Thuy N. D. Tran
Curator | Art Historian | Educator | Arts Advocate
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Current work
Art Gallery Project Specialist @ Irvine Valley College
Art Gallery Project Specialist @ Irvine Valley College
diaCRITICS Steering Committee
diaCRITICS Steering Committee
diaCRITICS highlights art, literature, and stories from writers, artists, and culture-makers of the Vietnamese and Southeast Asian diaspora, on and from all shores. Editorial Staff Viet Thanh NguyenPublisher / Founding Editor Eric NguyenEditor-in-Chief Jess BoydContributing Editor H’rina DeTroyContributing Editor, Montagnard & Ethnic Minority Voices Thị Minh Huyền NguyễnContributing Editor, Germany Sheila Ngoc PhamContributing Editor, Australia
Recent Interviews
Bounce Art Podcast - Thuy N.D. Tran
Bounce Art Podcast - Thuy N.D. Tran
Thuy N.D. Tran is an art historian specializing in modern and contemporary art of Asia and its diaspora. Her work as a college educator, curator, community a...
KCRW | Greater LA | Piecing together the legacy of South Vietnamese modern art
KCRW | Greater LA | Piecing together the legacy of South Vietnamese modern art
Art historian Thuy N.D. Tran aims to shed light on a lost “golden era” of South Vietnamese modernism by piecing together collective memories from the diaspora.
Select Curation & Press
Quiet Ecstasy: Imaginations and Illustrations (2024, Golden West College)
Quiet Ecstasy: Imaginations and Illustrations (2024, Golden West College)
“Coin of Light” (2023, Golden West College)
“Coin of Light” (2023, Golden West College)
Yellow Submarine Rising – Currents within Asian American Art (2022)
Yellow Submarine Rising – Currents within Asian American Art (2022)
Voice of OC | 'Yellow Submarine Rising' Gives Asian American Artists a Platform to Speak and Shine
Voice of OC | 'Yellow Submarine Rising' Gives Asian American Artists a Platform to Speak and Shine
LA Times | Asian American artists resurface in Santa Ana's 'Yellow Submarine Rising'
LA Times | Asian American artists resurface in Santa Ana's 'Yellow Submarine Rising'
Voice of America | Giới trẻ gốc Việt triển lãm mỹ thuật về cuộc sống ở Mỹ
Voice of America | Giới trẻ gốc Việt triển lãm mỹ thuật về cuộc sống ở Mỹ
Nguoi Viet | Kỷ niệm 30 năm, VAALA tổ chức triển lãm chống thù ghét người gốc Á
Nguoi Viet | Kỷ niệm 30 năm, VAALA tổ chức triển lãm chống thù ghét người gốc Á
Nguoi Viet | Đông người đến ‘Yellow Submarine Rising,’ triển lãm chống thù ghét người gốc Á
Nguoi Viet | Đông người đến ‘Yellow Submarine Rising,’ triển lãm chống thù ghét người gốc Á
OC Register | Weekend highlights for visual art
OC Register | Weekend highlights for visual art
Viet Bao | “Tàu Ngầm Vàng Nổi Lên"
Viet Bao | “Tàu Ngầm Vàng Nổi Lên"
OC Register | Marvelous Metaphors: Art as Visual Poetry’ The Vietnamese
OC Register | Marvelous Metaphors: Art as Visual Poetry’ The Vietnamese
Vietnam Talking Points | Marvelous Metaphors: Art as Visual Poetry
Vietnam Talking Points | Marvelous Metaphors: Art as Visual Poetry
Select Teaching & Mentorship
CIIS | MFA in Arts & Writing
CIIS | MFA in Arts & Writing
The Master of Fine Arts at CIIS is a two-year, 39-unit, primarily online degree program with two six-day intensives in San Francisco, California.
UCSB | Research Mentorship Program
UCSB | Research Mentorship Program
UCSB | History of Art & Architecture
UCSB | History of Art & Architecture
UCSB | Asian American Studies
UCSB | Asian American Studies
Mt. San Antonio College | Art History
Mt. San Antonio College | Art History
Golden West College | Art Program
Golden West College | Art Program
Select Lectures/Conferences
Wende Museum | Reclaiming South Vietnam's Artistic Legacy with Thuy N.D. Tran
Wende Museum | Reclaiming South Vietnam's Artistic Legacy with Thuy N.D. Tran
An art historian explores the flourishing art scene of South Vietnam in the 1950s and 1960s.
US-Vietnam Research Center Conference @ University of Oregon
US-Vietnam Research Center Conference @ University of Oregon
OCTOBER 2023
The Modern in Southeast Asian Art: A Reader | National Gallery Singapore
The Modern in Southeast Asian Art: A Reader | National Gallery Singapore
Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism - Young Vietnamese Artists Association [Hội Họa Sĩ Trẻ Việt Nam]
Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism - Young Vietnamese Artists Association [Hội Họa Sĩ Trẻ Việt Nam]
Journal of Vietnamese Studies Review: Nghệ thuật tạo hình Việt Nam hiện đại [The Contemporary Visual Art of Vietnam], by Huỳnh Hữu Ủy
Journal of Vietnamese Studies Review: Nghệ thuật tạo hình Việt Nam hiện đại [The Contemporary Visual Art of Vietnam], by Huỳnh Hữu Ủy
Service on Art Juries & Award Committees
2026 City of Santa Ana, Arts & Culture Commission
2026 City of Santa Ana, Arts & Culture Commission
The Arts and Culture Office manages the City of Santa Ana's art programs and initiatives. We support the creativity of local artists by funding and partnering with the City’s arts and cultural communities. The City demonstrates an ongoing commitment to arts and culture through the Arts and Culture Office's on-going activities, including artist grants, marketing, … Continued
2026 Tustin Area Council of Fine Arts (TACFA)
2026 Tustin Area Council of Fine Arts (TACFA)
2026 Arts | Saddleback College
2026 Arts | Saddleback College
Saddleback College is home to South Orange County's premier performing and visual arts center. Our 400-seat McKinney Theatre and 72-seat Studio Theatre host performances and special events all year long, including: Dance, Music, Theatre, Speech and Debate, cultural events and more (including many free events).
2026 Cultural Judge Phố Hoa Tết
2026 Cultural Judge Phố Hoa Tết
2025-2026 Little Saigon TV
2025-2026 Little Saigon TV
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