Thuan Vu

THUAN VU
Southern Connecticut State University
501 Crescent Street, Earl Hall, New Haven, CT 06515
TEL (203) 392-6690
FAX (203) 392-6658
vut1@southernct.edu

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2004 Neither Here Nor There: The Refugee Pictures (upcoming) Dowd Gallery, State University of New York at Cortland

2002 The Refugee Pictures, Aegon Gallery, Centre College
Radius, 5th Annual Juried Exhibition by The Aldrich Museum and The Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Emerging Artists from Connecticut and Southeastern New York

2000 Paintings, Earl Hall Gallery, Southern Connecticut State University

1999 Divided Spaces, Senior Thesis Show, Foster Gallery, Louisiana State University

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS

2004 Lineage, Curator and exhibitor of show at Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)

Human: The Condition of Being, Ai Gallery (Chicago, IL)

2003 Naked Or Nude, Charles Gneich, curator; Fine Arts Building Gallery (Chicago, IL)

National Small Works Exhibition, Schoharie Arts Council (New York)

Mythical Nation, Johanna Bresnick, curator; ArtSPACE Gallery (New Haven)

The Divided World, (A Six-Person Show), Paul Clabby, curator John Slade Ely House,(New Haven, CT)

The ArtSPACE Benefit, ArtSPACE Gallery (New Haven)

2002 Faces III, Period Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska; David McLeod, Juror

City Wide Open Studios, ArtSPACE Gallery (New Haven, CT)

The Backpacker Project, ArtSPACE Gallery (New Haven CT)

The Portrait, John Slade Ely Whitney House (New Haven, CT)

2001 Connecticut State University Faculty Show (New Haven, CT)

City Wide Open Studios (New Haven, CT)

2000 Tiny Works for the Ages, Project Gallery (Wichita, Kansas)

The Annual Juried Art Competition of The New Haven Paint and Clay Club, John Slade Ely House (New Haven, CT)

1999 20 x 20 x 20”: A Compact Competition, Union Gallery (Baton Rouge, LA)

Third Place. Juried by Mark Pascal, Assistant Curator of Prints and

Drawings at the Chicago Art Institute

1998 Oculus: The Opening, Oculus Gallery (Baton Rouge, LA) Juried by Suan Ryan, Associate Professor of Art History, Louisiana State University

Centre College Alumni Invitational, Centre College (Danville, KY) Juried by Sheldon Tapley, Associate Professor of Art, Centre College

New Works, Foster Gallery (Baton Rouge, LA)

20” x 20” x 20”: A Compact Competition, Union Gallery (Baton Rouge, LA) Juried by Michael Crespo, Associate Professor of Art, LSU

1997 Project Harmony, Louisiana State Archives Gallery (Baton Rouge, LA ) Juried by Jack Beal, artist

1996 Paintings, Foster Gallery (Baton Rouge, LA )

1992-1994 Norton Center For the Arts Presents, Centre College (Danville, KY)

1991 NOPS at NOMA, New Orleans Museum of Art

Artists Against AIDS, Arthur Rogers Gallery (New Orleans, LA)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1999-Present Assistant Professor of Art, Southern Connecticut State University (New Haven, CT)

2002 Guest Lecturer, Centre College

2000 Juror, The Bruce Museum Outdoor Arts Festival, Greenwich, CT

AWARDS AND HONORS

2002 Connecticut State University Research Grant

Connecticut State University Curriculum Grant

Connecticut State University Minority Recruitment and Retention Grant

1996-99 Graduate Assistantship, Louisiana State University

1991-95 The Presidential Scholarship, Centre College

1995 The Art Prize, Centre College

1994 The Art Prize, Centre College

Scholar Athlete Award, Centre College

Omicron Delta Kappa, Centre College

The Monnie McChord Scholarship Prize, Centre College

The Beulah Bruce Brennan Scholarship, Centre College

The John Palmer Darnall Scholarship, Centre College

1992 The Brown and Williamson Scholarship, Centre College

SELECTED PUBLCIATIONS

2003 The New York Times, July 27, 2003, The Asia Within Us: Bicultural Eyes and What They See

The New Haven Register, July 20, 2003, The Human Condition, Fractured and Fragmented, in ‘The divided World’ at the John Slade Ely House

2002 The Kentucky Advocate, September 22, 2002, Masterful Figure Painter Exhibits work at Centre

The Advocate and Greenwich Time, September 8, 2002; ‘Radius’: New Departures for Emerging Talent

The Connecticut Review, Spring 2002

2001 The New Haven Advocate, Cover, Oct. 18, 2001

The Connecticut Review, Fall 2001

2000 The New York Times, Peers, November 26, 2000, When Artists Face Juries of Their Peers

The Connecticut Review, Spring 2000

EDUCATION

1999 MFA, Louisiana State University

1995 BA, Centre College, cum laude

1991 Diploma, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts

THUAN VU Southern Connecticut State University 501 Crescent Street, Earl Hall, New Haven, CT 06515 TEL (203) 392-6690 FAX (203) 392-6658 vut1@southernct.edu
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2004	Neither Here Nor There: The Refugee Pictures (upcoming) Dowd Gallery, State University of New York at Cortland
2002	The Refugee Pictures, Aegon Gallery, Centre College Radius, 5th Annual Juried Exhibition by The Aldrich Museum and The Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Emerging Artists from Connecticut and Southeastern New York
2000	Paintings, Earl Hall Gallery, Southern Connecticut State University
1999	Divided Spaces, Senior Thesis Show, Foster Gallery, Louisiana State University

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2004	Lineage, Curator and exhibitor of show at Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA) Human: The Condition of Being, Ai Gallery (Chicago, IL)
2003	Naked Or Nude, Charles Gneich, curator; Fine Arts Building Gallery (Chicago, IL) National Small Works Exhibition, Schoharie Arts Council (New York) Mythical Nation, Johanna Bresnick, curator; ArtSPACE Gallery (New Haven) The Divided World, (A Six-Person Show), Paul Clabby, curator John Slade Ely House,(New Haven, CT) The ArtSPACE Benefit, ArtSPACE Gallery (New Haven)
2002	Faces III, Period Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska; David McLeod, Juror City Wide Open Studios, ArtSPACE Gallery (New Haven, CT) The Backpacker Project, ArtSPACE Gallery (New Haven CT) The Portrait, John Slade Ely Whitney House (New Haven, CT)
2001	Connecticut State University Faculty Show (New Haven, CT) City Wide Open Studios (New Haven, CT)
2000	Tiny Works for the Ages, Project Gallery (Wichita, Kansas) The Annual Juried Art Competition of The New Haven Paint and Clay Club, John Slade Ely House (New Haven, CT)
1999	20 x 20 x 20”: A Compact Competition, Union Gallery (Baton Rouge, LA) Third Place. Juried by Mark Pascal, Assistant Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Chicago Art Institute
1998	Oculus: The Opening, Oculus Gallery (Baton Rouge, LA) Juried by Suan Ryan, Associate Professor of Art History, Louisiana State University Centre College Alumni Invitational, Centre College (Danville, KY) Juried by Sheldon Tapley, Associate Professor of Art, Centre College New Works, Foster Gallery (Baton Rouge, LA) 20” x 20” x 20”: A Compact Competition, Union Gallery (Baton Rouge, LA) Juried by Michael Crespo, Associate Professor of Art, LSU
1997	Project Harmony, Louisiana State Archives Gallery (Baton Rouge, LA ) Juried by Jack Beal, artist
1996	Paintings, Foster Gallery (Baton Rouge, LA )
1992-1994	Norton Center For the Arts Presents, Centre College (Danville, KY)
1991	NOPS at NOMA, New Orleans Museum of Art Artists Against AIDS, Arthur Rogers Gallery (New Orleans, LA)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1999-Present	Assistant Professor of Art, Southern Connecticut State University (New Haven, CT)
2002	Guest Lecturer, Centre College
2000	Juror, The Bruce Museum Outdoor Arts Festival, Greenwich, CT

AWARDS AND HONORS
2002	Connecticut State University Research Grant Connecticut State University Curriculum Grant Connecticut State University Minority Recruitment and Retention Grant
1996-99	Graduate Assistantship, Louisiana State University
1991-95	The Presidential Scholarship, Centre College
1995	The Art Prize, Centre College
1994	The Art Prize, Centre College Scholar Athlete Award, Centre College Omicron Delta Kappa, Centre College The Monnie McChord Scholarship Prize, Centre College The Beulah Bruce Brennan Scholarship, Centre College The John Palmer Darnall Scholarship, Centre College
1992	The Brown and Williamson Scholarship, Centre College

SELECTED PUBLCIATIONS
2003	The New York Times, July 27, 2003, The Asia Within Us: Bicultural Eyes and What They See The New Haven Register, July 20, 2003, The Human Condition, Fractured and Fragmented, in ‘The divided World’ at the John Slade Ely House
2002	The Kentucky Advocate, September 22, 2002, Masterful Figure Painter Exhibits work at Centre The Advocate and Greenwich Time, September 8, 2002; ‘Radius’: New Departures for Emerging Talent The Connecticut Review, Spring 2002
2001	The New Haven Advocate, Cover, Oct. 18, 2001 The Connecticut Review, Fall 2001
2000	The New York Times, Peers, November 26, 2000, When Artists Face Juries of Their Peers The Connecticut Review, Spring 2000

EDUCATION
1999	MFA, Louisiana State University
1995	BA, Centre College, cum laude
1991	Diploma, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts