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Pipo Nguyen-duy Resume

Pipo Nguyen-duy was born in Hue, Vietnam. Growing up within thirty kilometers of the demilitarized zone of the 18th Parallel, he describes hearing gunfire every day of his early life. He later immigrated to the United States as a political refugee.

Nguyen-duy has taken on many things in life in pursuit of his diverse interests. As a teenager in Vietnam, he competed as a national athlete in table tennis. He also spent some time living as a Buddhist monk in Northern India. Eventually Nguyen-duy earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics at Carleton College. He then moved to New York City, where he worked as a bartender and later as a nightclub manager. Finally, Nguyen-duy earned a Master of Arts in Photography, followed by a Master of Fine Arts in Photography, both from the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque.

Nguyen-duy has received many awards and grants including a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship in Photography; a National Endowment for the the Arts; an En Foco Grant; a Professional Development Grant from the College Arts Association; a National Graduate Fellowship from the American Photography Institute; a Fellowship from the Oregon Arts Commission; a B. Wade and Jane B. White Fellowship in the Humanities at Oberlin College; and three Individual Artist Fellowships from the Ohio Arts Council. He participated as an artist-in-residence at Monet’s garden through The Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Artists at Giverny Fellowship; as an artist-in-residence at the Headlands Center for the Arts in Sausalito, California; and participated in Light Work’s Artist-in-Residence program.

Nguyen-duy has lectured widely and his work is part of many public collections in the United States, Europe, and Asia. He is currently a professor teaching photography at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio.

Series

(My) East of Eden
(My) East of Eden

Pipo Nguyen-duy’s “(My) East of Eden” is a photographic project that explores themes of legacy, hope, and regeneration through portraits and staged photographs of Vietnamese children, set against the backdrop of war-scarred landscapes.

Hotel Window
Hotel Window

Pipo Nguyen-duy’s “Hotel Window” project uses photographs taken from his hotel room in Ho Chi Minh City to explore themes of cultural identity, surveillance, and the complexities of contemporary Vietnamese society.

East of Eden
East of Eden

Pipo Nguyen-duy’s “East of Eden” project uses staged photographs to challenge the idealized depiction of the American landscape and explore themes of nationalism, optimism, and the aftermath of war.

AnOther Expedition: Monet’s Garden
AnOther Expedition: Monet’s Garden

Pipo Nguyen-duy’s “AnOther Expedition” is a cyanotype print installation that subverts the colonial gaze by presenting a fictional Vietnamese expedition to Claude Monet’s garden, challenging traditional Western cultural practices.

The Garden
The Garden

Pipo Nguyen-duy’s “The Garden” project uses photography to document abandoned greenhouses, exploring themes of decay, the passage of time, and the idea of the Garden of Eden as a lost paradise.

AnOther Western
AnOther Western

Pipo Nguyen-duy’s “AnOther Western” project uses self-portraits in the style of 19th-century tintypes to challenge Western stereotypes and explore themes of cultural assimilation and identity.

Exhibitions

Hotel Window
Hotel Window

ClampArt is proud to present “Hotel Window,” Pipo Nguyen-duy’s newest body of work.

(My) East of Eden
(My) East of Eden

ClampArt is pleased to announce “(My) East of Eden,” Pipo Nguyen-duy’s second solo show with the gallery.

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