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by Thu Nguyen
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This painting is on exhibit at the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2016 at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery (NPG) 2016 portrait competition exhibition (March 12, 2016 through January 8, 2017). It will then travel to Three host museums across the country from February 2017 through August 2018 (Tacoma Art Museum, WA February 4, 2017 to early May 14, 2017, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX June 8, 2017 to September 10, 2017, and Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO October 6, 2017 to January 7, 2018.)
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This painting portrays the contrast between the stereotype of a carefree sweet childhood with the reality of a life often filled with anxiety, confusion and loneliness. While the girl is wearing a cute sentimental valentines dress, her entire posture is self contained and rigid. She is standing in a...
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...
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Lisa MacDonald
Well done! So many thoughts come to mind for labelling that expression.
Mark Dwain
Amazing Artwork ... Following
Bonnie See
back again to admire this complex, perceptive and extraordinary painting - and to post to Facebook.
Bonnie Marie
Precious
Maria Hunt
Congratulations on your work having been shown at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery . There is so much love that went into creating this little girl's painting. Simply stunning, Thu. I suspect that this will win this competition as well. Beautiful. F/L/V
Thu Nguyen replied:
Thanks
Kellice Swaggerty
Wonderful artwork Thu! v/f
Annie Abraham
Congratulations!
Jorge Porras
Impresonante obra, gran oficio, exelente técnica. Felicitaciones.
Jane Bucci
Something so universally wonderful here that I can't quite put it into words ... I just know I enjoy looking at this painting!
Dana Redfern
Congratulations on your sale!
Stella Sherman
What a great composition. I am drawn to her experession on her face and I want to know more. The dress is very impressive too.
Rockpointe Galleries
This is absolutely beautiful....Deborah
Carmen Cordova
This is truly a beautiful piece. Congratulations on your sale.
Xueling Zou
Congratulations on your sale! Wonderfully captured the expression!
Helen Carson
A stunning painting. You have a true gift.
Enrico Ripamonti
Wonderful !
Deb Putnam
Extraordinary and beautiful. I love this painting.
Christine Belt
Doug is right Thu, this really catches ones eye. Your work is exquisite! So blessed to have discoverd you and your work. What an inspiration. My best, Chris
Marlene Robbins
your art is so amazing,Thu! Congratulations on this most wonderful painting! Looks like a photograph.I remember a favorite red and white dress I had as a child...this brings back that memory-thank you! marlene
Doug Strickland
This is a real attention-grabber.
Doug Strickland
This is a real attention-grabber.