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Education
2021 Masters of Fine Arts, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
- Certificate in the College Teaching of Art
2017 Bachelors of Fine Art, Drawing and Painting, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
2017 Bachelors of Art, Studio art, concentration in drawing and painting, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Exhibition
Solo:
2022 “Vian Nguyen”; POCA Gallery Wall: Seattle, WA
2021 “This Space and My Race”; GateWay Gallery: MICA, Baltimore, MD
Collaboration:
2021
“Aunna Moriarty & Vian Nguyen: Growing Pains”; Helen S. Smith Gallery, Auburn, WA
Group Shows:
2023
“ Staff and Instructors of Schack”, Schack Art Center; Everett, WA
“ 2023 6x6”, Dakota Gallery; Bellingham, WA
“ 1’x1’ Silent Auction”, Schack Art Center; Everett, WA
“23rd Juried Exhibition” Schack Art Center; Everett, WA
“Teacher/ Scholar/ Artist” WWU Staff Exhibition; Western Washington Gallery; WWU, Bellingham, WA
“Winter Juried Exhibit 2023”; Jansen Art Center, Lynden, WA
2022
“LoCA Pop-Up”;Gallery LoCA,Seattle, WA
2021
Work of 2021 MFA Graduates; Montpelier, Laurel, MD
Work of 2021 MICA Studio Art MFA Graduates (virtual); Baltimore, MD
“Despite the Distance”; Online Exhibition, MICA. https://despite-the-distance-mfast.squarespace.com/
“A Conversation Through Time & Space”; Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
2020
“Im:migration”, Online Popup Exhibition; MICA. https://temporaryroom.net/
2019
“Northwest Mystics 2019: Women of the PNW ”; Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
“Near Two Each”; Sheila & Richard Riggs Gallery: MICA, Baltimore, MD
“Motherland 2019 Members Show”; Center On Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
”Paper & Yellow”; Cascadia Physical; Bellingham, WA
2018
“Organic” ;Harris Avenue Cafe and Tony's Coffee; Bellingham, WA
“Artist Trust Benefit Auction 2018”; Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
“Unfold: Nude Form and Concept”; Gallery Pegasus, Bellingham, WA
2017
“Winter Juried Exhibit 2017/2018”; Jansen Art Center, Lynden, WA
“New Whatcom”; Gallery Pegasus, Bellingham, WA
“Paint Ellensburg 2017”; Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA
“Corporeal” ; Western Washington Gellery; WWU, Bellingham, WA
“Anthropocene”; B Gallery: WWU, Bellingham, WA
“Inner Monologs”; B Gallery: Bellingham, WA
“Resiliency”; B Gallery: WWU, Bellingham, WA
2016
“Figure Drawing and Issues with the Body Display”; Fine Art Entrance Space: WWU, Bellingham WA
“Emergence”; Viking Union Gallery: WWU, Bellingham, WA
“BFA Candidate Introduction”; B Gallery; WWU, Bellingham WA
“BA Senior Show”; B Gallery, WWU, Bellingham WA
“Suitcase: A cross border exchange between Emily Carr University and WWU”; B Gallery, WWU, Bellingham, WA
“Suitcase: A cross border exchange between Emily Carr University and WWU”; ECU Art & Design Entrance Space, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Publication
2021 “GRC’s Helen Smith Gallery presents between June 28 and Sept. 19, 2021”; Seattle Weekly, Seattle, WA
2018 “Gallery Pegasus’ Opening Reception”; Entertainment News NW: January 2018; Bellingham, WA
2016 "VU Gallery displays ‘emergent’ work of 10 Western BFA students” ; The AS Review; WWU, Bellingham, WA
2016 “B Gallery Reception Introduces BFA Candidates and Showcases Work”; Western Today; WWU, Bellingham, WA
Awards
2023 Second Pace 2D, “23rd Juried Exhibition”, Schack Art Center, Everett, WA
2018-2021 MFA Studio Art Scholarship, Fine Art Department, MICA, Baltimore MD
2017 BFA Exhibition Marit Award, Art & Art History, WWU, Bellingham, WA
Academic Experience
2022- Present
Instructor at Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
2021 - 2022
Professor in Painting & Drawing, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2020-2021
Painting & Drawing, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD