Hello! My name is Nguyên, and I am an interdisciplinary artist and educator. My cartoons have been featured in The New Yorker and McSweeney’s. I am the author of the Ignatz-nominated comic series, The Gulf, vocalist/pianist of the jazz trio, Superior Cling, and co-creator of the multimedia cooking website, Mom’s Viet Kitchen. My awards include the Baker Prize in Literary Arts, a Rubys Artist Grant, and an Independent Artist Award from the Maryland State Arts Council. I am the 2026 Stevenson University Artist-in-Residence.
As the Lecturer in Visual Communication and Design at the University of Baltimore, I support programs in Integrated Design (MA & MFA), Digital Communication, Multimedia Storytelling, and Creative Writing & Publishing Arts. Previously, I taught at Loyola University Maryland and Georgetown Day School. I served as the Senior Video Producer/Editor at Science Magazine, where I produced award-winning videos and web series.
I was born in Saigon, Vietnam, and raised in Cape Coral, Florida. I studied visual art at The Cooper Union, earned a B.A. in music and integrated arts from Bard College, an M.M. in jazz piano from the University of Maryland, and an M.F.A. in Studio Art from Towson University. I live in Baltimore, Maryland, with my wife and sons.
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