PHUONG NGUYEN

born in 1992 - lives and works Toronto

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PHUONG NGUYEN (1992 - ) holds a BFA from OCAD University (2014). Working in representational oil painting and experimental weaving, she explores themes of Ornamentalism and the relationship between exoticism and violence by referencing the aesthetics and the history of Chinoiserie and South East Asian/Vietnamese femininity. Her recent exhibitions include: ”She Died A Death By A Thousand Cuts" at the Art Gallery of Burlington (Burlington), "Re-wetting the void” at Ai Gallery London (UK), and "No Still Waters” at IRL Gallery, New York (USA). Nguyen currently works and lives in Toronto.

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