EDUCATION
2002-1998 Southern Illinois University of Carbondale, MFA
1998-1994 Columbus College of Art and Design, BFA (Magna Cum Laude)

EMPLOYMENT
2006- Lecturer, Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts,
Indiana University, Bloomington
2002-2006 Assistant Professor, Foundation Coordinator, Art Department,
California State University, Long Beach

EXHIBITIONS
2006 Collaborations, Group Exhibition, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine (CA), June - July
2006 Drawing Conclusions: An Inquiry, Group Exhibition, Biggin Gallery, Auburn University
Auburn (AL), May - August
2005 CSULB Faculty Biennial, Group Exhibition, University Art Museum,Long Beach(CA)
November-December
2005 *Sibling Reveries, Solo Exhibition, East Central College, Union (MO), Sept. – Oct.
2005 Direct Access: An Exhibition of Drawings, Group Exhibition, Todd Art Gallery, Middle
Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro (TN) February-March
2005 Transplant, Group Exhibition, Viento y Agua Gallery, Long Beach (CA)
January- February
2005 CSULB Faculty Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Max L. Gatov Galleries, Werby
Gallery, Merlino Gallery and Gallery Five, Long Beach (CA) Jan. – Feb.
2004 GO, Group Exhibition, Max L. Gatov Galleries, California State University Long
Beach, Long Beach (CA) December
2004 Incognito, Group Exhibition & Benefit, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica
(CA), November
2004 Perceptions of Our President, Group Exhibition, Koo’s Art Center, Long Beach (CA)
September-October
2004 Local Motive, Group Exhibition, The Art Barn Gallery, Middle Tennessee State
University, Murfreesboro (TN), September-October
2004 Jeju-Wind-Pacific: Symptom of the Dawning 2004, International Group
Exhibition, Jeju Culture and Art Center in cooperation with the International Modern Art Association, Jeju Korea, August
2004 Vietnamese American Women Artist Exhibition, VAWAFest Group Exhibition,
Vien Dong, Westminster (CA), July
2004 Playing Cards, Group Exhibition, Munhwa Gallery, Seoul Korea, May
2003 Provocations: 13th Annual Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Asian American Arts Centre,
New York (NY), September-November
2003 Paraguayan-American Binational Exhibition, Group Exhibition, The Embassy of the
United States of America & The Centro Cultural Paraguayo Americano, Asuncion, Paraguay, September
2003 New Faculty Show, Group Exhibition, Gatov & Werby Galleries, Long Beach(CA)
January-February
2002 CSULB Faculty Biennial, Group Exhibition, University Art Museum,Long Beach(CA)
November-December
2002 *MFA Thesis Exhibition, Solo Exhibition, Surplus Gallery, SIUC, Carbondale(IL),May
2002 Pulp -Works on Paper, Group Exhibition, Muse Gallery, Philadelphia (PA),
West Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
2001 Mini-Print 7, Graduate Association of Painters and Printmakers, Group Exhibition
Artspeak Gallery in cooperation with the Arts Council of Windsor (Canada)
Vergette Gallery, SIUC, Carbondale (IL)
2001 AD501, Graduate Group Exhibition, Surplus Gallery, SIUC, Carbondale (IL)
2001 *Recent Works, Solo Exhibition, Bistro 51 in cooperation with Carbondale
Community Arts, Carbondale (IL)
2000 Taking Allyn, Site-Specific Installations, Group Exhibition, Allyn Building, SIUC (IL)
2000 Mini-Print 6, Graduate Association of Painters and Printmakers, Group Exhibition
Vergette Gallery, SIUC, Carbondale (IL)
2000 222.7, Invitational Group Exhibition, University of Memphis, Memphis (TN)
2000 Scapes, Two Person Exhibition, Longbranch, Carbondale (IL)
2000 The Glove Factory, Group Exhibition, Highwire Gallery, Philadelphia (PA)
2000- Mini-Print 5, Graduate Association of Painters and Printmakers, Traveling
1999 International Group Exhibition
Toyoura Historical Museum, Hotel Kangetsu Gallery, and the First Annual
Creators Market, Niigata (Japan), 2000
Borders Bookstore, Philadelphia (PA), 1999-2000
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee (Scotland), 1999
Vergette Gallery, SIUC, Carbondale (IL), 1999
1999 CCAD Alumni Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Capital University, Columbus (OH)
1998 Mini-Print 4, Graduate Association of Painters and Printmakers, Group Exhibition,
Vergette Gallery, SIUC, Carbondale (IL)
1998 35 Technicolor Nightmares, Group Exhibition, Surplus Gallery, SIUC, Carbondale(IL)
1998 Emergence, Two Person Exhibition, J.H. Gallery, Columbus (OH)
1998 *Cloud Watching, BFA Thesis Exhibition, V-Hall Gallery, Columbus College of Art
and Design, Columbus (OH)
1997 Artlink Member’s Show, Group Exhibition, Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne (IN)
1997 *Landscapes, Solo Exhibition, Waldo’s on High, Columbus (OH)
1998- CCAD Annual Student Exhibition, Columbus College of Art and Design,
1994 Columbus (OH)

AWARDS/HONORS
Joint Women’s Studies and SIUC Women’s Professional Advancement
Grant Recipient 1998-1999
Full Tuition Scholarship and Teaching Assistantship at SIUC from
Fall 1998 to Spring 2002
The Lara Nguyen Fine Art Scholarships are awarded annually since 1997 to selected
8th graders at St. Jude Elementary School in Fort Wayne, IN
Outstanding Senior Award Recipient in Fine Arts 1998
Catherine M. Tuttle Scholarship 1997
CCAD Fine Arts Scholarship 1996
CCAD Foundation Scholarship 1995
CCAD Portfolio Competition Scholarship 1994
CCAD President’s List eight semesters
National Dean’s List eight semesters

ARTICLES
Porschia Baker, Perceptions of George W. Bush, Union Weekly, interview,
September 2004
Lam Huyen Vi, Noi Chuyen Voi Giao Su Hoa Si Lara Nguyen (A Discussion
with Artist and Assistant Professor Lara Nguyen), Phu Nu Gia Dinh Magazine, interview with photos, July 2004
Nguyen Cao Hiep, Vietnamese American Women Artists, Nha Magazine,
article with photos, March/April 2004
Shirle Gottlieb, It Takes Two Years Review of the CSULB Faculty Biennial
with photo, Press-Telegram, Long Beach (CA), November 29, 2002
Marleen Trout, A Room with a View, Exhibition Announcement with photo
Dailey Egyptian, Carbondale (IL), August 25, 2000
Bonnie Elberson, Muralist Brightens Up St. Jude Walls, The News Sentinel,
Fort Wayne (IN), September 25, 1996
Nancy Venderly, Painted Walls, The Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne (IN), August 27,
1996