Kenny Nguyen
Born 1993 in Hanoi, Vietnam
Works in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Kenny Nguyễn is a working illustrator and fine artist. He graduated with a degree in Illustration/Fine Arts from Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA, USA. After completing his BFA in the States, Kenny returned to Ho Chi Minh City to live and work.
Kenny’s works are often personal, abstract and poetic. During his time studying abroad, Kenny was fascinated by the technique of printmaking and book-binding. This dynamic – the folds of paper with the scent of ink in the printshop – is always a source of motivation and inspiration for the artist.
Kenny’s artworks have been exhibited/collected by a number of institutions abroad such as: : ‘Bainbridgre Island Museum of Art’ (Bainbridge Island, WA, 2019), ‘Kệ – A History of NOW’ (Wedeman Gallery, Newton, MA, 2017), ‘Spotlight On Book Arts’ (Lesley University, Cambridge, MA, 2016), ‘Sheffield International Artist Book Prize’ (Bank Street Arts, Sheffield, UK), etc.
EDUCATION
2011 – 2015
Lesley University College Of Art And Design, Cambridge, MA Illustration B.F.A
2011
Abroad Team, Fondazione Il Bisonte, Florence, Italy
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
Coming Full Circles, The Pi, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2018
lamina | ink; vảy | mực, The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition 2023 (AIMPE), Tokushima, Japan
2022
Hù: Có Kiêng Có Lành Exhibition, The Nutshell, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2019
Vănguard Retrospective Exhibition, Dorchester Art Project, Boston, MA
2017
Kệ - History of NOW, Wedeman Gallery, Newton, MA
2016
Spotlight on Book Arts: March 2016, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA
kệ:Vietnam Artist's Book Project, Dia Project, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2015
dịch/dời:Narratives of Displacement, Six Space, Hanoi, Vietnam
Art For You, Mai's Gallery, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
WunderHaus, Vandernoot Gallery, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA
Sheffield International Artist Book Prize 2015, Bank Street Arts, Sheffield, UK
Arches Student Print Exhibition, Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge MA
2014
Salon21, Nave Gallery, Somerville, MA
AIB Pop-Up, Lesley University College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
2013
Boston Public Library’s Print Collection, Boston Public Library, Boston, MA
2012
Purely Paper, Flow Art Space, Minneapolis, MN
2011
Intaglio Society’s Print Collection, St. Johnsbury Academy, St. Johnsbury, VT
COLLECTIONS
2019
Collection of Tutt Library, Colorado College, Special Collection, Colorado Springs, CO
Collection of Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Bainbridge Island, WA
2015
You Are Here, Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA
The Boston Printmakers, Cambridge, MA
Print Department of The Boston Public Library, Boston, MA
SGCI Members’ Exchange Portfolio, SGC International Archives
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2013
Natural Response, Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA
The Boston Printmakers, Cambridge, MA
Print Department of The Boston Public Library, Boston, MA
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
2015
Boston Printmakers’ Award, The Boston Printmakers, Cambridge, MA
2014
Major Achievement Award In Illustration, Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA
SELECT CLIENTS
Forbes Vietnam
Robb Report Singapore
Scott Dunn Travel
CHICHA22 (Alien Next Door)
Kimmese
PRESS
2023
Co Dong, Online Publication, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2015
Vietcetera, Online Publication, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
BARCODE, Printed Magazine, Vol.19, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
And Of Other Things, Online Publication, Hanoi, Vietnam
To obtain further information about pricing and availability of the work shown on the site, or to request more information, please contact: kennynguyenart@gmail.com