Visiting Artist: Tammy Nguyen

Tammy Nguyen is a multimedia artist working with geopolitics, fiction, and lesser-known histories. She received a BFA from the Cooper Union in 2007 and an MFA from the Yale School of Art in 2013. From 2007-08, Nguyen was a Fulbright Scholar in Vietnam, where she studied traditional lacquer painting techniques. She has exhibited at the Rubin Museum, The Fine Arts Museum of Ho Chi Minh City, and the Bronx Museum, among others; and her work is included in the collections of Yale University, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, MIT Library, the Walker Art Center Library, and the Museum of Modern Art Library. In Fall 2016, Nguyen founded Passenger Pigeon Press, an independent press that brings the work of scientists, journalists, creative writers, and visual artists together to create politically nuanced projects. Part of the Tuesday Night MFA Lecture Series at BU School of Visual Arts.