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

The Icon by Thu Nguyen

12 30 A M by Thu Nguyen

Aloha by Thu Nguyen

Kona Sunset by Thu Nguyen

Story of a boat person by Thu Nguyen

May Morning Arkansas River 5 by Thu Nguyen

Enfamil at Ha Long Bay Vietnam by Thu Nguyen

Deep in thought by Thu Nguyen

three boats by Thu Nguyen

5 A.M. by Thu Nguyen

Green Destiny by Thu Nguyen

Conquest of Paradise by Thu Nguyen

May Morning Arkansas River 3 by Thu Nguyen

Between the sheets by Thu Nguyen

Grace's Story by Thu Nguyen

Waterworld by Thu Nguyen

A discovery by Thu Nguyen

May Morning Arkansas River 2 by Thu Nguyen

Amelie-An 's World 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, Hawaii and finally in Acapulco, Mexico.
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