 Hung Viet Nguyen (b. 1957)
Artist Hung Viet Nguyen was born in Saigon, Vietnam. He escaped by boat to Philippines, and settled in US in 1982. Nguyen's paintings were selected to display in juried art exhibitions at galleries, art centers, and museums, spanning from California to New York.
Jurors had selected Nguyen's artworks are in alpha-beta order as follows:
Lita Albuquerque, Artist (2007)
Walter Askin, Artist, Art Professor (2006)
Rita Gonzalez, Curator, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)(2009)
Bert Green, Director Bert Green Fine Arts, Los Angeles (2009)
Bob Hogge, Director of Monkdogz Urban Art, Chelsea NY (2006, 2007)
Samuel Hoi, President of Otis College of Art and Design (LAAA Catalog 2009)
Meg Linton, Director of Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College (2008)
Gregorio Luke, Director of The Museum of Latin American Art (MoLAA) (2007)
Adolfo Nodal, President, Cultural Affairs Commission, Los Angeles (2007)
David Pagel, Art Critic, Los Angeles Times (2009)
Ann Philbin, Director, UCLA Hammer Museum of Art (2006)
Mark Quint, Quint Contemporary in La Jolla, San Diego (2004)
Alma Ruiz, Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (2005, 2007)
Tyler Stallings, Chief Curator of the Laguna Art Museum (2006)
Louis Stern, Louis Stern Fine Art, West Hollywood (2007)
Michele Urton, Curatorial Assistant, Contemporary Art, LACMA (2007)
His artworks are in private collections in Canada, France, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam.
Education and Experiences:
* Painting: some art courses, then self-taught
* Illustrator and Graphics Artist for various publications in California (since 1982)
* Major in Biology, Science University in Saigon Vietnam (1975-1980)
Selected Solo and Juried Exhibitions:
"COASTAL SENSUALITY" SOLO show, Gallery 825. LA, CA (2010)
"TARFEST 2009" Korean Cultural Center. LA, CA (2009)
"OUT THERE" Gallery 825/LAAA. LA, CA (2009)
"OPEN SHOW" Gallery 825/LAAA. LA, CA (2009)
"TRADITION@INNOVATION" SOLO show, VietBao Gallery. Westminster, CA (2008)
"NOVELLA" Gallery 825. LA, CA (2008)
"2008-AUCTION" LAAA/G825. W. Hollywood, CA (2008)
"GO NATIVE" Gallery 825. LA, CA (2007)
"Summer Biannual" The Mike Napoliello Gallery. Hermosa Beach, CA (2007)
"TARFEST 2007" Korean Cultural Center. LA, CA (2007)
"NaCl, H2O" Installation show. LAAA/G825. LA, CA (2007)
"Out Auction-2007" Pacific Design Center. LA, CA (2007)
“Live Art Auction-2007” Home & gallery of Collins-Banchik, LAAA/G825. LA, CA (2007)
“Global Tribes” Monkdogz Urban Art. Chelsea New York, NY (2007)
“TAG’s Fine Art Show” Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA (2008, 2007, 2006)
“Gem, Summerstock” Gallery 825. LA, CA (2007)
“Turf” Gallery 825. LA, CA (2007)
“Making Meaning” Gallery 825. LA, CA (2007)
“OPEN SHOW” Gallery 825. LA, CA (2006)
“Small Wonders II & III” Pharmaka Art Gallery. LA, CA (2007, 2006)
“Open National Exhibition” Long Beach Arts. LB, CA (2006)
“Sky Dancer” Monkdogz Urban Art. Chelsea New York, NY (2006)
“Instinct” SOLO show. Infusion Gallery. Los Angeles, CA (2006)
“Group Show” Huntington Beach Art Center. HB, CA (2008, 2007, 2006)
“Fine Art Exhibit” DanChi Art Gallery. Westminster, CA (2009, 2008, 2006, 2004)
“Symphony” SOLO show. Vien Dong Gallery. Westminster, CA (2005)
“Made in California” The City of Brea Gallery/Brea Civic & Cultural Center. Brea, CA (2005)
“Galleries of Fine Art" Torrance Cultural Arts Center. Torrance, CA (2005, 2004, 2003, 2002)
“Southern California Regional Juried Award Exhibition” San Diego Art Institute/Museum of the Living Artist. Balboa Park, CA (2004)
"International Art Auction" McMenamins Hotel. McMinnville, OR (2004)
“Feed the Senses” Lankershim Art Gallery. North Hollywood, CA (2004)
“Group Holiday Show" Gallery 5350, NOHO Art District. North Hollywood,CA (2004)
“Small Works” Limner gallery. New York, NY (2003)
“Landscapes & Portraits” TANDEM-SOLO show. Vien Dong gallery. Westminster, CA (2003)
“Fall Salon” Limner gallery. New York, NY (2003)
“Off the Walls” Palos Verdes Art Center. Rolling Hills Estates, CA (2003, 2001)
“Round” SOLO show. Mimi Studio. Westminster, CA (2002)
“World Contemporary Art International Competition & Exhibition” Celebrity Centre International. Hollywood, CA (2002)
“The end result of a painting is a pleasant reward, but it is not as important as what I experienced during the creation process. I have struggled with conflicting emotions, with falsity and truth, hope and despair, joy and sadness, comfort and pain, loss and revelation…The journey of solitude to the unknown to explore new spaces, forms, colors, and my true self”
email: hung@art-hung.com
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