Chau Nguyen

Artist Statement

I am an interdisciplinary artist who draws from intersecting archives to construct transnational art objects. In my work, I contemplate my positioning as a Vietnamese artist against Western canonical influences and contemporary art market/ supply chain elements. Due to my idea-driven practice, I work with a wide range of materials such as color pigment, found materials, wood, sand, and technology processes (CNC machining, 3D scanning, 3D printing, and video). I emphasize conceptual colors as reflections of cultural fragments embedded within the work.

Nguyen_Landscape Didacticism_sand painting_2022_13x10m_VCCA Vietnam. Documentation by Minh Nguyen

Bio

Chau Nguyen (b. Hanoi, Vietnam) (they/she) is a Vietnamese immigrant artist and educator based in Philadelphia. They navigate the intersection of art, technology, private/ collective memory, Vietnamese histories, and popular culture in their creation of transnational art objects. Nguyen received their BA in Fine Arts and History of Art from Bryn Mawr College and their MFA in Painting from Tyler School of Art and Architecture. Their artist residencies include Millay Arts (upcoming), Byrdcliffe Artist Residency, Wassaic Project, 77Art Center and Chautauqua Art Institution. Their work has been in group and solo exhibitions at the National Liberty Museum, The Delaware Contemporary, The Woodmere Art Museum, Pentimenti Gallery, Commonweal Gallery, Temple Contemporary, The Visionary Projects, HOT•BED Philly, Automat Collective, The Monmouth Museum, Studio Montclair, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Vincom Center for Contemporary Art Vietnam, Gallery Steinsland Berliner, among others. Nguyen has received fellowships, grants, and awards from The Loretta C. Duckworth Scholars Studio at Temple University Libraries, the Woodmere Art Museum, Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, The Alternative Art School, The Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation, Chautauqua Art Institute, Bryn Mawr College, DIS Copenhagen, and FPT-Arena Multimedia.


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