CV
EDUCATION
2012 MFA Photography, California State University, Long Beach, CA
2008 BFA Photography, California State University, Fullerton, CA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020
Reconstructing Slippages in Time: Between Home and Here, UCSB Multicultural Center, Santa Barbara, CA
2012
Embodiment, MFA Thesis, Dutzi Gallery, California State University, Long Beach, CA
Embody and Echo, DBA 256 Gallery, Pomona, CA
2005
It’s a small world, University of North Carolina, NC
Confession, University of North Carolina, NC
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020
No one remembers alone, USC Roski School of Art, Los Angeles, CA
We Are Here: Art and Asian Voices in L.A., USC Asia Pacific Museum, Pasadena, CA
2019
Singing in The Dark, A Meditation on Migration, Art Salon Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA
2018
Reframing the Fragments, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Complement, Long Beach City College Visual & Media Arts Gallery, Long Beach
2017
Aliens with Extraordinary Abilities, Fellows of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA Fresh, South Bay Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
2016
Faculty Exhibition, Long Beach City College Visual & Media Arts Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Honoring our Ancestors, Avenue 50 Studio, Highland Park, CA
South of the Grapevine, Arte Americas, Fresno, CA
Embody, Boston Court Performing Arts Center, (The Golden Dragon), Pasadena, CA
Women in Light, Luxe Gallery, San Diego City College, San Diego, CA
Constructions of Disquiet, Golden West College Gallery, Huntington Beach, CA
SKIN, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2015
Shelved Art, Newtown Arts Project, Pasadena, CA
2014
Facts & Figures, Faculty Exhibition, Long Beach City College Visual and Media Arts Gallery
εἶδος: That Which is Seen, Thomas P. Kelly Jr. Student Art Gallery, Loyola Marymount University
Crossing Borders, Gallery Gong, Seoul, South Korea
Crossing Borders, Instituto Municipal de Arte y Cultura – IMAC, Tijuana, Mexico
TOHYF, Encino Terrace, Encino, CA
2013
Sacred Memories: Honoring the Dead Across Cultures, Pico House Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Wish You Were Here 12, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Gettin’ Off the Ground, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
Crossing Borders, SOMArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2012
Crossing Borders, Emergent Art Space Juried online Exhibition
B Social, Factory, Downtown Los Angeles, CA
Alter/Altar, King Street Gallery, School of Art + Design at Montgomery College, Silver Springs, MD
Consortium, Avenue 50 Studio, Highland Park, CA
The X-Actobles, Bar Basic, San Diego, CA
Mercy, Not Sacrifice IV, Syrup Loft, Los Angeles, CA
Portraiture, ArtExchange, Long Beach, CA
MFA Advancement, Gatov Gallery, CSU, Long Beach, CA
Ventriloquists, Gatov Gallery West, CSU, Long Beach, CA
2011
MFA Open Studios, California State University, Long Beach, CA
Lived Experience, The Huntington, Los Angeles, CA
2010
Photography & LA, Phantom Galleries, Long Beach, CA
Collaborative, The Mezz, Los Angeles, CA
Third Eye Vision, Bar Basic, San Diego, CA
La Jolla Art & Wine Festival, Emerging Artist recipient, La Jolla, CA
International Mail Art, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
MFA Open Studios, California State University, Long Beach, CA
Object of Friction, Arty LA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Other, Werby Gallery, California State University, Long Beach, CA
Introspect: Urban Art, Onyx Room, San Diego, CA
Life and Dignity, Fernando’s Hideaway, Los Angeles, CA
2008
Family and Fiction, Progressive Gallery, Pomona, CA
Before/After, California State University, Fullerton, CA
2007
Attachment, Art for Health, CSU, Fullerton, CA
Skin Deep, East Gallery, California State University, Fullerton, CA
2006
Cross Process Concepts, Apogee, San Diego, CA
AWARDS / CURATIONS / RESIDENCIES
2015 The Rema Hort Mann Foundation LA Emerging Artist nominee, CA
2015 Creative Aging (Residency cycle IV), Theatre of Hearts, Los Angeles, CA Jan-Apr
2015 Present Tense, Curator, DNJ Gallery at Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
2015 Characters & Conditions, Curator, Nomad Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2015 Creative Visions Photography Show, Curator, ArtShareLA, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Creative Aging (Residency cycle III), Theatre of Hearts, Los Angeles, CA Sept-Dec
2014 Creative Aging (Residency cycle II), Theatre of Hearts, Los Angeles, CA July-Aug
2014 Creative Aging (Residency cycle I), Theatre of Hearts, Los Angeles, CA Feb-May
2012 First Place Winner, Crossing Borders, Emergent Art Space Juried Exhibition
2010 Emerging Artist Award, LJAWF
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Long Beach Community College, Long Beach, CA / Fall 2014 – Present
Adjunct Photography Instructor (Elements of Photography; Intro to Fine Art Photography – B&W Darkroom)
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA / Spring 2014 – Present
Adjunct Multi-Media Instructor (Computer Graphics I, Digital Photography)
Art Institute of California, Los Angeles, CA / summer 2013 – 2016
Adjunct Photography Instructor (Photographic Post Production; Adv. Photographic Post Production; Large Format & View Camera Theory; Portraiture; Portfolio I; Digital Image Management; History of Photography; Portfolio I; Applied Portraiture; Editorial Photography)
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA / Fall 2009 – Fall 2012
Teaching / Studio Assistant for Michael Brodsky (Computer Graphics I; Digital Photography
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA / Spring 2012 – Fall 2012
Teaching / Studio Assistant for Saeri Cho-Dobson (Computer Graphics I; Experimental Typography; & Professional Practice Graphic Design)
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA / Spring 2012
Teaching / Studio Assistant for Dmitry Kmelnitsky (Computer Graphics I)
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA / Fall 2011
Teaching / Studio Assistant for Diane Meyer (Special Studies Bookmaking & Photography; Photography I; & Photography II)
California State University, Long Beach, CA / Spring 2011
Teaching Internship with Rebecca Sittler-Shrock (Color Photography)
WORKSHOPS / LECTURES
Artist Talk, San Diego State University, Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Center, April 2021
Artist Talk, Russell Sage College, Opalka Gallery, April 2021
Artist Talk, Chaffey College, Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art Home Edition, April 2021
PhotoWorks Editing Workshop, Arts Council for Long Beach, Feb 2021
We Are Here: Panel conversation w/ Viet Thanh Nguyen, Phung Huynh, Quyen Nguyen-Le, USC Pacific Asian America Museum, Pasadena, CA Dec 2020
We Are Here: Artist Lecture, USC Pacific Asian America Museum, Pasadena, CA Apr 18, 2020
Lecture series: Vietnamese creative leaders of San Diego, BRIDGE, San Diego, CA Feb 8, 2019
Illuminated Recipes: Photography Instructor, Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association. Garden Grove, CA / May 2019
Project Foto: Photography Instructor, Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association. Westminster, CA/ May 2018
AJA Project: Artist Lecture, San Diego, CA / Apr 2018
KaledioLA: The Speaker Series of the Department of Art and Art History; Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA / Apr 8, 2016
Scanning, Post-Production, & Printing: Digital Photography Workshop, Art Institute of Los Angeles, CA / May 2, 2015
Photography & Social Media: Digital Photography Workshop, Art Institute of Los Angeles, CA / Mar 14, 2015
AiAfter Dark, Art Institute of Los Angeles, CA / Feb 7, 2015
Portraiture: Digital Photography Workshop, Art Institute of Los Angeles, CA / Dec 6, 2014
Executive & Business Portraiture: Digital Photography Workshop, Art Institute of Los Angeles, CA / Nov 8, 2014
Ai Summer Break Series: Photography & Fashion Styling, Art Institute of Los Angeles / July 8, 2014
Ai Summer Studio: Digital Photography, Art Institute of Los Angeles, CA / June 23 – June 26, 2014
AiAfter Dark: Selfies, #AiAfterDark, Art Institute of Los Angeles, CA / Apr 27, 2014
Portfolio Success: Digital Photography, Senior Saturday, Art Institute of Los Angeles, CA / Mar 29, 2014
The Business of Photography: Digital Photography, Senior Saturday, Art Institute of Los Angeles, CA / Nov 23, 2013
Lighting Techniques: Digital Photography, Senior Saturday, Art Institute of Los Angeles, CA / Oct 26, 2013
Fundamentals & Foundation: Digital Photography, Senior Saturday, Art Institute of Los Angeles, CA / Sept 14, 2013