PAST EXHIBITIONS

Catherine’s retrospective: Vietnam 25 Years Documenting a Changing Country opened at the Art Vietnam gallery in Hanoi, where it became the most visited show at Vietnam’s most prestigious gallery.

Vietnam 25 Years Documenting a Changing Country • 1990 - 2015 will be exhibited at the 45 Tràng Tiền Gallery in Hanoi, November 21 - December 5, 2025.

DOCUMENTARIES

Catherine is regularly profiled in the Vietnamese press.

Destiny in Vietnam is about her life story in Vietnam, including visits to Diep Tran, the "Woman on the Train", and the Tan Family, whose two boys suffer the effects of Agent Orange.

Catherine Karnow and General Giap profiles her unusual friendship with Vietnam's hero, General Giap, and his family, covering her 1994 visit to Dien Bien Phu, which was at the private invitation of General Giap. She also talks about what it was like to be the only foreigner to photograph his funeral and burial, an event of great historic significance.  

On the Talk Vietnam channel, these two documentaries were seen by millions around the world.