Nhan Duc Nguyen
: Artist. Born in Qui Nhon, Vietnam in 1967, he came to Canada
at age 12. He lived in Vancouver's Chinatown but commuted across town to a
high school with a better art programme. Nguyen was a student at Emily Carr
College of Art & Design in Vancouver where his studio work concentrated on
painting. He has been widely exhibited in group exhibitions since 1990 such
as
YELLOW PERIL: RECONSIDERED (Canadian national tour 1990-91); Artropolis
(Vancouver, 1993); DUAL CULTURES (Kamloops Art Gallery, 1993); DRAWING
DOCUMENTATIONS (Artspeak Gallery, Vancouver, 1993); RACY SEXY at the Chinese
Cultural Centre, Vancouver, Nov-Dec. 1993; Sun Yat-Sen Gardens, Vancouver,
October, 1994; Art Matters (Surrey Art Gallery, 1994); Racing Through Space
(Artspeak, 1994); Cross Currents (Gallery 44, 1995); Orientation (ECIAD
Concourse, 1997) and Positive+ at the Roundhouse in Vancouver, October 1997.
Select solo exhibitions include Re: With You ... (1995) Artspeak Gallery;
Temple of My Familiar (1994) in Belfast; grunt gallery (1992); Front Gallery
(1991); Temple of My Familiar - 6 panels at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre,
Vancouver (1990). He is working on his first videotape about his mother's
home-catering business. |