Through
literature,
philosophy
and daily life, Thao Nguyen Phan (born 1987 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam,
where she lives and works) observes ambiguous issues in social convention,
history and tradition. An honours graduate from Singapore's Lasalle
College of the Arts in 2009, four years later Phan received an MFA in
Painting and Drawing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
(SAIC). Today, in addition to her work as a multimedia artist, she has
joined forces with artist Trương Công Tùng and curator Arlette Quỳnh-Anh
Trần to form Art Labor. This collective explores cross-disciplinary
practices and develops art projects that will benefit the local community.
Thao Nguyen Phan is expanding her “theatrical fields”, including what she
calls
performance gesture
and
moving images. Phan
has exhibited widely in Southeast Asia and is a 2016-2017 Rolex Protégée,
mentored by internationally acclaimed, New York-based, performance and
video artist, Joan Jonas.
