Thu Nguyen Art Collections
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Artwork by Thu Nguyen
Each image may be purchased as a canvas print, framed print, metal print, and more! Every purchase comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
The Valentine Dress by Thu Nguyen
The Star of The Sea by Thu Nguyen
Summer Morning Cabot Arkansas by Thu Nguyen
Unconscious Beauty by Thu Nguyen
I want to put a ding in the universe by Thu Nguyen
Story of a boat person by Thu Nguyen
Kona Sunset by Thu Nguyen
12 30 A M by Thu Nguyen
May Morning Arkansas River 5 by Thu Nguyen
Deep in thought by Thu Nguyen
5 A.M. by Thu Nguyen
three boats by Thu Nguyen
Green Destiny by Thu Nguyen
Red Lips by Thu Nguyen
Grace's Story by Thu Nguyen
Conquest of Paradise by Thu Nguyen
Looking Up by Thu Nguyen
May Morning Arkansas River 3 by Thu Nguyen
Spirited Away by Thu Nguyen
Between the sheets by Thu Nguyen
Waterworld by Thu Nguyen
Amelie-An 's World by Thu Nguyen
May Morning Arkansas River 2 by Thu Nguyen
Lost in flowers by Thu Nguyen
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About Thu Nguyen
I was born in Saigon, Vietnam. Being very shy, I spent much of my childhood hiding away upstairs painting, instead of playing with other children. My first brush with success was a Best of Show prize at the 1974 children's exhibition in Saigon sponsored by UNICEF. In 1975 Saigon fell and in the resulting confusion I was separated from my parents. I ended up in a refuge camp near Hong Kong for a year prior to immigrating to the United States as an orphan. After one very snowy and cold winter in Pennsylvania, I went to Los Angeles to stay with some relatives.
During my high school years, I earned extra money doing fashion modeling work in the garment district and upon graduation started on the pre-med program in college. During this time I fell in love with art again and changed my major to art. While in college I had an acting stint in Hollywood on the side (I got a part in Oliver Stone's 'Heaven and Earth' and followed with a lead role in Elizabeth Hong Yang's 'Touch Within' in China).
After getting my art degree, I have since settled down to pursue my art career in Los Angeles, later Seattle and finally Hawaii with the big excitement being adopting my first daughter from China and my second daughter from Vietnam.
Professional qualifications:
BFA in painting, California State University Long Beach .
Two grants from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation
Three grants from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation.
My work is represented in many public and private collections in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Mexico.
Recent Exhibitions:
Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery (NPG) 2016 portrait competition exhibition (March 12, 2016 through January 8, 2017).
Tacoma Art Museum, WA
February 4, 2017 to May 14, 2017
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Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX
June 2, 2017 to September 10, 2017
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Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
October 8, 2017 to January 7, 2018
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Artis—Naples, The Baker Museum, Naples, FL
January 31, 2018 to May 6, 2018
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Ackland Museum of Art, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC
June 1, 2018 to August 26, 2018
Thu Nguyen's original paintings can be purchased at:
Thu Nguyen Art Gallery
www.thunguyenartgallery.com