Visiting Artists and Speakers

ANDY VAN DINH was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where he earned his BFA in Painting at the University of Calgary. He obtained his MFA in Painting at Hunter College in New York City. As a by-product of the wave of contemporary diasporas—although Andy did not experience exile firsthand, he is still defined by the effects of location, adaptation and resettlement. Through drawing methods, he creates realms of ambiguous spaces where the self and the other can be consolidated by forming a visual context. Drawing creates the ability to give a tangible presence to invisible and social obstructions. The drawings become evidence of his corporeal engagement with place; a sensory documentation of his being. Andy has shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions, nationally and internationally. He has been awarded fellowships from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the MacDowell Colony, the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, the Vermont Studio Center, Anderson Ranch Residency, and the Wassaic Project Fellowship.

https://www.andyvandinh.com/