Z.T. Nguyễn, (b. 1997, he/him or they/them) is an artist whose drawing practice explores the psychological space located between stasis and change. His works utilize monochromatic washes of alarming colors and unsettling imagery to illustrate feelings of tension, contemplation, and desire. Lightly creased and constructed from 8.5 x 11” sheets of paper for ease of storage or transportation, many of Nguyen's drawings can be folded down to a fraction of their total size: a meditation on touch, secrecy, portability, and resourcefulness.
Nguyen lives and works in New Haven, CT. He is currently pursuing an MFA in Painting & Printmaking at Yale University School of Art, and received a BFA in Painting from Rhode Island School of Design in 2019. Nguyen has participated in exhibitions at Klaus von Nichtssagend, New York; Asia Art Archive in America, Brooklyn; the RISD Museum, Providence; Transmitter, Brooklyn; and Textile Arts Center, Brooklyn; among other venues in the US and internationally. He has participated in residencies and fellowships at Textile Arts Center, The Alternative Art School & MAIIAM Contemporary Art Musuem (online), and Asia Art Archive in America. In May of 2025, Nguyen will have his first solo exhibition at island, New York.
