Christian Nguyen

Page 1 | Biography

Born: 1968, Saigon, Vietnam
Lives: New York City

Education
2000 Master of Fine Arts - Hunter College, Graduate Program. NY.
1991 Bachelor of Fine Arts - The Cooper Union, School of Art. NY.
1986 International Baccalaureate � U. N. International School. NY.


Solo Exhibitions
2003 Novus Ordo Seclorum � Diesel Denim Gallery, NY. Curated by Sebastien Agneesens.



Group Exhibitions
2005
Empire�s Feast, New York/Vancouver Video Exchange � PH Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Jenny Ham.
Eleven Nguyens and the 30 Year Loss � PH Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Trong Nguyen.
That Which is Built Isidro Blasco, Christian Nguyen, Renee Lotenero � Patricia Sweetow Gallery. San Francisco, CA.
Doing Lines � Paul de Guzman and Christian Nguyen - NGC224. New York. Curated by Trong Nguyen.

2004
Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition � Socrates Sculpture Park. Long Island City, NY. Curated by Alyson Baker.
AmBush � Van Brunt Gallery. NY. Curated by Trong Nguyen.
Drawings � Plane Space, New York. NY.
Freehand. Marvelli Lab, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Curated by Rachel Gugelberger.
Video X � 10 years of video with Momenta Art. Momenta Art. Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Michael Waugh and Eric Heist.

2003
Fresh Meat � Center for Experimental and Perceptual Art, Buffalo, NY. Curated by Stephan Apicella-Hitchcock.

2002
MicroViews � Municipal Arts Society, NY. Curated by Moukhtar Kocache, Erin Donelly, Stephan Apicella-Hitchcock & Christopher K. Ho.
Dining Haul: Unpacked No.4 � Food Inspired, Food Used and Food Digested Art. Meatmarket District, NY. Curated by Alisoun Meehan.
Superlounge � The 7th exhibit of the emerging curators Series � GaleGates et.al. Brooklyn. Curated by Mari Spirito and Andrea Salerno.

2001
Something/Nothing � Passport to the State of Fluxus - Art in General, NY. Curated by Luiza Interlenghi.
Third Annual 12 to 12 Film and Video Marathon - Art in General,NY.

2000
Havana Biennale � Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematograficos. Havana, Cuba. Video program curated byArt in General.
I Love NY � The Point Gallery. NY. Curated by Stephan Ducret and Sebastien Agneessens.
Foreign Bodies - White Columns, NY.Curated by Paul Ha.
LMCC Open Studios - WorldViews Studio Residency, NY.
MFA Graduate Exhibition - Time Square Gallery NY.


Bibliography
Artworld Digest 2006

Artnet, �Dateline Brooklyn� by Stephen Maine, Feb. 12, 2004. Published on Artnet.com.

The Buffalo News, �CEPA�s �Fresh Meat� is a savory exhibit� by Richard Huntington, Jan. 2, 2004. Buffalo, NY.

New York Times, "Innovators Burst on Stage, One (Ka-pow) at a Time" by Holland Cotter, Nov. 10, 2000. N.Y.C.


Grants/Awards
2004
Emerging Artist Fellowship Grant. Socrates Sculpture Park. NY.
Maria Walsh Sharpe Space Program
Socrates Emerging Artist Fellowship
The Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant. NY.
The Puffin Foundation Ltd. Teaneck, NJ.


Publications
Site Matters: The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council�s World Trade Center Artist Residency (1997-2001) by Moukhtar Kocache, Erin Shirreff, and Liz Thompson. Texts by Olu Oguibe, Anthony Vidler, Tom Healy, Liz Thompson, Moukhtar Kocache, and Erin Donnelly. Published by LMCC, November 15 - 2004.