MARY T NGUYEN
ABOUT
Mary T Nguyen is a Sydney-based creative artist that works with abstracts, portraits, landscapes, still life, and sculptures.
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Mary was born in Hanoi, Vietnam. During her time in Vietnam, she attended formal training with well-known artists at the University of Fine Arts, Hanoi Vietnam.
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She immigrated to Australia and after many years of hard work raising her family in Australia, she returned to her artistic pursuits, gaining her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the UNSW College of Fine Arts (COFA) in Sydney.
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Her body of work is a combination of the collected personal experiences that have been enriched by the Australian culture, environment, and also her memories of home.
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The symbol of the boat in her logo not only refers to the transient, floating vehicle that transported her across the seas but also draws from her early pieces that blended the Asian-Australian transatlantic experience.
PROFESSIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
College of Fine Arts, UNSW, Sydney
2009 - 2013
diploma of fine arts
Nepean Arts & Design Centre
2007 - 2008
EXHIBITIONS,
SELECTED ARTS PRIZE/AWARDS &
ART ROLES
2023
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Westerly - Group Exhibition, Balmain Watch House
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​From the Studio 2 - Group Exhibition, The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre
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Blacktown City Art Prize - Highly Commended
2022
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​From the Studio - Group Exhibition, The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre
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EXTRA/ordinary - Group Exhibition, Fairfield City Museum & Gallery
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Lethbridge 20000 Art Awards, Finalist
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'Cable Beach' artwork selected for Blacktown City Council Smart Bin. Located at Alwyn Lindfield Reserve
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John Villiers Outback Art Prize
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Blacktown Arts Prize Finalist
2021
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​Snapshot - Group Exhibition - The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre. Blacktown Arts Prize, Finalist.
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Lethbridge 20000 Art Awards, Finalist
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Herland III: Body Resilient finalist
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Drummoyne Art Awards
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Hawkesbury Art Show - Highly recommended
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Kids Club Teacher - Blacktown NSW
2020
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Solo exhibition Artist Residency Blacktown
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Arts teacher at ACESolo exhibition Artist Residency Blacktown
2019
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A.C.E Art Teacher
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Artist Residency Blacktown
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Fairfield members arts prize
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Artist catch up (Group Exhibition)
2018
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A.C.E Art Teacher
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Group Exhibition, Heritage Blue Mountains NSW
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Fairfield Art Prize (Second Prize Contemporary)
2017
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Fairfield Art Prize (Commended)
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Brisbane Art Prize Finalist
2016
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Solo exhibition ‘Dong Sang’, Gaffa, Sydney
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Solo exhibition ‘Dong Sang’, Heritage Hill Museum, VIC
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Who is Looking at You?’ Portrait Prize Finalist, Cambridge Studio Gallery, VIC
2015
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Solo and group exhibition, Rome Italy
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Waverley Art Prize Finalist
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Hunters Hill Exhibition (People's choice)
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Fairfield Members Art Prize (First Prize – Traditional and Highly Commended – Contemporary)
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Featured Story in The Daily Telegraph local newspaper - 'Personal experience paints a colourful picture of the Australian landscape for all of us to see' article
2014
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Fairfield Art Prize (Third Prize – Contemporary)
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Castle Hill Arts society/ Hornsby Art Prize
2013
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Blacktown City Art Prize Finalist
2012
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Hornsby Art Prize Finalist
2011
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The COFA Annual – UNSW, Kensington
2010
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Randwick Women Art Prize
2009
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Randwick Women Art Prize
2008
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Blacktown City Art Exhibition
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Group exhibition – Nepean Kingswood TAFE
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Fairfield Art Prize
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Mini work – Nepean Kingswood TAFE
2007
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Mini work – Nepean Kingswood TAFE
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Me, myself, self portrait – Nepean Kingswood TAFE
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Group exhibition – Nepean Kingswood TAFE
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Castle Hill Exhibition