Biographical and Educational Information

  Born: Saigon, 1968, Vietnam.
Lives and works in New York, 1975.
2000    Master of Fine Arts - Hunter College, Graduate Program. NY.
1991    Bachelor of Fine Arts - The Cooper Union, School of Art.
1986 International Baccalaureate – U. N. International School. NY.
   
  Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
2008 Place of Origin – Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, C.A.
   
2005 Doing Lines – Paul de Guzman and Christian Nguyen - NGC224. New York. Curated by Trong Nguyen.
   
2003 Novus Ordo Seclorum – Diesel Denim Gallery, NY.
Curated by Sebastien Agneesens.
Alteration & Habitation – Two-person show with Carole Loeffler, Cuchifritos, NY. Curated by Anne Ellegood and Rachel Gugelberger, in conjunction with the 2003 CAA Conference.
   
  Group Exhibitions
2008 Everything Is Not Lost – Belkin Satellite Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia.  Curated by Kim Nguyen.
Poliarcopolis - In Response: Summer Projects. WaveHill, Bronx, NY.

 
2007 Out of Sight – Slate Gallery, New York, N.Y. Curated by Gillian Wilson.
We’ve Landed… - Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Wood – EnglishKills Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
 
2006 Surrealism - Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka, Croatia. Curated by Branko Franceschi, director.
   
2005 Empire’s Feast, New York/Vancouver Video Exchange – PH Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Jenny Ham.

  Eleven Nguyens and the 30 Year Loss – PH Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Trong Nguyen.
  That Which is Built Isidro Blasco, Christian Nguyen, Renee Lotenero – Patricia Sweetow Gallery. San Francisco, CA.
   
2004 Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition – Socrates Sculpture Park. Long Island City, NY. Curated by Alyson Baker.
  AmBush – Van Brunt Gallery. NY. Curated by Trong Nguyen.
  Drawings – Plane Space, New York. NY.
  Freehand. Marvelli Lab, Brooklyn. NY. Curated by Rachel Gugelberger.
  Video X – 10 years of video with Momenta Art. Momenta Art. Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Michael Waugh and Eric Heist.
   
2003 Fresh Meat – Center for Experimental and Perceptual Art, Buffalo, NY. Curated by Stephan Apicella-Hitchcock.
   
2002 MicroViews – Municipal Arts Society, NY. Curated by Moukhtar Kocache, Erin Donelly, Stephan Apicella-Hitchcock & Christopher K. Ho
  Dining Haul: Unpacked No.4 – Food Inspired, Food Used and Food Digested Art. Meatmarket District, NY. Curated by Alisoun Meehan.
  Superlounge – The 7th exhibit of the emerging curators Series – GaleGates et.al. Brooklyn. Curated by Mari Spirito and Andrea Salerno.
   
2001 Something/Nothing – Passport to the State of Fluxus - Art in General, NY.
Curated by Luiza Interlenghi.
  Third Annual 12 to 12 Film and Video Marathon - Art in General,NY.
   
2000 Havana Biennale – Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematograficos. Havana, Cuba. Video program curated by Art in General.
   
2000 I Love NY – The Point Gallery. NY.
Curated by Stephan Ducret and Sebastien Agneessens.
  Foreign Bodies - White Columns, NY. Curated by Paul Ha.
  LMCC Open Studios - WorldViews Studio Residency, NY.
  MFA Graduate Exhibition - Time Square Gallery, NY.
   
  Residencies
2004 The Space Program. Maria Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation. Fall 2004 – 2005. NY.
2000 World-Views Studio Residency, sponsored by The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC). World Trade Center. NY.
   
  Awards and Grants
2004 Emerging Artist Fellowship Grant. Socrates Sculpture Park. NY.
  The Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant. NY.
  The Puffin Foundation Ltd. Teaneck, NJ.
1991 Ethel Cram Memorial Prize for Excellence. The Cooper Union. NY.
1986 The Cooper Union Scholarship Award.  The Cooper Union. NY.
  The International Baccalaureate. The United Nations International School. NY.
   
  Reviews and Publications
  Remastered. Published by Die Gestalten Verlag, Germany.
Curated by Sebastien Agneesens.
  Artworld Digest. Www.artworldigest.com. Interview with David Cohen. April 1, 2006.
  San Francisco Chronicles, “Reviews” by Kenneth Baker. July 16, 2005.
  Site Matters: The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s World Trade Center Artist Residency (1997-2001) Published by LMCC, 2004.
  Artnet, “Dateline Brooklyn” by Stephen Maine, Feb. 12, 2004.
  The Buffalo News, “CEPA’s ‘Fresh Meat’ is a savory exhibit” by Richard Huntington, Jan. 2, 2004. Buffalo, NY.
  New York Times, "Innovators Burst on Stage, One (Ka-pow) at a Time" by Holland Cotter, Nov. 10, 2000. N.Y.C.