Tuan Nguyen was born in Saigon, South Vietnam in 1963. Tuan tried to escape Vietnam in 1988, but failed, and witnessed the death of a close friend in the same escape attempt. As a result of his escape attempt, Tuan was put in a reeducation camp by the communist regime. After one year, he managed to escape the camp and fled to the United States. [1]
Tuan received his fine art degree from the Art Institute of Southern California in Laguna Beach, CA
Tuan Nguyen "received the Gloria Medal from the National Sculpture Society (New York), a medal designed by C. Paul Jennewein", awarded to an artist "with a meritorious body of work" and the gold medal for his sculpture “Rendezvous", at the California Art Club’s 95th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition.[2][3]
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- ^ - Orange County; Memorial to Vietnam War Soldiers Is Approved; Tribute: After four years of debate, a new park in Westminster will feature sculpture of U.S. and Vietnamese fighters. - JERRY HICKS - Oct 19, 2001 [1]
- ^ P&C Art - The Fine Arts Galleries [2]
- ^ Pasadena Weekly - Gold Medal art - Tracy Spicer - 04/13/2006 [3]
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