ANDY VAN DINH was born and raised in Alberta, Canada, where he earned his BFA at the University of Calgary. He obtained his MFA in Painting at Hunter College in New York City. He currently works and lives in Richmond, VA.
Although Van Dinh did not experience exile firsthand like his parents, 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. 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. Andy has also done commissioned llustration work for Nike.
