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 Hung Viet Nguyen
Artist Hung Viet Nguyen was born in Vietnam in 1957. He studied Biology at Science University in Saigon, Vietnam, then transitioned to working as an illustrator, graphic artist and designer since settlement in the U.S. in 1982. He developed his artistry skills independently, studying many traditional Eastern and Western forms, media and techniques. Nguyen’s complex, labor intensive investigations of oil paint reveal a methodical mastery of texture. While portions of Nguyen’s work suggest the influence of many traditional art forms including woodblock prints, Oriental scroll paintings, ceramic art, mosaic, and stained glass, his ultimate expression asserts a contemporary pedigree. Nguyen’s paintings have been exhibited at galleries, cultural art centers, and museums, juried by museum curators [ Los Angels County Museum of Art (LACMA), Laguna Art Museum (LAM), Museum of Contemporary Los Angeles (MOCA), Museum of Latin America Art (MoLAA), Torrance Art Museum (TAM), UCLA Hammer Museum of Art ]
Selected Solo and Juried Exhibitions:
2012:
"SOUTH BAY FOCUS 2012" TAM (Torrance Art Museum). Torrance, CA [10]
“transformART” Invitation Exhibition. VAALA Center. Santa Ana, CA [26]
“TARFEST 10 Years Retrospective Art Exhibition” East Annex-Variety Building. Los Angeles, CA [25]
“OUT OF THIN AIR” LAX-Terminal One, Gate 2. Los Angeles International Airport, CA [24]
“BEETHOVEN 9th SYMPHONY CONCERT” Renee & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Costa Mesa, CA
“ART AUCTION 2012” Laguna Art Museum. Laguna Beach, CA [10]
“CIRCLE OF LIFE” VAALA Center. Santa Ana, CA
“PIECE OF HEAVEN” Smashbox Studio. Hollywood, CA
“Annual Benefit Auction” LAAA. West Hollywood, CA
“GEM” Gallery 825. West Hollywood, CA
2011:
“SHAPING SPACE” Tandem SOLO, Café Cultural Gallery. Los Angeles, CA [23]
“SIMPLY PERFECT” Roosevelt Hotel – Patron (Tequila). Hollywood, CA
“CRUELLY-GO-ROUND” Tandem SOLO, Nguoi Viet Daily News. Westminster, CA
“TARFEST 2011” Korean Cultural Center. LA, CA [13]
“FLAG STOP” South Bay Lexus. Torrance, CA [5]
“ART/HOUSE Fine Art Auction” Arena 1 Gallery. Santa Monica, CA
"DEEP" Orange County Center for Contemporary Art. Santa Ana, CA [10]
“FAST LIVING” Gallery 825. Los Angeles, CA [4]
“JAPAN-TSUNAMI ART FUND” Monkdogz Urban Art-Silent Auction. New York, NY
"MindScape" Long Beach Public Main Library, LB, CA
“ART & CONCERT” VAALA Center. Santa Ana, CA
“Annual Benefit Auction” LAAA. West Hollywood, CA
“GEM” Gallery 825. West Hollywood, CA
2010:
"WeHo@25" Temporary Gallery, W. Hollywood, CA [5]
"2010 Juried All Media" Palos Verdes Art Center. PV, CA [3]
“TARFEST 2010” Korean Cultural Center. LA, CA [18]
“COASTAL SENSATION” SOLO show. Gallery 825. West Hollywood, CA
“VAALA Auction” VAALA Center. Santa Ana, CA
“CONVERGE” VAALA/NguoiViet Daily News. Westminster, CA
“FOB II” VAALA Center. Santa Ana, CA
“HAITI-EARTHQUAKE ART FUND” Monkdogz Urban Art-Silent Auction. New York, NY
“Annual Benefit Auction” LAAA. West Hollywood, CA
“GEM” Gallery 825. West Hollywood, CA
2009:
“TARFEST 2009” Korean Cultural Center. LA, CA [6]
“OUT THERE” Gallery 825. Los Angeles, CA [7]
“Fine Art Exhibit” DanChi Art. Westminster, CA
“Annual Benefit Auction” LAAA. West Hollywood, CA
“GEM” Gallery 825. West Hollywood, CA
2008:
“OPEN SHOW” Gallery 825/LAAA. LA, CA [16]
“TRADITION@INNOVATION” SOLO show, Viet Bao Gallery. Westminster, CA
“NOVELLA” Galery 825. West Hollywood, CA [11]
“TAG’s Group Show” Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
“Fine Art Exhibit” DanChi Art. Westminster, CA
“Annual Benefit Auction” LAAA. West Hollywood, CA
“GEM” Gallery 825. West Hollywood, CA
2007:
“TARFEST 2007” Korean Cultural Center. LA, CA [22]
“Summer Biannual” The Mike Napoliello Gallery. Hermosa Beach, CA [19]
“NaCl, H2O” Installation show. LAAA/G825. LA, CA [1]
“Out Auction-2007” Pacific Design Center. LA, CA
“Live Art Auction-2007” Home & gallery of Collins-Banchik/LAAA. LA, CA
“Global Tribes” Monkdogz Urban Art. Chelsea New York, NY [8]
“TAG’s Fine Art Show” Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
“GO NATIVE” Gallery 825. LA, CA [14]
“TURF” Gallery 825. LA, CA [12]
“Making Meaning” Gallery 825. LA, CA [21]
“Small Wonders III” Pharmaka Art Gallery. LA, CA [5]
“Group Show” Huntington Beach Art Center. HB, CA
“Fine Art Exhibit” DanChi Art. Westminster, CA
“Annual Benefit Auction” LAAA. West Hollywood, CA
“GEM” Gallery 825. West Hollywood, CA
2006:
“OPEN SHOW” Gallery 825/LAAA. LA, CA [15]
“Small Wonders II” Pharmaka Art Gallery. LA, CA [5]
“Open National Exhibition” Long Beach Arts. LB, CA [2]
“Sky Dancer” Monkdogz Urban Art. Chelsea New York, NY [8]
“Instinct” SOLO show. Infusion Gallery. Los Angeles, CA
“Group Show” Huntington Beach Art Center. HB, CA
“Pastiche” Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
“Fine Art Exhibit” DanChi Art. Westminster, CA
2005:
“Symphony” SOLO show. Vien Dong Gallery. Westminster, CA
“Made in California” The City of Brea Gallery/Brea Civic & Cultural Center. Brea, CA [19]
“Galleries of Fine Art" Torrance Cultural Arts Center. Torrance, CA
“Fine Art Exhibit” DanChi Art. Westminster, CA
2004:
“Southern California Regional Juried Award Exhibition” San Diego Art Institute/Museum of the Living Artist. Balboa Park, CA [17]
"International Art Auction" McMenamins Hotel. McMinnville, OR
“Feed the Senses” Lankershim Art Gallery. North Hollywood, CA
“Group Holiday Show" Gallery 5350, NOHO Art District. North Hollywood,CA
“Galleries of Fine Art" Torrance Cultural Arts Center. Torrance, CA
“Fine Art Exhibit” DanChi Art. Westminster, CA
2003:
“Small Works” Limner gallery. New York, NY
“Landscapes & Portraits” SOLO show. Vien Dong gallery. Westminster, CA
“Fall Salon” Limner gallery. New York, NY
“Galleries of Fine Art" Torrance Cultural Arts Center. Torrance, CA
2002:
“ROUND” SOLO show. Mimi Studio. Westminster, CA
“World Contemporary Art International Competition & Exhibition” Celebrity Centre International. Hollywood, CA
“Galleries of Fine Art" Torrance Cultural Arts Center. Torrance, CA
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[Nguyen’s paintings were juried to exhibit by jurors:]
[1]-Lita Albuquerque, Artist (2007)
[2]-Walter Askin, Artist, Art Professor (2006)
[3]-Dan Callis, Artist, Art Professor (2010)
[4]-Elizabeth East, Director LA LOUVER Gallery (2011)
[5]-Howard N. Fox, Curator, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)(2011, 2010)
[6]-Rita Gonzalez, Curator, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) (2009)
[7]-Bert Green, Bert Green Fine Art, Los Angeles (2009)
[8]-Bob Hogge, Director of Monkdogz Urban Art, Chelsea NY (2007, 2006)
[9]-Samuel Hoi, President of Otis College of Art and Design (LAAA Catalog 2009)
[10]-Grace Kook-Anderson, Curator Laguna Art Museum (2011)
[11]-Meg Linton, Director of Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College CA (2008)
[12]-Gregorio Luke, Director of The Museum of Latin American Art (MoLAA) (2007)
[13]-Nancy Meyer, Curatorial Assistant of Contemporary Art (LACMA) (2011)
[14]-Adolfo Nodal, President, Cultural Affairs Commission, Los Angeles (2007)
[15]-Ann Philbin, Director, UCLA Hammer Museum of Art (2006)
[16]-David Pagel, Art Critic, LA Times (2008)
[17]-Mark Quint, Quint Contemporary in La Jolla, San Diego (2004)
[18]-Edward Robinson, Associate Curator of Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) (2010)
[19]-Alma Ruiz, Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) (2007, 2005)
[20]-Tyler Stallings, Chief Curator of the Laguna Art Museum (2006)
[21]-Louis Stern, Louis Stern Fine Art, West Hollywood (2007)
[22]-Michele Urton, Curatorial Assistant, Contemporary Art (LACMA) (2007)
[23]-Karen Frimkess Wolff, Artist & Independent Curator (2011)
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[24]-Enilde Van Hook, Artist & Independent Curator (2012)
[25]-Holly Harrison, Curatorial Administrator, Contemporary Art of Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) (2012)
[26]-James Dinh, Artist & Curator of Vietnamese American Arts & Association (VAALA) (2012)
Education and Experiences:
Artist in Residency-Patron (Tequila). Hollywood, CA (November 22-28, 2011)
Illustrator, Graphics Artist and Designer for various publications in California (since 1982 - )
Major in Biology, Science University in Saigon Vietnam (1975-1980)
Representative Galleries:
Provided upon request
Publications:
Art in America 2012 Guide to Museums, Galleries and Artists
Asian Art News, HK
Coagula Art Journal, LA
Easy Reader magazine. Hermosa beach, CA
Fabrik Media Network, LA
Flag Stop Art 2011 Catalog, CA
Gallery & Studio magazine, NY
Gazettes. Long Beach, CA
LAAA, artists Catalog. LA, CA
Press-Telegram. Long Beach, CA
OC Register. Orange County, CA
OCCCA, Artists Catalog of DEEP Exhibition, CA
Modern Art of Vietnam. CA
New Angeles. LA, CA
News Register, OR
Nguoi Viet Daily News. Westminster, CA
Saigon Nho. Santa Ana, CA
Viet Weekly. Garden Grove, CA
Vien Dong Daily News. Westminster, CA
Viet Bao Daily News. West minster, CA
Viet Herald Daily News. Westminster, CA
Broadcasts:
HonViet TV. USA
NguoiViet Online, CA
LA18.1. Long Beach, CA
Patron Project 2011
SBTN. Garden Grove, CA
Little Saigon TV. Westminster, CA
Saigontivi. Westminster, CA
VBS-TV. Westminster, CA
VHN-TV. Fountain Valley, CA
VNA-TV. Westminster, CA
VNCR. Westminster, CA
Web: www.hung4art.com
Email: 777@hung4art.com
cell: (310) 486-2848
*last updated: October 2012* |
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