EXPERIENCE & EXHIBITIONS
Kenny Nguyen Contemporary Art LLC | Concord, NC
Studio Assistant | November 2024 - present
Assist with fabrication, installation, inventory, and administrative tasks
Hodges Taylor Contemporary Art Gallery | Charlotte, NC
Artist: String Theory | July 2024
"Everything Still Ahead Of You" (steel, laser etched acrylic, mixed media collages printed on silk; dimensions variable)
Goodyear Arts | Charlotte, NC
Project Studio Space Artist | November 2024 - January 2025
Curator: Shelf Life of Grief | December 2023 - March 2024
Curated a dynamic art show, handpicking 13 artists and closely collaborating to refine their concepts, ensuring cohesion within the show's theme
Orchestrated a closing ceremony in partnership with facility managers, bringing a DJ and dance performance into the space
Featured piece: "Sentry" (cast acrylic, metal, spray paint; 5’ x 6’ x 2’)
Artist: Internal Powers External Forces | February 2023 - March 2023
"Honey Crash" (chicken wire, construction flagging tape, preserved honeybees, masonry twine; 55” x 35” x 40”)
The Mint Museum | Charlotte, NC
Artist: Local Street III | November 2023
"Prone to Picking Locks” (constructed light box, fishing line, textured plastic, key blanks, acrylic cut keys, foam mats; 8’ x 5’ x 5’)
Selected as one of 60 local artists
Uproar | Orange County, NC
Artist: Festival of Public Art | July 2023 - August 2023
"Honey Crash II" (chicken wire, construction flagging tape, preserved honeybees in resin; dimensions variable)
Selected as one of 60 artists out of over 100 applicants throughout the southeast
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art, Concentration in 3D Interdisciplinary Studies | UNC Charlotte | May 2024
Minor: Journalism
Honors: Levine Scholars Program (UNC Charlotte’s most premier scholarship)
Relevant Coursework: 3D Modeling & Digital Fabrication, Installation Art, Digital Photography
Study Abroad: Ireland: Creative Pilgrimage in Ireland (Summer 2023); Rome, Italy: Exploring Art and Culture in Rome & Venice (Summer 2022)
EDUCATION
Technical Skills: Woodworking, Welding, 3D Modeling, Laser Cutting, 3D Printing
Design Software: Adobe Suite
Project Management: Materials Acquisition, Budgeting