Born Sydney.
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Vue's practice harnesses the frictions and tensions of cultural difference from his transcultural Hmong Australian experience to develop works that offer more inclusive, diverse and hybrid tropes of belonging within cultural and national identities. These works often employ humour and satire to blur the lines and definitions that have been developed by processes of Othering. A key focus in Vue's work is also how individual and collective memories, together with the records and artefacts of official history can be repurposed to offer more compelling retellings of recent Hmong experiences of war and migration, which have been largely ignored, overlooked, and forgotten. Additionally, Vue's practice seeks to create transcultural spaces for viewing, art-making and social interaction by diverse audiences within and outside of traditional art exhibiting spaces.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Education
2019
Doctor of Philosophy, The Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Brisbane.
2014
Bachelor of Fine Art with Honours (Class I), The Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Brisbane.
Grants/ Awards/ Residencies
2020
Recipient of a Art and Cultural Assistance Grant, Cairns Regional Council, Cairns
Recipient of a RADF Small Arts Grant, Cairns Regional Council, Cairns
Recipient of an Australian Council for the Arts Career Development Grant
Artist-in-residence, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
2017
Artist-in-residence, Minnesota Museum of American Art, Saint Paul, USA
2016
Artist-in-residence, AIR 3331, Nishikicho Studio, Tokyo
Recipient of a Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF), Logan Regional Council, Logan
2015
Griffith University Postgraduate Research Scholarship
2014
NAVA Travel Grant for Future Forward, Sydney
Finalist, The GAS: Graduate Art Show + Survey co. Art Prize, GUAG, Brisbane
Griffith University Award for Academic Excellence
2007 / 2008 / 2009
Griffith University Award for Academic Excellence
Solo Exhibitions
2020
cov chaw cog tseg (the places left behind), Tanks Art Centre, Cairns
2019
txhuam ntxiv mus (continuous frictions), POP Gallery, Brisbane
2017
Fading Marks, Logan Art Gallery, Logan City
2016
Ci-Lines, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Canberra
Paj Khoom, KickArts Contemporary Arts, Cairns
2015
Hmong Crafts: Remixed Entities, Artisan, Brisbane
2014
DIY: Moving Objects of a Hmong Tradition, A-CH Gallery, Brisbane
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019-2020
The Partnershipping Project, Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts, Townsville (2019), Lismore Regional Gallery, Lismore (2019-20), Riddoch Art Gallery, Mt Gambier (2020), and Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Burnie (2020)
2017
NEO - Emerging Artists, KickArts Contemporary Arts, Cairns
Erehwon, POP Gallery, Brisbane
2016
Drawing Water, AIR 3331 Nishikicho Studio, Tokyo
Souvenirs From Elsewhere, Woolloongabba Art Gallery, Brisbane
23 Degrees, Woolloongabba Art Gallery, Brisbane
Qhia Dab Neeg Film Festival: Photo Exhibit, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul
Dis-order, Jugglers Art Space, Brisbane
Selected Collaborations, Public & Community Projects
2019
Present-past-patterns, Gillman Barracks, Singapore. Singapore Biennale 2019 commission
Histropix #3, projection on the William Jolly Bridge, BrisAsia Festival
2018
Mix Tape, projection with AGB Events on the Cairns City Library. Cairns Festival
2017
Raws Roob, PUMPED: A Water & Waste Trail, Gordonvale. Commissioned by Cairns City Council
Connections of Logan, Woodridge, Logan. Commissioned by Logan City Council
Saint Paul Murals Project, Saint Paul, Minnesota USA. Commissioned by The Minnesota Museum of American Art, in collaboration with Hmong American artists
Beyond an Oasis, Brisbane Canvas (Vibrant Laneways), Sunnybank, Brisbane. Commissioned by Brisbane City Council
chi-U-dee and Kumbhakarna-dee downunder selfie, Brisbane Street Art Festival, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. In collaboration with Thirawut Bunyasakseri
Untitled, Projection onto the William Jolly Bridge, Brisbane River
2016
Drawing Water, Brisbane City Council Vibrant Laneways (Eagle Lane)
Pa Kor Day, community project with young people in Logan. Installations at Logan Hyperdome Library (March-April) and Logan Central Library (June). Culminating exhibition and installations at Logan Art Gallery (December). Project supported by the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF)
TAPE ON: a Temporal Collision of Line, live tape drawing installation performance with artist Kellie O'Dempsey on the windows of Griffith University Art Gallery
Paj Theem Ntaiv, AusAsia Festival, Metro Arts Stairwell Installation, Brisbane
Weaving Our Heritage, BrisAsia Festival, Eagle Lane. Curated and produced by Engage Arts
2015
14,600, Cairns Festival, Cairns Botanic Gardens Visitor Center, Cairns
Paj Qhov Rais, Site Specific Installations, various locations. Brisbane and Cairns
Paj Hoob # 2, Gallery Ten, Tasmanian International Arts Festival - Hobart. Working with Hmong Hobart young people
Collections
Singapore Art Museum
Private collections: Australia, United States & China