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EDUCATION
2022 Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics, Tulane University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA,
-Thesis: Trăm Năm Sống Thọ
2016 Bachelors of Arts in Studio Art, The University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2024-2025 Adjunct Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA
-Introduction to Throwing on the Potter’s Wheel
2023-2024 Adjunct Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA
-Introduction to Throwing on the Potter’s Wheel
Adjunct Professor, Southeastern University, Hammond, LA
-Foundations in Visual Language I: Introduction to Design + Color
-Basic Ceramics
Adjunct Professor, Tulane University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA
-Foundations of Art: Ceramics
2022-2023 Visiting Assistant Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA
-Ceramics 2: Intermediate Ceramics
-Introduction to Throwing on the Potter’s Wheel
-Introduction to Ceramics
Adjunct Professor, Tulane University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA
-Foundations of Art: Ceramics
Instructor of Record, New Orleans Clay Center, New Orleans, LA
-Beginner Wheel Throwing
-Basics of Slip-Casting
2021-2022 Instructor of Record, Tulane University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA
-Foundations of Art: Ceramics
2020-2021 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Tulane University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA
-Foundations of Art: Ceramics
AWARDS / GRANTS
2023 Take Notice Fund, The National Performance Network, New Orleans, LA
2021 Graduate Student Summer Research Award, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
2017 Second Place, TAGGED Student Art and Design Exhibition, The Art Gallery(TAG), Pensacola, FL
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Trường Ca Mười Ngàn Năm, Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, MS (Invitational)
2021-2022 Focus Spotlight: Nail Salon, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA (Invitational)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Hoa Tay (Flower Hands): Southern Artists of the Vietnamese Diaspora, Ogden Museum of Southern Art,
New Orleans, LA (Invitational)
The Future is Present, The Harbinger is Home: Selections From Prospect 6 New Orleans,
Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Denver, CO (Invitational)
2024 Prospect 6 New Orleans Triennial: The Future is Present, The Harbinger is Home,
Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, LA (Invitational)
Legacy Traces: Recent Additions to the Museum Collection, Newcomb Art
Museum of Tulane, New Orleans, LA (Invitational)
Delta Triennial, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Little Rock, AR (Invitational)
2023 Knowing Who We Are: 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Ogden Museum of Southern Art,
New Orleans, LA (Invitational)
Full-Set: Refill, Mortal Machine Gallery, New Orleans, LA (Invitational)
Table 7: In The House of Partnership, TAG Gallery, Pensacola, FL (Invitational)
2022 MFA Studio Arts Exhibition:Trăm Năm Sống Thọ, Carroll Gallery, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Blue Norther Exhibition, Silos at Sawyer Yards, Houston, TX (Invitational)
Here’s What I Was Thinking, SIBYL Gallery, New Orleans, LA (Invitational)
Full-Set, Axiom Gallery, New Orleans, LA (Invitational)
2021 GBA House Party Edition No. 1, 3.1 Phillip Lim, New York, NY (Invitational)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2024 Brangham, William, & Quran, Layla, “Vietnamese American artists on Gulf Coast
Honor Their Community’s Success and Struggles,” (2024, May 3) PBS NewsHour
Trouillot, Terence, “Echoes of Vietnam in the American South,” (2024, October, 30)Frieze Magazine
https://www.frieze.com/article/roundtable-prospect6-247
Ariyama, Zoe, “Christian Dinh in New Orleans, LA,” (2024, November, 30) Burnaway
https://burnaway.org/magazine/christian-dinh-in-new-orleans-louisiana/
Clancy, Sean, “Delta (re) dawn,” (2024, June 23) Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
https://edition.arkansasonline.com/arkansas-democrat-gazette/20240623/284691917132643/textview
2023 Nguyen, Thuc, “Full Set Art Show Explores Nail Salon Life in Vietnamese America,” (2023, May 17) JoySauce
https://joysauce.com/full-set-art-show-explores-nail-salon-life-in-vietnamese-america/
Irvan, Amy, & Correa, Marcela, “Creative Community League: Artist Profile Series- Christian Dinh: On Being Lucky,”
February, 10) Cicadaradio.com
http://www.cicadaradio.com/cclapspodcast/2023/1/18/christian-dinh
2022 Dreifus, Claudia, “Showcasing the Diversity of the South,” (2022, April, 27) The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/27/arts/design/odgen-museum-southern-art-new-orleans.html
Danos, Katy, & Bechler, Michaela, “The Creatives: Christian Dinh,” (2022, April 29)
Adore Magazine
Kirschner, Noelani, “Portrait of The Artist: Christian Dinh - A History in Hands,”
(2022, March 7) The American Scholar
https://theamericanscholar.org/christian-dinh/
“Top Five,” (2022, February 3) Glasstire: Texas Visual Art
https://glasstire.com/2022/02/03/top-five-february-3-2022/
2021 MacCash, Doug, “Vietnamese-American artist's 'Nail Salon' exhibit at the Ogden
celebrates a success story,” (2021, JUNE 22) The New Orleans Advocate
“Exposure: December 2021,” (2021, December 1) Ceramic Monthly
https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ceramics-monthly/ceramics-monthly-article/exposure-december-2021#
“Ogden Museum of Southern Art to Feature Nail Salon, A Body of Work by Christian Dinh that Redirects Stigma and
Celebrates Vietnamese-American Culture,” (2021, June 11) myNewOrleans.com
SELECTED LECTURES / WORKSHOPS
2025 Panel Discussion: Reverence to the Refugee, Prospect 6 Triennial, Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, LA
Artist Lecture: Trường Ca Mười Ngàn Năm, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
2024 Artist Talk: Delta Triennial, Arkansas Museum of Fine Art, Little Rock, AR
2023 University of West Florida Downtown Lecture Series: The Painter’s Dialectic
Podcast, , “Critically Creative Conversations”, Pensacola, FL, September 28
Artist Workshop with Christian Dinh, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA, March 18
Panel Discussion: Meet The South: Finding Voice, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA, April 1
2022 One Day Conference: Porcelain, Identity, & Race, Clark & Laura Boyce Gallery, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA, November 16
MFA Artist Lecture: Trăm Năm Sống Thọ, Stone Auditorium, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, March 8
Artist Workshop with Christian Dinh, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA, February 5
SELECTED ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2025 Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans: Artist in Residency Program, New Orleans, LA
2023 University of West Florida: TAG Artist in Residency 2023, Pensacola, FL
2022 Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art: Artist in Residency Program, Biloxi, MS
EXHIBITIONS / COMPETITIONS / FAIRS JURIED
2025 Joan Mitchell Fellowship Nominator, New Orleans, LA
Studio in the Woods: Replenish Residency Juror, New Orleans, LA
2024 Joan Mitchell Fellowship Nominator, New Orleans, LA
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival: Contemporary Crafts - Onsite Evaluations, New Orleans, LA
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival: Contemporary Crafts Jury Panel, New Orleans, LA
2023 1st Annual Crescent City Clay Festival, New Orleans, LA
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival: Contemporary Crafts - Onsite Evaluations, New Orleans, LA
2022 Art of the Cup, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA