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Born and raised in Toronto, Phuong Nguyen is a visual artist working in painting and sculpture. Nguyen uses these mediums to explore themes of Ornamentalism, Orientalism, and the relationship between personhood and objecthood, drawing on Orientalist scholarship and the aesthetics and history of Chinoiserie in relation to Southeast Asian and Vietnamese femininity. Her work examines how cultural identity, gender, and desire are mediated through decorative objects and the histories they carry.

Nguyen holds a BFA from OCAD University (2014), where she specialized in Drawing and Painting. Her work has been exhibited across Canada and is held in a number of public, corporate, and private collections, including the Art Gallery of Guelph, the University of Toronto Art Collection, and Global Affairs Canada.