Nguyen Khoi Nguyen is a multi-disciplinary artist and educator. He is the author of the multimedia graphic novel, The Gulf, which includes writing, drawings, music, and animation. He is the vocalist, pianist, composer and bandleader of the jazz trio: Superior Cling. Nguyen is currently a digital media lecturer at Loyola University Maryland. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
Áo Tay Dún Nhiều Tầng (ruffled sleeves), 2015
Ink on paper
42" x 30”
“One of the few items my mother brought with her when she emigrated to America were sewing pattern books. She was a seamstress in Vietnam and has continued to work as a seamstress in America for nearly forty years. This painting is inspired by her old sewing pattern books.” -- Nguyen Khoi Nguyen
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Every Night’s A Sleepover, 2015
Ink on paper
10 7/8" x 13 3/4"
“My mother described to me how she slept every night in Vietnam. I recreated the scene for this drawing. This image is also in Chapter 3 of my graphic novel, The Gulf.” -- Nguyen Khoi Nguyen
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The Gulf #5, 2019
Soft-cover, zine-style comic
5.5" x 8.5"
“The Gulf is a multimedia graphic novel inspired by my family’s immigrant story. The work includes text, illustration, music, and animation. The title of The Gulf refers to the physical location of the gulf coast of Florida, where I grew up, as well as the idea of division: between adulthood & childhood, parent & child, Vietnamese & American identity. In Chapter 5, I explore my relationship with my name.” -- Nguyen Khoi Nguyen
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