Mylyn Nguyen - So bear folded me a paper boat...

MYLYN NGUYEN So bear folded me a paper boat, packed my lunch, pointed west and told me to go and learn something 12 August to 6 September 2014

Mylyn Nguyen So bear folded me a paper boat, packed my lunch, pointed west and told me to go and learn something 12 August to 9 September 2014

I hide behind Wolf because he is stronger than I am. Bear is wiser than I am. Wren has flight and freedom. Snail is my karma and Bees and Beetles see more gardens. I hide behind spiders because they are more delicate than I am and more humble than I am. Whales are life savers. Octopus is a problem solver. Catfish has direction.

- Mylyn Nguyen, 2013

A masquerade ball of migrating paper bugs, travelling across the floor and up the surface of the wall, will be the centerpiece for Mylyn Nguyen’s upcoming exhibition. This unlikely parade of meticulously crafted creatures, hand-made, hand-painted and individually placed, will be joined by miniature worlds encased in glass objects, as to echo the aesthetic of botanical terrariums. Also formed from paper and other familiar materials, these contained ecosystems will evoke intrigue and wonder through their attentive detail, whimsical narratives and minute scale.

Top: Mylyn Nguyen, ‘the rhino beetle + the mushroom’ 2014, watercolour on paper, fibre, string + found fork, 28.5 x 4 x 5.5cm variable Bottom: Mylyn Nguyen, ‘the stag beetle + the green tea leaf’ 2014, watercolour on paper, fibre, string, found tea bag, 23 x 5 x 6.5cm variable

Mylyn Nguyen, ‘the rhino beetle + the mushroom’ (detail) 2014 watercolour on paper, fibre, string + found fork, 28.5 x 4 x 5.5cm variable

Mylyn Nguyen, ‘the stag beetle + the green tea leaf’ (detail) 2014 watercolour on paper, fibre, string, found tea bag, 23 x 5 x 6.5cm variable

Mylyn Nguyen, ‘the dogbane beetle + the sprout’ 2014, watercolour on paper, pebble, twine, fibre, 4.5 x 16.5 x 3.5cm variable

Mylyn Nguyen, ‘‘the christmas beetle + the clover’ 2014, watercolour on paper, fibre, string, found spoon, 13 x 4 x 2.5cm variable each

Mylyn Nguyen, ‘So bear folded me a paper boat, packed my lunch, pointed west and told me to go and learn something’ 2013 watercolour + ink on paper, stone, 8 x 7.5 x 6cm

Mylyn Nguyen, ‘the sapphire beetle + the mushrooms’ 2014, watercolour on paper, fibre, string, found bottle, 10.5 x 4 x 13.5cm variable

Mylyn Nguyen, ‘the christmas beetle + the sprout’ 2014, watercolour on paper, fibre, string, found spoon, 21.5 x 5 x 4cm variable

Mylyn Nguyen, ‘the dung beetle + the dung seed bomb’ 2014, watercolour on paper, fibre, clay, 5 x 3 x 2.5cm variable

Mylyn Nguyen, ‘the dogbane beetle + the moss sprouts’ 2014, watercolour on paper, fibre, string, found spoon - framed, 25 x 25 x 4.5cm

Mylyn Nguyen, ‘the dogbane beetle + the moss’ 2014, watercolour on paper, fibre, string, pebble, found silver vessel, 9.5 x 18.5 x 5.5cm variable

Mylyn Nguyen, ‘the lady bug + the grass’ 2014, watercolour on paper, found object, clay, twine, fibre, 13.5 x 21 x 11cm variable

Mylyn Nguyen, ‘the acacia leaf beetle + the seedlings’ 2014, watercolour on paper, fibre, string, found toy car, 3 x 13.5 x 3.5cm variable

Mylyn Nguyen, ‘the leaf insect + the four leaf clover’ 2014 watercolour on paper, fibre, string, found spoon - framed, 52 x 52 x 4.5cm

Mylyn Nguyen, ‘the stick insect + the air plant’ 2014, watercolour on paper, cork, moss, glass dome, 40 x 20 x 12cm variable

Mylyn Nguyen, ‘the leaf insect + the leaves’ 2014, watercolour on paper, twigs, string, found fork - framed, 52 x 52 x 4.5cm

MYLYN NGUYEN SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2014 ‘So bear folded me a paper boat, packed my lunch,

pointed west and told me to go and learn something’,

Brenda May Gallery, Sydney.

Art Stage Singapore, Marina Bay Sands Convention and

Exhibition Centre.

2012 ‘An owl flew into my office and told me to look for Bear’,

Brenda May Gallery, Sydney.

2010 ‘Into the woods, past the giant, down the well, over the

golden hay’, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney.

2009 The amazing magicool journey of bear and me and the

friends we met along the way’, Brenda May Gallery, Syd. GROUP 2014

2013

2012

2011 2009

EXHIBITIONS (scheduled) ‘Elephant in the Room’, Brenda May Gallery. (scheduled) ‘Kitchenalia’, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery.

‘In Tandem’, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney.

‘Group’, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney.

‘Sculpture 2014’, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney.

‘Crossing Boundaries’, City of Sydney Chinese New Year Exhibition, Town Hall, Sydney.

‘Christmas Show’, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney.

‘Sugar, Sugar’, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney.

‘Animalised’, See Street Gallery, Northern Sydney Institute.

‘Mighty Small’, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney.

‘Story’, Penrith Regional Art Gallery, NSW. ‘Paper Works II’, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney.

‘Snake, Snake, Snake’, City of Sydney Chinese New Year Exhibition, Town Hall, Sydney.

Art Stage Singapore, Marina Bay Sands Convention and Exhibition Center.

‘Sculpture 2013’, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney.

‘In The Mirror’, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney.

‘Major Artists, Major Works’, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney.

‘Sculpture 2012’, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney.

‘Art + Humour Me’, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney.

‘Out of Hours’, Balmain Watch House, Sydney.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (cont’d) 2008 ‘Bill Posters’ 1st Annual Poster and Postcard Exhibition,

Hand Held Gallery, Melbourne.

‘Introducing... Lorraine Biggs, Will Coles and Mylyn

Nguyen’, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney.

2007 ‘Cross Media’, The University Gallery, Uni of Newcastle.

‘Form Without Function – Sculpture 2007’, Brenda May

Gallery, Sydney.

2005 ‘This Way Up’, Newspace Gallery, NSW.

‘Utility Sydney College of the Arts Gallery, NSW.

Glass Conference, Sydney College of the Arts Gallery, NSW.

‘High Tea’, Cowra Art Gallery, NSW. 2004 ‘Harvest 2’ Quadrivium, Sydney.

2003 ‘Honours Graduation Show’, Sydney College of the Arts

Gallery, NSW.

‘Informe’, Australia Centre Berlin.

2002 ‘Breathe’ Glass Artist Gallery, Sydney.

‘3rd Year Graduation Show’ Sydney College of the Arts

Gallery, NSW. 2001 ‘Utility’ Sydney College of the Arts Gallery, NSW.

AWARDS 1999 Achievement Award, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre.

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