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| Born in Saigon, 1968, Vietnam. Lives and works in New York since 1975. 2000 Master of Fine Arts - Hunter College Graduate Program, New York. 1991 Bachelor of Fine Arts - The Cooper Union, School of Art, New York. 1986 International Baccalaureate – U. N. International School, New York. Solo and Two-person Exhibitions Place of Origin, Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, California, 2008. Doing Lines: Paul de Guzman and Christian Nguyen, curated by Trong Nguyen, NGC224, New York, 2005. Novus Ordo Seclorum, solo exhibition curated by Sebastien Agneesens, Diesel Denim Gallery, New York, 2003. Alteration & Habitation, Two-person show with Carole Loeffler, Curated by Anne Ellegood and Rachel Gugelberger, in conjunction with the 2003 CAA Conference, Cuchifritos, New York, 2003. Group Exhibitions 2010 Room without a View, curated by Trong Gia Nguyen, The Freies Museum, Berlin, Germany. Read press release here. 2008 Everything Is Not Lost, curated by Kim Nguyen, Belkin Satellite Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia. In Response: Summer Projects, curated by Jennifer McGregor, Wave Hill, Bronx, New York. 2007 Out of Sight, Slate Gallery, curated by Gillian Wilson, Brooklyn, New York. We’ve Landed… , Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, California. Wood, English Kills Gallery, Brooklyn, New York. 2006 Surrealism, curated by Branko Franceschi, director, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka, Croatia. 2005 Empire’s Feast, New York/Vancouver Video Exchange, curated by Jenny Ham, PH Gallery, New York. Eleven Nguyens and the 30 Year Loss, curated by Trong Nguyen, PH Gallery, New York. That Which is Built, Isidro Blasco, Christian Nguyen, Renee Lotenero, Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, California. 2004 Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition, curated by Alyson Baker, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, New York. AmBush, curated by Trong Nguyen, Van Brunt Gallery, New York. Drawings, Plane Space, New York. Freehand, Marvelli Lab, Curated by Rachel Gugelberger, Brooklyn, New York. Video X – 10 years of video with Momenta Art, Momenta Art, curated by Michael Waugh and Eric Heist, Brooklyn, New York. 2003 Fresh Meat, Center for Experimental and Perceptual Art, curated by Stephan Apicella-Hitchcock, Buffalo, New York. 2002 Micro Views, Municipal Arts Society, curated by Moukhtar Kocache, Erin Donelly, Stephan Apicella-Hitchcock & Christopher K. Ho, New York. Dining Haul: Unpacked No.4 – Food Inspired, Food Used and Food Digested Art, curated by Alisoun Meehan, Meatmarket District, New York. Superlounge, The 7th exhibit of the emerging curators Series, curated by Mari Spirito and Andrea Salerno, GaleGates et.al., Brooklyn, New York. 2001 Something/Nothing – Passport to the State of Fluxus, curated by Luiza Interlenghi, Art in General, New York. Third Annual 12 to 12 Film and Video Marathon, Art in General, New York. 2000 Havana Biennale, Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematograficos, video program curated by Art in General, Havana, Cuba. I Love NY, The Point Gallery, curated by Stephan Ducret and Sebastien Agneessens, New York. Foreign Bodies, curated by Paul Ha, White Columns, New York. LMCC Open Studios, World Views Studio Residency, New York. MFA Graduate Exhibition, Time Square Gallery, New York. 1994 The NeoFuturist’s Hall of Presidents, The NeoFuturium, Chicago, Ilinois. 1992 Here and Now, Now and Then, curated by Fred Wilson, Longwoods Arts Gallery, Bronx, New York. 1990 The Cooper Union Graduation Exhibition, The Cooper Union, New Yok. Residencies The Space Program, Maria Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, 2004 – 2005, New York. World-Views Studio Residency, 2000, sponsored by The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), World Trade Center, New York. Awards and Grants Emerging Artist Fellowship Grant, 2004, Socrates Sculpture Park, New York. The Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant, 2004, New York. The Puffin Foundation Ltd., 2004, Teaneck, New Jersey. Ethel Cram Memorial Prize for Excellence, 1991, The Cooper Union, New York. The Cooper Union Scholarship Award, 1986, The Cooper Union, New York. The International Baccalaureate, 1986, The UN International School, New York. Reviews and Publications Christian Nguyen at Patricia Sweetow, DeWitt Cheng, www.artslant.com, March 30, 2008. Read pdf file. Everything is Not Lost, Vietnam 30 Years On, www.canadaart.ca, April 24, 2008. Studio Visit with Christian Nguyen, Anuradha San Pablo, blog.curativeprojects.net, July 25, 2008. Remastered, curated by Sebastien Agneesens, published by Die Gestalten Verlag, Germany, 2005. Artworld Digest, Interview with David Cohen, www.artworldigest.com, April 1, 2006. San Francisco Chronicle, by Kenneth Baker, art critic, July 16, 2005. Site Matters: The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s World Trade Center Artist Residency (1997-2001), published by LMCC, 2004. Dateline Brooklyn by Stephen Maine, Artnet, February 12, 2004. CEPA’s ‘Fresh Meat’ is a savory exhibit by Richard Huntington, The Buffalo News, Buffalo, January 2, 2004. Innovators Burst on Stage, One (Ka-pow) at a Time by Holland Cotter, The New York Times, November 10, 2000. |