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Elaine T. Nguyen

Portals: Migration and Displacement

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Dear

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Education

2024           University of California Davis, MFA Studio Art, Summa Cum Laude

2017             Maryland Institute College of Art, BFA Painting, Summa Cum Laude

2017             Maryland Institute College of Art, BA Humanities, Magna Cum Laude

2016            Studio Arts College International Florence

Artist Residencies, Awards, and Fellowships

2025           (forthcoming) MASS MoCA Residency, North Adams, MA - Full Fellowship      

2024           Foundation OBRAS Residency, Estremez, Portugal

                      Blau-Gold Teaching Fellow, Root Division, San Francisco, CA - Recipient

                      St. Elmo's Artist Residency, University of Texas, Austin, TX - Shortlisted           

2023            Tropical Lab Residency, LaSalle College of Arts, Singapore

                      Summer Graduate Fellowship, University of California, Davis, CA

2021            World of Co Residency, Sofia, Bulgaria

Curatorial Projects           

2021         Sacred Strands, i19 Gallery, Orange, New Jersey

2020       Where the Flowers Bloom, Published Anthology

2019         Conversations in Identity, Salesforce Tower, San Francisco, CA

                  Performing Arts Workshop, Youth Art Summit, CCA, San Francisco, CA

Solo Exhibitions

2020         CONFESS, Smart Gallery & Studio, San Francisco, CA

2017           I Can’t Wait to Remember This, Fox Gallery MICA, Baltimore, MD

 Select Group Exhibitions

2024           (forthcoming) APAture, Kearny Street, San Francisco, CA

                     19th National Juried Exhibition, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA, Juried by Kelly Lindner - Best in Show

                     Temporary Ground, Jan and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum, Davis, CA           

2023            Playground, Praxis Space, Singapore

                      New Bohemia NYE, San Francisco Mint, San Francisco, CA

2022           Artist Show, 2727 Gallery, Berkeley, CA Holiday Show, 2727 Gallery, Berkeley, CA

2021            World of Co Online Exhibition, Sofia, Bulgaria

2020           Expand Gallery, The Virtual Art Fair: Third Edition

                     World of Co Online Exhibition, Sofia, Bulgaria
                     WE ARE – Matriz Woman Artists, Paris, France ARTdemic Exhibit — i19 Gallery, Orange, New Jersey

                     Surface Gallery: Dot Dot Dash, Nottingham, UK

                     Artist Circle Gallery, Olympia, Washington

                     Covid 19 & Social Distancing | Theartcircle

                     Artist as Curator, State of CA Building, San Francisco, CA

                     New Bohemia NYE, San Francisco Mint, San Francisco,  CA

 2017           Sketchbooks, Pinkard Gallery, Baltimore, MD

 2016          SACI MICA Show, Jules Maidoff Studio, Florence, IT World Wise, Fox Gallery 3, Baltimore, MD

Press

2024       Axis Gallery. Am I Home? 19th National Juried Exhibition. Axis Gallery, https://axisgallery.org/home/exhibitions/am-i-home-19th-national-juried-exhibition/

2020       Schomaker,Kristine. “Living through a Pandemic: Artists Experiment, Inspire and Persevere.” Art and Cake LA, 10                             May. 2020, Art and Cake LA: Living through a Pandemic
                   McDaniel, Katherine. “Winter 2020. Volume 2. NO 1. Empathy.” Synkroniciti, 1 Mar. 2020, synkroniciti.com/the-                           magazine/.

                   Savant, Mia. “Elaine T. Nguyen – Online Open Mic.” Ponder Savant, 18 Mar. 2020, Ponder Savant Elaine Nguyen

2018         Feng, Sarah. “Counterclock.” Counterclock Issue 8, 1 Feb. 2020, counterclock.org/eight. 2017 Author. “In the Artist's                       Studio – A  Photo Essay, Part 3.” Art and Cake LA, 3 Feb. 2018, Art and Cake LA: In the Artist's Studio.

                  Where the Flowers Bloom, Published AnthologyPerforming Arts Workshop, Youth Art Summit, CCA, San Francisco,                        CA

Teaching & Lecture Experience

2024          Teaching Assistant, University of California, Davis                   

2023          Artist Panel Gallery 2727, Berkeley, CA

                    Yolo County Library Workshops, Yolo County, CA

2021          Alumni Visiting Artist World of Co, Sofia, Bulgaria

2020         Artist Talk & Studio Visit with curator of Ante Magazine, Audra Lambert, Virtual

2019          Artist Talk with World of Co Residency, Sofia, Bulgaria

2018-21   Performing Arts Workshop: Core Teaching Artist instructing grades Pre-K-12th

                   Creativity Explored: Art instructor for adults with cognitive disabilities
2018-20  Galileo: 3D Printing Instructor 6th-8th

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