Nguyên Khôi Nguyễn Sacred Animal Sing-Along Exhibit

Thursday, February 19, 2026 | Reception: 5:30pm–6:00pm | Lecture: 6:00pm–7:00pm

School of Design, Arts, and Communication, Sound Stage, SD 101, 11100 Ted Herget Way, Owings Mills, MD 21117

On Thursday, February 19, from 6:00pm–7:00pm at SU’s School of Design, Arts, and Communication Building, Nguyên Khôi Nguyễn will give a public lecture discussing his interdisciplinary creative practice and inaugurate the exhibition with a sing-along. Concurrent with this public lecture, guests will also have the opportunity to view his Sacred Animal Sing-Along exhibition in the School of Design, Arts and Communication Lobby gallery.

In Sacred Animal Sing-Along, Nguyễn explores themes of fertility, grief, language, Vietnamese American life, and fatherhood. The exhibition features four narratives: Still In Love (karaoke installation), In Our Own Time (graphic novel and installation), A Vietnamese American Picture Dictionary (illustrations), and Draw Me A Map (mural). Nguyễn invites viewers into emotionally complex terrain—yet always circles back to moments of wonder and delight.

ARTIST BIO

Nguyên Khôi Nguyễn is an interdisciplinary artist and educator. His cartoons have been featured in The New Yorker and McSweeney’s. Additionally, his creative practice includes performing as a vocalist/pianist in the jazz trio, Superior Cling. Nguyễn is also the creator of Mom’s Viet Kitchen, a multimedia website that shares family recipes and the stories behind them. Among his accolades are a Baker Prize, a Rubys Artist Grant, and an Independent Artist Award. Previously, Nguyễn served as the Senior Video Producer/Editor at Science Magazine. Currently, he is the Assistant Teaching Professor of Digital Media at Loyola University Maryland, where he teaches video, graphics, animation, and comics.

Nguyễn studied visual art at The Cooper Union, earned a B.A. in Music and Integrated Arts from Bard College, an M.M. in Jazz Piano from the University of Maryland, and an M.F.A. in Studio Art from Towson University. Nguyễn lives in Baltimore, Maryland, with his wife and two sons. https://ngknguyen.com

Contact

Christopher Metzger, Professor + Chair, Art + Graphic Design, Stevenson University, School of Design, Arts, and Communication; [email protected]