Biography

Alex Nguyen is an artist and photographer from the San Francisco Bay Area and is currently based in Cambridge, England. He draws his inspiration from his relationship and studies with the outdoors, anthropology, and sociology. He is current practice is centered around the relationship between the materiality and the image of a photograph.


Curriculum Vitae

Education:

2017- 2019

  • Masters of Art Photography, Royal College of Art, London, UK

2009- 2013               

  • Bachelor's of Art in Studio Art with Emphasis in Photography & Minor Anthropology,  San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

Selected Exhibitions and Group Shows:

2019

  • SHOW 2019, Royal College of Art (Battersea Campus), London, UK

2018

  • DREAM, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Awards:

2019:

  • Honourable Mention, Metro Imaging & RCA Award

2015:

  • Selected Artist for Open Show #68: Road Trip- The Stories Behind the Journey, Open Show

Selected Lectures and Presentations:

2016               

  • “Documentary Photography and Photographers”, Color Photography San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, October, 2016

2015               

  • “Introduction to Your DSLR”, Beginning Photography, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, February, 2015 

  • “The Australian Days” Open Show #68: Road Trip- The Stories Behind the Journey, SF Camerawork, San Francisco, CA, March 19th, 2015

  • “Life After SJSU ” BFA Seminar, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, October 7th, 2015

 

Photo Credit: Marissa McPeak

Website: https://www.marissamcpeak.com/

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