CV
MISSION STATEMENT
Mark making is an expressive language in ways similar to musical notations, words, and numbers. In image making, each individual mark is an element that coalesce to make a bigger picture. My heritage plays a crucial role in the development of my personal pictorial language. I was born in Vietnam and emigrated to the United States almost two decades ago. I have eastern roots with western cultivation. This duality of identity manifests itself throughout my work. There is a constant struggle of whether or not to model and render or embrace the flat quality of the image. Art making is an outlet to this struggle as it accompanies my journey of self-discovery.
EDUCATION
2012 B.F.A. Communication Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University
2008 Certificate of Fine Arts, John Tyler Community College
SELECTED/ GROUP/ EXHIBITIONS
2012 Page Bond Gallery, Prints and Possibilities. Richmond, VA
2012 El Minia University, Egypt Student International Print Show. Juror: Dr. Wael Sabour
2012 Anderson Gallery Undergraduate Exhibition VCU. Richmond,VA. Juror: Tina Kukielski
2012 Richmond Public Library SOCA Exhibition
2012 Cary Street Gym VCU
2011 Emerging Printmakers. Studio Two Three. Richmond, VA
2011 Anderson Gallery Undergraduate Exhibition, VCU. Richmond,VA. Juror: Dominic Molon
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS/ AWARDS
2012 El Minia University, Egypt Faculty of Fine Arts
2010 Mallory Callan Scholarship, Communication Arts VCU
Mark making is an expressive language in ways similar to musical notations, words, and numbers. In image making, each individual mark is an element that coalesce to make a bigger picture. My heritage plays a crucial role in the development of my personal pictorial language. I was born in Vietnam and emigrated to the United States almost two decades ago. I have eastern roots with western cultivation. This duality of identity manifests itself throughout my work. There is a constant struggle of whether or not to model and render or embrace the flat quality of the image. Art making is an outlet to this struggle as it accompanies my journey of self-discovery.
EDUCATION
2012 B.F.A. Communication Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University
2008 Certificate of Fine Arts, John Tyler Community College
SELECTED/ GROUP/ EXHIBITIONS
2012 Page Bond Gallery, Prints and Possibilities. Richmond, VA
2012 El Minia University, Egypt Student International Print Show. Juror: Dr. Wael Sabour
2012 Anderson Gallery Undergraduate Exhibition VCU. Richmond,VA. Juror: Tina Kukielski
2012 Richmond Public Library SOCA Exhibition
2012 Cary Street Gym VCU
2011 Emerging Printmakers. Studio Two Three. Richmond, VA
2011 Anderson Gallery Undergraduate Exhibition, VCU. Richmond,VA. Juror: Dominic Molon
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS/ AWARDS
2012 El Minia University, Egypt Faculty of Fine Arts
2010 Mallory Callan Scholarship, Communication Arts VCU
