcycleNguyễn Trịnh Quang Minh · Drawing · 80 × 50 cm
Luis Gomez, painting by Viviana Ruiz Gomez
Luis GomezViviana Ruiz Gomez
Sunflower still life, painting by Nguyễn Trịnh Quang Minh
Sunflower Still LifeNguyễn Trịnh Quang Minh · 40 × 30 cm
Self portrait in blue, by Minh and Viv
Self Portrait (Blue)Minh & Viv

Two of these are the backgrounds of this edition: the studio wall on the homepage, and DouCycle (Dreamland) on the Artists page.