Thi My Lien Nguyen

Visual Artist
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  1. Three Grains of Rice and Some Gold
  2. Ở Thụy Sĩ
  3. No Explanation Needed
  4. Bellies To Fill
  5. Slices of Love
  6. Through My Matriarchs
  7. Hiếu thảo – With Love and Respect

Ephemeral / Food
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  1. Shaping Fluidity
  2. True Connection Comes Through
  3. To Close With A Golden Key
  4. Gatherings
  5. Mời, mời
  6. Diasporic Food Experience
  7. MLS

Photographer and more
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  1. Portraits
  2. Stories
  3. and more


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Thi My Lien Nguyen

Artist and Photographer

CH/DE. b.1995

EDUCATION2014-17  Bachelor in Visual Communication (BA Camera Arts), University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Lucerne CH
SOLO EXHIBITIONS2025  tbc, Kunstmuseum Thurgau, Warth CH
2024  Shaping Fluidity, Kunstmuseum St. Gallen CH
2024  The Women Who Came Before Us, sic! Elephanthouse, Lucerne CH
2024  Bellies To Fill, das Lehrerzimmer PROGR, Bern CH
2024  everthing, in time, Kantonsschule Romanshorn CH
2022  Three Grains of Rice and Some Gold, Coalmine, Winterthur CH
2018  Hiếu thảo – With love and respect, Kunst(Zeug)Haus Rapperswil CH

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS2025  Gardens of Dreams, Edition VFO, Zürich CH
2024 Crossed Roads Verzasca Foto, Verzasca CH
2024  Athens Photo Festival, Benaki Museum, Athens GRC
2024  Can You See What We Felt, Villa Sträuli, Winterthur CH
2023  Memory is an Editing Station 22nd Biennial Sesc_Videobrasil, Sesc 24 de Maio, São Paulo BRA
2023  Werkschau Kanton Zürich, Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Zürich CH
2023  Let’s fêtes galantes, Forum Schlossplatz, Aarau CH
2023  Paths in Flux – Images from the Diaspora, Fotostiftung Winterthur CH
2023  Kiefer Hablitzel | Göhner Art Prize, Messe Basel, Basel CH
2023  Common Grounds Biennale Weiertal, Winterthur CH
2023  Angkor Photo Festival Siem Reap, CBDA
2022  Plat(t)form, Fotomuseum Winterthur CH
2021  Heimspiel, Kunsthaus Glarus CH
2021  Jungkunst, Halle 53, Winterthur CH
2021  Bestimmt, Alte Fabrik, Rapperswil CH
2021  Unexpected Paths: Viewpoints from Europe Photo Hanoi, Vincom Center for Contemporary Art, Hanoi VN
2021  Memory: Über die Erinnerung und das Vergessen in ungewöhnlichen Zeiten, Kunstmuseum Olten CH
2020  Chranzrock ond Bechue: Adaptionen in Kunst, Mode und Kunsthandwerk, Museum Appenzell CH
2020  Dezemberausstellung: Fokus unter 40 Jahre, Kunstmuseum Winterthur, Winterthur CH
2020  Remixing: Brunnen, Öffentlichkeit und andere Geschichten, AUTO, St. Gallen CH
2020  From North to South and beyond: A Vietnamese photographic journey, Matca, Hanoi VN
2020  past & post: Fotografie in Archiv und Netz, BelleVue, Ort für Fotografie, Basel CH
2020  Prix Mobilière artgenève, Genève CH
2019  From North to South and beyond: A Vietnamese photographic journey, Siem Reap, CBDA
2019  OHNE TITEL – 20 Jahre Innerrhoder Kunststiftung, Kunstmuseum Appenzell CH
2018  Heimspiel, Kunst Halle St. Gallen CH
2018  Prix Photoforum, Centre PasquArt Bienne CH
2017  Werkschau graduation show, Lucerne CH

PERFORMANCES & SOCIAL INTERVENTIONS2024  Common Food, Common Stories with Paloma Ayala, museum schaffen, Winterthur CH
2024  True Connection Comes Through, 3năm Studio, Ho Chi Minh City VN
2023  To Close With A Golden Key, 22nd Biennial Sesc_Videobrasil, São Paulo BRA
2023  Gatherings, Angkor Photo Festival & Workshops, Siem Reap CBDA
2022  For the dead and living soulds, ptth:// Lucerne CH
2022  Gatherings, various ateliers in Lucerne CH
2022  Diasporic Food Experience, Photoforum Pasquart Bienne CH
2021  Mời,mời, Jungkunst Winterthur CH
PUBLIC ART (Kunst-und-Bau)2024  Our Many Voices, City of Winterthur CH

AWARDS, GRANTS & NOMINATIONS
2025  MigrosDouble Kunst with Shirana Shahbazi
2025  Freiraumbeitrag (Working Stipend), Kanton Zürich
2024  Nomination True Picture Award
2024  Nomination C/O Berlin Talent
2023  FUTURES Photography Talent
2023  Finalist Werkbeiträge (Artist Grant), Kanton Zürich
2023  Finalist Kiefer Hablitzel | Göhner Art Prize
2023  A New Gaze – Vontobel Contemporary Photography Prize, Nomination
2023  Nomination True Picture Award
2023  Förderbeitrag (Artist Grant), Kanton Thurgau
2022  Goldene Feder Award, Coucou Magazin
2022  whoiswho Thurgau
2022  Nomination C/O Berlin Talent Award
2021   Recherchebeitrag (Research Grant, Kanton Thurgau
2020  Shortlist 30unter30, Schweizer Journalist
2020  Nomination Prix Mobilière 2020
2017   Nomination Prix Photoforum Biel/Bienne
2017   Shortlist Photoboox Award, Lucca (IT)
2017   Nomination  Alumni HSLU Award

RESIDENCES2024  Artist Residency, London. Landis & Gyr
2023  Artist Residency, Vietnam. Pro Helvetia
2023  Research Trip, Cambodia. Pro Helvetia
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS2025  Kunstmuseum St. Gallen
2024  Art collection Canton St. Gallen
2024  Art collectionCity Winterthur
2024  Kantonsschule Romanshorn
2023  Volkart Foundation
2023  Photo Library Swiss Photo Foundation
2022  Kunstmuseum Thurgau
2020  Art Collection City of Winterthur
2019   Art Collection Canton Appenzell Interrhoden
PUBLICATIONS 2022  Makét 02: From Here On Out, published by Matca, Hanoi, VN
2017   Hiếu thảo – With love and respect, self-published (artist book)
TALKS2024  Artist Talk, Kunstmuseum St. Gallen
2023  Discussion, Cultural Conference Canton of St. Gallen: “How/we”
2023  Artist talk Sparx, Kiefer Hablitzel Göhner Show, Basel
2023  Artist talk Matca, Making of Makét 02, online
2021  Artist talk UBS sponsor event at Jungkunst, Winterthur
2019  Discussion, University of Applied Science Lucerne: Invent and re-invent yourself: defining the future of jobs in the creative marketplace

TEACHING + SUPPORT
2025  Diplom Support at BA Fine Arts, Lucerne School of Design, Film and Art, Jan – Jun
2024  Mentoring Dima Assad organised by Centre de la photographie Genève, Aug – Jan
2024  Coaching Indu Antony during her research trip in Switzerland by Pro Helvetia, Aug – Sep


MEMBER OFvisarte Schweiz
near. swiss association for contemporary photography
Women Photograph
ENGAGEMENTongoing  Les Complices* curatorial team
ongoing Siselabonga creative director (visual)  
PRESS (selection)coming soon

PAST CLIENTS, COLLABS & FRIENDS  (a selection)Alnatura Schweiz, Beobachter Magazin, CH Media, Coucou Magazin, Film Lodge, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Hochschule Luzern – Design & Kunst, Hodinkee Magazine, Kanton Thurgau, Der Landbote, Médecins Sans Frontières Suisse, Monocle Magazine, NZZ Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Reporter:innenforum Schweiz, Saiten Magazin, SRF Kultur, Stadt Winterthur, Stadtentwicklung Zürich, VSSM, Quanta Magazin, Werde Magazin (Weleda)