In this exhibition, interdisciplinary artist Nguyên Khôi Nguyễn delves into themes of fertility, grief, language, Vietnamese American life, and fatherhood. The work is driven by two profound events in the artist’s life: the loss of his father and the birth of his son. Through comics, karaoke videos, prints, and installations, Nguyễn invites viewers into emotionally complex terrain—yet always circles back to moments of wonder and delight.
Every Day A New Page was a solo exhibition at Towson University's Holtzman Gallery in Spring 2025. Below, experience a virtual tour.
In Our Own Time
While waiting for your fertility appointment, take a moment to browse the literature below.
While waiting for your fertility appointment, take a moment to browse the literature below.
In this graphic memoir, Nguyên and his wife journey through the ups and downs of infertility amid the pandemic. After several years of struggling to have a baby, they start fresh with IVF.
Saigon, Florida
In this comic, Tuấn is a 12 year old boy, walking home from school in the Florida heat. Along the way, he thinks about his hometown of Cape Coral, how his family got here, and whether his grandma, Bà Ngoại, will stay. Saigon, Florida is the seventh installment of the comic series, The Gulf. In addition to the comic, three prints based on pages from Saigon, Florida are displayed.
In this comic, Tuấn is a 12 year old boy, walking home from school in the Florida heat. Along the way, he thinks about his hometown of Cape Coral, how his family got here, and whether his grandma, Bà Ngoại, will stay. Saigon, Florida is the seventh installment of the comic series, The Gulf. In addition to the comic, three prints based on pages from Saigon, Florida are displayed.
Still In Love: Karaoke Suite
Watch, listen, and sing along to this selection of karaoke videos. Visitors are also invited to draw and take home a coloring book.
Still In Love is the continuation of a project which debuted twenty years ago, when Nguyên made Young & In Love, a karaoke installation inspired by outreach work with Vietnamese American youth in Dorchester, Massachusetts. This work catches up on their lives now as adults. Songs and animations explore parenthood, loss, and dating. Still In Love also references Paris By Night, a Vietnamese-language musical variety show that has had a lasting impact on Vietnamese-American culture.
A Vietnamese American Picture Dictionary
This project is both a language tool and an exploration of the Vietnamese immigrant experience. Guests are invited to draw in and take home a coloring book version of the picture dictionary. Variations on pages from the planned artist book are displayed as prints and a wall drawing.
This project is both a language tool and an exploration of the Vietnamese immigrant experience. Guests are invited to draw in and take home a coloring book version of the picture dictionary. Variations on pages from the planned artist book are displayed as prints and a wall drawing.
Wide view of exhibit