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