Nghia Dang (b. 1994, Hanoi) uses psychoanalytical ideas, and in particular the Lacanian approach, as a tool to traverse what he calls ‘the ruin within himself’, making sense of his experiences, relationships and, perhaps most salient of all, how the self is constructed. The artworks alternate between visceral iterations of reality and the imaginary realm to recount stories, often of emotional tumult. Nghia earned his BFA in Studio Art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2018. The same year, his first solo exhibition ‘Scenes of the Imago’ was held at The Factory Contemporary Art Centre. Since then, his works have been exhibited at various local and international spaces, including Galerie Quynh (HCMC, Vietnam), Richard Koh Fine Arts (Singapore), The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre (HCMC, Vietnam), and VCCA (Hanoi, Vietnam). Nghia was chosen as a finalist for the 2019 Dogma Prize, and in 2020 he was selected as a Season 3 funded artist at A. Farm International Art Residency, founded by Sàn Art, MoT+++ and the Nguyen Art Foundation. Nghia currently teaches Art and Art History at Hoa Sen University, HCMC, Vietnam.
Profile picture and bio provided by the artist, courtesy of San Art.
Writings:
Fresh Faces: Nghĩa Đặng – ‘Humming at the End of a Dream’ at Sàn Art, 25 May 2024, Art & Market.