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QUOCTRUNG KENNY NGUYEN Artist North Carolina, USA. |
Education
2015 BFA in Painting, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC.
2010 BFA in Fashion Design, University of Architecture Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Exhibitions
2018 ‘Interbeing’, Solo Exhibition, Sozo Gallery, Charlotte, NC. (Solo Exhibition)
2018 ‘Kenny Nguyen: The indescribable Fears’, M Gallery, Czong Institute for Contemporary Art, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.( Solo
Exhibition)
2018 ArtField,. Jones Carter Gallery, Lake City, South Carolina. (Upcoming)
2017 Vietnamerica, Art Exhibition, Documentary Film Screening and Panel Discussion at Capitol Hill, Rayburn
House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
2017 What makes Life an Art, Gwanghwamun International Art Festival, Sejong Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea.(Invitational
Exhibition)
2017 12th Annual Emerald Spring Painting Exhibition, Emerald Art Center, Springfield, OR.
2017 45th International Art Exhibition, Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, Brownsville, TX.
2017 Artpop Chartlotte, Charlotte Art and Science Council, Adams Outdoor Advertising and Artpop Street Gallery, Charlotte, NC.
2017 North Carolina Artist Exhibition, Betty McCain Gallery, Raleigh, NC.
Juror: Michael Rooks, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art of High Museum in Atlanta, GA.
2017 Conroe Art League Invitational Exhibition, Conroe Art League, Conroe, TX.
2016 Artist Statement, International Exhibition and Publication.
Czong Institute for Contemporary Art Museum.Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
2016 CICA’2016 Artist and Location. Czong Institute for Contemporary Art Museum.Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
2016 Fearless, Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL.
2016 Space of otherness, Solo Exhibition at Allenton Gallery, Durham Art Council, Durham, NC.
2016 Tallahassee International Exhibition, Florida State University Museum of Fine Art, FL.
2016 Asia Contemporary Young Artist Award Exhibition, Sejong Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea.
2016 North Carolina Artist Exhibition, Betty McCain Gallery, Raleigh, NC.
Juror: Bradley Sumrall, Chief Curator and Collections Manager of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans, LA.
2016 First LaGrange Southeast Regional Exhibition, LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, GA.
2016 Idaho State University Undergraduate Scholarship Exhibition , Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID.
2016 NASAD Exhibition. Student Union Gallery, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC. (Invitational Exhibition)
2016 UNCC Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Rowe Gallery, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC.
Juror: Jennifer Edwards, Curator of the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art Charlotte, NC.
2015 Generations: 40 Hues of Black and White, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA. (Collaborative Exhibition)
Curators: Dinh Q. Le, International Artist (Venice Biennale 2003; dOCUMENTA (13) 2012; and the Carnegie International 2013,etc.)
and Stephen Anderson, Director of Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA.
2015 Celebration of Chinese Opera, Katzen Art Center at the American University, Washington, DC.
2015 Second Annual Living Mark Exhibition, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, OR.
2015 Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival - Juried Visual Art Exhibition, Trust Arts Education Center, Pittsburgh,PA.
Juror: Astria Suparak, Director and Curator of Carnegie Mellon University’s Miller Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA.
2015 MIS, Rowe Gallery, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC. (BFA Exhibition)
2015 (In)Tangible, Rowe Gallery, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC. (Group Exhibition)
2015 Part & Fabrication (Ceramic), Rowe Gallery, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC. (Group
Exhibition)
2015 Jon Swindler: Raise/Frame/Raze, Rowe Gallery, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC.
Jon Swindler, Assistant Professor of Printmaking, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens GA.
(Collaboration exhibition)
2015 UNCC Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Rowe Gallery, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte,
NC.
Juror: Lia Newman, Director and Curator of the Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College, Davidson, NC.
2014 Persuasion, Painting Project students group show, Rowe Gallery, University of North Carolina at Charlotte,
Charlotte, NC.
2014 Figure in Painting, Student Union Gallery, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC.
2014 Selected Student Exhibition at Packard Place Gallery, Uptown Charlotte, NC.
2014 Direct and In-direct Juried Exhibition, Rowe Gallery, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC.
Juror: Sara Schneckloth, Associate Professor-Drawing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
2014 Figurative Painting. Sky Café, Mooresville, NC. (Solo Exhibition)
2013 UNCC Annual Studio Art Student Juried Exhibition, Rowe Gallery, University of North Carolina at Charlotte,
Charlotte, NC.
Juror: Brad Thomas, Director of Residencies and Exhibitions at McColl Center, Charlotte, NC.
2013 UNCC Annual Foundation Art Student Juried Exhibition, Rowe Gallery, Charlotte, NC.
Juror: Brad Thomas, Director of Residencies and Exhibitions at McColl Center, Charlotte, NC.
2012 International Contemporary Art Exhibition. The Great Train Robbery and The John Turchin Fine Art Gallery
Banner Elk, NC.
Awards / Grants / Honors
2017 Finalist, International Mural Painting Competition in Toride, Toride City, Ibaraki, Japan.
2017 Winner, Charlotte Visual Artist Grant, HappeningsCLT Magazine, Charlotte, NC.
2016-2017 Asia Contemporary Young Artist Award, Excellence Award, Gwanghwamun International Art Festival, Seoul, South
Korea.
2017 Winner
Puplic art, ArtPop Billboard Program.
Charlotte Art and Science Council, Adams Outdoor Advertising and Artpop Street Gallery, Charlotte, NC.
2017 Merit-based Artist Residency Fellowship and Work-Exchange Award
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT.
2016 Juror Merit Award
First LaGrange Southeast Regional Exhibition, LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, GA.
Juror: Deanna Sirlin
2016 Juror’s Choice Award
North Carolina Artist Exhibition, Betty McCain Gallery, Raleigh, NC.
Juror: Bradley Sumrall, Chief Curator and Collections Manager of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New
Orleans, LA.
2016 Second Place
UNCC Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Rowe Gallery, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC.
Juror: Jennifer Edwards, Curator of the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art Charlotte, NC.
2015 Honorable Mention
UNCC Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Rowe Gallery, Charlotte, NC.
Juror: Lia Newman, Director and Curator of the Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College, Davidson, NC.
Experiences / Workshops
2016 Instructor, Ink-wash painting and Silk painting workshop, Durham Art Council, Durham, NC.
2016 Studio Assistant (Ceramic, 3D print sculpture), Professional artist: Thomas “Tom” Smith, Charlotte, NC.
2015 Monotype Printmaking Workshop with Jon Swindler, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte NC.
Jon Swindler, Assistant Professor of Printmaking, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens GA.
2012 Freelance designer (Patternmaking and Illustrating for fashion design), Charlotte, NC.
2010 Assistant Fashion designer, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Lecture
2016 Invitational lecture: 'Space of Otherness'. Summer Art Classes, Fall 2016, Durham Art Council, Durham, NC.
2016 Invitational lecture: ‘Identity and Cultural Displacement’. Art Appreciated and Painting Courses, Rowan-Cabarrus
Community College, Salisbury, NC.
2014 Invitational lecture: ‘ Time, Place and Identity’. Conceptual Practice Course, Fall 2014, University of North Carolina
at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC.
Bibliography
2017 ‘Carolina Art Crush: Artist Kenny Nguyen’, Interview, HappeningsCLT, May 05 2017,
https://happeningsclt.com/2017/05/05/carolina-art-crush-kenny-nguyen/
2016 Tallahassee International Exhibition, Florida State University Museum of Fine Art, FL. Exhibition Catalogue.
2016 Asia Contemporary Young Artist Award Exhibition, Sejong Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea. Exhibition Catalogue.
2016 North Carolina Artist Exhibition, Betty McCain Gallery, Raleigh, NC. Exhibition Catalogue.
2016 First LaGrange Southeast Regional Exhibition, LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, GA. Exhibition Catalogue.
2015 Generations: 40 Hues Between Black and White, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA) and
Vietnamese American Arts and Letters
Association (VAALA), Santa Ana, CA. Exhibition Catalogue.
2015 Quoctrung “Kenny” Nguyen - Invisible Man #2. Atlantis Magazine. The Creative Magazine of University of North
Carolina at Wilmington. Fall 2015,
Issue 72. Page 3,42. Print.
2015 The Washington Post Weekend. Review. The meaning behind the mask, unveiled. Aug.20. Exhibition Section.Print.
2015 The Washington Post Online. Celebrating an ancient art form. Aug.20. Museum Section.
2015 China Daily USA Online. Chinese opera on display. Aug. 14, Art Section.
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2015-08/14/content_21599987.htm
2015 Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Press Room. Review. Festival: 56th Annual Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival-Juried
Visual Art Exhibition Awards.
http://pressroom.trustarts.org/2015/06/04/festival-56th-annual-dollar-bank-three-rivers-arts-festival-juried-visual-
art-exhibition-awards/
2015 Pittsburgh City Paper. Review. Arts Fest’s Juried Visual-Art Show. Jun, 11.
http://www.pghcitypaper.com/Blogh/archives/2015/06/11/arts-fests-juried-visual-art-show
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