CondemNATION

Curated by Zeinab Saab and Olivia Richardson

Thương Hoài Trần

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Thương Hoài Trần

About the Artist

Thương Hoài Trần was born in Tây Ninh, Vietnam and raised in Emporia, Kansas. As a Vietnamese immigrant, a significant part of their interdisciplinary art practice is informed by their identity. They hold a BFA from Emporia State University and an MFA from the School of Art Institute of Chicago.

Hoài Trần has been a fellowship recipient of the Residency Program at The Studios at MASS MoCA. Their work has been showcased at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, The Center for Craft, Janet Turner Print Museum, and Artist Image Resource to name a few.

Artist:

Thương Hoài Trần

Exhibition

CondemNATION

Artist Statement

As a Vietnamese immigrant living in the United States, I use art-making as a process for self-discovery, learning, and healing. Beginning from a collection of family photographs, I often engage through techniques of sewing, weaving, and various printmaking methods. My work focuses heavily on the process, time, and labor of making as a means of connecting. These images and processes guide me to connect and pay homage to my cultural and ancestral history—helping me to reconcile the gaps created by barriers experienced by those in diasporic communities such as displacement, loss of language, and generational disconnect.