Elaine T. Nguyen
Portals: Migration and Displacement
TB9
Blue Hour
Dear
CV
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