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| Dimensions | 5485653 × 5482654 in |
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Childhood Memories
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About the Artist
Thu Nguyen
I was born in Saigon, Vietnam. Being very shy, I spent much of my childhood hiding away upstairs painting, instead of playing with other children. My first brush with success was a Best of Show prize at the 1974 children's exhibition in Saigon sponsored by UNICEF. In 1975 Saigon fell and in the resulting confusion, I was separated from my parents. I ended up in a refugee camp near Hong Kong for a year prior to immigrating to the United States as an orphan. After one very snowy and cold winter in Pennsylvania, I went to Los Angeles to stay with some relatives. After getting my art degree, I have since settled down to pursue my art career in Los Angeles, later Seattle and finally Hawaii. I am inspired by Chinese ancient paintings and Eastern European Iconography, which I have combined with my love of traditional Asian clothing to create this body of work.
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